Our approach
Canada Newsroom Monitor is the public operating name responsible for this policy. The site is designed to work without an account. We do not sell personal information, build advertising profiles, or ask for payment information. The newsroom index and related-coverage searches use public news-release and publication data.
Information processed automatically
When you visit, our hosting provider may process standard technical information such as your IP address, browser type, requested page, time of request, and security signals. This information is used to deliver the site, prevent abuse, diagnose failures, and maintain security. Server logs are retained according to the hosting provider’s settings and policies.
Information stored on your device
Saved releases, newsroom watches, and the list used to detect new watchlist matches are stored in your browser’s local storage. They are not submitted to our database. You can remove this information using the site’s clear controls or your browser’s site-data settings.
The site does not currently use advertising cookies or cross-site tracking cookies.
Reader accounts and subscriptions
If you create an account, Clerk processes identity and sign-in information such as your email address and authentication records. If you subscribe, Stripe processes payment details and provides us with customer, subscription, and billing-status identifiers. We do not receive or store your full payment-card number. Neon stores the identifiers, account email, demo timestamps, and subscription status needed to control access.
Location
The Local News feature requests browser location only after you select “Use my location.” If you agree, rounded coordinates are sent directly from your browser to BigDataCloud to identify a province or territory. Canada Newsroom Monitor does not store those coordinates. You can instead select a province manually and can withdraw browser permission at any time.
Notifications
Browser notifications are enabled only after you request them and approve the browser prompt. Watch preferences remain on your device. You can withdraw notification permission in your browser settings.
Service providers and international processing
We use service providers to host the website, manage accounts and subscriptions, store public newsroom snapshots and images, and discover related reporting. These may include Vercel, Clerk, Stripe, Neon, Vercel Blob, Exa, GDELT, NewsAPI, and BigDataCloud. Information they process may be handled outside Canada and may be subject to the laws of those locations. Related-coverage providers receive searches based on public releases, not your watchlist.
Access, correction, and questions
If you believe we hold personal information about you, you may ask about access or correction through the contact page or email supportnewsroom@gmail.com. Because device preferences remain in your own browser, we cannot retrieve them for you. Privacy concerns may also be raised with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the service changes. The revision date at the top will identify the current version. Material changes will be stated clearly on this page.