Your privacy

Privacy Policy

NewSumm is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have — in plain language.

Last updated 22 June 2026

Never sold

We never sell your personal information.

Consent first

Analytics & ad cookies load only with consent.

Anonymised

Usage analytics are aggregated and anonymised.

In control

Change your preferences any time.

Introduction

NewSumm ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Information We Collect

Technical Information

We may collect technical information including your IP address, browser type, device type, and operating system. This information is collected automatically when you visit our site.

Usage Information

We collect aggregated usage data such as pages viewed, time spent on pages, and interaction patterns to improve our service.

Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential cookies — Required for the website to function properly, including session management and security (CSRF) tokens.
  • Analytics cookies — Help us understand how visitors interact with our website through aggregated, anonymised data collection via Google Analytics.
  • Advertising cookies — Used by Google and its partners to serve and measure advertisements, including limiting how often you see an ad and measuring the effectiveness of ad campaigns. These cookies are only set after you give consent.

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie consent banner. Where required by law, advertising and analytics cookies are only loaded after you provide consent.

Essential cookies

Cookie Purpose Duration
newsummcom_cookie_consent Used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. 1 year 1 month 1 day
newsummcom-session Used to identify the user's browsing session. 2 hours
XSRF-TOKEN Used to secure both the user and our website against cross-site request forgery attacks. 2 hours

Analytics cookies

Cookie Purpose Duration
_ga Main cookie used by Google Analytics, enables a service to distinguish one visitor from another. 2 years 2 months 2 days
_ga_C4G3ZKSPLV Used by Google Analytics to persist session state. 2 years 2 months 2 days
_gid Used by Google Analytics to identify the user. 1 day
_gat Used by Google Analytics to throttle the request rate. 1 minute

Advertising

Cookie Purpose Duration
__gads Used by Google to measure ad interactions and prevent the same ads from being shown too often. 1 year 1 month 3 weeks 5 days
__gpi Used by Google to store information about how you use the site and any other advertisement before visiting the site. 1 year 1 month 3 weeks 5 days
IDE Set by Google DoubleClick to register and report a user's actions after viewing or clicking an advertisement, to measure ad effectiveness. 1 year 1 month 3 weeks 5 days
Analytics

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymised usage data. IP addresses are anonymised before being sent to Google. You can opt out of analytics tracking through the cookie consent banner or by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Advertising

This website displays advertising to support our service. We work with third-party advertising partners, including Google, to deliver these advertisements.

  • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your 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.
  • We and third-party vendors use first-party cookies (such as Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as advertising cookies) together to inform, optimise, and serve advertisements based on past visits to our website.

You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. You can also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info or, for users in Europe, www.youronlinechoices.eu.

For more information about how Google uses data when you use our site, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide and maintain our news aggregation service
  • Improve and optimise our website
  • Understand how our service is used
  • Detect and prevent technical issues
Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share data with the following third parties:

  • Google Analytics — Anonymised, aggregated data for website usage analysis.
  • Google AdSense and advertising partners — For serving and measuring advertisements, subject to your consent where required.

These third parties process data in accordance with their own privacy policies, including the Google Privacy Policy.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Object to processing of your data
  • Withdraw consent at any time
Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Advertisements served on this site are not directed to children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Questions about your privacy?

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, we're happy to help.

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