Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

ZeroDaily (zerodaily.in) publishes the ZeroDaily Android app, this website and the API behind them. Contact us at hi@zerodaily.in, including for privacy and data requests.

2. What the service is

ZeroDaily is satirical commentary on real technology news. Stories are summarised with the help of AI. The AI service processes public news articles only; no user data is sent to it. Every story links to its original source.

3. Data we collect

• Account details. If you sign in with Google or with email and password, we receive your email address, display name and profile photo. Passwords are never stored in readable form.
• User ID. Every account or guest session has a user ID.
• Guest device identifier. For guest sessions the app sends a device identifier so that the same phone reuses one guest profile instead of creating a new one each time.
• Network and device information. Your IP address, an approximate location derived from it (country, region, city and timezone), and the browser or app user agent. These are stored on your user record for security and abuse prevention.
• Reading activity. Stories you read, time spent, likes, bookmarks, skips and shares, plus a per-topic interest score that we use to personalise your feed.
• Notifications. Which notifications you open, and the topics you choose to follow. Your push notification token is sent to our server only to subscribe your device to the topics you chose. We do not store it.
• Website forms. If you send feedback on zerodaily.in, we store your email address and message. We send you a verification code by email first.
• Website storage and analytics. The website saves your theme choice in your browser. If you verify your email for feedback, it also saves a signed session, your email address and its expiry for up to 30 days so you do not need a new code each time. These are used for website features, not advertising. Cloudflare Web Analytics measures visits and page performance without using cookies or browser storage for analytics. Cloudflare may set necessary security cookies when protecting the site.
• External website resources. Pages may load fonts from Google Fonts, Google's Preferred Sources feature and a StartupBase badge image. When your browser requests these resources, their providers can receive network information such as your IP address and browser user agent.
• Newsletter. If you subscribe to the ZeroDaily newsletter, we store your email address, where you signed up (website or app) and the dates you subscribed, verified and unsubscribed, in a separate list. We use it only to send you the ZeroDaily newsletter. People with a ZeroDaily app account are on the list automatically. Every email has an unsubscribe link, and you can also unsubscribe at zerodaily.in/newsletter/unsubscribe. Deleting your account removes you from the list.
• Usage statistics. Daily pseudonymous activity records (user ID and date) and aggregate counters, used to count active users and understand how the service is used.
• App usage analytics. Firebase Analytics records app opens and sessions. The app also sends events such as a story read and its topic, a sign-up or a notification being opened. Firebase may process app installation identifiers and your Android advertising ID for analytics and attribution. We use this information to understand app use and measure our own advertising. We do not deliberately attach your name, email address or article links to these events. You can reset or delete your advertising ID in your phone's settings.
• Crash reports. Firebase Crashlytics collects error details, app and device information, and app installation identifiers to help us fix crashes. We add the app version and build number, but do not deliberately attach your name, email address or account ID.

Search runs on your device, so your search terms are not sent to us.

4. What we do not do

• We do not sell your data.
• We do not use your data to show you personalised ads.
• We do not share your data with data brokers.

5. How your data is handled

We use Amazon Web Services to host the service; Cloudflare to deliver and protect the website and media and measure website performance; Firebase and Google for sign-in, notifications, app analytics and crash reports; and email providers to deliver verification codes and newsletters. These providers receive the information needed to provide those services. We do not sell your data or share it with data brokers.

6. Your rights and deletion

You can delete your data at any time:

• In the app: Signed-in users can choose Settings → Delete account. Deletion is scheduled for 7 days later; signing in before then cancels it.
• On the web: Use zerodaily.in/delete-account for an account or newsletter entry linked to your email address.
• For guest data or other requests: Email hi@zerodaily.in. Guest profiles also expire after 30 days of inactivity.

You can also ask us for a copy of the data we hold about you, or for it to be corrected, at the same address. We keep personal data only for as long as it is needed to run the service.

7. Children

ZeroDaily is not directed at children. If you believe someone under 18 has given us personal data, write to hi@zerodaily.in so we can review and remove it.

8. Security

All traffic uses HTTPS, and data is encrypted at rest. No system is perfectly secure, but we limit access and keep only what the service needs.

9. Changes

If we change this policy, we will update the date at the top of this page.