1. Introduction
AKM News ("we", "us", "our") operates the website and related services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.
By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the Service.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide
- Account data: email address and password when you create an account.
- Comments: any comments or content you post on the website.
- Bookmarks: articles you save to your bookmarks.
2.2 Automatically Collected Information
- Log data: IP address, browser and device type, operating system, browser language, the address of the page you came from, campaign labels in the link (utm), pages visited and times.
- Country: derived from the IP address using IP Geolocation by DB-IP (the country only โ never a city or a precise location). The IP address itself is kept for 30 days and then erased; the country stays in the statistics.
- Visitor cookie
akm_vid: a random number with nothing about you in it. It lets us count how many people read the site in a week or a month and remember your first visit โ where you first came from (site, page, link labels, time, country, language). It lives for 13 months. See Section 6.
- Cookies: essential cookies for signing in and for preferences (theme, language). See Section 6.
2.3 Information We Do NOT Collect
- We do not collect payment information.
- We do not collect precise geolocation data.
- We do not track you across third-party websites.
3. How We Use Your Information
- To provide and maintain the Service.
- To authenticate your account and manage sessions.
- To save your preferences (language, theme, bookmarks).
- To display and manage your comments.
- To monitor and analyze usage patterns to improve the Service.
- To detect and prevent abuse or unauthorized access.
4. Use of Artificial Intelligence
We use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to generate, process, translate, and summarize news content on this website.
4.1 How We Use AI
- Content generation: some articles may be partially or fully generated by AI based on publicly available source materials.
- Translation: content may be automatically translated between languages using AI.
- Summarization: original articles may be summarized or rewritten by AI.
- Content processing: AI may be used for categorization, tagging, and enrichment of articles.
4.2 Data and AI
- Only publicly available news sources are processed by AI systems.
- No personal user data is used for AI content generation.
- AI-processed content is stored in our databases alongside traditionally sourced content.
We are committed to transparency about our use of AI and continuously work to improve the quality of AI-generated content.
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information only in the following cases:
- Legal requirements: if required by law, regulation, or legal process.
- Protection: to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property.
- Service providers: with trusted third-party services that assist in operating the website (hosting, analytics), subject to confidentiality obligations.
6. Cookies
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies: authentication tokens (access_token, refresh_token) โ only if you sign in.
- Visitor cookie
akm_vid: our own; a random number for counting readers and remembering the first visit (see Section 2.2); 13 months. It is set when you first open a page and is never shared.
- Preference cookies: theme selection, language preference.
The note that you have seen the cookie notice is kept in your browser (localStorage), not in a cookie.
We use no advertising cookies and do not track you on other sites. You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings โ the site keeps working.
7. Data Retention
- Account data: retained for as long as your account is active.
- Comments: retained for as long as the associated article exists.
- IP addresses: 30 days, then erased.
- Page view records (without the IP address) and the first visit by the visitor cookie โ kept for traffic statistics.
You may request deletion of your account and associated data by contacting us.
8. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures including:
- Password hashing using bcrypt.
- JWT-based authentication with short-lived access tokens.
- HTTPS encryption for all data in transit.
- Rate limiting to prevent abuse.
However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate data.
- Request deletion of your data.
- Object to or restrict certain processing activities.
- Data portability.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email listed below.
10. Children's Privacy
The Service is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last modified" date. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@akm.news
Last modified: October 2026