Yahoo! Connected TV
Yahoo! Connected TV brings the best of the Web into your living room to create a personally relevant Internet experience with an App-based user experience for TV. In addition, the
Yahoo! Privacy Policy governs how Yahoo! treats your personal information; if you are not located in the US, visit the
Connected TV Help Page to view the Yahoo! privacy policy that is applicable to you in your region.
Yahoo! User Account
- You do not need to be a registered Yahoo! user to use Yahoo! Connected TV although some Yahoo! TV Apps may require login to Yahoo!
- Once logged in to Yahoo! a user is not automatically logged out once the TV App is closed. You can sign in and sign out of the Yahoo! account associated with individual profiles in the Settings menu.
- TV Apps developed by Yahoo! are subject to the Yahoo! Privacy Policy applicable to your region and the individual privacy modules associated with those products. For example, you can visit Yahoo! Finance and click on the privacy link on that page to see the Yahoo! Finance Privacy Module.
Non-Yahoo! Content and Service Providers
- Yahoo! Connected TV offers TV Apps from other content and service providers, but does not share your personally identifiable Yahoo user data with those providers without your consent. We may share aggregate response data with our partners pursuant to our Privacy Policy, however this data is not personally identifiable.
- You do not need to log in to Yahoo! to use non-Yahoo! branded TV Apps.
- Yahoo may make your viewing data from using the Broadcast Interactivity feature (see below) available to the manufacturer of your device.
Yahoo! Connected TV Platform
- The Yahoo! Connected TV Platform automatically checks for updates.
- The Yahoo! Connected TV Platform supports the Yahoo! login so some TV Apps built by Yahoo! can access password protected data associated with your Yahoo! ID, such as your Flickr photos and Yahoo! Finance portfolio.
- When your connected TV contacts Yahoo! servers, it sends a unique identifier number that allows Yahoo! to distinguish between different televisions utilizing the Yahoo Connected TV Platform.
Broadcast Interactivity
- Your Yahoo! Connected TV viewing may include interactive prompts related to shows that you watch. You can vote for your favorite contestants, learn more about characters, actors, or advertised products, and see personalized information and advertising alongside your programming.
- Prompts will appear briefly at the bottom of your screen when companion TV Apps or other useful information is available. Just select a prompt with your remote control to interact.
- To recall previously displayed prompts or turn off this feature, follow the instructions provided by your model of Yahoo! Connected TV.
- Yahoo may make your viewing data available to the manufacturer of your device if you use the Broadcast Interactivity feature. You may turn off the Broadcast Interactivity feature if you do not wish to make that data available to the manufacturer. Please refer to the manufacturer's privacy policy for information on how it uses this data.
When you use Yahoo! Connected TV, you are subject to the Yahoo! terms of service which you accepted upon first launching Yahoo! Connected TV on your television. 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 see the complete Yahoo! Privacy Policy which applies in your region.