Legal
Privacy Policy
Updated 31 August 2026
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Introduction
Sohum Plus is a personalized AI news briefing product. This Privacy Policy template explains the categories of information a product like this typically needs, and how we intend to talk about that information honestly.
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We do not claim compliance with GDPR, CCPA or any other named privacy regime on this page until counsel has reviewed the live systems.
Information We Collect
The categories below describe information the product is designed to use. Actual collection depends on the features you use and the architecture that ships.
- Account information, if you create an account
- User preferences
- News interests
- Saved stories
- Voice and audio settings
- Device information needed to run the app
- Usage analytics, if enabled
- Cookie data on this website, as described in the Cookie Policy
- Notification tokens, if you enable alerts
Account Information
If accounts are offered, this may include a display name, email address and authentication identifiers supplied by an authentication provider. Exact fields will match the implemented backend.
User Preferences
Preferences may include briefing length, reading or listening mode, language, and notification choices. These exist so the product can stay useful without becoming noisy.
News Interests
Topics, industries, regions and priority settings are the core of personalization. They should be editable and deletable with your account, subject to backups and legal retention.
Saved Stories
If you save a story, Sohum Plus may store a reference to that story, your notes if offered, and timestamps. Saved items are not a substitute for the original article.
Voice and Audio
Voice briefings may involve text-to-speech processing. Depending on implementation, audio may be generated on-device, via a backend, or both. This template does not claim that voice data stays on-device in every case.
Device Information
The app may need device type, OS version, language, and storage availability — especially for downloadable models. This is used to run supported features, not to invent a surveillance profile.
Usage Analytics
If analytics are enabled, they should help us understand whether the website and app are working. Analytics vendors, if any, will be named here before they are used. This marketing site currently does not require an analytics vendor.
Cookies
See the Cookie Policy for the limited cookies this website may use. Preference cookies are used only if a real preference is stored.
Notifications
If you enable notifications, a device token or similar identifier may be stored so we can tell you that a relevant story was added to your briefing. You should be able to turn this off.
AI Processing
Story summarization, “why it matters” explanations, personalization and voice generation are AI-assisted. Inputs may include story text from sources, your selected interests, and product settings.
AI outputs can be wrong. Privacy language here does not change that product limitation.
Third-party AI Providers
Cloud-assisted features may send content to third-party AI providers through a backend. Provider names, regions and subprocessors will be listed here when they are contracted. They are not listed in advance as a marketing claim.
News Providers
Sohum Plus organizes third-party news. Publisher content remains owned by those publishers. Receiving or displaying a story does not mean a publisher endorsed Sohum Plus.
Authentication Providers
If sign-in is offered through a third party, that provider’s terms and privacy policy also apply. The specific provider will be named when authentication ships.
Cloud Infrastructure
Backend services, if used, will run on cloud infrastructure. Regions and vendors will be documented when production infrastructure is chosen.
Data Storage
Data may be stored on your device, on servers, or both. Offline models live on the device. Account and preference data typically need a server if you use more than one device.
Data Retention
Retention periods will match the live backend. As a working principle: keep data only while it is needed to provide the product, secure the service, or meet a legal obligation.
Data Deletion
You may request deletion of account data as described on the Account Deletion page. Some records may be retained where legally required, such as for security logs, billing, or dispute resolution.
Account Deletion
See /account-deletion for the request process. Expected timing will be confirmed when the backend implements deletion workflows.
Security
We intend to use reasonable administrative and technical measures appropriate to a consumer app. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure.
Children's Privacy
Sohum Plus is not directed at children. The eligibility age will be stated in the Terms once legal review is complete. Do not create an account for a child if the product is not designed for that age group.
International Transfers
If data moves between countries, the transfer mechanism will be described here after infrastructure and counsel review. This template does not assert a specific transfer framework.
User Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete or export information, or to object to certain processing. How to exercise those rights will use the contact details below once they are real addresses.
Policy Changes
If this policy changes in a material way, we will update the date on this page and, where appropriate, provide additional notice in the product.
Contact
Privacy inquiries: support@sohumastroai.com
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