Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 10, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Echelon: Foreign Affairs ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our app. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclosure, and safeguard your information when you visit our mobile application.

2. Collection of Your Information

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the App includes:

• Personal Data: We collect personally identifiable information, such as your email address and name, only when you voluntarily register with the App using Google Sign-In, Apple Sign-In, or Email authentication.
• Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the App, such as your native actions (likes, bookmarks) and reading history to personalize your news feed.
• Device Data: We may request access to send you push notifications regarding your account or the App. If you wish to opt-out from receiving these types of communications, you may turn them off in your device's settings.

3. Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the App to:

• Create and manage your account.
• Generate personalized daily news briefings using AI technology.
• Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for use internally.
• Email you regarding your account or order.
• Send you push notifications about breaking news or your daily briefing.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
• Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. Specifically, we use Supabase for authentication and database services, and OpenAI for content summarization.

5. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

6. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

7. Options Regarding Your Information

Account Information

You may at any time review or change the information in your account or terminate your account by:

• Logging into your account settings and updating your account.
• Contacting us using the contact information provided below.

Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use and/or comply with legal requirements.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

humutkazan@gmail.com