Privacy policy

Last updated: November 14, 2026

Bad News AI (badnewsai.com) is operated by Bad News AI. This page explains, in plain language, what we collect and why. The short version: we collect as little as we can.

The Richter scale

The news you type to get a Richter score is scored in your browser. It isn’t sent to our server or to any AI company. The narrator uses your browser’s built-in voice on your device. Share links, share cards, and exported videos contain only the score, badge, verdict, narrator, and an optional teaser you write; we refuse teasers with names or contact details.

What you type into the writer

The situation, names, and key points you enter are sent to our server only to generate your drafts and rehearsal replies. In this early version we do not save them to a database or attach them to an account.

• During the beta, drafts and rehearsal replies are written by built-in templates on our server. Your text is not sent to an AI provider.
• If we later turn on AI generation, your text would be sent to an AI provider to produce the draft. We’ll update this policy, and name the provider, before that happens.
• Our hosting provider (Vercel) keeps short-lived technical logs (such as IP address and request time) for security and debugging.
• We use your IP address briefly to enforce rate limits that prevent abuse. These counters expire within about a day.

Please avoid entering sensitive information you don’t need, such as health details, account numbers, or other people’s private data.

Your email (updates signup)

If you sign up for updates, we store your email address, where on the site you signed up, and when. We use it only to send occasional product updates. We don’t sell it. You can unsubscribe or ask us to delete it at any time by emailing hello@badnewsai.com. Signups are stored with our hosting provider’s storage service.

Stored on your device and analytics

We use your browser’s local storage to count how many drafts you’ve used today. That count stays on your device. We use cookieless Umami analytics to count page views and a few anonymous actions (for example “score shared” with a score range and badge). It collects no personal data and never your text, names, or email. We don’t use advertising trackers.

Your choices

• Ask what we hold about you, or ask us to correct or delete it.
• Unsubscribe from emails using the link in any email.
• Clear your browser storage to reset the local usage counter.

Depending on where you live (for example the EU, UK, or California), you may have additional rights, such as access, correction, deletion, and objection. Email us and we’ll help.

Children

Bad News AI is not intended for children under 16, and we don’t knowingly collect their information.

Changes and contact

If we change this policy, we’ll update the date above and, for meaningful changes, let people signed up for updates know. Questions: hello@badnewsai.com.