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 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 be sent to a web page that asks for that person's email address, your Yahoo! ID or alias, your real name, and a message (these last two are 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 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
- 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.
Practices Regarding Your Ability to Update or Delete Information
- You can edit your Yahoo! Messenger settings and preferences through the Edit menu.
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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
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