Privacy Policy
Last updated: 30 September 2026
1. Who we are
Intricle is a personalised news reader available at intricle.net. We are the controller of the personal data described in this policy. Questions? Email us at privacy@intricle.net.
2. What data we collect and why
| Data | Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|
| Email address, hashed password | Account creation and authentication | Contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) |
| Interests, topics, language preferences, feed subscriptions | Personalising your news feed | Contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) |
| Reading behaviour (articles clicked and viewed) | Improving recommendation quality over time | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) |
| Anonymised visit statistics (page, referrer, country, device type) | Understanding how the service is used | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) |
3. Analytics
We use Umami, a privacy-focused analytics tool that we self-host. Umami does not use cookies and does not track you across sites. The data it collects (page path, referrer, country, device type, browser) cannot be used to identify you individually. No data leaves our infrastructure.
4. Cookies
We use one cookie:
| Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| fastapiusersauth | Strictly necessary | Session / 30 days | Keeps you signed in. Without it the service cannot work. |
Because this cookie is strictly necessary for the service to function, it does not require your consent under GDPR and the Finnish Electronic Communications Services Act (917/2014).
5. Third parties
We do not share your personal data with any third party. All infrastructure (web server, database, analytics) is operated by us. We have no advertising partners and run no ad tracking.
6. Data retention
- Account data: kept for as long as your account is active. Deleted within 30 days of account deletion.
- Reading behaviour (clicks and views): kept for 12 months, then deleted.
- Anonymised analytics: aggregated and not linked to your identity; kept indefinitely.
7. Your rights
Under GDPR you have the right to:
- Access – request a copy of the data we hold about you
- Rectification – correct inaccurate data
- Erasure – delete your account and all associated data
- Portability – receive your data in a machine-readable format
- Object – object to processing based on legitimate interest
To exercise any of these rights, email privacy@intricle.net. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman (tietosuoja.fi).
8. Changes to this policy
If we make material changes we will update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of Intricle after changes constitutes acceptance.