1. Data Controller

AI-Radar (ai-radar.it) is an independent AI news monitoring platform. For any privacy-related inquiries, please contact us via the About & Contacts page.

2. What Data We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal data:

  • Account data — When you register: username, email address, and an encrypted password. We never store passwords in plain text.
  • Usage data — Pages visited, IP address (anonymized for analytics), browser user-agent, country of origin (derived from IP for language detection), and timestamps.
  • Comments — Content you post as comments on articles, linked to your user account.
  • Newsletter subscriptions — Email address, preferred language, and delivery frequency.
  • Cookies — See our Cookie Policy for full details.

3. How We Use Your Data

  • To provide the service — Displaying content in your preferred language, enabling commenting, delivering newsletters.
  • Analytics — Understanding site traffic patterns to improve content. We use server-side analytics only (no third-party tracking scripts beyond Google Adsense).
  • Security — Rate limiting, fraud prevention, and protecting the integrity of user accounts.
  • Advertising — Google Adsense may use cookies and data to serve personalized or non-personalized ads. See Google's Privacy Policy.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Art. 6)

  • Consent — Newsletter subscriptions, cookie consent for non-essential cookies.
  • Contract performance — Account registration and service delivery.
  • Legitimate interest — Analytics, security, and site improvement.

5. Data Retention

  • Account data — Retained while your account is active. You may request deletion at any time.
  • Analytics/visit logs — Retained for up to 12 months, then aggregated or deleted.
  • Newsletter data — Retained until you unsubscribe.
  • Comments — Retained while the article is published, or until you request deletion.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with:

  • Google Adsense — For ad serving (subject to your consent preferences).
  • Hosting provider — Our server infrastructure provider processes data on our behalf under a data processing agreement.

7. Your Rights (GDPR Art. 12–22)

As an EU/EEA resident, you have the right to:

  • Access — Request a copy of your personal data.
  • Rectification — Correct inaccurate data.
  • Erasure — Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
  • Restriction — Restrict processing of your data.
  • Portability — Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Objection — Object to processing based on legitimate interest.
  • Withdraw consent — Withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior processing.

To exercise these rights, contact us via the About & Contacts page.

8. Security Measures

We implement industry-standard security measures including:

  • HTTPS encryption for all connections
  • bcrypt password hashing
  • HTTP-only cookies for session management
  • Rate limiting and security headers (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options)
  • Regular security audits

9. AI-Generated Content Disclosure

AI-Radar uses locally-hosted AI language models to assist in content creation. Articles are generated from publicly available RSS feeds and are reviewed through an editorial pipeline before publication. No personal data is used in AI content generation. For full details, see our Transparency page.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact & Complaints

For privacy inquiries, contact us via the About & Contacts page. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali).