Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 5, 2026

This Privacy Policy governs your use of our mobile application (the “App”), which provides local and regional news. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency regarding any data interaction within our App.

1. Data Collection and Usage

We believe in absolute data minimization. Because our App is strictly a reader for local and regional news updates:

• No Personal Data: We do not collect, request, or store personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, physical address, or account credentials.
• No Account Required: You can read all available news without registering, logging in, or creating a user profile.
• No Device or Usage Data: We do not track or collect hardware identifiers, IP addresses, browser types, or telemetry regarding how you navigate the news feeds.

2. Advertising and Tracking

Our App is entirely ad-free. We do not use third-party advertising SDKs, ad networks, or user-tracking technologies (such as cookies or device tokens) to serve targeted promotions.

3. Location Information

Although we cover local and regional news, the App does not request access to your device’s precise GPS or real-time location services. Any localization of news is built statically into the news feeds or selected manually by you without transmitting background tracking data to us.

4. Third-Party Links

Articles within the App may occasionally contain links to external regional websites or sources. Once you click these links, you leave our App. We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party external sites.

5. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect functional adjustments. Any updates will be posted directly within the App with a revised “Effective Date” at the top.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, you can reach out to us at press@chicagolandjournal.com.