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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 6, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to the Young Professional Career Engagement Program ("YPCEP", "we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and handle your information when you use our website (the "Service"), specifically in relation to our use of the PostHog analytics platform.

Your use of our Service is subject to this Privacy Policy. By providing your explicit consent via our privacy banner, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.


2. Information We Collect Through Analytics

When you grant consent for analytics tracking on our website, we use PostHog to collect information about your interaction with our Service. This is done to help us fix bugs and improve the platform for all users.

The data we may collect includes:

Usage Data: Information about how you navigate and interact with our site, such as pages visited, features used, buttons clicked, and session duration.

Device and Browser Information: Technical information, including your IP address, operating system, browser type, and screen resolution.

Event Data: Specific actions you take, which we define as "events" to help us understand user behavior patterns. These events include creating, reading, writing, and deleting information in our Service.

We do not use PostHog to knowingly collect sensitive personal information such as health details, religious beliefs, or financial information.


3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected via PostHog for the following limited purposes:

To Analyze and Improve Our Service: We analyze user behavior to understand what parts of our Service are working well and which areas need improvement.

To Monitor Performance and Fix Bugs: Tracking user actions helps us identify, diagnose, and resolve technical errors and crashes.

To Enhance User Experience: By understanding how you use our platform, we can make more informed decisions about future features and design changes.


4. Our Third-Party Service Provider: PostHog

To achieve the purposes outlined above, we use the analytics service provided by PostHog, Inc. PostHog processes the data collected from our website on our behalf.

All data handling by PostHog is governed by their own terms and privacy policies. We have chosen PostHog because of their commitment to data privacy and security. You can review their policies for more detailed information on how they handle data:

PostHog's Privacy Policy: https://posthog.com/privacy

PostHog's Terms of Service: https://posthog.com/terms


5. Cookies and Your Consent

PostHog uses cookies (small text files stored on your device) to distinguish between users and track sessions. We only place these analytics cookies on your device if you provide your explicit consent by clicking "Yes" on our privacy banner.

If you do not consent, PostHog's tracking functionality will be disabled, and no analytics data will be collected from your session. You can change your mind and manage your consent at any time by clicking the "Privacy Choices" button in our website navbar.


6. Your Data Rights

Depending on your location (such as the European Economic Area), you have certain rights regarding your personal data. These rights may include:

The right to access: You can ask for a copy of the data we hold about you.

The right to rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate information.

The right to erasure (The "Right to be Forgotten"): You can ask us to delete the data we hold about you.

The right to object: You can object to our processing of your data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.


7. Registration and Account Information

When you complete the registration form for the YPCEP, we collect all the information you submit. Additionally, when you sign in, we collect personal information necessary to create and manage your account, such as your name and email address.

This personal information is treated with the highest level of confidentiality. We do not sell, rent, or share this data with any third parties.

Access to your personal account information is strictly limited on a need-to-know basis. It is only accessible to our system administrators for the purpose of maintaining the Service and to your assigned leaders who require this information to guide and support you within the YPCEP. All other access is prohibited to ensure the privacy and security of your registration data.


8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this 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 "Effective Date" at the top.


9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

https://byums-mentoring.byu.edu/contact/