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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 6, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to News Rhythm. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our news aggregation service.

Key Points:

  • We do not collect personal information without your consent
  • We do not sell or share your data with third parties
  • We use minimal data collection for service functionality
  • You control your data and can request deletion at any time

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Automatically Collected Information

Technical Data:

  • Browser type and version
  • Device type (mobile, tablet, desktop)
  • Operating system
  • IP address (anonymized)
  • Page views and navigation paths
  • Time and date of access

Purpose: To optimize service performance and user experience

Session Storage Data:

  • Language preference selection
  • Temporary cache of news articles (expires after 5 minutes)
  • User interface preferences

Purpose: To provide faster loading and remember your preferences

Note: This data is stored only in your browser and is never sent to our servers

2.2 Information We DO NOT Collect

  • No names, email addresses, or contact information
  • No login credentials or passwords (we have no user accounts)
  • No payment or financial information
  • No tracking across other websites
  • No social media profile data
  • No location data beyond general region (city/state level)

3. How We Use Your Information

Service Delivery:

  • Display news content from selected language sources
  • Cache articles to improve loading speeds
  • Remember your language preference

Service Improvement:

  • Analyze anonymous usage patterns to optimize performance
  • Identify and fix technical issues
  • Understand which languages and sources are most popular

Security:

  • Detect and prevent malicious activity
  • Monitor for abuse or automated scraping
  • Ensure service availability and uptime

4. Cookies & Local Storage

Essential Cookies:

We use minimal browser storage for core functionality:

  • Session Storage: Temporary article cache (deleted when browser closes)
  • Preference Cookies: Language selection and UI preferences

These are essential for the service to function and cannot be disabled.

We DO NOT Use:

  • Third-party advertising cookies
  • Social media tracking pixels
  • Cross-site tracking cookies
  • Marketing or analytics cookies (like Google Analytics)

Managing Cookies:

You can control cookies through your browser settings:

  • Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
  • Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies
  • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies

Note: Disabling cookies may affect service functionality.

5. Data Sharing & Third Parties

We DO NOT:

  • Sell your data to anyone
  • Share your data with advertisers
  • Use third-party analytics services
  • Share data with social media platforms

Limited Sharing:

We may share anonymized, aggregated data only in these cases:

  • Hosting Provider: Minimal technical data for service delivery (e.g., Vercel, AWS)
  • Legal Requirements: If required by law or court order
  • Security: To prevent fraud or abuse

External Links:

News Rhythm links to external news publisher websites. Once you click on a news article link, you leave our service and are subject to that publisher's privacy policy. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

6. Data Security

We implement security measures to protect your data:

  • HTTPS Encryption: All data transmission is encrypted
  • Secure Hosting: Infrastructure hosted on secure, reputable platforms
  • Regular Updates: Security patches and updates applied promptly
  • Access Controls: Limited access to any collected data
  • Data Minimization: We collect only what's necessary

While we implement strong security measures, no internet transmission is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

Contact

For any privacy-related questions or requests, please visit our Contact.

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