We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. As we operate in the European Union, we are obliged to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ePrivacy Directive. This means that we are transparent about the data we collect and how we use it. We also give you control over your data.
We collect data to provide you with the best possible experience on our platform. This includes personalizing content, providing social media features, and analyzing our traffic.
We love privacy as much as you do. That's why we don't sell your data to third parties. We only share your data with third parties that help us provide you with our services, which are defined below.
To make sure we are on the same page, we, BetterNews and its developers, are not evil and hoard your data.
As data collection on our platform changes over time, we'll update this list accordingly. Here's what we collect at the moment:
Collected data also includes all content you upload, modify, or delete on our platform. This includes articles, comments, and other content you interact with.
Collected data always includes some sort of personal data. How you define personal data is up to you. We define personal data as any data that can be used to identify you, even if you are fully "private". This includes your name, email address, and other personal information you provide us with.
We love to improve the service for everyone, that's why we collect data on what you interact with on the site, so we know what to focus on. This cannot be turned off, but you can see the data in your exported file.
We are fully permitted to use Submitted Content that does not include personal information for training AI models.
We will never use personal data for AI training.
Personal User data will never be used or inputted into AI models.
Personal Data is protected and won't be used for AI. Your username, display name and data you selected will be used for AI.
We use a custom analytics system to track user interactions. You can request your data export to see what we have on you.
This data could possibly include your IP address, browser, device, OS, and interactions with the site.
After you delete your account, we will remove all data that is not required by law to be stored.
We will also remove all data that is not required for the service to function, which would for example be your email address.
You can delete your data at any time. We will remove all data we have on you, but be aware that some data might still be left over in cache or memory. This will be purged after a system restart or after 30 or more days. Also, be aware that we will not clear logs, memory, or caches on request!
To make sure you understand this: We are not Evil, we don't want to keep your data
You can request your data export through your account settings. Simply go to your account to initiate the request.
You can also delete and request your data at any given point in time.
We use cookies to ensure that you have a smooth experience on our platform. We use cookies to store your current session, Christmas decoration, and/or your preferred theme.
We use automated error reporting to ensure that we can fix bugs as soon as possible. This includes sending error reports to our servers, which include information about your device, browser, and the error that occurred.
We use Turnstile to ensure that our platform is secure and to prevent abuse. Turnstile is a CAPTCHA service that helps us distinguish between human and automated access to our site.
Read more at Cloudflare's Turnstile Documentation
We use Stripe to handle payments. Stripe is a secure payment processor that ensures your data is safe and secure.
Read more at Stripe's Privacy Policy
We use OAuth to allow you to login with your Github, Discord, Google or Apple account. This is a secure way to login without having to create a new account.
Read more at OAuth 2.0 Documentation
It is your choice to enable or disable Live Activity. Live Activity is a feature that shows you what other users are doing on the site in real-time.
We use a custom AI-Model to deliver you the best content for "Deep Dives". This model is trained on the data we collect from articles you've submitted.
We will never use personal data for AI training, nor we will use personal data for targeted ads.
You can request your data export or deletion through your account settings at any time.
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