PRIVACY POLICY FOR UP.LINK

Last Updated: September 25, 2026

Jamsoft Inc. ("Jamsoft," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled when you use Up.Link (the "App"). Up.Link is available for iPhone and iPad through the Apple App Store, and for Android devices through Google Play. This policy applies to both versions of the App. Where the two versions work differently, this policy describes each one.

1. INFORMATION WE DO NOT COLLECT

Up.Link does not require you to create an account. We do not ask you to provide your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, payment card information, or other direct personal identifiers to use the App.

The App does not access your contacts, precise or approximate location, photos, camera, or microphone.

We do not use advertising SDKs, third-party behavioral analytics, or tracking technologies. We do not use advertising identifiers such as Apple's Identifier for Advertisers or Google's Advertising ID. We do not sell personal information or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

2. INFORMATION STORED ON YOUR DEVICE

Up.Link stores information locally on your device so that the App can remember your choices and provide its features. This information may include:

Your selected topics, professional lens, and other onboarding choices.

Muted topics and sources, followed subjects, alert and quiet-hours settings, briefing preferences, reading preferences, sort orders, and filter settings.

Custom news sources you add, and the products you add to "Your stack."

Saved stories, links you save, and offline copies of article text.

Story revision history, retained source snapshots, and followed stories.

Claims you track, open questions you record, and the outcomes or answers you enter for them.

Reading activity used to personalize story ranking, explain why a story was shown, calculate reading streaks and weekly recaps, and create "Catch Me Up" summaries. This activity is limited in size and is kept only on your device.

Previously generated Impact Lens notes, briefing summaries, editor's notes, and story classifications.

A limited cache of generated briefing audio.

Your subscription status, as reported by the Apple App Store or Google Play.

This information is stored in the App's private storage on your device. Jamsoft does not operate a user-profile database containing this information.

Backups on iPhone and iPad: Up.Link does not implement iCloud synchronization. However, Apple may include App data in an iPhone or iPad backup depending on your device and iCloud backup settings. Any such backup is controlled by Apple and your Apple account settings.

Backups on Android: The Android version of Up.Link excludes its data from Android cloud backup and from device-to-device transfer. App data is not copied to your Google account backup or to a new device.

3. LIVE NEWS AND INTERNET ACCESS

Up.Link connects to the internet to retrieve technology news, cybersecurity information, and other public content.

Sources may include technology publishers and their RSS or Atom feeds, the Hacker News API, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, the National Vulnerability Database operated by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) service operated by FIRST.org. The App may also load article images from publishers' websites.

If you add a custom news source, save a link to a web page, or share a link into Up.Link from another app, the App connects directly to the website you provided to retrieve its feed or page content.

The App may refresh news in the background so that your briefing and alerts stay current. On Android, background refresh is scheduled through Android's WorkManager system. On iPhone and iPad, background refresh is scheduled through Apple's background task system and is subject to your device's Background App Refresh setting.

When the App connects to these services, the service operator may automatically receive standard network information, such as your Internet Protocol address, request time, requested resource, and basic device or connection information. This information is handled according to the privacy practices of the applicable service operator.

4. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FEATURES

Up.Link uses Google's Firebase AI Logic and Gemini services to provide features such as:

Impact Lens explanations.

Daily briefing summaries, the Daily editor's note, and narration.

Ask the News responses, including evidence answers for claims and questions you track.

Story signal and hype classification.

When these features operate, the App may transmit relevant information to Google's services. Depending on the feature, this may include publicly sourced article titles, summaries, article text, source names and dates, your selected professional lens, questions you enter, the text of a claim or question you ask about, limited recent conversation context, or a briefing script.

Do not include confidential, sensitive, or personally identifying information in questions or other text you enter.

Firebase AI Logic and the applicable Gemini API provider process these requests to generate responses. Their handling, retention, and permitted use of submitted information are governed by Google's applicable terms and privacy documentation and may depend on the Firebase project's service and billing configuration.

