Privacy Policy
Cup of News is a news reader that publishes two digests a day. This page explains what the app and the website at read.cupof.news collect, why, who receives it, and how to delete it. It is written to match what the software actually does.
Short version
- You can read the news without an account. We keep nothing about you in that case, apart from standard server logs.
- If you create an account we store your email address and your settings. That is all we need.
- There are no ads, no analytics and no tracking scripts, and we do not sell or share your data for marketing.
- You can delete your account and its data at any time from the Account screen, or at read.cupof.news/delete-account.
What we collect
| Data | When | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Email address | You sign in with email | To send your one-time sign-in code and identify your account |
| Display name (optional) | You set one in Account | To personalise the app |
| Preferences: theme, edition, interface language, timezone, delivery times, selected topics and sources | You choose them | To show the app the way you set it up |
| Sources you submit | You submit a link | To include it in your personal digest |
| Personal digests and credit balance | You generate a personal digest | To deliver and limit personal digests |
| Session token | You are signed in | To keep you signed in. Stored in a cookie (cofn_session) and in your device storage |
| Email and message you send through the contact form, or your email on a waiting list | You submit the form | To reply to you, or to tell you when a feature opens |
| Standard server logs (IP address, request path, time) | Every request | Security and keeping the service running |
We do not collect your location, contacts, photos, microphone, camera or advertising identifier. Guest mode creates no account on our servers.
Cookies and device storage
Two cookies are used, both only for sign-in: cofn_session (your session) and cofn_logged_in (a flag). Your theme, language and guest choice are stored on your device. No advertising or analytics cookies are used.
Shared story pages
When you use Share on a story, the link points to a public page on archives.cupof.news with that story's headline, image, our summary and links to its sources. These pages are the same for everyone, contain no account data, set no cookies and use no analytics. Search engines may index them. Sharing a link does not reveal who shared it.
Who receives data
- Resend delivers our emails (sign-in codes and replies to the contact form), so it processes your email address.
- Fly.io hosts the service and its database.
- Google Fonts and Fontshare serve typefaces to your device when the app loads, so each receives your IP address and browser details as part of that request. Nothing else is sent to them.
- AI providers (via OpenRouter) write the digests. They receive public news articles only. They do not receive your email, name or settings.
We do not sell personal data, and we do not share it with advertisers or data brokers. We may disclose data if the law requires it.
Payments
The app does not process payments and collects no payment details.
How long we keep data
Account data is kept until you delete your account. Sign-in codes expire after 15 minutes. Server logs are kept for a short period for security and are not linked to your account. Contact-form messages are kept for as long as needed to handle your request.
Deleting your account
In the app: Account, then Delete account. Confirm, and the deletion happens immediately.
On the web: follow the steps at read.cupof.news/delete-account.
Deleted: your account and email, your preferences, your sessions, your personal digests, the sources you submitted, any sign-in codes held for your email and any waiting-list entry. Kept: public digests, which contain no personal data, and messages you sent through the contact form, which are not linked to an account. You can ask us to remove those too.
Your rights
You can ask to access, correct, export or delete your data, and to object to or restrict how it is used. If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you may also complain to your data protection authority. We process account data to provide the service you asked for (contract) and server logs for security (legitimate interests). Write to us at the address below and we will answer within 30 days.
Children
Cup of News is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their data. If you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.
Changes
If this policy changes in a meaningful way we will update the date above and, for account holders, say so in the app.
Contact
Paul Fleury, Cup of News. Email: hi@cupof.news. More help: read.cupof.news/support