Privacy Policy

Effective Date: December 26, 2025

News Of The Tribe considers that confidentiality of personal data (or information) is of the utmost importance and undertakes to protect it in accordance with the laws and regulations in force on the protection of personal data.

This Privacy Policy complies with relevant Australian privacy laws, including the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). If you are located in Australia, you have rights under these laws to access, correct, or complain about the handling of your personal information.

Table of Contents

1

Introduction

Welcome to News Of The Tribe, ("we," "our," or "us"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you use our mobile application (the "App"). By using our App, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

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Information We Collect

We collect different types of information to provide and improve our services, including:

  • •Personal Information: When you register, we may collect your name, email address, birth date and other necessary details as per what you fill in.
  • •User-Generated Content: Any images, text, or other content you upload to the App.
  • •Usage Data: Device IDs.
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How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

  • •Provide, operate, and improve our App.
  • •Personalize user experience.
  • •Process and display shared images and text.
  • •Print your personal newspaper.
  • •Monitor and analyze usage trends.
  • •Ensure compliance with our Terms and Conditions of Use and legal obligations.
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How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.

However, we may share it in the following circumstances:

  • •
    With Other Users (only) of the same Tribe:

    Your shared content may be visible to another member of your Tribe(s)

  • •
    Service Providers:

    We may work with third-party services to enhance functionality.

  • •
    Legal Requirements:

    If required by law or to protect our legal rights.

  • •
    Business Transfers:

    If we undergo a merger, sale, or acquisition, your information may be transferred.

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Data Retention & Security

We retain your information as long as necessary to provide our services. We implement security measures to protect your data, but no system is entirely secure. Users should be cautious about the content they share.

Personal data associated with users will be kept for the duration of the subscription to the News Of The Tribe service and for as long as necessary for the performance of your contract with us.

Cancellation without account deletion:

Personal data will be retained for 2 years and remain accessible through the News Of The Tribe space.

Cancellation with account deletion:

Personal data will be deleted from our database immediately.

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Security and Protection of Personal Data

Hosting & Infrastructure

Our services are hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the Asia Pacific (Sydney, Australia) data centre (ap-southeast-2 region). This ensures that all data remains securely stored within Australia.

Encryption & Security

All connections between our users and the server are encrypted using the TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocol. This guarantees that:

  • ✓Data is encrypted end-to-end, preventing unauthorized access.
  • ✓The server identity is authenticated, ensuring users connect to the genuine service.
  • ✓The integrity of information is maintained, so no tampering can occur during transmission.

Compliance: AWS services have been subjected to strict SOC1, SOC2 and SOC3 compliance checks by independent international inspection organizations.

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Service Providers

We use the services of various third parties to facilitate provision of our services, such as hosting and printing your personalized newspaper.

We may share your personal data with these service providers when they are subject to obligations in accordance with this Privacy Policy and any other appropriate privacy and security measures, provided that such third parties use your personal data only on our behalf and according to our instructions.

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Your Rights & Choices

The person whose personal data is collected has the following associated rights:

Access & Correction

Request access to your personal data or require correction/deletion

Data Portability

Request portability of your data

Object to Processing

Oppose automated decision-making and profiling

Lodge Appeal

File a complaint with the competent authority

How to Exercise Your Rights

Contact us at: compliance@newsofthetribe.com

Requests will be processed without undue delay (typically within 30 working days).

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Use of Cookies

Our site uses cookies provided by Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for statistical purposes and to optimize our services.

Cookie Management

  • • Cookies expire within a reasonable period
  • • You can manage cookie preferences in your browser
  • • You can delete stored cookies at any time
  • • Some app features may not work without cookies

Users may adjust their browser settings to refuse cookies. However, some services may not work properly if cookies are disabled.

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Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Email: compliance@newsofthetribe.com

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Any changes will be posted in the App with a revised "Effective Date."

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