Google Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy

Firebase Privacy and Security Information: firebase.google.com/support/privacy

Firebase AI Logic Data Governance Information: firebase.google.com/docs/ai-logic/data-governance

5. FIREBASE REMOTE CONFIG AND APP INTEGRITY

Up.Link uses Firebase Remote Config to retrieve operational configuration, including the AI models available to the App.

The App also uses Firebase App Check to help confirm that requests come from an authentic copy of Up.Link running on a legitimate device:

On iPhone and iPad, App Check uses Apple App Attest.

On Android, App Check uses the Google Play Integrity API.

As part of this process, Google and, on Apple devices, Apple may process app or device attestation material, integrity verdicts, security tokens, Internet Protocol addresses, application identifiers, and limited technical information necessary to validate requests, prevent abuse, and operate their services.

This information is handled according to Google's and Apple's applicable terms and privacy policies.

Apple Privacy Policy: apple.com/legal/privacy

Google Play Integrity API Information: developer.android.com/google/play/integrity

6. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PURCHASES

Up.Link offers an optional Up.Link Pro subscription. Purchases are processed entirely by the Apple App Store on iPhone and iPad, and by Google Play Billing on Android.

Jamsoft does not receive or store your payment card number, billing address, or other payment details. The App receives purchase and subscription status information from Apple or Google, such as whether a subscription is active, so that it can unlock Pro features. Apple and Google handle your purchase information according to their own terms and privacy policies.

You can manage or cancel a subscription through your Apple account subscription settings on iPhone and iPad, or through the Subscriptions section of the Google Play Store app on Android.

7. NOTIFICATIONS

Up.Link may request permission to send notifications, such as Daily briefing reminders and alerts about followed subjects, exploited vulnerabilities, and patches for products in "Your stack."

These notifications are optional. Up.Link decides whether to send an alert on your device and delivers it as a local notification through the device's notification system. The App does not require a Jamsoft account or a Jamsoft-operated push-notification profile.

On iPhone and iPad, you can disable notifications at any time in the Settings app.

On Android 13 and later, the App asks for notification permission before sending notifications. On any Android version, you can disable notifications at any time in your device's Settings under Apps, Up.Link, Notifications.

8. AUDIO NARRATION

Up.Link can read briefings aloud using either the device's built-in text-to-speech or AI-generated audio produced through Google's Gemini services.

On iPhone and iPad, built-in narration uses Apple's on-device speech synthesis.

On Android, built-in narration uses the text-to-speech engine selected in your device settings, such as Speech Services by Google. Depending on the engine and its settings, the engine provider may process text using its own services under its own privacy policy.

When AI-generated narration is available, the briefing script is transmitted to Google for audio generation. A limited number of generated audio files may be cached locally on your device for playback. Older cached narration files are automatically removed by the App.

On Android, playback controls may appear in the notification area and on the lock screen while audio is playing.

The App does not record audio and does not access your microphone.

9. EXTERNAL ARTICLES, LINKS, AND SHARING

When you choose to open an original article, the publisher's website is presented using Apple's in-app Safari technology on iPhone and iPad, or using a Custom Tab provided by your default web browser on Android. The publisher or website operator may collect information, use cookies, or apply its own tracking practices, and your browser's own privacy settings and policy apply. Jamsoft does not control the privacy practices or content of external websites.

When you share a story, an Uplink Capsule image or PDF, or an exported source list, the information you select is sent only to the person, application, or service you choose using the system share sheet. The receiving service's privacy policy applies to information you share.

When you share a link into Up.Link from another app, the App saves that link on your device and retrieves the page as described in Section 3.

10. WIDGETS AND SHORTCUTS

Up.Link offers an optional home-screen widget and app shortcuts. The widget may display briefing or headline information on your home screen, where it may be visible to anyone who can see your device. The widget uses information already stored by the App on your device. You can remove the widget at any time.

