Privacy Policy

Yetunde Privacy Policy
Effective Date: October 1, 2025
Last Reviewed: November 7, 2025

At Yetunde The Alarena Limited, your privacy and safety are our priority. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information while you use the Yetunde app ("Yetunde" or the "Service").

By using Yetunde, you agree to the practices described below.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information:

• Personal Information: Name, age, gender, email address, phone number, and profile details you provide during registration.
• Identity Verification (KYC) Data: Government-issued ID, selfies, or biometric likeness for eligibility (18+) and safety verification. This information is used only for compliance and never shared with other users.
• Location Data: Your approximate location to provide local matches (with your consent).
• Profile Information: Photos, interests, preferences, and other details you choose to display on your profile.
• Sensitive Information: Optional details such as sexual orientation, gender identity, or ethnicity. These appear only if you choose to share them.
• Usage Data: App interactions such as swipes, matches, messages, reports, and moderation history.
• Device Information: IP address, device type, operating system, and browser details.
• Cookies & Tracking Data: We use cookies and analytics tools to improve functionality, security, and personalization. You may manage or disable cookies in your app or browser settings; some features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

By registering, you confirm that you have read and accepted both this Privacy Policy and our Terms & Conditions.

2. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data under the following legal bases:

• Consent: When you voluntarily provide information or enable optional features (e.g., location, sensitive profile data).
• Contractual Necessity: To deliver matchmaking and messaging services.
• Legitimate Interest: To prevent fraud, ensure safety, and improve app performance.
• Legal Obligation: To comply with applicable laws, court orders, or enforcement requests.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your data to:

• Provide matchmaking and communication services tailored to your preferences.
• Verify your identity and age (18+) for safety.
• Personalize recommendations and improve your user experience.
• Detect and prevent fraud, scams, impersonation, harassment, or exploitation.
• Investigate and respond to reports under our Community Guidelines.
• Monitor and improve app performance and reliability.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal data.

We may share data in the following cases:

• With Service Providers: Trusted third-party vendors assisting with hosting (e.g., AWS), analytics (e.g., Google Firebase), customer support, or KYC verification.
• With Other Users: Limited profile information (e.g., name, age, photos, interests) is visible for matchmaking.
• With Legal Authorities: When required by law or necessary to protect user safety and prevent exploitation.
• For Safety & Moderation: If your account is reported or actioned (warnings, suspensions, bans), relevant evidence such as chat logs, media, or ID data may be preserved internally for compliance and victim protection.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale, your data may be transferred as part of the transaction.

All third-party processors are required to maintain confidentiality and data protection standards equivalent to ours.

5. Security Measures

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including encryption, secure servers, access control, and periodic audits.

However, no online transmission or storage system is completely secure. We continuously review and enhance our security practices.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Delete your account and associated data (except where retention is required for safety, fraud prevention, or legal compliance).
• Withdraw Consent for optional data processing (e.g., location, sensitive information).
• Data Portability: Request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format where technically feasible.

To exercise these rights, contact us at support@yetunde.app

7. Verification Data (KYC and Age Verification)

7.1 What verification data we collect

To keep Yetunde safe and to ensure that all users are at least 18 years old, we may ask you to provide verification data, which can include:

• A photograph or scan of a government-issued identity document, such as: National ID card (e.g. NIN/NIMC card), Passport, Other national or state ID documents that clearly display your name, photograph, and date of birth
• A selfie (a photograph of your face)
• In some cases, a selfie holding your ID close to your face, so that both your face and the document are visible

In addition, we process:

• The date of birth and other profile information you provide during sign-up
• Technical data about the verification process (for example, whether an automated check has passed or failed and the failure reason)

We use third-party identity and image-processing providers to help us perform these checks. These providers receive your images only for the purpose of providing verification services to us and are required to keep them secure.

7.2 How we collect verification data

Verification data may be collected when:

• You are prompted in the Yetunde app to take a photo of your ID and/or a selfie using your device's camera
• You agree to proceed with verification using our automated identity verification flow
• You consent to a manual review after automated checks have failed or are inconclusive

For automated checks, your images are sent securely from the app to our servers and, where applicable, to our verification providers for real-time processing.

