Privacy Policy

IntNews collects a small amount of technical information required to operate the app — a stable device identifier, basic device and software details, and your approximate country (derived from your IP address). This is used to deliver the news feed, enable push notifications you subscribe to, and fix bugs. We do not collect user accounts, advertising identifiers, precise location, browsing history, or behavioral analytics. This policy explains exactly what we collect, why, and how you can delete it.

When you install IntNews, the app generates a stable random device ID stored on your device. This ID — along with your device model, operating system version, app version, and language — is sent to our servers with every request. On first launch, we also detect your approximate country from your IP address. We use this information to: • Operate and maintain the service • Auto-detect your country and preferred language • Attach context to crash reports • Register your device for push notifications (if you enable them) This data is not used for advertising and is not sold to third parties. It is not linked to your name, email, or any other personally identifying information.

The following data is stored locally on your device and is never sent to our servers: • Country and language preferences • Dark mode and font size settings • Saved (bookmarked) articles • Recent search queries (last 10) • Cached article translations • News source and topic preferences You can delete all locally stored data at any time using the "Reset App" option in Settings, or by uninstalling the app.

When you translate an article, the article's title and description text are sent through our backend server to Google Cloud Translation API. The text is not linked to any personal profile. Translated text is cached on our servers for up to 72 hours and stored locally on your device for faster access. Free plan users have a daily translation limit; premium subscribers have unlimited translations. Google's data processing terms apply. See Google Cloud's Privacy Notice at cloud.google.com/terms/cloud-privacy-notice.

If you subscribe to topic or keyword notifications, the app requests permission from your operating system and registers a push token (a unique identifier issued by Apple or Google) with our servers. This token is linked to your device ID and used exclusively to deliver the news alerts you subscribe to. You can disable notifications at any time in Settings → Notifications, or through your device's system settings. You can also unsubscribe from individual topics or keywords in Settings.

When the app crashes or encounters an unhandled error, a report is automatically sent to our servers containing: • The error message and technical stack trace • The screen that was active when the error occurred • Your device ID, platform, OS version, app version, and device model This data is used solely to identify and fix bugs. Crash reports are retained for up to 90 days and are not shared with third parties. The news content you were reading is not included in crash reports.

IntNews retrieves news content exclusively from RSS feeds that publishers make publicly available for syndication. We display only the article summary provided in the RSS feed (title, description, and thumbnail image). Full articles are accessed on the original publisher's website. Article data on our servers is automatically deleted after 72 hours.

IntNews requests the following device permissions: • Internet access — required to fetch news content and process translations • Push notifications — optional; only requested when you subscribe to a topic or keyword alert The app does not request or use location, camera, microphone, contacts, photo library, or advertising identifiers.

IntNews uses the following third-party services: • Google Cloud Translation API — processes article text when you request a translation • Firebase Cloud Messaging (Google) — delivers push notifications when enabled • Google Cloud Platform — hosts our backend servers and database • Apple App Store / Google Play — processes in-app subscription payments We do not use advertising networks, analytics SDKs, or social media tracking pixels. Each third party's own privacy policy applies to their data processing.

For users in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland, we process personal data on the following legal bases: • Legitimate interests — collecting device identifiers and crash reports is necessary to provide a working, reliable app • Contract performance — processing device and subscription data to verify and deliver premium features you have purchased • Consent — push notification tokens are registered only after you grant explicit permission via the OS prompt You may contact us at support@intnews.app to exercise any of the rights described in the 'Your rights' section.

IntNews is not directed at children under 13 (COPPA) or under 16 (GDPR). The device identifiers we collect are tied to device installations, not user identities. We have no mechanism to verify the age of our users and do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has used this app and you want their device data removed, please contact us at support@intnews.app.

Depending on where you live, you may have the following rights regarding data we hold: • Right to know — request what data is associated with your device • Right to delete — request deletion of your device record, push tokens, and crash reports • Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests • Data portability — receive your data in a portable format (CCPA / GDPR) To exercise these rights, contact support@intnews.app. Since we do not use accounts, please describe your device and approximate installation date. We will respond within 30 days. You may also uninstall the app at any time to stop all future data collection.

We retain different types of data for different periods: • Device profile (UUID, platform, model, OS, locale, detected country) — retained while your device is active. Records inactive for more than 12 months may be deleted. • Push notification tokens — retained until you unsubscribe from all alerts or the token is invalidated by your OS. • Article data — deleted from our servers after 72 hours. • Crash reports — retained for up to 90 days, then automatically deleted. • Translation cache — deleted from our servers after 72 hours. You can request early deletion of your device record by contacting support@intnews.app.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Significant changes will be communicated through app updates. The effective date at the top of this page indicates when it was last updated. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.