Privacy Last updated April 23, 2026

Privacy policy

This privacy policy explains which data The Next Input may process when you browse the site, use search, open original sources or allow optional external media such as future YouTube embeds.

1. Who we are

The Next Input is an AI updates platform operated by Aivion Studios. The public site is designed to bundle official AI news, archives, translated summaries and, later on, selected embedded media such as YouTube videos connected to those updates.

For privacy questions you can contact us at mail@aivionstudios.nl.

2. Which data we may process

  • Anonymous visit analytics. When you browse the public site, our server records the page visited, timestamp, referrer domain (if any), traffic source (direct / search / social / referral), device type, browser family, operating system, and your preferred browser language. Your IP address is never stored in readable form — we create a daily-rotating HMAC hash that lets us estimate unique visitor counts without identifying you across days or sessions.
  • Anonymous session tracking. We hash your Laravel session identifier (same HMAC technique) to count browser sessions and estimate bounce rate and session duration without tying data to your identity.
  • Search queries. When you submit a full search on the site (not while you are still typing), we record the search term and how many results it returned. This helps us understand which topics people look for and improve content coverage.
  • Article reactions. If you react to an article (thumbs up / thumbs down / etc.), we store the reaction type and a browser cookie (tni_visitor) to prevent double voting. The cookie is linked only to a hashed identifier — no name, email or IP address is stored alongside it.
  • Preferences. Browser-local storage for language preference and your choice about optional external media (YouTube embeds, etc.).
  • If you subscribe to the newsletter: your name, email address, selected cadence, language and chosen topics.
  • Interaction with original source links or embedded players, where the external provider may receive your technical data after you open or allow that content.

3. Why we use this data

  • To keep The Next Input available, secure and responsive.
  • To render search results, archives, translated content and source pages correctly.
  • To remember your browser-side preferences, including whether external media may be loaded.
  • To send the newsletter you requested and let you manage or cancel that subscription safely.
  • To detect abuse, protect the service and improve reliability.

4. Legal bases

We rely on our legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) to run, secure and improve the platform — this covers anonymous visit analytics, session analytics, and search query logging, all of which use hashed identifiers rather than personal data in readable form. For optional external media (e.g. YouTube embeds), we rely on your consent before loading that content. Newsletter subscriptions are processed on the basis of your consent. We may also process data when necessary to comply with legal obligations.

5. Sharing with third parties

We do not sell your personal data. We may use infrastructure and software providers that process limited technical data on our behalf. If you open the original source or allow embedded media, the relevant third party such as OpenAI, Google/YouTube, Anthropic, Vimeo or another provider can process data under its own policy.

6. Retention

Anonymous visit analytics and search query records are kept for up to 12 months, after which older records are pruned. Because no IP address or personal identifier is retained in readable form, these records cannot be attributed to an individual after collection. Browser preferences remain on your device until you clear them. The tni_visitor reaction cookie expires after 365 days or when you clear your cookies. Newsletter subscription data stays in our administration until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove it. If you contact us directly, we keep that correspondence only as long as needed to handle the request and maintain our records.

7. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to certain processing, and to complain to your local supervisory authority. In the Netherlands this is the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens.

8. Updates to this policy

The Next Input is still growing. If we change the newsletter flow, add accounts or extra embedded media providers, we will update this policy before or when those changes go live. This policy was last updated in May 2026 to reflect the activation of server-side anonymous analytics and search query logging.

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Cookies and external media

The Next Input keeps optional media off until you say yes.

We use the site with necessary technical storage only, and block external media such as YouTube videos by default. If you allow external media, those services can place their own cookies and receive technical data such as your IP address.

Always on

Core site functions, security, and anonymous visit tracking. No IP address is stored in readable form — we use a daily rotating hash. The tni_visitor cookie remembers your article reactions so you can only vote once per article.

Optional

External embeds such as YouTube videos and other third-party players. These services may place their own cookies and receive your IP address.