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; no third-party advertising trackers.
Data retention, account deletion and how to request a copy of your data.
How to contact us about privacy.