Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 8, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You use our Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If You do not agree with any part of this Privacy Policy, please do not use Our Services.

AGE RESTRICTIONS:

Our Services are intended for adults aged 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us immediately at info@dlyog.com.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to DLYog Lab Research Services LLC, a California Limited Liability Company.
Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
Country refers to: California, United States.
Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Service refers to the Website, any applications (including but not limited to research prototypes and hackathon submissions), and any related services provided by the Company.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself.
Website refers to DLYog Lab, accessible from https://www.dlyog.com and all subdomains.
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Our main website (www.dlyog.com) is read-only and does not collect any personal data. However, our research applications may collect:

Email address (for applications like flameguardai.dlyog.com)
Usage Data
IP address
Browser type and version

NOTICE REGARDING RESEARCH APPLICATIONS:

All applications developed for hackathons or research purposes are experimental prototypes and are provided for educational and research purposes only. They are not intended for production use. Any data collected through these applications is used solely for research experiments with explicit user consent. Users are clearly informed about the experimental nature and specific purpose of each application before any data collection occurs. By using any hackathon or research application, users acknowledge and consent to participate in these experiments.

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Information We Do NOT Collect

We do NOT collect:

Payment card information (all payment processing is handled by Stripe)
Protected Health Information (PHI)
Social Security Numbers or government identifiers
Biometric data
Precise geolocation data

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We currently do not use Cookies or similar tracking technologies on our main website. However, third-party services we integrate with (such as Stripe for payment processing) may use their own cookies and tracking technologies according to their respective privacy policies.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service.
For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
To contact You: To contact You by email regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets.
For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, and to evaluate and improve our Service.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Usage Data will generally be retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You. To exercise this right, please contact Us at info@dlyog.com or info@dlyog.com.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

Comply with a legal obligation
Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Your California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents have specific rights regarding their personal information. These rights include:

Right to Know (Access): You have the right to request that We disclose what personal information We collect, use, disclose, and sell.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of Your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of Your personal information. We do not sell personal information.
Right to Correct: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
Right to Limit: You have the right to limit the use and disclosure of Your sensitive personal information.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against You for exercising any of Your privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@dlyog.com or info@dlyog.com. We will respond to verified requests within 45 days.

NOTICE:

We do not sell or share Your personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not sell or share personal information of any users, period. Our Services are restricted to users 18 years and older, and we do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18.

AI and Automated Decision-Making Technology

Our Services may use artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making technology. When We use such technology:

We will provide notice before using automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects
You have the right to opt-out of automated decision-making
We will provide meaningful information about the logic involved upon request
AI-generated content may contain errors or inaccuracies and should be independently verified

CRITICAL AI SERVICES DISCLAIMER:

ALL OUR SOFTWARE AND APPLICATIONS ARE BUILT USING THIRD-PARTY AI SERVICES AND OPEN-SOURCE APIS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

OpenAI (ChatGPT, GPT-4, etc.)
Google AI (Gemini, PaLM, etc.)
Meta AI (LLAMA, etc.)
Microsoft Azure AI Services
Anthropic (Claude)
Perplexity AI (Perplexity API)
Open-source AI models and frameworks
Various other third-party AI providers

BY USING OUR SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THAT:

We have NO CONTROL over third-party AI services' operations, accuracy, or reliability
Third-party AI services may change, fail, or produce incorrect outputs at any time
We make NO WARRANTIES regarding the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI outputs
Third-party AI services have their own terms of service, privacy policies, and data handling practices
AI outputs may contain biases, errors, hallucinations, or completely fabricated information
Third-party services may collect and process data according to their own policies
Service interruptions or changes by third-party providers may affect our applications
You can inspect our source code to understand which third-party services are being used

WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSSES, DAMAGES, OR HARM ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIRD-PARTY AI SERVICES INTEGRATED INTO OUR APPLICATIONS. YOU ASSUME ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH USING AI-POWERED FEATURES.

AI OUTPUT WARNING:

All AI-generated content, analysis, or recommendations provided through our Services are for informational and educational purposes only. They are provided "AS IS" without any warranties. You should not rely solely on AI outputs for important decisions. Always verify AI-generated content independently and consult qualified professionals when appropriate. AI systems can produce convincing but entirely false information.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us at info@dlyog.com.

For applications like AI4Echolalia™ that may be used by parents for their children, all accounts must be created and managed by adults aged 18 or older. Parents maintain full responsibility for any use of our Services in connection with their children.

Global Privacy Control

We recognize and respond to the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. If your browser sends a GPC signal, we will treat it as a valid request to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Accessibility

We are committed to ensuring this Privacy Policy is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you need this policy in an alternative format, please contact us at info@dlyog.com.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, Your privacy rights, or Our privacy practices, You can contact us:

By email: info@dlyog.com