Privacy Policy for NewsScope
Last Updated: November 10, 2026 • Effective Date: November 10, 2026
NewsScope ("we," "our," or "us"), operated under New Reach Venture, respects your privacy and is dedicated to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy details how we collect, store, handle, and disclose information when you use the NewsScope mobile application ("Application") and associated services available through https://newsscope.services (collectively, the "Services").
By accessing or using the Application, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the Services.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information to provide, secure, and improve our services, categorized as follows:
- Account Information: When you register for an account, we may collect your email address, display name, username, and encrypted authentication credentials.
- User-Generated Content (UGC): Comments, votes, reactions, bookmarks, search queries, and content reports submitted by you through our community discussion forums.
- Customer Support Inquiries: Information provided when you contact us directly for support, feedback, or data requests.
- Device & Diagnostic Data: Device model, operating system version, unique device identifiers, application version, crash logs, and performance metrics.
- Network & Log Information: Internet Protocol (IP) address, access timestamps, language settings, and general approximate location (country/city level derived from IP).
2. How We Use Your Information
We process your data strictly for legitimate operational and compliance purposes:
- To authenticate user sessions and maintain profile settings.
- To operate, aggregate, and rank news feeds using our AI scoring systems.
- To enforce community moderation standards, review user reports, and remove harmful, defamatory, or abusive content.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical bugs, security incidents, or fraudulent use.
- To comply with legal obligations and Google Play Developer Program policies.
3. Third-Party Integrations & Advertising
We partner with third-party service providers to assist in running our infrastructure and monetizing the platform:
- Google AdMob & Google Play Services: We may display advertisements provided by Google AdMob. These services may collect and use pseudonymous device identifiers (e.g., Android Advertising ID) and non-precise location data to deliver relevant ads and analyze ad performance, in compliance with Google Play's User Data policy.
- Cloud Infrastructure & Hosting: Our web and API infrastructure is securely hosted on third-party cloud platforms that process data under standard contractual privacy commitments.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to data brokers or third parties for marketing purposes.
4. User-Generated Content & Moderation
NewsScope features community forums and discussion capabilities. To protect users against harassment, hate speech, and illicit content:
- Public comments and user interactions are visible to other users.
- Our platform provides direct in-app mechanisms to report offending content and block malicious users.
- User reports are reviewed by automated moderation filters and human administrators to ensure compliance with our Content Guidelines. Violating accounts may be temporarily suspended or permanently banned.
5. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical, administrative, and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
6. User Rights, Data Retention & Account Deletion
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to provide our Services and satisfy legal obligations.
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access & Rectification: You may view and update your profile details within the Application settings.
- Account and Data Deletion (Google Play Compliance): You have the right to request the complete deletion of your account and all associated data. You can initiate deletion by:
- Navigating in-app to Profile / Settings > Account > Delete Account, or
- Submitting an email request directly to support@newsscope.services with the subject line: "Account Deletion Request".
Upon receiving a verified deletion request, all personal identifiers, user profiles, and active session tokens will be permanently removed from our active databases within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.
7. Children’s Privacy
NewsScope does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in certain jurisdictions). If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child without verified parental consent, we will take immediate steps to delete that information from our servers.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our legal requirements or app features. Any updates will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please reach out to us: