Privacy Policy
Last updated November 13, 2026.
Local Local Local Local (Local4) is a local news site for Lee County, Alabama. You can read everything without signing in. This page explains what we keep if you use the optional features.
Reading the site
We do not ask for your name to read stories. To limit abuse we use a scrambled (salted and hashed) version of your network address for rate limits and vote counts. We cannot turn that back into your address, and we do not sell or share it.
Visitor counts
While a page is open it sends a small heartbeat so we can count how many different people visit. We keep only a scrambled (salted and hashed) code made from your network address and browser, the last time it was seen, and which days it visited. Day records are deleted after 14 days. No cookie is set, and the count is never tied to a name, account or story you read.
Submitting an event
If you send an event, we keep what you type in the form. The source link, phone number and host name are published if the event is approved. Your email address stays private and is used only if we have a question. A scrambled (hashed) version of your network address is kept with the submission to limit abuse. Rejected submissions are deleted.
Member accounts (optional)
If you sign in with Google, Microsoft or an email link, we receive your email address and display name from that service. We do not receive your password. We use them to keep you signed in, show your name on comments if you choose to comment, and send the emails you ask for.
What members' activity we keep
- Stories you read, favorites and held posts: kept 90 days, then deleted.
- Comments that were approved: kept until you or a moderator remove them.
- Sign-in records and rate-limit counters: a few days.
When you sign up we show a notice explaining that your activity on the site (reading, favorites, comments) is recorded for these features.
We email you only for sign-in links and for digests you turn on. Favorites digests are limited to one per day. Every email has an unsubscribe link. Email is sent through a third-party email delivery service.
Moderation
Comments are checked by automatic filters and AI tools, and a person can review them. Text may be processed by an AI service for that purpose.
Service providers
The site runs on Cloudflare (hosting, database, bot checks and sign-in protection). Google and Microsoft are used only if you choose to sign in with them. We use no advertising trackers.
Your choices
You can turn off AI summaries on story popups in your preferences, unsubscribe from any email, and ask us to delete your account and everything linked to it. Write to [email protected].
Children
Accounts are for people 13 and older.
Changes
If this page changes in a way that matters, we will update the date above. See also the Terms.