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Legal Policies
Last updated: July 2025
Welcome to Snapnews. These legal policies explain how we handle your data, your rights, and the terms for using our service. By using Snapnews, you agree to these terms and our privacy practices.
Summary of Key Points
- Data Collection: Minimal data collection - user preferences and optional contact form submissions. We currently do not use third-party analytics tools.
- No User Accounts: We don't require registration or personal accounts to use Snapnews
- Your Rights: Full GDPR rights including access, correction, deletion, and data portability
- Data Usage: Your data is only used to provide and improve the service, never for advertising or profiling
- Data Retention: Analytics kept for 26 months, contact form data for up to 2 years
- Security: HTTPS encryption, secure Supabase storage, and restricted data access
- Contact: Use our contact form for privacy questions or to exercise your rights
- Service: News summaries with links to original sources - we don't reproduce full articles
- Legal Basis: Swedish law governs these terms, with EU consumer rights protected
Information We Collect
- User Preferences: Theme and cookie consent stored locally in your browser
- Contact Form: If you use our contact form, we collect your name (optional), email (optional), subject, rating (optional), message, consent, and submission timestamp
Note: We do not require user accounts, do not track individual reading patterns, and do not use your data for advertising or profiling.
How We Use Your Information
- To provide and improve Snapnews
- To respond to your contact form submissions
- To analyze website usage (aggregate, non-personalized)
- To remember your preferences (theme, cookies)
- To comply with legal obligations
Legal Basis for Processing
- Consent: Optional contact form fields
- Legitimate Interest: Service operation, security, improvement
- Contract: Responding to your contact form requests
- Legal Obligation: Compliance with law
Your Rights (GDPR & Swedish Law)
- Access, correct, or delete your data
- Object to or restrict processing
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Data portability (where applicable)
To exercise your rights, use the contact form. You can also withdraw cookie consent by clearing your browser's local storage.
Data Security
- All data transmission uses HTTPS
- Contact form data is stored securely in our Supabase database
- Access to data is restricted to authorized personnel
Data Retention
- Contact form: Retained up to 2 years, then deleted
- Preferences: Stored in your browser until you clear them
Data Breach Notification
If a data breach occurs, we will notify affected users and authorities as required by law.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy. Material changes will be posted here and indicated by the "Last updated" date.
Contact
For privacy questions or to exercise your rights, use the contact form.
Service Description
Snapnews provides news summaries and links to original sources. We do not reproduce full articles or images, and do not claim ownership of third-party content.
Service Availability
We strive for high availability but do not guarantee uninterrupted service. We may suspend or modify the service for maintenance or other reasons.
Acceptable Use
- Do not use Snapnews for illegal purposes
- Do not infringe on others' rights
- Do not attempt to reverse engineer or disrupt the service
- Do not use our content for AI training or scraping without permission
Intellectual Property
Snapnews content is protected by copyright and other laws. Third-party news content remains the property of its original owners. We use fair use principles and provide attribution.
Limitation of Liability
We are not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of Snapnews. Always verify news with the original publisher.
Governing Law & Jurisdiction
These terms are governed by Swedish law. Disputes are subject to the courts of Stockholm, Sweden. EU consumers retain their local rights.
Changes to Terms
We may update these terms. Material changes will be posted here and indicated by the "Last updated" date.
Contact
For legal questions, use the contact form. EU consumers may also use the EU Online Dispute Resolution platform.