Privacy-relevant permissions requested by the Octopus Newsroom’s mobile applications

CAMERA

Used for permissions that are associated with accessing camera or capturing images/video from the device. This permission allows the application to capture the images/videos by the user. Resulting files are stored in the device and can be sent to an Octopus Newsroom server.

MICROPHONE

Used for permissions that are associated with accessing microphone and capturing audio using device microphone. This permission allows the application to capture audio when the user launches a recording. Resulting files are stored in the device and can be sent to an Octopus Newsroom server.

LOCATION

We would love it if you share your location with us. The best way is to share even when the app is closed or not in use. We will use this data to contact you with the news requests from your current area.If you decide to not share it with us, it’s fine but you will only get the global news requests that are not location based. The location data are stored on the Octopus Newsroom’s server. Only the most recent location coordinates are stored, absolutely no historical location data are being stored.

MEDIA LIBRARY

If you want to share some videos you recorded previously with us, we need you to allow the app access to your media library in order to select them. This permission will allow the mobile app to access the media library data in your device. Only selected files are then sent to the Octopus Newsroom Server.

3rd Party Data Privacy

Octopus Newsroom s.r.o. never share any of your data to the 3rd party. The data you share via one of the Octopus Newsroom’s applications are stored on the server and shared with the intended Application users only.