Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 10, 2026
ClearFeed (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website clearfeed.co. This page explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.
Information We Collect
Contact Form Submissions
When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message. This information is stored in our database and used solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not sell or share contact form submissions with third parties.
Analytics Data
We use analytics services to understand how visitors use our site. This data helps us improve the reading experience and identify technical issues. The analytics services we use are:
- Matomo Analytics — a privacy-focused analytics platform hosted at matomo.cloud. Matomo collects anonymized usage data including pages visited, time on site, and general geographic region. Matomo respects Do Not Track browser settings.
- Google Analytics 4 — collects anonymized browsing data to help us understand traffic patterns and content engagement.
Cookies
Our site uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies — required for the website to function (e.g., session affinity for our hosting provider).
- Analytics cookies — used by Matomo and Google Analytics to track anonymized usage patterns.
- Advertising cookies — used by Google AdSense to serve relevant advertisements. Google may use cookies to personalize ads based on your browsing history. You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ad Settings.
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may collect data:
- Google AdSense — serves advertisements on our site. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and other sites on the Internet. See Google’s Privacy Policy.
- Microsoft Azure — our hosting provider. Azure processes requests to serve our website and stores our database. See Microsoft’s Privacy Statement.
AI-Generated Content
ClearFeed uses artificial intelligence to generate news summaries, headline accuracy scores, and framing analysis. Our AI processes publicly available news articles from third-party sources. We do not collect personal information through our AI summarization process. For more details on how our AI works, see our How It Works page.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access any personal data we hold about you (limited to contact form submissions).
- Request deletion of your contact form submissions at any time.
- Opt out of analytics tracking by enabling Do Not Track in your browser or using an ad blocker.
- Opt out of personalized advertising via Google Ad Settings.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at our contact page.
Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained for up to one year, after which they are deleted. Analytics data is retained according to the respective service provider’s policies.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us.