Privacy Policy
1.Introduction
Welcome to our LocalNews app! We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is kept secure. This privacy agreement outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our app. By using our app, you agree to the terms of this agreement. Please read it carefully before using the app.
2. Information Collected
2.1 We collect information (including but not limited to the 'Internet') about the product and services that you use and how you use them in order to properly provide the core or important features of our product and service, or to improve our product and service, or to provide additional features to our product (such as socializing functions or value-added services and promotions, etc.). Some of the typical reasons that we collect personal data include:
-Provide our product and services, including our app and related website (if any), and improve them over time;
-Allow you to download and purchase products and services;
-Personalize and manage our relationship with you, including introducing you to products or services that may be of interest to you or to provide customer support;
-Investigate, respond to, and manage inquiries or events;
-Work with and respond to law enforcement and regulators; and
-Research matters relating to our prod and business, such as security threats and vulnerabilities, or conducting internal audits, data analysis, and research.
2.2 If you do not provide some of the information mentioned below, you may not be able to continue using the product and / or services that we provide, and if you do not agree that the information to be collected after your installation or use of the product, you may stop using or uninstall our product and / or services, or contact us for advice. For the other types of information, your refusal to provide or opt-out option may cause you to be unable to access certain specific features or get the best experience.The information we need to collect is as follows:
i. Device information
We collect device-specific information (such as your hardware model, operating system version etc).
ii.Log information
When you use our product and service or view the content provided by us, we automatically collect and store certain information in server logs. This includes: Details of how you used our service, such as your scanning number of junk files.
iii.Internet Protocol address
Device event information such as crashes, system activity, hardware settings, browser type, the date and time of your request and referral URL.
iv. Information from other source
We may collect information about you indirectly from other sources and combine that with information we collect through our services where this is necessary to help manage our relationship with you.
The information collected by third-party SDKs, including monetization partners such as Google Admob and Facebook Audience Network, as well as analytical tools partners such as Firebase, Facebook Analytics, and our self-built data statistics system, is governed by the providers of these SDKs. As such, we have no control over these third parties and their use of your information.
2.3 Permissions on your device
In providing our product's functions and services, we may need you to allow certain "permissions"on your device, which will enable information collection and usage relevant to those functions. These include the permissions described in the list below (please take note that we may revise and update this list from time to time, for the reasons such as update or revision of our product, technology upgrading such as changes in your phone's operating system, or legal and policy requirements. Such changes will be posted in our updated Privacy Policy):
PERMISSION RELATED FUNCTIONS PURPOSE OF PERMISSIONS
Network Connect to the Internet Making the application work properly
Notification App notification Receiving notifications
Location Local content Providing local content
Tracking ads More precise advertisement targeting
You can check if such permissions are allowed or not for our product and service, which can be done by checking "Settings – Apps"and / or "Settings – Permissions"in your device, and thereby decide whether each permission will continue to be allowed or will be denied. The specific way to review the status of such permissions and deny them may vary in different devices, and please refer to the notes or instructions provided by relevant device OEMs and OS developers. If you're unable to carry out relevant steps and adjust the settings in your currently-used product or device, please contact us or the OEM of your device.
Please note that when you deny or disable the permissions in whole or in part, it means you have refused to provide related information to us, therefore also making us unable to provide you with those functions relevant to such permissions. To the extent allowed by applicable laws, your decision to deny a certain permission on your device does not affect or invalidate our previous handling of your relevant information which has been based on your prior consent to allow such permission.
2.4 We may also collect and use non-personally identifiable information (Non-PII). Non-PII is information that cannot be used to identify a particular individual. For example, We will collect statistical data, such as the numbers of visits to its website. We collect this data to understand how users use our websites, products, and services so that we can improve our services and better satisfy your needs. We may collect, use, process, transfer, or disclose non-PII for other purposes at its own discretion.
We will endeavor to isolate your personal data from non-PII and ensure that the two types of data are used separately. If personal data is combined with non-PII, it will still be treated as personal data during processing.
