Effective Date: August 30, 2026
NewsBuzz (“App”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is an independent news and creator platform that provides news, articles, multimedia content, creator publishing tools, community features, and related services.
This Privacy Policy explains how NewsBuzz collects, uses, stores, and protects information when you use our mobile application and related services.
By using NewsBuzz, you acknowledge and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you use NewsBuzz, we may collect the following information.
A. Google Sign-In Information
NewsBuzz allows users to sign in using their Google account.
When you choose Google Sign-In, we may receive information provided by Google, such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Google account identifier
- Profile picture, if available
We use this information to create and manage your NewsBuzz account, authenticate your identity, and provide account-related services.
We do not receive your Google password.
Google’s own privacy practices apply to information processed by Google. You can review Google’s privacy policy through Google’s official services.
B. Account Information
Depending on the features you use, we may collect:
- Name
- Email address
- Profile picture
- Creator profile information
- Username or creator handle
- Account preferences
C. News and App Usage Information
We may collect information about your interaction with NewsBuzz, such as:
- Articles viewed
- Articles saved/bookmarked
- Reading activity
- Reading time
- Categories followed
- Stories interacted with
- App preferences
- Content sharing activity
This information helps us provide and improve the NewsBuzz experience.
D. Creator Information
If you use creator features, we may collect:
- Creator name and profile information
- Published articles
- Headlines and article content
- Uploaded images or other media
- Creator handle
- Followers and following information
- Creator verification information
- Article performance statistics
- Impressions and reads
- Reader engagement
- Read-time statistics
Creator information and published content may be publicly visible on the NewsBuzz platform.
E. User-Generated Content
Users may submit content including:
- Articles
- Comments
- Images
- Profile information
- Reactions or other community contributions
Content submitted publicly to NewsBuzz may be visible to other users and may be shared through external social platforms.
Please do not submit sensitive personal information in publicly visible content.
F. Comments and Community Interactions
If you participate in comments or community discussions, we may collect:
- Comments
- Replies
- Reactions
- Reports
- Moderation-related information
This information may be used to operate, moderate, and secure the NewsBuzz community.
G. Notifications
NewsBuzz may send push notifications for:
- Breaking news
- Trending stories
- Important news updates
- Creator activity
- Account-related information
- Community activity
You can control notification permissions through your device settings.
H. Device and Technical Information
We may automatically collect limited technical information, such as:
- Device type
- Operating system
- App version
- IP address
- Device identifiers
- Crash information
- Diagnostic information
- Basic usage and security information
This information may be used to maintain security, troubleshoot problems, and improve App performance.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use information we collect to:
- Create and manage your NewsBuzz account
- Authenticate users through Google Sign-In
- Provide personalized news and content
- Deliver breaking news notifications
- Allow users to save articles for offline reading
- Provide AI audio reading functionality
- Enable creators to publish articles
- Display creator profiles and content
- Provide creator analytics
- Enable comments and community discussions
- Process reports and moderate content
- Improve NewsBuzz features and performance
- Prevent fraud, abuse, spam, and unauthorized activity
- Maintain platform security
- Comply with applicable laws and legal requirements
3. AI Audio Reader
NewsBuzz may provide an AI-powered audio reader that converts written articles into spoken audio.
The article text may be processed by the technology required to provide this functionality.
The audio reader is intended to improve accessibility and hands-free consumption of news content.
4. Offline Reading and Bookmarks
NewsBuzz may allow users to save or bookmark selected articles for offline reading.
Relevant article information and bookmark data may be stored locally on your device and/or associated with your account, depending on the feature implementation.
5. Creator Content and Public Information
If you publish content through NewsBuzz, information such as your creator name, creator handle, profile information, articles, images, comments, and other publicly submitted content may be visible to other users.
Published content may also be shared through external platforms such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, X (Twitter), or other sharing services.
You should only publish information that you are comfortable making publicly available.
6. Sharing of Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share limited information with trusted service providers and technology partners when necessary to operate NewsBuzz.
Information may be shared when necessary for:
- Authentication
- Cloud hosting and storage
- Push notifications
- Analytics and diagnostics
- Content delivery
- AI audio functionality
- Security and fraud prevention
- Customer support
- Other essential technical services
We may also disclose information when required by law, legal process, court order, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of NewsBuzz, our users, or others.
7. Third-Party Services
NewsBuzz may use third-party services for functions such as:
- Google Sign-In
- Cloud hosting
- Push notifications
- Analytics
- Crash reporting
- Content delivery
- AI or text-to-speech processing
- Security and abuse prevention
Third-party services may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable laws.
8. Advertising
If advertising is introduced into NewsBuzz, third-party advertising providers may collect or process certain device, advertising, or usage information to provide and measure advertisements.
Any applicable advertising data practices will be reflected in the relevant disclosures and settings of the App.
9. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Users are responsible for maintaining the security of their Google account and device.
10. Data Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Provide NewsBuzz services
- Maintain user accounts
- Maintain creator and published-content records
- Provide analytics
- Prevent fraud and abuse
- Resolve disputes
- Meet legal or regulatory requirements
- Maintain legitimate business records
When information is no longer required, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it as appropriate.
11. Account and Data Deletion
Users may request deletion of their NewsBuzz account and associated personal information by contacting:
Email: newsbuzz012@gmail.com
Please send the request from your registered Google account email address whenever possible.
Upon receiving a valid deletion request, we will verify the request and process account deletion in accordance with applicable laws and legitimate legal or operational requirements.
Some information may be retained where required by law or necessary for fraud prevention, security, dispute resolution, financial records, or other legitimate purposes.
Publicly published content may be handled separately according to our content, moderation, and legal requirements.
12. Children’s Privacy
NewsBuzz is not specifically directed toward children.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children for purposes that are prohibited by applicable law.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate authorization, please contact us at the email address below.
13. Your Rights and Choices
Subject to applicable laws, you may have rights to:
- Access certain personal information
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your account
- Request deletion or correction of certain information
- Manage notification permissions
- Manage device permissions
- Contact us regarding privacy concerns
You may contact us to exercise applicable privacy rights.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, technology, legal requirements, or business practices.
Any updated version may be published within the App or on our designated website.
The “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy indicates when the current version became effective.
15. Contact Us
For privacy questions, account deletion requests, or other privacy-related concerns, please contact:
NewsBuzz Support
Email: newsbuzz012@gmail.com
App: NewsBuzz
By using NewsBuzz, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to the collection and use of information as described above.