1. Introduction & Overview
TodayAround ("we", "our", or "us") is dedicated to protecting your privacy and providing transparent, respectful digital experiences. This Privacy Policy outlines how your personal information is collected, used, and safeguarded when you access our web application, APIs, and associated services. By accessing TodayAround, you acknowledge the terms outlined herein.
2. Information We Collect
We practice strict data minimization. We only collect information necessary to deliver and customize your daily briefing:
• Account Credentials: When you create an account, we store your full name, email address, and a securely salted password hash. We never store plaintext passwords.
• Reader Preferences: Your selected country edition (e.g., GLOBAL, IN, US, JP), temperature unit (°C / °F), and 12h/24h time display preferences.
• Saved Reading Lists: Articles, events, and entertainment titles you intentionally choose to bookmark.
• Device & Request Telemetry: Standard HTTP header data (such as user-agent and IP address) utilized solely for ephemeral edge routing, rate limiting, and DDoS prevention.
3. How We Use Your Information
The information we collect is strictly used to:
• Render your personalized daily news briefing, local weather, and astronomy sky view.
• Authenticate your sessions across visits and sync your bookmarked reading list.
• Monitor application performance, mitigate malicious abuse, and ensure 99.9% uptime.
• Respond to direct customer service, technical bug reports, or editorial inquiries submitted via our contact channels.
We never monetize, auction, or syndicate your personal data to data brokers or advertising exchanges.
4. Architecture & Security Standards
TodayAround utilizes an enterprise-grade security architecture:
• Dual-Token Auth Pipeline: Sessions are verified through short-lived RS256 cryptographic JSON Web Tokens (JWT) paired with an encrypted, HttpOnly, SameSite=Strict DB token.
• Row-Level Security: User records in our storage engines are segregated by strict database row policies, ensuring no user can access or query another user's private data.
• Transport Encryption: All communications are encrypted in transit using modern TLS 1.3 encryption with strict HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS).
5. Third-Party APIs & External Links
TodayAround aggregates public meteorological models (Open-Meteo), public celestial data (NASA JPL), public streaming schedules (Watchmode/TVmaze), and verified RSS news feeds.
When you click an external article headline to read the full investigative report, you will navigate directly to the primary publisher's canonical website. We encourage you to review their independent privacy practices, as TodayAround does not control external websites.
6. Data Retention & Account Deletion
We retain your account details and reading history only for as long as your account remains active. Under GDPR and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) guidelines:
• You have the right to request a complete machine-readable export of your stored profile.
• You have the right to request immediate and permanent deletion of your account and all associated saved items.
To exercise these rights, please email privacy@todayaround.com with your registered email address.
7. Children's Privacy
TodayAround is a general-audience daily briefing service and does not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 13 (or under 16 in the European Union). If we discover an account registered by an ineligible minor, we will promptly delete all associated records.
8. Policy Updates & Contact
We may periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect technical architecture advancements or regulatory requirements. Any modifications will be posted here with an updated revision date.
For questions regarding our privacy practices, you can reach our Data Protection Coordinator at privacy@todayaround.com or write to our support desk via our contact page.
