Privacy Policy
Viter Apps built the Glider for Hacker News app as a free, open-source app. This Service is provided by Viter Apps at no cost and is intended for use as is.
This page is used to inform visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decided to use our Service.
If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. The Personal Information that we collect is used for providing the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
Information Collection and Use
For a better experience, while using our Service, you may optionally provide us with your Hacker News username and password. The information that we request will be securely stored on the device.
Service Providers
We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:
- To facilitate our Service;
- To provide the Service on our behalf;
- To perform Service-related services.
We want to inform users of this Service that these third parties may have access to your Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.
The following third-party services are used:
- Y Combinator's Hacker News website and Hacker News API, to be able to provide our Service. The Hacker News API is hosted on Google's Firebase. If you choose to supply our Service with your Personal Information, they will only be shared with the Hacker News website. You may review Y Combinator's Privacy Policy.
- Algolia's Hacker News Search API, to be able to provide the "Search" and "Catch Up" functionality of our Service. Our Service specifically requests Algolia to exclude your queries from its analytics collection. You may review Algolia's Privacy Policy.
Security
We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Links to Other Sites
This Service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
This policy is effective as of 2021-11-17.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at viterapps [at] gmail [dot] com.
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