Privacy policy

How NewYorkNews.app collects, uses and protects your information.

This page is a placeholder. It outlines the topics the final policy should cover; it is not a legal document.

What the final policy should cover

Account data (name, email, password hash) and optional profile details such as your home neighborhood and followed lines.
Content you post: Community posts, story comments, event submissions and uploaded photos.
Location, only when you allow it, used to show nearby events and neighborhood news.
Notifications: email digests and push notifications, and how to turn them off.
Service providers (hosting, object storage, email delivery, push messaging) and what they process.
Cookies used for sign-in and app mode. On the public website, Google AdSense serves ads and may set advertising cookies. The iOS and Android app does not load those ads.
Data retention, account deletion and how to request a copy of your data.
How to contact us about privacy.