Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 25/04/2025
BreakingNews ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how your information is collected, used, and disclosed when you use our Chrome Extension BreakingNews.
1. Information We Collect
The BreakingNews extension stores the following data locally on your device using Chrome's storage API:
- Your selected news topics.
- Your notification preferences (enabled or disabled).
- The timestamp of the last news article shown for each topic.
- Subscription status (if applicable).
We do not collect any personal information such as your name, email address, or browsing history.
2. How We Use Information
We use your topic preferences to fetch relevant news using the NewsAPI service. The data is used to:
- Deliver breaking news notifications based on your selected interests.
- Ensure the same article is not shown repeatedly.
- Improve your experience with the extension by remembering your settings.
3. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services:
- NewsAPI.org – to retrieve breaking news articles.
- ExtPay – to manage optional subscription features.
These services may collect certain non-identifiable data such as IP address or browser information. Please refer to their respective privacy policies:
4. Data Storage and Security
All user settings and topic preferences are stored locally using Chrome's secure storage API. We do not transmit or store any data on our own servers.
5. Permissions
The BreakingNews extension requests the following permissions:
- Notifications – to show you breaking news alerts.
- Storage – to save your settings and preferences.
- Alarms – to periodically check for new news updates.
- Host permissions – to access news content from approved APIs (e.g., newsapi.org).
6. Your Consent
By installing and using the BreakingNews extension, you consent to the collection and use of data as described in this policy.
7. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected on this page with an updated "Effective Date."
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at: