Legal Information

Introduction
FlashFeed is an RSS-based news reader developed and published by Red-F Studios. This Privacy Policy explains what data the app accesses, how data is handled, and your rights. By using FlashFeed you agree to this policy.

Information We Collect

• No Personal Data: FlashFeed does not collect names, email addresses, phone numbers, location, device identifiers, or other personal identifiers.
• Notification Data: The app fetches a configuration file or feed update periodically when you open the app to schedule local notifications. This data is processed and stored locally on your device.
• No Accounts: The app does not provide account creation, authentication, or sign-in features.
• No Analytics / Crash Reporting: FlashFeed does not include analytics SDKs or crash-reporting tools (e.g., Firebase Analytics, Crashlytics, Sentry).
• Local Storage Only: The app stores onboarding flags, notification preferences, and user bookmarks using local storage (SharedPreferences/Hive). This data is not transmitted to any server.

How the App Works & Background Processing

FlashFeed fetches publicly available RSS/Atom XML feeds directly from publisher servers over the network. The app displays headlines, summaries, and links; clicking an item opens or links to the original publisher.

Notifications: To provide timely updates, the app initiates a background fetch process once per day, triggered when you open the app. This process retrieves the latest data to schedule notifications for the current day. All notification processing happens locally on your device in the background to ensure a seamless experience.

Data Sharing

FlashFeed does not share, sell, or rent any user data. No information is transmitted to Red-F Studios servers or to third parties. All user data stored by the app remains on the device unless the user manually exports it.

Permissions

The app requests the following Android permissions to function correctly:

• android.permission.INTERNET — required to fetch RSS feeds and notification data.
• android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS — (Android 13+) required to display local news alerts and updates scheduled by the app.

No storage, camera, location, or contacts permissions are used by the app.

Target Audience

FlashFeed is primarily intended for users 18 years and older. However, the app is open to general audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Retention & Security

Local data (bookmarks, settings, notification cache) is retained on the device. Uninstalling the app will remove that data. Because no personal data is sent to servers, there is no remote data retention by Red-F Studios.

Contact

If you have questions or concerns about privacy, contact Red-F Studios at: redfstudio.apps@gmail.com.

Effective Date: February 8, 2026

Acceptance

By installing or using FlashFeed, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, uninstall the app and discontinue use.

Eligibility

FlashFeed is primarily targeted at users 18 years and older. If you are under 18, you may use the app with the involvement of a parent or guardian.

Service Description

FlashFeed displays publicly available RSS/Atom feeds in a consolidated interface. The app provides summaries, links to original content, and local notifications based on daily feed updates. It does not host or claim ownership of third-party content.

License & Restrictions

Red-F Studios grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use FlashFeed for your personal, non-commercial purposes. You agree not to:

• Reverse engineer, decompile, or attempt to extract source code from the app;
• Use the app for unlawful purposes or to violate the rights of others;
• Republish, sell, or redistribute content retrieved from third-party publishers beyond sharing links to the original sources.

Third-Party Content

Content displayed in FlashFeed is provided by third-party publishers and remains the intellectual property of those publishers. Red-F Studios does not endorse or verify the accuracy of any third-party content.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Red-F Studios is not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages arising from your use of the app, including but not limited to errors in feeds, downtime, or loss of local data (e.g., bookmarks).

Changes & Termination

Red-F Studios may modify or discontinue the app or these Terms at any time. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance. You may stop using the app at any time by uninstalling it.

Governing Law

These Terms are governed by applicable law where the developer is located. If any provision is found invalid, the remaining provisions remain in effect.

Contact

For support or legal requests: redfstudio.apps@gmail.com.

RSS Feeds & Copyrights

FlashFeed aggregates publicly available RSS feeds. All headlines, summaries, images, and metadata are the property of their respective publishers.

• FlashFeed does not modify or claim ownership of third-party content.
• Clicking an article links the user back to the original publisher’s website.
• If you are a rights holder and request feed removal, contact us at redfstudio.apps@gmail.com and we will comply promptly.

Content Removal

If you are a publisher or rights holder and want your content removed from FlashFeed, just send us an email. We respect your rights and will remove the feed immediately.

Contact: redfstudio.apps@gmail.com

FlashFeed uses open-source libraries from the Flutter and Dart ecosystem. We acknowledge the authors of these libraries for their contribution to the open-source community.