Privacy Policy

Atta is an information and professional-content platform focused on areas such as technology, artificial intelligence, education, healthcare, finance, and professional development.

The Services may allow users to:

• Read concise news headlines, summaries, and key takeaways.
• Access links to original publications and sources.
• Follow topics, industries, professional accounts, and organizations.
• React to, comment on, share, and bookmark content.
• Participate in topic-based discussions.
• Search and filter content.
• Create user posts or professional channels.
• Apply for account or organizational verification.
• Report content, block users, request fact-checking, and submit appeals.
• Receive customizable account and content notifications.

Atta may use automated systems, artificial intelligence, community reporting, fact-checking processes, and human review to moderate content and protect the Services.

The information we collect depends on how you use Atta, the features you access, and the permissions you provide.

2.1 Information You Provide

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:

• Full name
• Username
• Email address
• Phone number
• Password and account credentials
• Profile photograph or avatar
• Biography and profile details
• Professional title
• Employer or organization
• Industry
• Education or professional background
• Interests and followed topics
• Account preferences
• Communication preferences
• Verification application information
• Identity or professional verification documents
• Customer-support communications
• Reports, complaints, appeals, and feedback
• Survey responses
• Payment and billing information, if paid features are offered
• Any other information you choose to provide

2.2 User Content

We may collect and process content you create, upload, submit, or share through the Services, including:

• Posts
• Comments
• Reactions
• Images
• Links
• Professional opinions
• Messages submitted to support
• Reports and appeals
• Saved or bookmarked content
• Search queries
• Content-sharing activity

Content you publish publicly may be visible to other users and may be shared outside Atta by those users.

2.3 Information Collected Automatically

When you use the Services, we may automatically collect technical and usage information, including:

• Internet Protocol address
• Device identifiers
• Device type
• Operating system
• Browser type
• App version
• Language settings
• Time zone
• Network and mobile-carrier information
• Referring and exit pages
• Pages, posts, and features viewed
• Search and filtering activity
• Content interactions
• Follow, reaction, comment, sharing, and bookmarking activity
• Dates and times of access
• Session duration
• Crash reports
• Performance data
• Diagnostic logs
• Security-related events
• Approximate location inferred from an IP address
• Cookie and similar-technology identifiers

2.4 Location Information

We may collect approximate location information based on your IP address, device settings, or network information.

We may also collect more precise location information when:

• A feature requires it;
• Your device permits it; and
• You provide permission through your device or application settings.

You may disable location permissions through your device settings, although certain features may not function properly afterward.

2.5 Information from Third Parties

We may receive information from third parties, including:

• Authentication providers
• Social sign-in providers
• Analytics providers
• Security and fraud-prevention providers
• Cloud-hosting providers
• Payment processors
• Content publishers
• Professional or organizational verification sources
• Publicly available sources
• Other users who report or interact with your account

When you connect Atta to a third-party account, we may receive information according to the permissions you approve and the third party’s privacy practices.

2.6 Payment Information

If Atta offers paid subscriptions or other paid services, payment transactions may be processed by a third-party payment processor.

Atta may receive limited transaction information, such as:

• Payment status
• Subscription type
• Billing name
• Billing address
• Transaction identifier
• Last four digits of a payment method
• Purchase and renewal history

We may not directly receive or store complete payment-card numbers when payments are handled by an independent payment processor.

We may use information for the following purposes.

3.1 Providing the Services

We use information to:

• Create and maintain user accounts.
• Authenticate users.
• Verify phone numbers and email addresses.
• Process login requests.
• Display and personalize profiles.
• Deliver content and platform features.
• Allow users to follow accounts, topics, and industries.
• Enable reactions, comments, sharing, bookmarking, and discussions.
• Process account and professional-verification applications.
• Provide search, filtering, and recommendation features.
• Process payments and subscriptions, where applicable.

3.2 Personalization

We may use your interests and activity to:

• Recommend posts, topics, sources, accounts, or organizations.
• Rank and organize content.
• Customize your feed.
• Suggest professional channels or discussions.
• Adjust notification settings and recommendations.
• Improve the relevance of search results.

Personalization may be based on information such as the topics you follow, content you view, accounts you follow, searches you perform, and actions you take within Atta.

3.3 Communications

We may use your contact information to:

• Send account-verification messages.
• Send one-time passwords.
• Confirm login attempts.
• Send security alerts.
• Respond to support inquiries.
• Provide administrative notices.
• Notify you of material changes to the Services or policies.
• Deliver notifications you enable.

Atta does not use its SMS verification and security program to send marketing or promotional text messages.

3.4 Safety, Security, and Moderation

We may use information to:

• Detect spam, fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access.
• Investigate suspicious account activity.
• Protect account security.
• Enforce our Terms and platform policies.
• Review reported content and accounts.
• Process appeals.
• Identify misinformation or low-quality content.
• Prevent manipulation of rankings, reactions, comments, or followers.
• Protect users, Atta, and third parties.
• Comply with legal obligations.

Atta may use automated systems, artificial intelligence, community reports, and human reviewers for moderation and safety purposes.

3.5 Analytics and Improvement

We may use information to:

• Understand how users interact with Atta.
• Analyze feature performance.
• Diagnose technical problems.
• Monitor application stability.
• Develop new products and features.
• Improve content recommendations.
• Measure user engagement.
• Conduct research and testing.
• Improve accessibility and user experience.
• Train, test, and evaluate automated systems where permitted by law.

Where appropriate, we may aggregate or de-identify information before using it for analytics, research, or service improvement.

3.6 Legal and Compliance Purposes

We may use information to:

• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders, and legal processes.
• Respond to lawful government requests.
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
• Enforce agreements and policies.
• Maintain records required for compliance.
• Protect the rights, property, and safety of Atta, users, and others.

No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

4.1 SMS Uses

Atta’s SMS program is called the Atta Account Verification and Security Program. Atta may send transactional SMS messages for:

• One-time password verification codes
• Phone-number verification
• Login verification
• Two-factor authentication
• Account security alerts
• Suspicious account-activity notifications

Atta does not send marketing, advertising, promotional, or sales SMS messages through this program.

4.2 How users opt in (message flow)

Users provide express consent before any SMS is sent. The opt-in flow works as follows:

• The user opens Atta and chooses to register, sign in, verify a phone number, enable two-factor authentication, or reset a password.
• The user enters their mobile phone number in the Atta application.
• The user actively requests a verification or security code. Consent is not obtained through a pre-checked box.
• Atta presents disclosures that messages are for authentication/security only, that message frequency varies, that message and data rates may apply, and that the user can reply STOP to cancel or HELP for help.
• Only after that request does Atta send a transactional SMS containing a one-time code or security notice.

Additional details are available on our SMS Consent & Authentication Policy.

4.3 Message frequency and rates

Message frequency varies based on verification requests, login attempts, and account-security activity. Users generally receive a message only when they request a code or when a security event requires notice.

Message and data rates may apply.

4.4 Mobile Information Non-Sharing

We do not share, sell, rent, or provide your mobile phone number or messaging consent data to third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.

No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories of information sharing described in this Privacy Policy exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

The only limited exception is disclosure to service providers that operate the messaging program on Atta’s behalf (for example, SMS delivery, security, fraud prevention, or customer support), and only as necessary to provide those services. Those providers are not permitted to use mobile numbers or SMS consent for their own marketing or promotional purposes.

4.5 SMS Opt-Out and Assistance

You may:

• Reply STOP to any Atta SMS message to cancel SMS messages.
• Reply HELP for assistance.
• Email support@atta.news for additional support.

After an opt-out request, you may receive one final confirmation message. Opting out of SMS may prevent you from using SMS-based verification, login, recovery, or security features.

We may disclose information in the circumstances described below. Important: text messaging originator opt-in data and consent are excluded from all marketing or promotional sharing. No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes.

5.1 Service Providers

We may disclose information to service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as:

• Cloud hosting
• Data storage
• Authentication
• SMS delivery
• Email delivery
• Customer support
• Analytics
• Content moderation
• Fraud prevention
• Cybersecurity
• Payment processing
• Application performance monitoring
• Professional verification

These providers may process information only to perform services for Atta, subject to contractual and legal restrictions.

Mobile phone numbers and SMS consent information are not shared with these providers for their own marketing or promotional purposes, and are never sold, rented, or provided to affiliates or lead generators for marketing.

5.2 Other Users and the Public

Information you place on a public profile or publish through public features may be visible to:

• Other Atta users
• Search engines
• Visitors who are not logged in
• Third parties with whom users share your content

Depending on your settings, this may include your:

• Username
• Profile photograph
• Biography
• Professional information
• Verification status
• Posts
• Comments
• Reactions
• Follow relationships
• Public channels

You should avoid publishing information that you do not want others to view or redistribute.

5.3 Professional and Verified Accounts

When you apply for verification or a professional account, certain information may be reviewed by Atta personnel, contractors, verification vendors, or relevant organizations to confirm your identity, credentials, or affiliation.

Sensitive verification documents will not be publicly displayed unless you separately choose to publish related information.

5.4 Legal Requirements and Safety

We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law.
• Respond to a subpoena, court order, warrant, or other legal process.
• Respond to a lawful government request.
• Investigate fraud, abuse, security incidents, or policy violations.
• Protect the rights and safety of users, Atta, or others.
• Prevent imminent harm.
• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

5.5 Business Transactions

If Atta is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, sale of assets, or similar transaction, information may be disclosed as part of that transaction.

Any successor’s handling of personal information will remain subject to this Privacy Policy unless users are notified otherwise.

SMS opt-in data and consent will not be transferred for the successor’s independent marketing or promotional use.

5.6 With Your Direction or Consent

We may disclose information when you direct us to do so or provide consent, such as when you:

• Connect a third-party account.
• Share content externally.
• Use a third-party integration.
• Request that we provide information to another party.

Atta and its service providers may use:

• Cookies
• Local storage
• Software development kits
• Pixels
• Device identifiers
• Similar technologies

These technologies may be used to:

• Keep users signed in.
• Remember preferences.
• Maintain security.
• Prevent fraud.
• Understand how the Services are used.
• Measure performance.
• Diagnose errors.
• Personalize content.
• Improve features.

You may be able to control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Services.

Atta may use artificial intelligence and automated systems to:

• Generate concise summaries.
• Categorize and label content.
• Recommend content.
• Detect spam or harmful activity.
• Identify possible misinformation or low-quality content.
• Assist moderation.
• Analyze platform performance.
• Support search and filtering.
• Detect suspicious logins or account activity.

Automated systems may make mistakes. Atta may use human review to evaluate certain automated decisions, reports, appeals, verification applications, or safety concerns.

Where required by applicable law, users may have rights concerning certain decisions made solely through automated processing.

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Provide the Services.
• Maintain your account.
• Fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
• Maintain security and prevent fraud.
• Resolve disputes.
• Enforce agreements.
• Comply with legal, regulatory, accounting, or reporting obligations.
• Maintain evidence of SMS consent where required.
• Protect Atta and its users.

Retention periods may vary based on:

• The type of information.
• The reason it was collected.
• Whether your account remains active.
• Legal requirements.
• Security and fraud-prevention needs.
• Ongoing disputes or investigations.

When information is no longer required, we may delete, anonymize, or aggregate it, subject to technical and legal limitations.

Copies may remain temporarily in backups or disaster-recovery systems after deletion from active systems.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information against:

• Unauthorized access
• Loss
• Misuse
• Alteration
• Destruction
• Unauthorized disclosure

These measures may include access controls, encryption, authentication safeguards, monitoring, logging, and restricted employee or contractor access.

No system, transmission method, or storage method is completely secure. We cannot guarantee that information will never be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed without authorization.

You are responsible for protecting your password, verification codes, devices, and account credentials.

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Request access to your personal information.
• Request correction of inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of certain information.
• Request a portable copy of certain information.
• Object to or restrict certain processing.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
• Appeal the denial of a privacy request.
• Opt out of certain targeted advertising, sale, or sharing activities where applicable.
• Lodge a complaint with a data-protection authority.

These rights may be subject to exceptions and verification requirements.

To submit a privacy request, email:

support@atta.news

We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. Authorized agents may submit requests where permitted by applicable law, but we may require evidence of authorization.

Account Settings

You may be able to update certain information directly through your Atta account settings.

Communication Preferences

You may manage eligible notifications through your account or device settings.

Transactional account, legal, or security communications may continue even when optional notifications are disabled.

SMS Preferences

Reply STOP to opt out of SMS messages or contact support@atta.news.

This section applies to California residents where required by law.

Depending on how Atta operates and whether applicable legal thresholds are met, California residents may have rights to request:

• The categories of personal information collected.
• The sources of personal information.
• The purposes for collection, use, or disclosure.
• The categories of third parties receiving information.
• The specific pieces of personal information collected.
• Correction or deletion of personal information.
• Opt-out from certain sales or sharing.
• Equal service and pricing when exercising privacy rights.

Atta does not sell SMS opt-in data, SMS consent, or mobile phone numbers and does not share them with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

Nothing in this section states that Atta is currently subject to every provision of the California Consumer Privacy Act. Applicability depends on Atta’s activities and applicable legal thresholds.

Atta is not intended for children under 13 years of age.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without legally valid parental consent.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to Atta in violation of this section, contact support@atta.news. We will review the request and take appropriate action.

Users between 13 and the age of legal majority in their jurisdiction should use Atta only with the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian where required.

Atta may process and store information in the United States and other countries where Atta or its service providers operate.

These countries may have privacy laws that differ from those in your country.

Where required, we may use legally recognized safeguards for international transfers, such as contractual protections or other approved transfer mechanisms.

Atta may display or link to third-party:

• News sources
• Websites
• Applications
• Publications
• Products
• Professional profiles
• Payment services
• Authentication services

Atta does not control the privacy practices of these third parties. Their handling of information is governed by their own privacy policies and terms.

You should review those policies before providing information to a third-party service.

Some browsers provide a “Do Not Track” setting.

Because there is not a universally accepted standard for responding to all browser-based Do Not Track signals, Atta may not respond to such signals in every circumstance.

Where required by applicable law, we will process legally recognized browser-based opt-out signals.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When we make changes, we will revise the “Last Updated” date. If changes are material, we may provide additional notice through:

• The Services
• Email
• An account notification
• Another appropriate method

Your continued use of Atta after an updated Privacy Policy becomes effective indicates acknowledgment of the updated policy, to the extent permitted by law.

For privacy questions, requests, or complaints, contact:

Atta
Website: https://atta.news
Email: support@atta.news