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Privacy Policy
Last updated October 8, 2026
NewsIQ is a free current-events game. We designed it to work without an account: we don’t ask for your name, email address, phone number or contacts. This policy explains what information the app and this website do collect, why, and the choices you have.
Information we collect
- An anonymous device ID. On first launch the app creates a random identifier and stores it on your device. It lets us keep your streak and News IQ consistent and count unique players. It isn’t linked to your identity.
- Gameplay information. The games you play, your answers, scores, streaks and your News IQ. We use this to run the games, calculate your anonymous rank against other players, and improve question quality and difficulty.
- App usage events. Events such as screens viewed, games started and finished, shares and ad impressions, along with your app version, device model, operating system and time zone. We use them to understand how NewsIQ is used and to fix problems.
- Notification details. If you allow notifications, we store a push token, your time zone and your platform so we can send your daily reminder at a sensible local time.
- Advertising and attribution data. Our advertising partner (Google AdMob) and attribution partner (AppsFlyer) may collect device identifiers (such as Apple’s IDFA or Google’s advertising ID, when you allow it), IP address, and ad interaction data to serve and measure ads and to tell us which campaigns led to installs.
- Website visits. When you visit news-iq.app, our hosting provider records standard server logs (IP address, browser type, the page requested). This website uses no advertising cookies.
How we use it
- To provide the games, your streak, your News IQ and its rank.
- To send the reminders you’ve agreed to.
- To show ads that keep NewsIQ free, and to measure them.
- To understand usage, fix bugs, and improve content and difficulty.
- To keep the service secure and prevent abuse.
We don’t sell your personal information for money. Where advertising partners use device identifiers for personalized ads, you can opt out as described below.
Your choices
- Ad tracking. On iPhone, NewsIQ asks for permission before using your advertising identifier, and you can change this anytime in Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking. On Android, you can reset or delete your advertising ID in your device settings. Where required (for example in the EEA and UK), we ask for consent before personalized ads are shown.
- Notifications. You can switch them off at any time in your device settings.
- Deletion and access requests. Email us with your request. Because NewsIQ has no accounts, we’ll work with you to identify the data that belongs to your device. Uninstalling the app stops all collection from your device.
Sharing
We share information only with service providers who help us run NewsIQ (cloud hosting, analytics storage, push delivery, advertising and attribution), under agreements that limit how they can use it. We may also disclose information if the law requires it. A score you choose to share contains only your results and News IQ, never your answers or your device ID.
Retention and security
We keep gameplay and usage data only as long as we need it for the purposes above, and then delete or aggregate it. Data is encrypted in transit and access is restricted to the people who need it.
Children
NewsIQ isn’t directed to children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect personal information from them. If you think a child has given us information, contact us and we’ll delete it.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example in California, the EEA or the UK), you may have the right to access, correct, delete or port your information, or to object to certain processing. Contact us to make a request; we won’t treat you differently for exercising your rights.
Changes
If we change this policy, we’ll update the date above. If the changes are significant, we’ll also let you know in the app.
Contact
Questions or requests: privacy@news-iq.app