1. Overview

This Privacy Policy describes how VERITAS SOURCE ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses information when you use our website at veritas-source.com and/or our iOS mobile application ("App"). Where practices differ between the website and the App, we note them explicitly.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following information:

• • Information you voluntarily provide (e.g. contact forms, feedback)
• • Usage data (pages visited, features used, time spent)
• • Device and browser/OS information
• • IP address and general location data
• • Push notification device tokens — collected only if you grant notification permission in the App, used solely to send you relevant updates

3. Advertising

VERITAS SOURCE does not display advertising. We do not use advertising networks, ad cookies, tracking pixels, or any third-party advertising technology on our website or iOS App.

4. Cookies & Local Storage

Our website uses minimal browser storage (cookies and localStorage) solely for functional purposes — for example, storing your session preferences. We do not use advertising cookies or third-party tracking technologies. The iOS App does not use browser cookies. We do not use advertising cookies or third-party tracking technologies. The iOS App does not use browser cookies.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services, each of which has its own privacy policy:

• • Base44 Analytics — anonymized usage analytics to help us improve the app
• • Apple Push Notification Service (APNs) — iOS App only; delivery of push notifications
• • AI / LLM providers — article URLs, extracted article text, and images you submit for the Compare the Evidence and Detect Deepfakes features are processed by AI models (including third-party LLM APIs) to extract claims, generate summaries, identify opposing viewpoints, and estimate AI generation probability; no personally identifiable information is attached to these requests; results are returned as probabilistic signals, not definitive conclusions
• • Third-party fact-check databases — the Compare the Evidence feature cross-references extracted factual claims against public fact-check databases including PolitiFact, Snopes, and FactCheck.org via AI web search; article URLs and extracted claim text may be passed to these services in aggregate form; we do not control their data practices

We encourage you to review their privacy policies as we do not control their data practices.

7. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware of such collection, we will take steps to delete it promptly.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• • Access the personal data we hold about you
• • Request correction or deletion of your data
• • Withdraw push notification consent at any time via your device settings
• • Request portability of your data

9. GDPR & International Privacy Laws

If you are located in the European Union or other jurisdictions with data protection laws, you have additional rights including:

• • Right of access to your personal data
• • Right to rectification or erasure ("right to be forgotten")
• • Right to restrict processing
• • Right to data portability
• • Right to object to processing

To exercise these rights, please contact us with a clear description of your request.

10. Data Retention

We retain contact form submissions for up to 90 days to respond to your inquiry. Usage analytics data is retained for up to 12 months. Push notification tokens are retained while you have notifications enabled and deleted upon request. You can request deletion of your data at any time.

11. Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure. You use our services at your own risk.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us.