Last updated: 15 November 2026
The short version: there are no accounts on this site, we never ask for your name or email to read anything, and we do not sell your data. The website uses Google Analytics. The mobile app stores a push token if — and only if — you turn notifications on.
The website
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how many people visit and which pages they read. It sets cookies in your browser and sends Google information including your approximate location (derived from your IP address, which we never see at full precision), device and browser type, referring site, and the pages you view.
We use this only in aggregate — to see that, for example, search traffic grew last week. We do not attempt to identify individual visitors and have no ability to do so.
Google acts as a data processor for this and operates under its own privacy policy. You can opt out across all sites with Google’s browser add-on, or by blocking analytics cookies in your browser. Nothing on this site stops working if you do.
Server logs
Our hosting provider records standard web server logs — IP address, timestamp, requested URL, user agent — used for security and troubleshooting and rotated by the host on its own schedule.
Advertising
The website does not currently carry any advertising network and sets no advertising cookies. If that changes, this page will be updated before it goes live and the date above will reflect it. Any advertising will be clearly distinguishable from editorial content.
What we do not do
- No accounts, logins or user profiles.
- No newsletter, and no email collection for reading the site.
- No selling or sharing of data with data brokers.
The mobile app
The World Echo News iOS app reads the same public feed as the website and has no login. If you enable push notifications, we store:
| Data | Why |
|---|---|
| Push notification token | Required by Apple to deliver a notification to your device. It identifies the app installation, not you. |
| Platform and app version | To send the right payload format and to diagnose version-specific problems. |
| Locale and time zone | To respect quiet hours and avoid sending notifications overnight. |
| Your notification preferences | Which countries and categories you asked for, and whether you want spikes only. |
We do not collect your name, email address, contacts, photos or precise location. Turning notifications off in iOS Settings stops delivery; deleting the app ends it entirely, and the token becomes invalid and is purged.
The app may display advertising supplied by Google AdMob or a comparable provider. Those providers may use device identifiers and advertising identifiers to serve and measure ads, under their own privacy policies. You can limit this through your device’s privacy settings and your App Tracking Transparency choice.
Retention
- Analytics: retained by Google under the retention period set on our property.
- Push tokens: kept while the installation is active. Tokens that Apple reports as invalid are marked inactive and removed.
- Correspondence: if you write to us, we keep the message as long as needed to deal with it and any follow-up.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, export or delete personal data we hold, to object to processing, or to complain to a supervisory authority. Because we hold almost nothing tied to an identifiable person, most requests resolve quickly.
To exercise any of these, write to us via the contact page. We respond within 30 days. For a push token we will need the request to come from the device, since the token is the only identifier we hold.
Children
This site is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their data.
Changes
Material changes will be reflected in the date above. Substantive changes — particularly the introduction of advertising on the website — will be noted in a visible notice on this page for at least 30 days.
Contact
Privacy questions and data requests go through the contact page.