Lebanon Feed

1. Overview

Lebanon Feed (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates the news aggregation service at lebanonfeed.news. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Automatically Collected Data

When you visit Lebanon Feed, we may automatically collect:

Page visit data: pages viewed, timestamps, and referrer URLs
Approximate location: country and city derived from your IP address (we do not store raw IP addresses — only a one-way hash)
Device information: browser type and user agent string (truncated)

2.2 Cookies & Local Storage

We use:

Cookie consent preference: stored in localStorage to remember your cookie choice
Vercel Analytics: anonymous, privacy-friendly analytics (no cookies)

2.3 Information We Do NOT Collect

Personal names, email addresses, or contact information
Payment or financial data
Social media profiles
Raw IP addresses (hashed for privacy)

3. How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

Understand visitor patterns and improve our service
Display aggregate analytics (e.g., visitor map on admin dashboard)
Monitor and prevent abuse of the service
Generate anonymized usage statistics

4. AI-Generated Content

Lebanon Feed uses third-party AI services (via OpenRouter) to generate article summaries. When summaries are requested:

Article titles and content snippets are sent to the AI provider
No personal user data is included in AI requests
AI-generated summaries are cached server-side and may be shared across users
We are not responsible for potential inaccuracies in AI-generated content

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes. We may share anonymized, aggregate data with:

Vercel: hosting and analytics provider
Supabase: database hosting provider (stores anonymized visit data)
OpenRouter: AI summary generation (article content only, no user data)

6. Data Retention

Anonymized visit data is retained for up to 12 months for analytics purposes. AI-generated summaries are cached in-memory and expire when the server restarts or the cache reaches its limit.

7. Your Rights

Since we do not collect personally identifiable information, there is minimal personal data to manage. However, you can:

Decline tracking via the cookie consent banner
Use browser privacy tools (ad blockers, private browsing) to limit data collection
Contact us to request removal of any data you believe is linked to you

8. Security

We implement reasonable security measures including IP hashing, HTTPS encryption, and access controls. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute data security.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

10. Contact

For questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please reach out via the contact information provided on our website.