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Apple News & Privacy

Apple News, including Apple News+, is
designed to protect your information and
enable you to choose what you share.

Protecting the privacy and security of your

information is a priority for everyone at
Apple. We work hard to collect only the
data we need to make your experience
better. When we do collect data we believe
itʼs important for you to know what weʼre
collecting and why we need it, so you can
make informed choices. Apple News, like
every Apple product and service, is
designed with these principles in mind.

Apple collects information about how you

use Apple News in order to tailor features to
your personal interests. For example, the
Today feature provides you with a personal
newsfeed that highlights the best stories for
you from your favorite channels and topics.
Apple is able to make these features
possible by collecting information about
your interactions with Apple News,
including which stories you read, save, or
share, and the topics and channels you
follow.

When you enable notifications for a channel

you are following in Apple News, we store
that information to notify you about
important stories and new issues from the
channel. (New issue notifications are
available only for Apple News+ subscribers,
and only on iOS and iPadOS.)

We understand that the stories you read

and listen to are personal, so we designed
the News and Stocks apps so your reading
and listening activity is not linked to other
Apple services. The data we collect is
associated with an identifier specific to the
News and Stocks apps.

Recommendations in Apple News are made

based on the information stored on your
device. To clear your reading and listening
history, tap or click Clear in the History
section of News in iOS or iPadOS. On your
Mac, go to News > Clear History and click
Clear History. This will also reset the
identifier used for News and Stocks. You
can also reset the identifier without clearing
your reading and listening history on your
iOS or iPadOS device by going to Settings >
News, then tapping to turn on Reset
Identifier. On your Mac, open News, then go
to News > Clear History and click Reset
Identifier.

Siri suggests stories, channels, and topics

you may like based on on-device
processing of information derived from the
apps you use and the websites you visit
with Safari. This information is not sent to
Apple.

If you allow Apple News to access your

location, your location may be used to
provide locally relevant information such as
local news, weather, search results, and
advertising. This information is not
associated with your Apple ID.

You can opt out of location-based

functionality at any time on an iOS or
iPadOS device by going to Settings >
Privacy > Location Services, tapping News,
then selecting Never. On your Mac, go to
System Preferences > Security & Privacy >
Privacy > Location Services, click the lock
and enter your password to authenticate,
then deselect the Location Services
checkbox for News.

If you subscribe to Apple News+, you will be

able to access subscription content from a
variety of publications. Alternatively, you
can access subscription content from
individual publications in one of several
ways.

First, Apple News will check your Apple ID

to see if you have any active subscriptions
from the App Store that can be used in
Apple News. If so, Apple News will
automatically unlock your subscription and
give you access to the publicationʼs paid
stories. Second, you can purchase a
subscription to an individual publication
directly in the News app, in which case you
can choose to share your personal
information with the publication. Third, if
youʼve previously purchased a subscription
directly from a publication (for example, on
the publicationʼs website), the publisher
may allow you to sign in to Apple News with
your subscription account. The publication
will then verify your subscription and grant
you access to their subscription content in
Apple News.

If you have an individual subscription to a

publication that is part of Apple News+, you
will be able to access paid content from
that publication even if you donʼt have an
Apple News+ subscription.

In some countries, you can listen to audio

versions of select stories and an audio
briefing of the dayʼs top stories hosted by
Apple News editors. Audio is available on
iPhone, iPod touch, and CarPlay. Full audio
stories are available to Apple News+
subscribers only. Non-subscribers can
listen to a short preview. The audio briefing
is available to subscribers and non-
subscribers.

Audio versions of stories and briefings are

protected with Appleʼs FairPlay Streaming
digital rights management (DRM)
framework for access control and
encryption of digital content. Apple News
shares decryption keys across multiple
content files, to ensure that Apple cannot
derive your listening history from which
keys your device requests.

