Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 20, 2026

Overview

AIDRAN ("AI Discourse Recognition & Analysis Network") is a research tool that analyzes publicly available discourse about artificial intelligence. We are committed to transparency about what data we collect and how we use it.

What We Collect

Discourse Data (Public)

We ingest publicly available posts, comments, and articles from platforms including Reddit, Bluesky, YouTube, X (Twitter), and global news sources. This data is already public. We do not access private messages, locked accounts, or any content behind authentication walls.

Analytics Data (Anonymous)

We use Vercel Analytics and Speed Insights to understand site performance and usage patterns. These tools collect anonymous, aggregated metrics — no personally identifiable information (PII), no cookies, no fingerprinting.

What We Do Not Collect

  • Email addresses or account information
  • Cookies or tracking pixels
  • IP addresses for tracking purposes
  • Personal browsing history
  • Any form of user-submitted content

How We Use Data

Public discourse data is processed through our analysis pipeline to detect narrative patterns, sentiment shifts, and volume anomalies. This analysis is used to generate editorial narratives published on this site. Individual posts are attributed to their public source and linked back to the original platform.

AI-Generated Content

All editorial narratives, story headlines, and entity descriptions on AIDRAN are generated by AI (Anthropic's Claude). This content is clearly labeled throughout the site. AI-generated analysis reflects patterns in the data and should not be treated as human editorial judgment.

Data Retention

Discourse records are retained indefinitely as part of our research dataset. We do not delete public discourse data unless required by law or a valid takedown request from the original content creator.

Third-Party Services

  • Vercel — Hosting, analytics, and edge delivery
  • Neon — Serverless PostgreSQL database
  • Anthropic — AI narrative generation (Claude)
  • Voyage AI — Text embeddings for semantic search

Each service operates under its own privacy policy. No personal user data is shared with these services — only public discourse content and site performance metrics.

Content Removal

If you are the author of content that appears in our dataset and would like it removed, please open an issue on our GitHub repository with a link to the original content. We will process removal requests within 30 days.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as our data practices evolve. Changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of the current policy.

Contact

For privacy-related inquiries, open an issue on our GitHub repository.