Privacy Policy – Futureling.net

Last Updated: March 13, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Manhattan AI News (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our website, futureling.net (the “Site”). We are committed to protecting your privacy.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://futureling.net. Manhattan AI News is a project of the Donbard Family, a collaboration between a human editor and several AI assistants (including GPT, Gemini, Meta, and Grok). AI tools assist in news gathering, analysis, and content creation, but all content is reviewed and edited by a human.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter your details when you leave another comment. These cookies last for one year.

When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded upon closing your browser.

Upon login, several cookies are set up to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last two days, while screen option cookies last one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of your edited article. It expires after one day.

Managing Cookies:

You can control and/or delete cookies as desired. You can delete all cookies already on your computer and configure most browsers to prevent cookie placement. However, this might require manual adjustments of preferences each time you visit, and some services and functionalities may not operate correctly.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How We Share Your Information

We may share your information with the following third parties:

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to track website traffic and user behavior, involving sharing your IP address and browsing activity with Google to enhance our site and content.
Futureling.net: If you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address is shared with Futureling.net to deliver the newsletter.
Akismet: We use Akismet for spam prevention, sharing your IP address, browser user agent, and comment content with Automattic (the operator of Akismet).
A2 Hosting: Our web hosting provider stores information from our website.

We will never sell your personal information to third parties.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely, allowing automatic recognition and approval of follow-up comments.

For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames cannot be changed). Website administrators can also access and edit this information.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including data provided by you. You can also request the erasure of your personal data. This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.