A straightforward privacy notice.

This notice describes the current features of Aktuelly. It will need updating if advertising, subscriptions or audience tracking are introduced.

Hosting and publisher access

The publication runs on a server managed by its operator. The server and hosting provider process technical connection information needed to deliver the site. The protected editorial desk uses a publisher account and a necessary session cookie that expires after seven days. Readers do not need an account.

Saved stories and calculations

Saved-story identifiers stay in your browser’s local storage. They are not a cross-device account. Calculator inputs are processed in the page and are not sent to our server by the calculator.

Messages

The contact form stores the subject, message, submission time and optional email in the publication’s PostgreSQL database for the publisher to read. Avoid sending sensitive information. Request removal through the same contact route. Abuse prevention stores temporary hashed network identifiers.

Editorial data and AI

Source records, drafts, published snapshots and review history are kept in the publication’s database and backups. When AI drafting is enabled, selected public source information, editorial evidence notes and writing instructions are sent to OpenAI’s API. This application requests that API responses are not stored; the provider’s applicable data retention policies also apply. Reader messages are not used as article-writing inputs.

Social media

Links may include campaign labels so the publisher can identify a referral if analytics are added later. Facebook and Instagram apply their own policies when you visit those services. This site does not embed their tracking pixels.

Advertising and analytics

This version has no advertising cookies, third-party audience analytics, newsletter signup or affiliate tracking. Article images are served by this site. Operational logs and backups are controlled by the operator and hosting provider.

Contact and operator details

Aktuelly is operated by Darko Kalovski from Germany. Use Contact & corrections to ask about information you submitted. The operator must complete the business address, contact details, retention periods and any applicable legal disclosures before a public commercial launch.

Updated November 1, 2026.