Privacy Policy

01Who we are

World Monitor for Android is published by Apphesus Teknoloji A.Ş., a company registered in Türkiye ("we", "us"). We are the data controller for the personal data described here. You can reach us at [email protected].

World Monitor has no user accounts. You never give us your name, email address or password to use the app. The data we handle is the technical data described below.

02What we collect and why

Device and app information. When the app loads data, our servers receive your IP address, the app version, your device's Android version and what you request. We use this to deliver the right content and to run the app. Server logs are kept only as long as needed to operate and secure the service.

Approximate location from your IP address. On launch the app asks our server which region your IP address resolves to, so the map opens near you. This lookup is answered from the request itself and is not stored.

Precise location, only if you allow it. If you grant location permission, the app uses your device location on the device, while you use it, to show your position, centre the map and show nearby incidents. Your precise location is not sent to our servers and is never used in the background.

Usage analytics and crash reports. We use Google Firebase Analytics to record events such as screens viewed, map layers switched, the subscription screen being shown and purchases starting, together with an app-instance identifier, your device's advertising ID where available, your device model, Android version, language and an approximate location derived from your IP address. Firebase Crashlytics records crash reports and diagnostics with an installation identifier. Firebase Remote Config downloads app settings and runs A/B tests using a Firebase installation identifier. This helps us see what works and fix what does not.

Install attribution and campaign measurement. We use AppsFlyer to measure which of our advertising brings people to the app. AppsFlyer receives your device's advertising ID where available, device information (device model, Android version, language and IP address), the Google Play install referrer (which store listing, link or ad led to the install), an AppsFlyer installation identifier and your anonymous subscription identifier, together with app opens and the onboarding and subscription-screen events described above. RevenueCat reports purchase, trial and renewal events to AppsFlyer. AppsFlyer reports installs and these events to the advertising networks we buy ads from, so those networks can measure their campaigns. AppsFlyer keeps this data according to its own retention policy. AppsFlyer's privacy policy: https://www.appsflyer.com/legal/services-privacy-policy/. You can reset or delete your advertising ID at any time (see section 7).

Purchases. Subscriptions are sold and charged by Google Play. We never see your payment card. RevenueCat, our subscription provider, receives your purchase details (product, price, dates and the Google Play purchase token), a random app user identifier, your advertising ID, Android ID and IP address, so the app knows what you have bought, and it reports purchase, trial and renewal events to Firebase Analytics and AppsFlyer for the analytics and campaign measurement described above.

Feedback. If you rate an AI brief or send feedback from the app, we receive your message, the rating, the app and Android version, your device model, a random installation identifier created by the app and your anonymous subscription identifier. Please do not include personal information in feedback.

Reminders. Brief reminders are scheduled and shown locally on your device. We do not send push notifications and we do not store push-notification tokens.

03Content services you interact with

Map. The map is drawn with Mapbox. Your device requests map tiles directly from Mapbox, which receives your IP address, device information and the tile requests, and collects usage telemetry that can include your device location while the app has location permission. You can turn Mapbox telemetry off from the (i) button on the map. Mapbox's privacy policy applies.

AI briefs. Briefs, story summaries and incident descriptions are generated on our servers from public sources using AI providers (including Anthropic, Google, Groq and OpenRouter). The requests contain regions, topics and news text, never data about you. The briefs you set up are stored on your device.

Translation. Translation of headlines and briefs uses Google ML Kit on your device. The text does not leave your device. Language packs are downloaded from Google, and ML Kit may send Google anonymous performance and diagnostic data.

Live channels and articles. Live video channels open in YouTube, and news images and articles load from their publishers. When you use them, that provider receives your IP address and its own terms and cookies apply.

04Legal bases (EEA, UK and Türkiye)

• Running the app and processing purchases: performance of our contract with you.
• Analytics, crash and quality measurement, answering feedback and fraud prevention: our legitimate interest in running a reliable service.
• Install attribution and campaign measurement with your advertising ID: our legitimate interest, or your consent where the law requires it. You can withdraw by resetting or deleting your advertising ID.
• Location and notifications: your permission, given in the Android prompts and changeable at any time in Android Settings.

05Who we share data with

We share data only with the providers named above, each acting under its own terms: Google (Google Play, Firebase, ML Kit), AppsFlyer, RevenueCat, Mapbox, Vercel and Upstash (hosting and storage), the AI providers listed, and, through AppsFlyer, the advertising networks we buy ads from. We do not sell personal data and we do not share it with data brokers.

These providers operate in the United States and the European Union. Where data leaves the EEA, UK or Türkiye we rely on the providers' standard contractual clauses and equivalent safeguards.

06How long we keep data

• Analytics events: up to 14 months in Firebase, then aggregated.
• Crash reports: up to 90 days in Firebase Crashlytics.
• Attribution data: kept by AppsFlyer according to its retention policy.
• Purchase records: for as long as needed to honour your subscription and meet tax and accounting rules.
• Feedback: until resolved, then deleted or anonymised.

07Your choices and rights

• Advertising ID: reset or delete it in Android Settings › Privacy › Ads (the path can differ by device).
• Location and notifications: manage them in Android Settings › Apps › World Monitor › Permissions.
• Data on your device: clearing the app's storage or uninstalling the app removes local data and the installation identifiers.
• Access, correction, deletion, objection, portability and complaint: email [email protected]. Because we hold no account, include the User ID shown in the app under Settings › About, or tell us roughly when you installed the app and your device model, so we can find your records. You may also complain to your data protection authority; in Türkiye that is the KVKK, in the EEA your national authority, in the UK the ICO.
• California residents: we do not sell personal information. The campaign measurement described above may count as sharing for cross-context behavioural advertising; you can limit it by deleting your advertising ID.

08Children

World Monitor shows news about conflicts and disasters and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 16. If you believe a child has used the app, contact us and we will delete the related data.

09Security

All traffic between the app and our servers is encrypted with TLS. Access to the data we hold is restricted to the people who need it. No system is perfectly secure, and we will notify you and the relevant authorities where the law requires if a breach affects your data.

10Changes

We will publish any new version of this policy in the app and update the date at the top. If a change materially affects how we use your data, we will also announce it in the app.

11Contact

Apphesus Teknoloji A.Ş. · [email protected]