Verityn is a news app that picks and summarises stories for you. This policy explains what data we collect, why, and what we don't do. It covers both the mobile app and the website (verityn.news).

1. Who we are

Verityn is operated as an independent application. For privacy questions, email us at loading....

2. What we collect

Only what's needed to build your briefing:

• Your country: The country you tell us you live in. We use it to pick relevant stories. Stored on your device and our servers.
• Your profession: The category you select (e.g. Finance, Tech). We use it to write the "why it matters" line. Stored on your device and our servers.
• Topics you follow: News topics you choose to track. Stored on your device and our servers.
• Push notification token: A token from your phone's OS when you turn on notifications. Used only to send your morning briefing — not marketing.
• Basic usage stats: Anonymous data about which screens you visit. Helps us improve the app. Can't be traced back to you.
• Waitlist email: If you sign up on verityn.news, we store your email to notify you on launch day.

We don't collect your name, phone number, or payment info unless you explicitly give it to us.

3. Legal basis (GDPR)

• Legitimate interests: Building your briefing based on location and profession.
• Consent: Push notifications — you can turn them off anytime in Settings.
• Contract performance: Delivering the service you signed up for.

4. Third-party services

We use the following services to run Verityn:

• Supabase (database) — stores your preferences. Data lives in the EU (Ireland). Their privacy policy.
• Anthropic Claude (AI) — writes your "why it matters" lines. We send article headlines and your interests. No personal info is sent. Their privacy policy.
• OpenAI (article ranking) — ranks articles by relevance. No personal info is sent. Their privacy policy.
• GNews, Guardian API, NYT API — news sources. We fetch headlines. Your personal data is not shared with them.
• Unsplash — story images. No personal data shared.
• Expo — push notification routing (iOS via APNs, Android via FCM).

5. How long we keep your data

We keep your preferences as long as you use the app. If you delete the app, local data is removed immediately. Server-side data is deleted within 30 days. News cache is cleared automatically every 15–60 minutes.

6. Your rights (GDPR)

If you're in the EU or UK, you have the right to:

• Access: Request a copy of everything we hold about you.
• Correction: Fix inaccurate data.
• Erasure: Request deletion of all your data.
• Portability: Get your data in a machine-readable format.
• Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Withdraw consent: Turn off push notifications in Settings anytime.

To exercise any of these, email loading.... We'll respond within 30 days.

You can also complain to your national data protection authority. In Germany: BfDI.

7. Security

All data is sent over HTTPS. Your data is stored in the EU (Ireland) and doesn't leave the European Economic Area. We use row-level security so users can only access their own data. We don't store passwords.

8. Children

Verityn isn't for children under 16. We don't knowingly collect data from children. If you think a child has given us personal data, contact us and we'll delete it.

9. Changes

We'll let you know about big changes through the app. The date at the top always shows when this was last updated.

10. Contact

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