Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 5, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how App Pulse Group LLC (“App Pulse Group,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information when you use the unspun mobile application and related services (the “Service”). By using the Service, you agree to this Policy.

We built unspun to be calm and privacy‑respecting. We do not show advertising, we do not sell your personal information, and we do not require you to create an account or give us your name.

1. Information we collect

Information you provide

• Questions and voice input. When you ask a question about a story (by typing or by speaking to the voice anchor), we process the text of your question to generate a response. If you use voice input, your device transcribes your speech to text; we process the resulting text, not a stored recording.
• Preferences. Settings you choose (categories, units, theme, photo and voice preferences) so the Service works the way you want.

Information collected automatically

• Anonymous device identifier. A random identifier stored on your device that lets us provide a personalized feed without knowing who you are. It is not your Apple ID, phone number, or advertising identifier.
• Reading activity. Which stories you open and how you engage with them, used to personalize your “For You” feed. Most of this stays on your device; a limited, de‑identified signal may be sent to our servers to rank stories for you.
• Diagnostics and usage. Crash reports and basic, aggregated usage and performance data to keep the app stable and improve it.

Information collected with your permission

• Approximate location. If you enable it, an approximate location is used to show local weather and conditions. You can turn this off at any time in your device settings.
• Microphone. Used only while you are actively asking a question by voice, to capture your spoken question.

Subscription information

Subscriptions are processed by Apple. We (through our subscription provider, RevenueCat) receive your subscription status and a non‑identifying transaction identifier so we can unlock premium features and honor your entitlement. We never receive your credit card number or full payment details — those are handled by Apple.

2. How we use information

• Provide, maintain, and personalize the Service (including your feed and daily brief);
• Generate answers to the questions you ask;
• Process and validate your subscription and free trial;
• Monitor stability, prevent abuse and fraud, and improve the Service;
• Comply with law and enforce our Terms.

3. AI processing

unspun uses artificial intelligence to summarize news, personalize your feed, and answer questions. Here is exactly what is processed by AI, and by whom:

• What is sent. When you ask a question about a story (typed, or transcribed from your voice on your device), the text of your question and excerpts of the relevant news articles are sent to an AI model to generate the answer. To personalize your feed, story headlines are evaluated by an AI model; your reading activity itself is processed by our own servers and is not shown to the model.
• Who it is sent to. AI processing is performed by Anthropic Claude models running on Amazon Bedrock, a service of Amazon Web Services operated within our own cloud environment. Under Amazon Bedrock's terms, your content is not stored by the model provider and is not used to train AI models.
• What is never sent to AI models. Your location, device identifier, subscription status, and voice recordings are never sent to any AI model.
• Your permission. The app asks for your consent before any of this data is sent, the first time you use unspun. If you do not consent, you can simply not use the Service; you can also delete the app at any time to remove local data.

Because AI responses are generated automatically, please do not include sensitive personal information (such as health, financial account, or government ID details) in your questions.

4. How we share information

We share information only as needed to run the Service:

• Service providers who process data on our behalf under contract: Amazon Web Services (hosting; AI processing via Amazon Bedrock running Anthropic Claude models; text‑to‑speech via Amazon Polly), Apple (app distribution and payments), RevenueCat (subscription management), and WeatherAPI (local weather, which receives only approximate coordinates). They may only use the data to provide services to us, and each provides protection for your data equivalent to this Policy — including that content processed by AI models is not retained by the model provider or used for training.
• Legal and safety — when required by law, or to protect the rights, safety, and property of App Pulse Group, our users, or the public.
• Business transfers — in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, subject to this Policy.

We do not sell or rent your personal information, and we do not “share” it for cross‑context behavioral advertising.

5. News content

Headlines, article links, images, and source material are provided by third‑party news outlets and content providers and remain the property of their respective owners. Our summaries and scores are generated by unspun. Links and images may take you to third‑party sites governed by their own policies.

6. Data retention

We keep information only as long as needed for the purposes described here. De‑identified personalization signals are retained on a rolling basis and age out over time. You can clear local data at any time by deleting and reinstalling the app.

7. Security

We use industry‑standard technical and organizational measures (including encryption in transit) to protect information. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Your choices and rights

• Permissions. You can grant or revoke location and microphone access at any time in your device settings.
• Access and deletion. Because the Service is used anonymously, deleting the app removes local data. To request access to or deletion of any data associated with your device identifier, contact us at the email below.
• Region‑specific rights. Depending on where you live (for example, the EEA, UK, or California), you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal information, and to lodge a complaint with a regulator. California residents are entitled to the rights described under the CCPA/CPRA; note again that we do not sell or share personal information.

9. Children

The Service is not directed to children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your country), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.

10. International users

We operate from the United States and process information there. By using the Service, you understand your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States and other countries with different data‑protection laws.

11. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version here and revise the “Last updated” date. Material changes will be highlighted in the app or by other reasonable means.

12. Contact us

Questions or requests? Email privacy@unspunnews.ai.

App Pulse Group LLC