11. HOW INFORMATION IS USED

Information processed through Up.Link is used only to:

Provide and personalize the App's news, briefing, saved stories, following, claims, questions, stack, alerts, filtering, narration, and AI features.

Retrieve current news, vulnerability, and source information.

Remember your settings and saved content.

Generate requested or automated AI-assisted summaries and classifications.

Deliver optional local notifications.

Unlock and manage Up.Link Pro features.

Protect Firebase and AI services from fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access.

Maintain the security and reliability of the App and its connected services.

12. INFORMATION SHARING

We disclose information only as necessary to provide the App's features, comply with the law, protect legal rights, or maintain the security of the App.

Service providers used by the App include:

Google and Firebase for AI processing, configuration, and app-integrity verification.

Apple, for the iPhone and iPad version, for App Store distribution, in-app purchases, device services, notifications, Safari presentation, speech synthesis, and App Attest.

Google, for the Android version, for Google Play distribution, Google Play Billing, the Play Integrity API, and, if selected in your device settings, text-to-speech.

The publishers and public data providers from which the App retrieves content, and any websites you choose to add or save.

We do not sell your information. We do not share your information with advertising networks or data brokers.

13. DATA RETENTION AND DELETION

Locally stored information generally remains on your device until you remove it, change the applicable setting, clear the relevant feature, or uninstall the App. Some features keep only a limited amount of information and automatically remove older entries, including story revision history, retained snapshots, and reading activity.

Ask the News conversation history is maintained only for the active App session and can be cleared within the feature.

Saved stories remain until you remove them or uninstall the App.

Generated summaries and classifications may remain in local caches until replaced, automatically removed, or deleted when the App is uninstalled.

On Android, you can also delete all locally stored App data at any time by opening your device's Settings, selecting Apps, then Up.Link, then Storage, and choosing Clear storage or Clear data.

Third-party service providers may retain technical information, AI requests, responses, purchase records, or service data according to their applicable terms, configuration, and retention policies.

Because Up.Link does not create user accounts, Jamsoft generally cannot identify or remotely delete information stored only on your device.

14. DATA SECURITY

We use reasonable technical safeguards designed to protect the App and its data. Up.Link uses encrypted HTTPS connections for its network communications, operating-system-protected private App storage (Apple data protection on iPhone and iPad, and the Android application sandbox on Android), bounded local caches, and app-integrity validation for Firebase requests.

No electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

15. INTERNATIONAL DATA PROCESSING

Google, Apple, content providers, and other service operators may process information in the United States or other countries where they or their service providers operate. Privacy and data-protection laws in those countries may differ from the laws where you live.

16. YOUR CHOICES AND PRIVACY RIGHTS

You can:

Decline or disable notifications through your device settings.

Remove individual saved stories, followed subjects, custom sources, stack products, tracked claims, questions, muted topics, and other preferences within the App.

Clear an Ask the News conversation using its Clear control.

Avoid entering personal or sensitive information into questions and other text fields.

Manage or cancel an Up.Link Pro subscription through the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Delete locally stored App data by uninstalling Up.Link or, on Android, by clearing the App's storage in your device settings. On iPhone and iPad, this is subject to any device backups controlled through your Apple account.

Contact Jamsoft regarding a privacy question or request.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights concerning personal information processed by Jamsoft or its service providers. Because the App does not require an account, we may need sufficient information to understand and verify any request, and we may be unable to identify information that exists only on your device.

17. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Up.Link is not directed to children under 13 or the equivalent minimum age in the applicable jurisdiction. We do not knowingly request or collect personal information from children.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information through the App, contact us so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.

18. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to Up.Link, its service providers, or applicable legal requirements.

When we make changes, we will revise the "Last Updated" date and publish the updated Privacy Policy through the location where this policy is made available. Changes become effective when the updated policy is posted unless otherwise stated.

19. CONTACT US

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact:

Jamsoft Inc.

Email: support@jamsoftinc.com