Last Updated: February 2026
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Region: Singapore
This Privacy Policy describes how Daowei Network ("we", "our", or "us"), based in Singapore, operates the Local News & Weather application. We prioritize your privacy and ensure transparency regarding data collection for a localized information experience.
1. About the Service
Local News & Weather is an aggregation platform providing real-time local news and professional weather forecasting services.
- News Integrity: We aggregate news exclusively from authoritative and legitimate professional media organizations. For every article presented, we clearly display the original source station, publication time, and editor/author information to ensure transparency and accountability.
- Weather Data: Our professional weather information and forecasts are powered by AccuWeather, ensuring high accuracy and reliability for our users.
2. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
We process your personal data under the following legal bases:
- Consent: Where you have given clear consent for us to process your data for a specific purpose (e.g., precise location for weather alerts).
- Legitimate Interests: Necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our app, ensuring security, and providing relevant advertising.
- Contractual Necessity: Necessary to provide the services you have requested.
- Legal Obligation: To comply with applicable laws and regulatory requirements.
3. What Kind of Information We Collect
3.1 Personal Information
- Account Info: If you use social logins, we may access your name, email, and profile photo ID.
- Location Data:
- Precise Location: We collect GPS and sensor data to provide accurate local forecasts.
- Background Location: If you enable severe weather alerts, we may collect location data even when the app is closed. You can disable this at any time in system settings without affecting core news features. We do not use location data for unrelated purposes.
- Log Data: Technical data including IP address and browser configuration.
3.2 Non-Personal & Technical Data
- Advertising Identifiers: We collect IDFA (iOS) or GAID (Android) to serve relevant ads. We do NOT collect prohibited hardware identifiers like IMEI or MAC addresses.
- Device Info: Device model, OS version, and language settings.
- Usage Stats: App performance, battery/CPU usage, and error logs.
4. How We Protect Your Data
We implement industry-standard technical and organizational safeguards to protect your information, including encryption in transit, strict access controls, and secure storage practices. These measures are designed to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, or destruction of the data we process.
5. Data Retention
We retain your data only as long as necessary to provide our services and fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy.
Technical logs are typically retained for 90 days, while advertising identifiers are stored according to the policies of our ad partners. Upon your request, we will delete your data unless legal obligations require its retention.
6. Advertising & Choice
We use third-party ad networks to support our service. We do not sell or share personal information as defined under the CPRA. You can opt out of personalized advertising by adjusting your device settings:
- iOS: Go to Settings > Privacy > Apple Advertising and turn off "Personalized Ads".
- Android: Go to Settings > Google > Ads and turn on "Opt out of Ads Personalization".
7. Third-Party Integrations
We use the following third-party services to ensure app performance, localized content, and monetization. These partners may receive device identifiers and usage data according to their own privacy policies:
- AccuWeather: Provides professional weather data and forecasting services.
- Google AdMob: Used for serving ads. Privacy Policy
- Firebase: Used for analytics and crash reporting. Privacy Policy
8. Your Rights (GDPR/CPRA)
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right to Access
- Right to Rectification
- Right to Erasure (Deletion)
- Right to Data Portability
- Right to Withdraw Consent
- Right to Object to Processing
- Right to Appeal
9. Children's Privacy
Our services are not intended for children under 13 in the US (COPPA) or under 16 in the EEA. We do not knowingly collect data from these age groups. If discovered, we will delete such data immediately.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting a prominent notice within the Application or via the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
11. Contact & Data Deletion
To exercise your rights or request Data Deletion, please contact us: