Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Zakar (“we,” “our,” or “us”) operates an automated news aggregation and narrative synthesis platform designed to maintain persistent public records of critical global events. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we process it, and your rights regarding your personal information under applicable privacy laws (including the EU General Data Protection Regulation / GDPR).

2. Public Data Collection & Aggregation

The vast majority of information processed by Zakar consists of publicly accessible news reportage, syndicated feeds, and public data repositories.

• News Articles: We process headline text, summaries, publication timestamps, and source URLs to construct chronological narrative timelines.
• Fair Use & Attribution: Original article text is truncated or summarized. We always prominently display direct canonical links back to original publishers.

3. Information You Provide

When you interact with Zakar, we collect only the minimal information required to provide our services:

• Account Credentials: If you register an account, we collect your email address and authentication credentials.
• Preferences: If you follow specific news cycles or topic threads, we store these preferences to deliver personalized updates.

4. Data We Do Not Collect

We adhere to strict privacy-by-design principles:

• We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data or reading activity to third parties.
• We do not utilize cross-site tracking cookies, ad-network pixels, or third-party data brokers.
• We do not track your activity across external websites.

5. Security & Cloud Infrastructure

Your account credentials and subscription preferences are encrypted in transit and at rest using industry-standard cloud infrastructure providers. We enforce strict access controls to prevent unauthorized access to user data.

6. Your Rights & Data Erasure (GDPR)

Under GDPR and international privacy regulations, you have the right to request access to, correction of, or complete deletion of your personal data.

Account Deletion: If you wish to permanently delete your account and remove your email address and preferences from our records, simply send a deletion request to contact@zakar.tech. We will process and confirm your request within 30 days.

7. Contact Us

For any privacy inquiries, data subject requests, or legal questions, please email us at contact@zakar.tech.