The Yahoo! Messenger Plug-ins are mini programs available in Yahoo! Messenger. Yahoo! Messenger has plug-ins for Yahoo! Answers, News, Finance, and more. Yahoo! Messenger Plug-ins are currently available only for the Windows operating systems. You must be a registered Yahoo! user to access Yahoo! Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger Plug-ins.
Plug-ins are developed by Yahoo! and other third party developers.
If you choose to use Yahoo! Messenger Plug-ins, information about your usage of the plug-in will be collected. The type of information collected, and Yahoo!'s use of that information, will vary depending on the specific plug-in.
Information Collection and Use Practices
- The Yahoo! Messenger Plug-ins you activate may be visible to your friends.
- Yahoo! Plug-ins
- When you use Yahoo! Plug-ins (plug-ins identified in the Yahoo! Messenger Plug-ins Manager with the Y! logo), your personally identifiable information is collected.
- Yahoo! Plug-ins are subject to the Yahoo! Privacy Policy. Click on the Privacy link in each Yahoo! Plug-in to see that plug-in's specific privacy information.
- Third Party Plug-ins
- When you use or download a third party plug-ins, Yahoo! will know that you have used or downloaded that particular plug-in. However, Yahoo! does not collect any of your personally identifiable information that is exchanged with the third party when you use the third party plug-in.
- Information collected by third party plug-ins is governed by the third party's privacy policy and not the Yahoo! Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is not responsible for either the plug-ins created by third party developers or the third party's data collection practices. For more information about the third party's privacy practices, please contact the third party developer directly.
Information Sharing and Disclosure Practices
- If you activate a third party Plug-in, that third party may have access to the information you disclose when using that particular Plug-in. For more information, please review the third party developer's privacy practices.
- Yahoo! does not share your account details with the third party.
Practices Regarding Your Ability to Update or Delete Information
- The "My Plug-ins" tab in the Plug-ins Manager displays the plug-ins you have selected to be loaded into Yahoo! Messenger.
- You can add or remove plug-ins at anytime by using the Plug-ins Manager within Yahoo! Messenger.
- Each plug-in may have its own user preferences.
- For Yahoo! Plug-ins, information concerning your preferences may be stored within Yahoo! Messenger or may be stored elsewhere on the Yahoo! network.
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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 Privacy Policy.
