Canada Newspapers (iPhone and iPad) – Privacy Policy
This policy applies to the iPhone and iPad version of the Canada Newspapers app on the App Store, developed by Barış Efe, and to its home-screen widget. The Android version has its own policy: Canadian Newspapers (Android) privacy policy.
In short
- The app has no accounts. We never ask for your name, e-mail address or phone number.
- Your favorites, ordering and settings are stored only on your device.
- The app uses Google services for ads, usage statistics and crash reports. In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, statistics, crash reports and personalized ads run only with your consent; without it, only limited ads are shown.
- We do not ask for permission to track you across other companies' apps and websites.
- Articles open on the newspapers' own websites, whose own privacy policies apply.
Information that stays on your device
Your favorite newspapers, their order, newspapers you added, reading counters and settings are kept only on your device and are not sent to us. Breaking News headlines and their thumbnails are stored on the device so you can read them offline. So that the widget can show the same order as the app, your favorites and the newspapers you deleted are kept in an on-device area the app shares with its widget; they do not leave the device either. A file created with "Backup" is saved only where you choose. Deleting the app deletes this information.
Third-party services we use
| Service | Purpose | Information that may be processed |
|---|---|---|
| Google AdMob | Showing ads | Device and app information, IP address, ad interactions |
| Google User Messaging Platform | Collecting and storing privacy consent | Your consent choices |
| Firebase Analytics (Google) | Understanding how the app is used (e.g. which newspaper is opened and from where) | App usage events, device and app information, approximate location (country/city) from the IP address |
| Firebase Crashlytics (Google) | Finding and fixing crashes | Technical details at the time of a crash (device model, iOS version, app state) |
| Firebase Remote Config (Google) | Changing app settings (e.g. ad frequency) without an update | An installation identifier and the app version |
| App Store rating prompt (Apple) | Letting you rate the app | Your rating and review go straight to the App Store; the app does not receive them |
How Google processes this information: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services, Google advertising and Firebase privacy and security.
The app does not ask for permission to track you across other companies' apps and websites (App Tracking Transparency), so Apple's advertising identifier (IDFA) is not used.
Newspaper websites and Breaking News headlines
When you open a newspaper or an article, the page loads directly from that newspaper's website (in the in-app browser, or in Safari if you choose). These sites may use their own cookies, ads and analytics; their own privacy policies apply and we do not control them.
Breaking News headlines and the widget are downloaded directly to your device from the newspapers' public RSS feeds. As with visiting any web page, your IP address is sent to those newspapers' servers. These downloads do not pass through any server of ours.
Newspaper list updates
To keep the newspaper list and the Breaking News sources current, the app downloads a public list file from our server (barisefe.com) at most once a day. The request carries no information about you. Like any web server, it may record your IP address, the date and the time in standard access logs, which we use only to operate and secure the service. A list update never touches your favorites, your ordering or the newspapers you added yourself.
Consent and your choices
In the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland the app asks for your consent on first launch. Without your consent, Firebase Analytics, Crashlytics and Remote Config do not run and only limited (non-personalized) ads are shown. You can also choose purpose by purpose; the app then runs only for the purposes you allow. You can change your choice at any time in Settings → Privacy options.
In US states with privacy laws you can opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information for advertising in Settings → Privacy options.
Elsewhere (including Canada) no consent form is shown: statistics and crash reports are collected as described in the table above, and ads may be personalized.
Retention
Firebase Analytics event data is kept for at most 14 months. Retention of advertising and crash data is set by Google's policies. If you e-mail us, we use your message only to reply and keep it only as long as needed.
International transfers
Google services may process information on servers outside Canada, including in the United States and the European Union.
Children
The app is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect information from children.
Your rights
Under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Québec's Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (Law 25) and, where it applies, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to access your personal information, ask for it to be corrected, withdraw your consent and, where the law provides, ask for it to be deleted or object to its processing. E-mail us with any request. You can also complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec or the data protection authority of your country.
Changes
We may update this policy; the current version is always on this page and the "Last updated" date above changes.
Contact
Barış Efe – gunebakan@gmail.com
You can also write to us from the app through Feedback in the ⋯ menu.