Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

At BeeFiny, protecting your privacy is at the heart of our priorities. This Privacy Policy explains in full transparency what data we collect, how we use it to improve your personalized news experience, and how we protect it.

By using BeeFiny, you consent to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this policy.

2. The Data We Collect

2.1 Information you provide to us

When creating an account or using the application, we may collect:

• Account Information: Username, email address, profile picture (if provided).
• Social Connection: If you connect via Google or Apple, we receive your public name and email associated with these accounts.
• User Content: The comments you post, your reactions, and your reports.

2.2 Information collected automatically

• Preferences: The countries and news categories you select.
• Reading History: The articles you view (to personalize your "For You" feed).
• Technical Data: IP address, device type, operating system version, unique device identifiers (for push notifications and security).

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your information to:

• AI Personalization: Our algorithm uses your reading history to suggest relevant articles in the "For You" section.
• Service Provision: Allow you to comment, save articles (favorites), and receive notifications.
• Improvement: Analyze bugs and optimize application performance.
• Security: Detect and prevent fraudulent activity or spam.

4. Data Sharing

Your data may be shared with the following service providers, strictly for the operation of the application:

• Google Firebase: For secure hosting, authentication, and push notifications.
• Analytics Services: To understand how the application is used (anonymized data).
• Legal Authorities: Only if required by law (e.g., court order).

5. Storage and Security

Your data is hosted on secure servers (mainly via Google Cloud Platform). We implement technical security measures (SSL/TLS encryption) to protect your data against unauthorized access.

We retain your data as long as your account is active or as long as necessary to provide you with our services.

6. Your Rights

In accordance with applicable laws (GDPR in Europe, CCPA in the USA), you have the following rights:

• Right of access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
• Right of rectification: Correct inaccurate information via your profile.
• Right of opposition: Refuse certain data processing (e.g., marketing notifications).
• Right to portability: Recover your data in a structured format.

7. Account Deletion

You have full control over your data. You can request the permanent deletion of your account and all associated data at any time.

Once the request is confirmed, your personal data (email, history, favorites) will be erased from our active servers immediately.

8. Cookies and Similar Technologies

On our web version, we use technical cookies necessary for the operation of the site (e.g., maintaining your session active). We do not use intrusive third-party advertising cookies.

9. Protection of Minors

BeeFiny is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If we discover that a minor has provided us with data, we will delete it immediately.

10. Contact DPO

To exercise your rights or for any questions regarding this policy, you can contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO):

Email: support@beefiny.app