Last updated 28 September 2026
Fidwise Privacy Policy
This explains what Fidwise collects, why we collect it, how long we keep it, and how to have it deleted. It is written in plain English on purpose.
The short version. You can read Fidwise news without an account and without giving us anything. If you sign in, we store your account details, what you post, and what you choose to track, so the app can work. We do not sell your data, and we do not use it to advertise to you. You can delete your account and everything in it from inside the app at any time.
Who we are
Fidwise is a financial news and discussion app for Indian retail investors, operated from India. You can reach us at contact@fidwise.com for anything in this policy, including a request to delete your data.
Using Fidwise without an account
Reading the news feed, opening a story and reading the discussion under it do not require an account. If you never sign in, we do not know who you are. The app keeps a random code on your device so we can count how many devices use Fidwise and how often they come back. It is not linked to your name, email or phone number. Reinstalling the app or clearing its data creates a new code.
What we collect, and why
When you sign in
You can sign in with Google or with Apple. We receive and store your name, your email address and your profile picture from whichever you choose.
If you sign in with Apple and choose to hide your email address, Apple gives us a forwarding address instead of your real one. We treat that as your address and never ask you to reveal the real one.
What we store once you have an account
| What | Why |
|---|---|
| Your name, email address and picture | To identify your account and show who wrote a comment |
| Your public profile: handle, short biography, investor label | So other people can find and recognise you |
| A profile photograph, if you upload one | To show on your profile |
| Your comments, replies and reactions | They are the discussion |
| Anything you post as a take | It is your published writing |
| Who you follow and who blocks whom | To build your feed and to keep blocking working |
| Holdings you type in yourself | To filter news to what you own |
| Holdings imported from a broker you connect | To show your portfolio and filter news, only if you connect one |
| Consultation bookings and their messages | To run the conversation you booked |
| A notification token for your device | To send the alerts you asked for |
| How the app is used, linked to a random code on your device, and to your account if you sign in | To find faults and see which parts are worth improving |
Connecting a broker
Connecting a brokerage account is entirely optional and Fidwise works fully without it. If you do connect one, you are sent to your broker to sign in. We never see or store your broker password. Your broker gives us permission to read your holdings, and we store those holdings so we can show your portfolio and filter news to it. You can disconnect at any time.
Camera and photographs
The app asks for permission to use your photographs or camera only when you choose to set a profile picture. If you refuse, everything else in the app still works. We upload only the image you pick.
What we do not do
- We do not sell your data to anyone.
- We do not use your data to target advertising, in Fidwise or anywhere else.
- We do not follow you around other companies' apps or websites.
- We do not read your emails, contacts, messages or files.
- We do not give investment advice, and nothing in Fidwise is a recommendation to buy or sell.
Who else can see your data
Other people using Fidwise can see anything you publish: your public profile, your comments, your replies, your reactions and your takes. Holdings you type in yourself stay private to you.
Beyond that, your data is handled by the services that run Fidwise, and only so that it can run: Microsoft Azure hosts our servers and stores our data, in India; Google and Apple provide sign in; Expo delivers notifications to your device; the broker you choose to connect, if you connect one. None of them are given your data for their own purposes.
Where your data is kept
On Microsoft Azure servers located in India. Some of the services above operate internationally, so data may be handled outside India in the course of providing them.
How long we keep it
- Your account and everything in it: until you delete it.
- News stories and their discussion: kept, so an old shared link still works.
- Usage records: kept for ninety days, then removed.
Deleting your account
Open Fidwise, go to your profile, and choose Delete Account. That removes your profile, your comments, your reactions, your follows and your posts. You can also write to contact@fidwise.com and ask us to do it.
Your choices
- Use Fidwise without signing in at all.
- Refuse notifications. The app works without them.
- Refuse access to your photographs. The app works without it.
- Never connect a broker.
- Make your profile private, or delete your account.
- Ask us for a copy of what we hold about you.
Children
Fidwise is not intended for children under thirteen, and we do not knowingly collect their data. If you believe a child has given us data, write to us and we will remove it.
Changes to this policy
If we change this, the date at the top changes with it. If a change materially affects what we collect or what we do with it, we will say so in the app rather than quietly editing this page.