Privacy Policy
Last Updated: April 2025
Overview
Four for Philly is built with privacy as a default. The app does not collect, store, or transmit any personal information. No account is required to use the app.
Information We Do NOT Collect
- No personal information or identifiers
- No usage analytics or crash reporting
- No device identifiers
- No location data
- No contacts or any other device data
Data the App Fetches
Four for Philly fetches publicly available sports data to display scores, schedules, standings, and news articles. This includes:
- ESPN API: Scores, schedules, standings, and news articles. This is the same public data available on ESPN.com.
- RSS Feeds: Publicly available article feeds from PhillyVoice and SB Nation team blogs (Bleeding Green Nation, The Good Phight, Broad Street Hockey, Liberty Ballers).
These requests are made directly from your device to the respective services. No data passes through our servers.
On-Device AI Processing
Four for Philly uses Apple Intelligence to generate news briefings and game summaries. All AI processing happens entirely on your device using Apple's on-device language models. Article content used to generate summaries is never sent to any external server — it is processed locally and the results remain on your device.
Data Storage
All app data (cached articles, generated summaries, game blurbs) is stored locally on your device. It is never uploaded to any server. Deleting the app removes all stored data.
Third-Party Services
The app fetches content from ESPN and SB Nation/Vox Media RSS feeds. Your use of this content is subject to their respective terms of service. We do not share any information with these services beyond the network requests your device makes to retrieve their public content.
Children's Privacy
Four for Philly does not collect any personal information from anyone, including children under 13.
Changes to This Policy
If we update this Privacy Policy, we will update the "Last Updated" date above. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact
Questions about this privacy policy? Contact us at privacy@newwaveapps.com.