As a convenience for you, Apple News uses

iCloud to keep aspects of your experience
up to date on all of your devices. For
example, Apple News will use iCloud to
remember which channels and topics you
follow, your reading and listening history,
and your reading and listening preferences
so that you can enjoy the same Apple News
experience from any of your devices. Your
reading and listening history is stored for up
to three months. If you unfollow a channel
or topic, remove a story from your Saved
Stories, or delete a story from your reading
history, that information will be deleted from
Appleʼs servers immediately. You can
disable this capability at any time by turning
off iCloud for Apple News. To do so on your
iOS or iPadOS device, go to Settings >
[your name] > iCloud, then tap to turn off
News in the list of Apps Using iCloud. On
your Mac, go to System Preferences >
Apple ID > iCloud, then deselect News in
the list of apps and services. If you have
disabled this feature, the channels and
topics you follow, your reading and listening
history, and your reading and listening
preferences are still backed up to iCloud if
iCloud Backup is enabled.

Apple may use information about your

account, such as the Apple products you
own and your subscriptions to Apple
services, to send you communications
about Apple News+ and other Apple
products, services, and offers that may be
of interest to you, including Apple One. If
you purchase an Apple One subscription,
we may send you emails and push
notifications about the features of each of
the services for which you have subscribed.
Apple may also use information about your
activity within Apple News to send you
emails and push notifications about new
features, content, and offers available in
Apple News. You can change your email
preferences and opt out of receiving these
emails by going to appleid.apple.com. To
update your notification preferences on iOS
and iPadOS, go to Settings > Notifications >
News. On your Mac, open News and go to
File > Manage Notifications & Email.

In order to deliver great content to you from

leading publishers, Apple News is ad
supported. If the Personalized Ads setting
is on, Appleʼs advertising platform may use
your information to serve ads that are more
relevant to you. Turning off Personalized
Ads will prevent Apple from using this
information for ad targeting. It may not
decrease the number of ads you receive,
but the ads may be less relevant to you. On
your iOS or iPadOS device, you can disable
Personalized Ads by going to Settings >
Privacy > Apple Advertising and tapping to
turn off Personalized Ads. On your Mac, go
to System Preferences > Security & Privacy,
click Privacy, select Apple Advertising, and
deselect the Personalized Ads checkbox.
The stories you read and listen to in Apple
News will be used only to send
advertisements to you when you are in the
News or Stocks apps.

Apple may also use information about your

use of Apple News to pay publishers and
prevent or take action against activities that
are, or may be, in breach of the iOS,
iPadOS, or macOS Software License
Agreement or applicable law.

We may collect, use, transfer, and disclose

non-personal information for any purpose.
For example, we may aggregate your non-
personal information with that of other
Apple News users in order to improve the
service.

At all times, information collected by Apple

will be treated in accordance with Appleʼs
Privacy Policy, which can be found at
www.apple.com/privacy

Disclosure to Third Parties

We do not share any of your individual data

with third parties. We are obligated to make
certain non-personal information available
to strategic partners that work with Apple
to provide our products and services, help
Apple market to customers, and sell ads on
Appleʼs behalf to display in Apple News. For
example, Apple may share aggregate
reports with Apple News publishers to help
them understand the way users read or use
their content. Some of these aggregate
reports include user demographics, such as
age and gender (which may be derived from
information such as your name and
salutation in your Apple ID account). Apple
may also share information with strategic
partners who provide services such as
information processing, providing customer
service, assessing your interest in our
products and services, and conducting
customer research or satisfaction surveys
on our behalf. These companies are
obligated to protect your information and
may be located wherever Apple operates.

Apple News also allows you to share Apple

News content with other websites or social
networks. When you share Apple News
content to other places like websites or
social networks, that information is
governed by those websitesʼ or social
networksʼ privacy policies. If you do not
want this information to be shared with third
parties, do not share Apple News content to
third-party websites or social networks.

Information about products not

manufactured by Apple, or independent
websites not controlled or tested by Apple,
is provided without recommendation or
endorsement. Apple assumes no
responsibility with regard to the selection,
performance, or use of third-party websites
or products. Apple makes no
representations regarding third-party
website accuracy or reliability. Risks are
inherent in the use of the internet. Contact
the vendor for additional information. Other
company and product names may be
trademarks of their respective owners.

Published Date: May 13, 2022

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