The short version
- The Platform is private. Only signed-in members can see the directory, profiles, the Board, Jobs and Events.
- Your profile comes from the official Youn Impact Scholars records. We don’t sell your information or use it for advertising.
- We use no analytics, advertising or tracking cookies, only what is needed to keep you signed in.
- Youn AI uses Google’s Gemini service to answer questions about the community.
- You can ask us to correct or delete your information at any time: dev@weactuate.com.
01Who we are
The Platform is provided for members of the Youn Impact Scholars community and is built and operated by Actuate Labs. For any question about this policy or your information, contact us at dev@weactuate.com.
02Information we use
Your directory profile
Your profile is created from the Youn Impact Scholars program records. It can include your name, email address, photo, current role and organisation, city, state and country, Kellogg program and graduation year, year awarded, leader type, biography, topics you’re happy to talk about, what you’re looking for, and your LinkedIn profile link.
Signing in
To sign in we email a one-time code and link to the address on your profile. We record that you signed in so we can keep your session active.
What you create on the Platform
- Messages you send and receive in the Inbox, and whether they have been read.
- Asks and Offers you post on the Board, including tags.
- Job listings you post, including any salary and application link you add.
- Youn AI conversations: your questions and Youn AI’s answers.
Technical information
Like any website, our hosting provider processes basic technical data such as your IP address, browser type and the pages requested, in order to deliver the Platform and keep it secure. We don’t use this to build profiles of you.
03How we use it
- To run the members’ directory, map and network views so scholars can find and connect with each other.
- To sign you in and keep your account secure.
- To deliver your messages and email you a notification when someone writes to you.
- To show Board posts, jobs and events to members.
- To power Youn AI, which answers questions using community information (see Youn AI).
- To keep the directory up to date with the program records.
- To provide support when you contact us, and to protect the Platform against misuse.
We do not sell personal information, share it with advertisers, or send marketing email. The only emails the Platform sends are sign-in codes and message notifications.
04Who can see your information
- Members: signed-in members can see the directory and member profiles (including the email address and LinkedIn link on your profile, so members can contact you), the Board, Jobs and Events. Messages are visible only to the sender and the recipient.
- Administrators: a small number of authorised administrators can view and correct directory records to keep them accurate.
- Service providers: trusted providers that host the Platform, store its data, send its emails and power Youn AI process information only on our instructions and only to run the Platform.
- Not the public: the Platform isn’t indexed by search engines, and no content is shown to anyone who isn’t signed in.
05Youn AI
When you ask Youn AI a question, your question, your recent conversation with it, and relevant community information (such as member profiles, jobs, Board posts and events) are sent to Google’s Gemini service to generate an answer. The same applies when you use the AI message drafting and network search features.
- Your recent Youn AI messages are stored so it can follow the conversation.
- We use Google’s paid API service, under which Google does not use this content to train its models.
- AI answers can be wrong or incomplete. Please don’t enter sensitive personal information, such as health or financial details, into Youn AI.
06Cookies and browser storage
We don’t use analytics, advertising or tracking cookies. The Platform uses only:
| Name | Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
session, session.sig | Cookie (essential) | Keeps you signed in. Ends after 7 days without a visit, or when you sign out. |
youn_ai_chat_v1_… | Browser storage | Keeps your Youn AI conversation on screen as you move between pages. Cleared when you sign out or start a new chat. |
youn_scholars, youn_jobs, yis_active_view | Browser storage (this tab only) | Speeds up pages and remembers your last directory view. Cleared when you close the tab. |
07How long we keep information
- Profile information is kept while you are part of the community and the Platform is operating.
- Messages, Board posts and jobs are kept until they are deleted by you (where available) or by us at your request.
- Youn AI conversations are kept to provide conversation context, and are deleted at your request.
- Sign-in sessions end after 7 days without a visit.
When information is no longer needed, we delete it or make it anonymous.
08Security
All traffic is encrypted in transit (HTTPS). Sign-in uses one-time codes instead of passwords, sessions expire automatically, administrative access is limited to named administrators, and our providers encrypt stored data. No system is perfectly secure, so please keep your email account secure and tell us at dev@weactuate.com if you notice anything unusual.
09Your rights and choices
Depending on where you live (for example under the EU or UK GDPR, India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, or California law), you may have the right to:
- access the information we hold about you;
- correct inaccurate or outdated information;
- ask us to delete your information or your account;
- object to or restrict certain uses, and receive a copy of your information.
To make a request, email dev@weactuate.com. We’ll respond within 30 days. Many profile updates (title, company, location, photo) can also be made by writing to us; they are then reflected in the directory.
10International transfers
Our community and providers are located in several countries, including India and the United States. Where information is transferred across borders, we rely on our providers’ contractual and security safeguards to protect it.
11Children
The Platform is intended for adult members of the Youn Impact Scholars community and is not directed to anyone under 18.
12Changes to this policy
If we make material changes, we’ll update the date at the top of this page and let members know on the Platform before the changes take effect.
13Contact us
Questions, requests or concerns about privacy: dev@weactuate.com. You can also reach us from Help & Support in the profile menu or the footer.
See also our Terms of Service.