1. Who We Are

PulseFeed (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a free news aggregation dashboard available at pulsefeed.app. For privacy inquiries, contact us at mail@pulsefeed.app.

2. Data We Collect

2.1 Data Stored Locally (Your Browser Only)

The following data is stored only in your browser's localStorage and never transmitted to our servers:

• Theme preference (light, dark, or OLED)
• Selected region (NL, US, UK)
• Article card size and column count settings
• Translation preference (Dutch to English)
• Bookmarked articles (up to 200)
• Custom RSS feed URLs (up to 5)
• Cookie consent choice

We have no access to this data. It stays on your device and is deleted when you clear your browser data.

2.2 Analytics Data (Only With Your Consent)

If you accept analytics cookies, we use Vercel Analytics and Vercel Speed Insights to collect anonymous usage data including:

• Pages visited and navigation patterns
• Page load performance metrics
• Browser type and screen size (anonymized)
• Country-level location (no precise geolocation)

This data is anonymous, cannot identify you personally, and is processed by Vercel Inc. under their privacy policy. Analytics are not loaded until you explicitly accept cookies.

2.3 Advertising (Google AdSense)

We display ads via Google AdSense to support PulseFeed as a free service.

• If you accept cookies: Google may use cookies to show personalized ads based on your browsing history. You can manage your ad preferences at Google Ad Settings.
• If you reject cookies: You will still see ads, but they will be non-personalized (not based on your browsing history). Google may still use contextual signals (page content, general location) to serve relevant ads.

Google's use of advertising cookies is governed by their privacy policy. For more information about how Google uses data from partner sites, visit Google's partner sites page.

2.4 Data We Do NOT Collect

• No account or registration data (no sign-up required)
• No email addresses, names, or personal identifiers
• No tracking across other websites (by PulseFeed)
• No data sold to third parties

3. Cookies

We use the following cookies:

You can withdraw your cookie consent at any time by clearing your browser's localStorage or contacting us.

4. Third-Party Services

We interact with the following third-party services:

• RSS Feed Providers — We fetch publicly available RSS/Atom feeds from news publishers. Your IP address may be visible to these publishers when articles are loaded.
• Vercel — Hosting, analytics (with consent), and speed insights.
• Google AdSense — Advertising. Personalized ads require consent; non-personalized ads are shown otherwise. See Google's partner sites page.
• Google Fonts — Fonts are loaded from Google's CDN. See Google's privacy policy.

5. Your Rights (GDPR / EU Users)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to:

• Access — Request what data we hold about you (we hold none on our servers).
• Deletion — Clear your browser localStorage to delete all locally stored data.
• Withdraw consent — Reject analytics cookies at any time.
• Portability — Your bookmarks and settings can be exported from your browser's developer tools.
• Complaint — You may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

6. Data Retention

We do not store any personal data on our servers. All user preferences and bookmarks are stored in your browser's localStorage and persist until you clear them. Analytics data (if consented) is retained by Vercel according to their data retention policy.

7. Children's Privacy

PulseFeed does not knowingly collect data from children under 16. Since we collect no personal data, no age verification is required.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when changes were last made. Continued use of PulseFeed after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact

For privacy questions or data requests, email us at mail@pulsefeed.app.