Privacy Policy

Overview

The Good Index is a news aggregation platform. We are committed to respecting the privacy of our visitors, the publishers whose content we aggregate, and any individuals mentioned in aggregated news articles.

Data We Collect

From RSS Feeds (Public Data)

• Article titles, URLs, and publication dates
• Author names (as published in RSS feeds)
• Brief descriptions/summaries from feed entries
• Feed metadata (feed title, update frequency)

This data is publicly available via RSS/Atom feeds that publishers explicitly make available for syndication.

From Registered Users

• Email address (for account creation and login)
• Password (hashed and managed by Supabase Auth — we never store or see plaintext passwords)
• Session tokens (httpOnly cookies, automatically managed)

From Site Visitors

• Standard server logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited)
• Anonymous page view analytics via Vercel Analytics (no personal data, no cookies)

From Takedown Requests

• Contact name and email (for processing the request)
• URLs referenced in the request
• Reason for the request

How We Use Data

• RSS content: To generate AI-powered summaries, analysis, topic classification, and trend detection. All generated content is transformative and original.
• Server logs: For security, debugging, and basic usage understanding. Logs are retained for 30 days maximum.
• Takedown requests: To process removal requests and maintain compliance records. Retained for legal compliance purposes.

Data We Do NOT Collect

• No tracking cookies or advertising identifiers
• No behavioral analytics or user profiling
• No data is sold or shared with third parties for marketing

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services for content processing:

• OpenAI / Anthropic: AI processing for summaries and analysis
• Supabase: Database hosting and user authentication
• Vercel: Application hosting and anonymous analytics
• iFramely: Metadata extraction (optional)
• Firecrawl: Content extraction (optional)

Article URLs may be shared with these services for processing. No personal visitor data is shared.

Data Retention

• Aggregated article metadata: Retained indefinitely (public data)
• AI-generated summaries: Retained indefinitely (our original content)
• User accounts: Retained until account deletion is requested
• Server logs: 30 days
• Takedown request records: Retained for legal compliance

Your Rights

If you are a publisher and want your content removed, see our Legal page for opt-out options. If you have other privacy concerns, contact us through the information on our About page.