7.3 How we use verification data

We use your verification data to:

• Confirm that you meet our minimum age requirement (18+)
• Confirm, to a reasonable standard, that the person in the selfie matches the person shown on the ID document
• Help detect and prevent: Fake or duplicate accounts, Use of stolen or forged identity documents, Underage use of the service, Other fraudulent or abusive activity on the platform
• Maintain a safer environment for all users on Yetunde

Where our automated systems are unable to reliably read or verify your ID, we may offer you the option of a manual verification. In that case, trained members of our team will review your ID and selfie to make a decision.

We do not use your verification images for marketing or advertising.

7.4 Legal basis for processing verification data

Where Nigeria data protection law applies, our legal bases for processing verification data include:

• Legitimate interests: We have a legitimate interest in ensuring that users are at least 18 years old, protecting our users and the wider community from fraud, impersonation, and harmful conduct, maintaining the safety and integrity of our platform
• Compliance with legal obligations: In some jurisdictions we may be required by law or regulatory guidance to implement age verification or other identity checks.

In certain circumstances, and where required by law, we may also rely on your consent.

7.5 How long we keep verification data

We apply the principles of data minimisation and storage limitation to verification data:

• Automated verification: ID and selfie images used for automated checks are processed in real time and are not stored by us beyond what is technically necessary to perform the check and return a result.
• Manual verification: Where automated checks fail or are inconclusive and you choose to proceed with a manual review, we temporarily store your ID and selfie images while your manual review is pending. Once a manual reviewer has approved or rejected your verification, we delete the images from our systems and keep only a record of the verification decision.

If your account is later closed or deleted, we will handle any remaining verification-related records in line with our general retention rules and any applicable legal requirements.

7.6 Who can access verification data

Access to verification data is strictly limited:

• Automated checks are performed by our own systems and/or our third-party verification providers, who act as processors on our behalf.
• Manual review is carried out only by a small number of trained staff with appropriate access rights.

Verification images are never shared with other users and are not used for public display.

7.7 Where verification data is processed

Verification data is processed on servers we control and/or on cloud infrastructure operated by third-party service providers. These servers may be located inside or outside Nigeria. Where required by applicable law, we will take appropriate steps to ensure that your verification data remains protected.

7.8 Your choices and rights in relation to verification

You may choose not to provide verification data. However:

• Yetunde is a service strictly for users who are 18 or older, and
• If we cannot verify your age or identity to a reasonable standard, we may not be able to provide you with access to some or all features of the app.

You may also have certain rights in relation to your personal data under applicable data protection laws. You can exercise these rights by contacting us.

8. Data Retention

• We retain your data for as long as your account is active or necessary to provide our services.
• Upon account deletion, we remove or anonymize your personal data except where retention is required for: Compliance with law, Resolving disputes, Safety and moderation enforcement.

Moderation-related evidence is stored securely and only as long as necessary for legal and safety obligations.

9. International Data Transfers

Your data may be processed and stored in countries outside your residence. We implement safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or equivalent mechanisms to ensure adequate data protection.

10. Children's Privacy

Yetunde is strictly for users aged 18 and above.

We do not knowingly collect or allow data from minors.

If we discover under-18 use, we will:

1. Suspend the account.
2. Delete all personal data.
3. Retain only evidence of misrepresentation necessary for compliance and safety obligations.

11. Automated Decision-Making

We use automated tools to:

• Detect suspicious behavior (e.g., fraud, impersonation, sextortion).
• Enforce Community Guidelines (e.g., warnings, suspensions, bans).
• Prioritize urgent safety issues (e.g., minors or exploitation reports).

If you believe an error has occurred, you may request a human review by contacting support@yetunde.app

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

• Request disclosure of the categories and purposes of data we collect.
• Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal exceptions.
• Opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information.

Yetunde does not sell or share your personal data for advertising or cross-context behavioral targeting.

Requests may be submitted by emailing support@yetunde.app