Papers Privacy Policy
This policy explains how the Papers news apps for iOS and Android (Australian Papers, French Papers and Russian News, together "the App"), developed by Yavuz Yıldırım, handle data.
Summary
- The App does not require an account and does not collect your name, email address or phone number.
- Your preferences are stored only on your device.
- The App is free and shows ads through Google AdMob, which collects certain device data to serve ads.
Data stored on your device
Preferences such as which news sources are shown, their order, your theme color and light/dark appearance are stored locally on your device. They are not sent to us and are removed when you delete the App.
News sources
Stories are loaded directly from the public RSS feeds of the news sites listed in the App. Your device connects to those sites, which can see your IP address as with any internet connection. When you open a full story, it opens on the publisher's own website, which is governed by its own privacy policy.
Advertising (Google AdMob)
The App shows banner ads through Google AdMob, provided by Google LLC. To serve and measure ads, cap their frequency and prevent fraud, AdMob may collect and process:
- device identifiers (the advertising ID on Android),
- your IP address and approximate location derived from it,
- device and app information (model, operating system version, language and similar),
- ad interactions (impressions, clicks).
On iOS the App does not request App Tracking Transparency permission and does not access the advertising identifier (IDFA). On Android you can reset your advertising ID or opt out of personalized ads in your device settings.
If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, the App asks for your consent through Google's consent form before ads are personalized. You can change your choice at any time in the App under Settings › Ad privacy settings.
See How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and the Google Privacy Policy.
Sharing
We do not collect, sell or share personal data about you. The advertising data described above is collected directly by Google under Google's policies.
Children
The App is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal data from children.
Contact
For questions or requests about your data, email [email protected].
Changes
We update this policy when the App's data practices change. The current version is always available on this page.