We will process your personal data following the requirements of applicable laws on an appropriate legal basis, including:
-Processing your personal data to fulfill the contract when responding to a transaction or service request;
-Processing your personal data with your consent;
-Processing based on the legitimate interests of We or a third party when we use your personal data to contact you, conduct marketing or market surveys, improve our products and services, execute and improve our loss prevention and anti-fraud programs, and other purposes. Legitimate interests include enabling us to more effectively manage and operate our business and provide our products and services; protecting the security of our businesses, systems, products, services, and customers; internal management; complying with internal policies and processes; and other legitimate interests described in this policy;
-Processing your personal data as necessary to comply with and fulfill legal obligations.
3. Sharing Information
As previously noted, we may share your personal information with our third-party partners, including advertisers, publishers, and data tracking companies. This information may be used by our partners to display targeted advertisements, analyze your interactions with the app, and improve their services. Please note that our partners' use of your information will be subject to their respective privacy policies.
4. Third-party Partners’ Privacy Policy
APPENDIX I – COOKIE POLICY
We or our third party partners may collect and use your information via tracking technology such as Cookies, which information may be stored as log information.
We use such technologies to provide more tailored services and user experiences, and for purposes such as remembering your account identity or analyzing your account's security; analyzing your usage of our product and service; advertisement optimization (helping us to provide you with more targeted advertisements instead of general advertisements based on your information). We may also process and summarize the non-personal data collected via tracking technology and provide the same for advertisers or other partners to be used to analyze how users use our services and for advertisement purposes.
There may be tracking technology placed by advertisers or other partners in our products and service. Such tracking technology may collect non-personal information related to you for the purpose of analyzing how users use the services and sending to you the advertisements you might find interest in, or evaluating the effects of the advertisements. Collection and use of such information via third party tracking technology will not be subject to our Privacy Policy, but will be subject to third-party privacy policies applicable to the users, and we will not be liable for the third-party cookies or web beacon.
You may use browser and personal device settings to refuse or manage tracking technology. However, for technical reasons beyond our control, this cannot be guaranteed. For example, if you reset your browser, delete your cookies or access our website or applications from another browser or device, your cookie settings may be lost.
You should be aware that when ceasing to use Cookie or other tracking technology, you may not be able to enjoy the best service experiences, or parts of our product or service may no longer function correctly (please contact us in case of any such problems). Furthermore, you may still receive the same amount of commercial information such as advertisements which will have lower relevance to you.
Third Part Policy check list:
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Facebook -Local Network Third Login
https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/?entry_point=data_policy_redirect&entry=0
2
Google -Local Network Third Login
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
3
Firebase -Local Network Data analysis
https://firebase.google.com/terms/
4
Byteplus -Local Network Data analysis
https://docs.byteplus.com/legal/docs/privacy-policy
5
Adjust -Local Network Data analysis
https://www.adjust.com/terms/privacy-policy/
5. Your Rights
You have certain rights to control your information as outlined below:
5.1 Right of correction
We will comply with your request to correct incomplete or inaccurate parts of your information, although we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide us.
5.2 Right to be forgotten
At your request, we will delete your information promptly if:
It is no longer necessary to retain your information;
For instance, you want to remove the third-party login relationship from our App.
As for Facebook, when you log in to our App with your Facebook account, we will collect your information such as your Facebook username and avatar. And when you determine to remove your Facebook login relationship from our App, you can go to your Facebook profile and click the Send Request button on the Settings & Privacy > Settings > Apps and Websites page or check this webpage directly: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=applications. After you have done this, we will delete your information promptly.
5.3 Right of creating and deleting account
We provide the ability to create accounts using third party accounts, such as Google account. At the same time, we also provide the function of account deletion. You can use the "Delete account" button to carry out this operation. We will clear your relevant information in the app. It should be noted that after you delete the account, the rights and interests related to your account will also become invalid. This operation is irrevocable.
About deleting account information: 1. You can delete all information in me-settings-delete account in the LocalNews application. 2. If you have uninstalled the app, you can send your third-party login account name to localnewshelp@outlook.com to request deletion of user data. 3.You can proceed with the account deletion by visiting the following URL: https://forms.gle/9Qyisnas5Famiigm8
6. Changes to the Privacy Agreement
Any information collected will be subject to the Policy in effect at the time of collection. In the event that modifications or updates are made, we will provide you with additional forms of notice as appropriate under the circumstances. Your continued use of our app or services following any changes to the Policy will indicate your acceptance of those changes.
7. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about the Policy, you may contact us at email: localnewshelp@outlook.com