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# Balanced Breakfast — Privacy Policy |
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*Last updated: May 12, 2026* |
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Balanced Breakfast is published by Make Creative, LLC. This policy explains what data the app handles. |
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## The Short Version |
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- Balanced Breakfast is a local-first feed aggregator. Subscriptions, fetched articles, and read state live in a SQLite database on your own device. |
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- We don't run a server for Balanced Breakfast. We don't see your data. |
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- The app fetches feed data directly from sources you configure (RSS feeds, public APIs); those operators see your IP, as with any web request. |
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- No telemetry, analytics, ads, or tracking. |
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## What Balanced Breakfast Stores on Your Device |
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- Your feed subscriptions and source configurations |
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- Fetched articles, metadata, and read/unread state |
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- Plugin scripts you install (Rhai) |
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- Encrypted credentials for sources that require auth (e.g. API tokens) — stored in the OS keychain, never in plain disk |
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## What Balanced Breakfast Sends Off Your Device |
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The app makes outbound requests only to sources you've added: |
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- RSS/Atom feed URLs you subscribe to |
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- Public APIs (e.g. Hacker News, arXiv) that plugins are configured to query |
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- Image hosts referenced by article content (loaded for preview rendering) |
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- **Update server** — the app periodically checks for new versions. The check transmits your current app version and platform; no personal data. |
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We don't proxy any of these requests. Each goes directly from your device to the source's own server, under that source's own privacy policy. |
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## What Balanced Breakfast Does Not Do |
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- No analytics SDK, no crash reporter beacons, no usage tracking |
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- No advertising, no third-party trackers |
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- No data sold or shared with third parties |
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- No cloud sync between devices (each device's database is independent) |
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## Children |
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Balanced Breakfast is not directed at children under 13. |
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## Changes |
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Material changes to this policy will be noted in the app's release notes. |
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## Contact |
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questions@makenot.work |
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