Yango Maps Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) is designed to provide data subjects (individuals using the service) with information on the processing of their personal data (any information relating to them) in the context of Yango Maps service and mobile app (“Service”).

Current version of the Privacy Policy is available at: https://yango.com/legal/yangomaps_privacy

1. HOW TO CONTACT US?

1.1. Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted by email at dpo-yt@yango.com

1.2. You can reach our customer support team via the mobile app.

2. WHO IS PROCESSING YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

2.1. The processing of your personal data is performed by the company that provides the Service in your country:

Country Company Address
Ghana MLU Africa B.V Schiphol Boulevard 291, 1118 BH Schiphol, Netherlands
UAE Direct Cursus Technology LLC Al Barsha First, AL KHAIMAH BUILDING II, office No. 3F-78, Dubai, UAE

The abovementioned companies, according to applicable laws, as “controllers” determine the purposes and means of the processing of your personal data.

3. WHAT PERSONAL DATA ARE PROCESSED, HOW, AND WHY?

3.1. Your personal data are being processed to provide you with the Service; to comply with applicable laws; to market the Service; to improve the Service; to protect our legal rights.

When doing so, we rely on:

(1) the necessity of the processing for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract;

(2) the necessity of the processing of personal data to comply with its legal obligations;

(3) the necessity of the processing of personal data for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us.

In some cases, we may rely on (4) a consent of a data subject to process his or her personal data. In any case, you will be informed of the data collected and the purpose of the data collection. You will be able to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us.

You can refuse to provide such consent and it will not affect your ability to use our apps.

We process your data until the purpose of processing is achieved. We can continue processing your data if such processing is required by law or necessary to protect our rights and interests, as well as the rights and interests of third parties.

2. Our legitimate interest consist of:

(1) compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

(2) promoting the Service (except for the cases, where consent is required);

(3) improvement of the Service;

(4) protection of our legal rights.

3. Categories of the processed data, source of the data, and purposes of processing are as follows:

Source Data Purposes
You provide to us

Name (required only if you register an account and logged in)

Phone number (required only if you register an account and logged in)

To identify you as our user of the Service and to mark objects and feedback added to maps

Email address (required only if you register an account and logged in) To send you service information about Service functionality, if you consented to it, marketing messages
Received from your device and our app Location data To make the use of the app (Service) by you more accurate and to offer you convenient routes
IP address; device identifier, type and model; mobile operating system; browser or mobile application details To secure access to your account and our IT-systems
Advertising identifier To adjust targeted advertisements
Generated when you interact with the app Time spent within the app To improve the app and user experience; provide relevant features, modify app interface
Received from the authentication tool used by you in the app provided by members of our company group Addresses that you searched for or visited To improve the app and user experience
You provide to the customer support team via social media Specified by you at your discretion; requested by us at our discretion To resolve issues related to our app

There are no general statutory or contractual requirements for you, as a data subject, to provide us with personal data processed under this Privacy Policy.

4. DO WE SHARE OR TRANSFER YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

1. Your personal data are only shared with parties that:

(a) Directly assist in providing the services within the app:

  • our affiliates providing authentication tools and data centers; and companies assisting us with customer support.

(b) Are entitled to receive your data in accordance with the law:

  • for example, if law enforcement authorities are duly entitled to do so.

(c) Help us to improve our app:

  • advertising or device identifiers may be shared with companies providing us with advertisement or analytics services. Data about technical errors encountered while using our services are shared with our affiliates who are involved in developing our apps.

2. Parties we share your data with could be located in different countries.

Some of these countries do not provide the same level of data protection or data subjects’ rights as in the country where we provide the app. In such cases, we follow the necessary procedures to ensure that your rights are respected and your personal data are protected during and after the transfer. Such procedures may include (1) commitments through data protection agreements based on standard contractual clauses for data transfers issued by relevant authorities, and/or (2) additional contractual obligations based on our assessment of the local law of the country where your data are transferred and processed, and/or (3) registration or authorization of the transfer from competent data protection authority.

5. HOW CAN YOU ENFORCE YOUR RIGHTS?

5.1. Access

You always have access to your personal data. If you use authentication with a user name (login) and password, you can obtain a copy of all your data by following the instructions. You can also use this link if you use authentication with a phone number, first name and second name by upgrading your account with a user name (login) and password.

5.2. Rectification

After you log into the app using our authentication tool, you can correct your personal data in the app. If it is not possible to correct the data from within the app, please contact our customer support team.

5.3. Erasure

After you log into the app using our authentication tool and upgrade your account with a user name (login) and password, you can manage your personal data via the app in accordance with the description or delete your account entirely following instructions.

If you are using older versions of our authentication tool (just by phone number), to delete all your personal data, please send us a request via the app.

We have to keep certain data after you have deleted them from the app, including data required to be kept in accordance with the law or to protect our interests, in particular in the context of court proceedings. The ability to delete data may be limited by law or provisions related to freedom of expression and information.

5.4. Restriction of processing

You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances. For example, should you wish to correct your personal data, you can request via our customer support team that the processing of your data be restricted until such data have been rectified. Please contact our customer support team to proceed.

5.5. Portability

If your personal data has been processed by automated means based on your consent or based on a contract with us (e.g. in order to provide you with the features of the app), you have the right to receive such data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You can receive such data by logging into the app using our authentication tool and upgrading your account with a user name (login) and password and following the instructions here.

5.6. Objection

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data should you consider that the processing violates your rights. Please bear in mind that the right to object can be exercised only if we are processing your data based on our legitimate interests.

5.7. Complaints

We are always ready to examine your complaints and suggestions. Please send them to our customer support team.

In addition, you can file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority if you consider that your rights have been violated.

The list of the relevant supervisory authorities and their contact details can be found here.

5.8. Customer support

You can reach our customer support team via our app.

6. HOW IS THIS DOCUMENT AMENDED?

We may inform you by any available means (push notifications in the app, SMS, or email) if this Privacy Policy is amended in a way that has a significant impact on your rights.

This would be the case, for example, if we were to add new categories of data to process or new purposes for which data are processed. You will receive a notification prior to any such amendments taking effect.

Date of publication: March 29, 2023.

Previous version of the document: https://yango.com/legal/yangomaps_privacy/01122022