Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Lamu News(referred to as "biasly", "we", "us", or "our"). We are dedicated to delivering balanced news coverage powered by artificial intelligence. In doing so, we respect the privacy of our visitors and registered readers.

This Privacy Policy details how we collect, use, store, and share your personal information when you use our website. By using our website and services, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information directly from you, automatically when you browse our website, and from third-party services. This includes:

• Account Profile Information: If you sign up or log in, your authentication details (such as name, email address, profile picture, and user identity credentials) are collected and processed securely.
• User Personalization Choices:Topics you follow, media sources you subscribe to or mute, and articles you save to your "For You" list.
• Analytics & Device Data: Information about your browser, device, timezone, location (derived from IP address), and page interactions.
• Search Logs: Search queries you run on our service, which are processed to surface relevant news articles.

3. How We Use Information

We utilize the collected information for various purposes including to:

• Deliver and maintain our aggregated news feed.
• Personalize your reader experience inside the "For You" tab using your followed topics and sources.
• Detect and catalog media blindspots representing under-reported news across political spectra.
• Manage administrative and transactional notifications, such as updates to your newsletter subscription.
• Identify browser bugs, diagnose service performance, and secure our system against potential threats.
• Analyze aggregated usage trends to optimize website performance and responsiveness.

4. Data Storage & Security

Your preferences, subscription details, and logs are stored securely. We maintain appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal data against accidental, unlawful, or unauthorized destruction, loss, alteration, access, disclosure, or use.

Please note that while we use industry-standard security measures, no data transmission over the Internet or wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. You acknowledge that there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control.

5. Third-Party Services

We leverage trusted third-party providers to deliver high-quality services:

• Clerk: We use Clerk to handle user sign-ups, logins, and authentication tokens securely. We do not store your passwords on our servers.
• Supabase: Our structured articles, bias evaluations, logs, and database records reside securely in Supabase Postgres instances.
• PostHog: We use PostHog for real-time user behavior analytics, allowing us to see how features are used and improve layout responsiveness.
• OpenAI, Groq & Vercel AI SDK: We transmit raw text of articles to OpenAI and Groq LLMs to generate neutral summaries, estimate political framing percentages, and evaluate bias scores. No user credentials or personal details are shared with these AI providers.

6. Your Rights & Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have specific rights regarding your personal information:

• Access & Portability: You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction & Deletion: You can request that we update incorrect details, or completely delete your account profile data.
• Opt-Out of Analytics: You may use browser extensions or standard tracker blockers to block PostHog scripts.
• Newsletter Opt-Out: You can unsubscribe from newsletters by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email.

7. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. When we make updates, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

8. Contact Information

If you have any questions or feedback regarding this Privacy Policy, please reach out to us at: