Privacy Policy

Swipe2News – Know More. Scroll Less. · Last updated: 4 November 2026

Who we are

Swipe2News is a Telugu short-news app and website (swipe2news.com). It shows short news summaries in Telugu (with English and Hindi versions), each with the name of the original source and a link to the full story.

What we collect

• No account, no sign-up. You do not need to give us your name, phone number or email to use the app.
• Your choices stay on your phone. The district and topics you pick, and the last news you loaded (so the app works offline), are saved only on your own device. We cannot see them.
• Notifications (if you allow them). If you turn on news alerts, our notification service (OneSignal) receives a random device ID so it can deliver alerts to your phone. You can turn alerts off at any time in your phone's settings.
• Reporter applications (only if you apply). If you apply to be a Swipe2News village reporter at /reporter/join.html, we keep your name, mobile number, age and village in a private Google Sheet. We use them only to select reporters, contact you and pay you; your UPI ID is asked for only after you are selected. Write to way2sec.news@gmail.com to have your details deleted.
• Basic technical logs. Our hosting provider (GitHub Pages) may keep standard server logs such as IP address and browser type for security. We do not use them to identify you.

What we do not do

• We do not sell or rent your data.
• We do not access your contacts, photos, location or microphone.

Visitor statistics

We use Google Analytics to count visits and see which news is read most (pages viewed, approximate city, device type). It uses cookies and does not tell us who you are. Learn more about how Google uses this data; you can opt out with the Google Analytics opt-out add-on.

Advertising and cookies

• Swipe2News shows ads from Google AdSense to keep the service free.
• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info.
• Learn more about how Google uses data from sites that use its services.

Links to other websites

"Full story" links and the WhatsApp channel button open other websites and apps (news sites, WhatsApp). Their own privacy policies apply there.

News content

Summaries are written in our own words with help from AI and are checked against the original reports. The source is named on every card. If you find an error, please tell us and we will correct it.

Children

Swipe2News is a general news app and is not directed at children under 13.

Changes

If this policy changes, we will update this page and the date above.

Contact

Email: way2sec.news@gmail.com

గోప్యతా విధానం (సంక్షిప్తంగా)

Swipe2News వాడటానికి ఖాతా అవసరం లేదు. మీరు ఎంచుకున్న జిల్లా, విభాగాలు మీ ఫోన్‌లోనే ఉంటాయి. మీ వ్యక్తిగత సమాచారాన్ని మేము అమ్మం, పంచుకోం. ఉచిత సేవ కోసం Google AdSense ప్రకటనలు చూపిస్తాం; Google కుకీల ద్వారా ప్రకటనలు ఎంచుకుంటుంది – వ్యక్తిగత ప్రకటనలు వద్దనుకుంటే Google Ads Settings లో మార్చుకోవచ్చు. నోటిఫికేషన్లు ఆన్ చేస్తే, అలర్ట్‌లు పంపడానికి మాత్రమే ఒక సాధారణ డివైస్ ఐడీ వాడతాం. రిపోర్టర్‌గా దరఖాస్తు చేస్తే మీ పేరు, ఫోన్, ఊరు వివరాలు ఎంపిక, చెల్లింపుల కోసం మాత్రమే వాడతాం. సందేహాలకు: way2sec.news@gmail.com