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Yahoo! Messenger allows you to exchange instant messages with your online friends. You must be a registered Yahoo! user in order to use Yahoo! Messenger. Yahoo! Messenger establishes a connection to the Internet when it is active -- much like a browser does -- in order for communications to be received and transmitted.
Information Collection and Use Practices
- In addition to registration information, you can establish a friend list within your Messenger and be added as a friend to others' lists.
- Unless you log in to Messenger using the "invisible mode," your online status will be visible to other Yahoo! Messenger users who have you on their friends list. You can turn this off in your Profile Settings.
- You can selectively appear online or offline to specific friends or groups of friends on Yahoo! Messenger using the Stealth Settings option.
- Other users may also see your online status on web pages throughout Yahoo!. You can edit your preferences so that others do not see you online at any time.
- You have certain choices about whether to add friends, be added as a friend, or ignore other users. When you invite someone to use Yahoo! Messenger (as opposed to add someone as a friend to your friend list), you will need to provide that person's email address and a message (optional). Yahoo! will not use your friend's email address for any marketing purpose and will only use this information to transmit your invitation.
- Yahoo does not save your messages, but we do make some functionality, such as archiving and the ability to print and save messages, available to users so that they may retain records of their instant
messaging communications. Please be aware that even if you choose not to save your message history, users you correspond with may opt to use
the functionality available in their version of Messenger to save the communications.
Information Sharing and Disclosure Practices
- Yahoo! works with Net2Phone, Yahoo!'s phone service provider, to provide PC to phone calling through Yahoo! Messenger. When you place a call through Messenger, Yahoo! and Net2Phone record usage information, including the phone number that you dial, frequency of use and call duration. In addition, Yahoo! and Net2Phone may use aggregate usage information for future product enhancements and for research purposes.
- By using Yahoo! Messenger, you may choose to make some of your personal information public or you may choose to share some of your personal information with others.
- If you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.
- Yahoo! Messenger sometimes uses a peer-to-peer connection during its operation, including times when you may be using it for instant messaging (text conversations), file sharing and webcam streaming. Peer-to-peer means that your computer connects directly to the other user's computer in the conversation without needing to go through Yahoo! servers. As such, your IP address is available to users you share a peer-to-peer connection with.
Practices Regarding Your Ability to Update or Delete Information
- You can edit your Yahoo! Messenger settings and preferences through the Edit menu.
- Yahoo! Messenger automatically stores past phone numbers that you dialed through the Call Center. You may delete phone numbers from the Call Center at any time.
Other
This page describes current Yahoo! practices with respect to this particular service. This information may change as Yahoo! revises this service by adding or removing features or using different service providers. To find out how Yahoo! treats your personal information, please visit our Privacy Policy.
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