Privacy Policy

What Paper Boy News Is

Paper Boy News is a free, open-source tool that compiles RSS feeds into EPUB newspapers and delivers them to your e-reader. The source code is publicly available on GitHub.

Data We Collect

When you create an account, we store the minimum needed to operate the service:

• Account info — email address and name (from Google sign-in or email registration)
• Newspaper preferences — your RSS feeds, device type, delivery method, delivery time, and timezone
• Delivery credentials — if you choose Google Drive delivery, an OAuth token scoped to file creation (drive.file). Email delivery uses Resend (no credentials stored)
• OPDS sync token — if you enable wireless sync, a randomly generated access token for your personal OPDS feed
• Delivery history — a log of your past newspaper builds (date, status, article count)

What We Don't Do

• We do not sell, share, or monetize your data
• We do not run ads or tracking scripts
• We do not use analytics services
• We do not read the content of your newspapers after delivery
• We do not store your Google password — authentication goes through Google's OAuth flow and we only receive a scoped token

Where Data Is Stored

Your data is stored in a Supabase hosted PostgreSQL database. EPUB files are temporarily stored in Supabase Storage and are available for download for a limited time after each build.

Third-Party Services

• Supabase — authentication and database hosting
• Vercel — web app hosting
• GitHub Actions — newspaper build pipeline
• Google APIs — sign-in and (optionally) Drive delivery

Each service has its own privacy policy. We only send these services the minimum data required to operate.

Deleting Your Data

You can delete your account and all associated data directly from Settings > Account in the app. Deletion is immediate and permanent — your profile, feeds, delivery history, stored EPUBs, and any Google OAuth tokens are removed. You can also contact us at contact@paper-boy-news.com if you need assistance.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new date. Paper Boy News is a personal project — the policy is kept simple because the project is simple.