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Privacy Policy

Effective June 1, 2026 · Flowly v1.0.0

The short version

Flowly is a read-only news aggregator. We fetch public RSS feeds and display them. We do not sell your data, track you across the web, or show you ads.

1. What We Collect

In beta, most features work without an account. When you use account features, we may collect:

  • Email address and display name (account creation only)
  • Hashed password — we never store plaintext passwords
  • Custom lists and bookmarks you create
  • RSS feed URLs you submit via "Submit Source"

We also collect standard server logs (IP address, request path, timestamp) for security and debugging. These are not linked to your account and are purged periodically.

2. How We Use It

  • Authenticate you and restore your saved lists/bookmarks
  • Review submitted RSS sources for quality and policy compliance
  • Protect the Service against abuse (e.g. rate limiting)
  • Improve the service (aggregated, anonymised usage patterns only)

We do not use your data for advertising or sell it to any third party.

3. Cookies & Local Storage

We use a single session cookie for authentication. Your feed preferences ("My Sources", dark/light mode) are stored in your browser's localStorage only — they never leave your device.

4. Third-Party Content

Flowly displays article thumbnails and text excerpts fetched from third-party RSS feeds. Those publishers have their own privacy policies. When you click an article link you leave Flowly and the publisher's policy applies.

5. Children's Privacy

Flowly is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

6. Data Retention & Deletion

You may request full deletion of your account and associated data at any time by emailing contact@rupokri.ca with the subject line Account Deletion Request. We will process your request within 14 days.

During the beta period, data may be reset as part of database migrations. We will announce this in advance where possible.

7. Changes to This Policy

We will update this policy as the product evolves. The effective date at the top of this page will reflect the latest revision.

8. Contact

Privacy questions or requests: contact@rupokri.ca