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What This Policy Covers
Information We Collect
How We Use Your Information
How We Protect Your Data
Your Rights and Choices
Third-Party Services

What This Policy Covers

This Privacy Policy explains how Y-Smart Chat ('we' or 'the service') collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you engage with our AI chat platform. Our commitment is to be completely transparent about how your data is handled.

Y-Smart Chat is a project built by our team, and we genuinely care about creating an AI experience you can truly trust.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide:

Messages and conversations you have with Y-Smart Chat
Images you upload for analysis or discussion
Account information (email address, name) if you create an account
Feedback and support messages you send

Information Automatically Collected:

Usage statistics (number of messages, features used)
Technical information (browser type, device type, IP address)
Performance data to help improve the service

Important: We do not collect or store any sensitive personal information like social security numbers, financial data, or health records unless you explicitly share them in our conversations.

How We Use Your Information

Primary Uses:

Providing you with AI-generated responses and assistance
Maintaining conversation context for better interactions
Improving Y-Smart Chat's performance and capabilities
Providing customer support when you need help

What We DON'T Do:

Sell your data to third parties
Use your conversations to train our own models. Note: some third-party AI providers may retain data for safety or training according to their policies.
Share your personal information for marketing purposes
Access your conversations without explicit consent

We will show a clear warning before routing messages to any model that may retain data. You can choose a different model or opt out per chat.

How We Protect Your Data

Security Measures:

All data is encrypted in transit using industry-standard TLS encryption
Conversations are stored securely with limited access controls
Regular security audits and updates to protect against vulnerabilities
No third-party access to your personal conversations

Data Retention:

Your conversation history is retained to provide context for future chats and improve your experience. You can request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us at support@y-smart.chat.

Your Rights and Choices

You Have the Right To:

Access: Request a copy of all data we have about you
Correct: Ask us to update or correct any inaccurate information
Delete: Request deletion of your account and associated data
Port: Receive your data in a portable format
Object: Opt out of certain uses of your information

To exercise any of these rights, simply send us an email at support@y-smart.chat. We'll respond within 30 days and work with you to address your request.

Third-Party Services

Y-Smart Chat uses certain third-party services to provide you with the best experience:

AI Model Routing (OpenRouter):

When you use AI features, your inputs may be routed through OpenRouter to the selected model. We configure models to avoid training on user inputs where possible, and we show clear warnings if a model may retain data. OpenRouter privacy

Analytics:

We use privacy-focused analytics to understand how Y-Smart Chat is used and improve the service. This includes aggregated, non-personal usage statistics.

Hosting/CDN (Vercel):

Y-Smart Chat is deployed on Vercel for hosting and CDN to deliver fast, reliable performance. Vercel privacy

Cookies and Tracking

We may use cookies and similar technologies (like local storage) to keep you signed in, remember preferences, and measure basic usage. You can control cookies in your browser settings. If you block them, some features may not work as expected.

Location

If you share location (for example, by granting browser permission or sending a location prompt), we use it to tailor answers about nearby places or time-sensitive info. It's not used for advertising or sold to anyone. You can disable location sharing at any time in your device or browser settings.

How We Share Information

Service providers: We share what's necessary with vendors who help run Y-Smart Chat (infrastructure, analytics, AI model providers).
Professional advisors: If needed, we may share limited data with legal, accounting, or security professionals.
Legal and safety: We may disclose information to comply with law, respond to lawful requests, protect rights, prevent abuse, or investigate misuse.
Business changes: If the project ever changes ownership, your data may transfer as part of that change. We'll provide notice if that happens.

We do not sell your personal information.

Research and Improvements

We may use de-identified or aggregated information to analyze and improve Y-Smart Chat. This data does not identify you personally and may be shared for legitimate product and research purposes.

Emails and Marketing

We may email you about important updates, changes to these terms, or service announcements. If we ever send optional product news or marketing, you'll be able to opt out via an unsubscribe link or by emailing us at support@y-smart.chat.

Do Not Track

Do Not Track is a browser setting about cross-site tracking and ad-related cookies. Y-Smart Chat does not currently respond to these signals. This is separate from location permissions - you can let the app use location while still having Do Not Track enabled.

International Use

Y-Smart Chat's infrastructure is hosted on servers located in the United States, and your data may be processed in the U.S. or other global regions. By using the service, you understand your data may be transferred and subject to local laws where it's processed.

Children

Y-Smart Chat is not intended for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect data from them. If you believe a child under 13 has provided data, please contact us and we'll take appropriate action.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the service or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we'll notify you by:

Sending an email to your registered email address
Displaying a prominent notice on the Y-Smart Chat platform
Updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy

Your continued use of Y-Smart Chat after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to your privacy and this policy, we'd love to hear from you. Our team handles all privacy-related inquiries.

Get in Touch:

Email: support@y-smart.chat

We typically respond to privacy inquiries within 24-48 hours.