Privacy Policy

How YardVybz collects, uses, and protects your personal information

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Introduction

YardVybz ("we", "our", or "us") operates the website yardvybz.news. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website, create an account, read articles, leave comments, or interact with our services.

By using YardVybz, you consent to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our website. We may update this policy periodically — the "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision, and we encourage you to review it regularly.

Information We Collect

Account Information

When you register for a YardVybz account, we collect:

• Your name and email address
• Your chosen username and encrypted password
• Profile information you choose to provide (profile photo, bio)
• OAuth tokens if you sign in with Google or Apple

Usage Data

When you browse our site, we automatically collect:

• Pages visited, articles read, and time spent on each page
• Referral source (how you arrived at our site)
• Browser type, device type, and operating system
• IP address (anonymised for analytics purposes)
• Search queries entered on our site

Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your experience, remember your preferences, and serve relevant advertising. These include:

• Essential cookies: Required for the site to function (e.g., login sessions, CSRF protection)
• Analytics cookies: Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site (anonymised)
• Advertising cookies: Google AdSense and partner networks to serve relevant ads. These networks may use cookies to personalise ads based on your browsing history.
• Preference cookies: Remembering your site settings and reading history

You can manage cookies through your browser settings or through our cookie consent banner. Note that disabling certain cookies may limit site functionality.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, operate, and improve YardVybz and its features
• Personalise the content and articles shown to you based on your reading history
• Send you email newsletters if you have subscribed (with easy unsubscribe)
• Respond to your messages, support requests, and editorial inquiries
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues and abuse
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Service
• Analyse aggregated usage trends to improve our editorial and product strategy
• Serve contextually relevant advertising through Google AdSense and partner networks

Advertising & Third-Party Partners

YardVybz is supported by advertising revenue. We work with Google AdSense and other advertising partners to display ads on our site. These partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your previous visits to our site and other sites on the internet.

Google AdSense: Google uses the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings or aboutads.info.

We do not sell your personal data to advertisers. Ad partners receive anonymised or aggregated data only.

Data Sharing

We Never Share

✕ Your personal data with advertisers for direct marketing
✕ Your email address with third-party marketers
✕ Individual user data without your explicit consent
✕ Data in ways not described in this policy

We May Share

• Aggregated, anonymised site analytics
• Information required by law or a valid legal order
• Data with service providers acting on our behalf (e.g., hosting, email delivery)
• Data in the event of a merger or acquisition (with notice to users)

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights under applicable privacy laws including GDPR (European users) and CCPA (California users):

Access the personal data we hold about you

Correct inaccurate or incomplete information

Request deletion ("right to be forgotten") of your data

Export a copy of your data in a portable format

Opt out of personalised advertising

Withdraw consent for optional data processing

Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

Opt out of marketing emails at any time

To exercise any of these rights, email us at info@yardvybz.news. We will respond within 30 days.

Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information, including encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS), hashed password storage, and access controls that restrict who within our organisation can access user data.

While we take data security seriously, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure. If you discover a security vulnerability, please disclose it responsibly by emailing info@yardvybz.news.

Children's Privacy

YardVybz is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the EU). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately at info@yardvybz.news and we will delete it promptly.

Contact & Policy Updates

For any questions about this Privacy Policy, to exercise your rights, or to report a data concern, please contact us:

info@yardvybz.news

We will notify you of any significant changes to this policy via email (if you are registered) or via a prominent notice on our website. The "Last updated" date above always reflects the most current version.

This policy was last updated on August 22, 2026.