Privacy
Privacy Policy
This policy explains what Imago News does with data. It covers the website at imago.news and the Imago News apps for iOS and Android, which are native shells around that same website. The short version: there are no accounts, we collect no personal information directly, analytics run only if you allow them, and anything the app remembers for you stays on your device.
Last updated: 26 August 2026.
Who we are
Imago News is an independent news aggregator that groups coverage of the same story across major outlets. It links to publishers' own pages and does not host their articles.
What we collect
- No account, no personal data: Imago News has no sign-up and no login. We do not ask for or store your name, email, phone number, or location.
- Analytics, only with consent: If you accept analytics on the cookie notice, Google Analytics records anonymous usage data — which pages are viewed, and general device and browser information — to help us understand what is read. It is not linked to your identity, is not sold, and is not used to track you across other apps or sites. Where consent is required, analytics stays off until you accept, and you can decline at any time, which disables it and clears its cookies.
- On-device storage: Your followed topics and outlets, saved stories, and light/dark choice are stored only in your browser or app, on your device. They are never sent to us, and clearing the app or site data removes them.
The apps
The iOS and Android apps display the imago.news website and collect no additional data of their own. They add native conveniences — pull-to-refresh, back navigation, and a Share button that opens your device's own share sheet. When you share, your device handles it; we do not see what you send or to whom. Links to outside publishers open in your device's browser, where that publisher's own privacy policy applies.
Cookies
The only non-essential cookies are Google Analytics' (for example _ga), and they are set only after you accept analytics. Your consent choice itself is remembered so you are not asked repeatedly. No advertising or cross-site tracking cookies are used.
Third parties
- Google Analytics — anonymous usage measurement, only with consent (see Google's own privacy terms).
- Cloudflare — hosting and content delivery, with standard server logs used to run and protect the site.
- News publishers — when you tap through to an article, you leave Imago News for that outlet's site, under its own terms.
Children
Imago News is a general news service, not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
Your choices
You can decline or withdraw analytics consent at any time from the cookie notice; clear your saved stories, follows, and preferences by clearing the app or browser data; and stop all on-device storage by using the app in a private browsing context. Because we hold no account and no personal data, there is nothing tied to your identity for us to export or delete.
Changes
If this policy changes, the date above changes with it, and the current version always lives at this address.
Contact
Questions about privacy can be sent to privacy@imago.news.