# Privacy Policy for i-News

**Effective Date:** July 2026

Welcome to i-News ("we", "our", or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how your information is collected, used, and disclosed by i-News.

## 1. Information Collection and Use
i-News is designed to respect your privacy. The app operates primarily on your device:
* **News Feeds & Saved Profiles:** Your saved news domains, location preferences, and custom profiles are stored locally on your device. We do not transmit this data to our servers.
* **Translation & Text-to-Speech:** Language processing is done either on-device using Google ML Kit or via standard Android system services. 

We do not require you to create an account, and we do not collect personal information such as your name, email address, or phone number.

## 2. Third-Party Services (Google AdMob)
To keep the app free, i-News uses Google AdMob to display advertisements. AdMob may collect and use certain data (such as your IP address, device identifiers, and location data) to provide personalized ads. 
* You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites or apps that use their services by visiting: [Google's Privacy & Terms](https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites)
* You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting your Android device's Google Settings > Ads > Opt out of Ads Personalization.

## 3. Network Access
The app requires internet access to fetch RSS feeds from public news websites and to serve advertisements. The app does not send any of your personal data to these third-party news websites; it simply reads their publicly available feeds.

## 4. Children's Privacy
These Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do necessary actions.

## 5. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.

## 6. Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact the developer.