Privacy Policy

This policy explains what data we collect when you read Livenews.id.

Cookie-free reader statistics

We count readers with our own counter. It uses no cookies and does not store your IP address. To estimate unique readers within a day, we create a random fingerprint from your IP address and browser type with a salt that changes every day, so it cannot be used to track you across days. We also record the page opened, where the visit came from (for example a search engine), the device type and the language. Visit data is kept for up to 120 days.

Google Analytics (with consent)

If you press "Accept" on the cookie banner, we load Google Analytics to understand reading patterns. If you decline, Google Analytics is not loaded. Your choice is stored in your browser and can be cleared at any time.

Browser storage

We store your theme preference (light/dark) and your cookie choice in your browser's local storage.

Newsroom and email

If you contact the newsroom, we keep your email and its contents to follow up. We do not sell personal data.

Reader accounts and newsletter

Reader accounts are optional. If you sign up, we store your email, name, the stories you saved, the sections you follow and your last sign-in time. Accounts have no password: you sign in with a one-time link we email to you, which is only valid for a short time. Older accounts that already have a password store it only as an unreadable hash. We do not ask for or store your date of birth or age. We use one session cookie (pid) to keep you signed in and one form cookie (pf), valid for 2 hours, on the sign-in and sign-up pages. You can delete your account, download your data or change your choices at any time from the Account page; deleting the account deletes its data.

The newsletter is only sent to addresses you have confirmed through the link in the email. We store your email, your section and frequency choices, language and the confirmation time. Every email contains a link to manage your choices or unsubscribe. Emails are sent through our own mail server; we do not share your address with anyone else.

Personalized recommendations and reading history

Signed-in readers may see a "For you" block on the homepage and article pages. To keep it relevant we store the stories you open (their section and topics) for at most 90 days, up to 300 stories. History is recorded only for signed-in accounts and used only to build recommendations; it is not shared with third parties or used for advertising. Readers who are not signed in are not tracked. Star ratings you give are read from your device only, as an interest weight.

You can turn this off at any time in My account, under "Personalized recommendations"; turning it off also deletes your reading history. The same place has a "Delete reading history" button, and the history is included in your account data download. Deleting your account permanently deletes the reading history.

Advertising and third-party ad networks If you accept cookies in the consent banner, Livenews.id may show ads from third-party networks: Google AdSense, MGID and Taboola. These networks use cookies and device identifiers to serve ads, limit repetition, measure performance and, where you allow it, personalise ads or "From the web" recommendations based on your activity across sites. Network scripts load only after you press Accept; if you decline, no ads are loaded and no data is sent to these networks. The newsroom does not share your account data or reading history with ad networks, and ads are separated from news content by an "Advertisement" label.

You can manage or opt out of personalisation here: Google Ad Settings, MGID privacy policy and opt-out, Taboola privacy policy and YourAdChoices. We also publish /ads.txt listing this site's authorised ad sellers.

Paid advertising and advertisers

Banners, classifieds, greetings and advertorials booked directly on Livenews.id are served from our own servers without cookies or third-party scripts. To count impressions and clicks (without double counting), your IP address and browser type are turned into a random fingerprint valid for one day and kept temporarily in server memory; only the number of impressions/clicks per ad per day is stored. Advertisers must have an account; order data (ad material, dates, invoice, payment status) is kept for delivery and bookkeeping.

Field reporting with AI assistance

Our reporters can send photos and voice recordings from the scene through the Live Post feature. To prepare a draft, the photos, voice recordings and speech-recognition text are sent to the AI provider chosen by the newsroom (for example Google Gemini); the browser's built-in speech recognition may also process speech on the browser vendor's servers. Voice recordings are not kept after transcription; transcripts and original photo versions are removed from the Live Post system after 30 days. GPS location and camera data are stripped from photos before they are stored. Every story is still reviewed by an editor before publication.

Journalist applicants and AI-assisted checks

Freelance journalist applicants submit personal details, an ID card, an ID photo, certificates/press cards and a portfolio. Files are stored encrypted, opened only by the Admin and the Editor-in-Chief (every ID card access is logged), and deleted per the retention policy: the ID card about 30 days after verification, all documents about 90 days after an application is rejected or the partnership ends. Photos and identity documents are NEVER sent to an AI provider.

Manuscripts and transcripts written or submitted by contributors may be processed by third-party AI providers for fact-checking and editing. We do not ask providers to use them to train models where a provider offers that choice. AI review comments are visible only to editors and the Editor-in-Chief and never appear on the site.

Readers who report a story: the IP address and device are kept as random hashes for up to 90 days to prevent abuse; the reporter's email (if given) is used only to tell the outcome.

Your rights

You can ask for information about, or deletion of, data you sent us by contacting redaksi@livenews.id.