Daily News: Headlines & Alerts

"Automatically Collected Information: IP address, Device ID, hardware type, model, and manufacturer, Operating system and version, Mobile device advertising ID (IDFA for iOS devices, Android Advertising ID for Android devices), Unique device identifiers (e.g., IMEI, MAC address)."

Collecting persistent hardware identifiers like IMEI and MAC address goes well beyond what a news app needs for core functionality and enables deep device fingerprinting.

"Location (country, region, city, state)... Geolocation data (for providing location-specific content)... Your username, profile picture, general location, and the content you like, read, or create (such as posts, comments, or photos) may be visible to the public."

The app collects granular location data and may make the user's general location publicly visible by default, requiring users to actively change settings to keep it private.

"We authorize selected third parties to use cookies or tracking technologies (e.g., web beacons, SDKs, APIs, scripts, and tags) for analytics and advertising across various platforms. Please note that we do not acknowledge the "do-not-track" signal from browsers."

Third parties are authorized to deploy tracking technologies across platforms, and the company explicitly ignores Do Not Track signals, enabling cross-service tracking of users.

"Our advertising partners may access your information through software development kits ("SDKs") to decide and display relevant ads for you. We may also share your online activity or device information with marketing partners to promote our products and services."

Advertising SDKs embedded in the app can collect data directly from users' devices, and user activity and device data are shared with marketing partners for promotional purposes.

"We retain the information we collect for as long as you use our Services or as needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. This includes providing our Services, resolving disputes, establishing legal defenses, conducting audits, pursuing legitimate business interests, enforcing our agreements, and complying with applicable laws."

The broad list of retention justifications — including 'legitimate business interests' and 'enforcing agreements' — effectively allows indefinite retention with no specific deletion timeline.

"We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our Apps and updating the effective date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes."

The company can change the privacy policy at any time with no requirement for user consent — simply posting the update and changing the date is considered sufficient notice.

"To request your data, please email us at developer@novanewsapp.com. Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf may submit a request relating to your personal information. If we are unable to verify your identity, we may not be able to fulfill your request."

There is no self-service account or data deletion option — users must email support and pass an identity verification process, which the company may deem insufficient to fulfill the request.