Colophon and privacy

The Open Visor

Colophon

Who makes this newspaper, how it operates, and what we do with your data.

Publisher and editor-in-chief

Jacobus van Merksteijn — publisher, editor-in-chief and principal author. Responsible for all content, except where explicitly stated otherwise.

Contact: jacobus@openvizier.org

Editorial and moderation

General editorial enquiries: editorial@openvizier.org
Comment moderation: moderation@openvizier.org
Newsletter: newsletter@openvizier.org

AI assistance

The Open Visor uses AI for:

  • Translation of articles into German and English (with human review).
  • Initial filtering of reader responses for spam and insults.
  • Weekly summaries of the sharpest counter-arguments.
  • Research support for facts and sources.

Editorial decisions — what we publish, what we write, how we frame it — remain human. The publisher bears final responsibility.

Hosting and technology

Hosting: Netlify (static site, no tracking scripts).
Domain: openvizier.org, registered with Namecheap.
E-mail: Namecheap Private Email.
Comments: Giscus (open source, based on GitHub Discussions).
Newsletter: Buttondown (no tracking, double opt-in).

Privacy

The Open Visor collects as little data as possible:

  • No cookies except those technically necessary (for example for the discussion widget and language preference).
  • No tracking — no Google Analytics, no Facebook Pixel, no ad networks.
  • Newsletter subscription: only your e-mail address is stored, with double opt-in. Cancellable at any time.
  • Comments: handled via GitHub authentication (Giscus). Your data remains with GitHub under their privacy policy; we receive only your username and the text of your comment.
  • No sale, no sharing of data with third parties, except where legally required.

Corrections policy

Errors are not quietly edited away but corrected visibly, with the date and nature of the correction noted beneath the article.

Copyright

© 2026 Jacobus van Merksteijn. Quotation is welcome with attribution and link. Full reproduction only with written permission.

ISSN

Applied for with ISSN International; registration follows after the fifth edition.

Impressum (required for DACH audience)

Responsible under press and media law:
Jacobus van Merksteijn
[address to be completed after choice between ZH / MT / NL / ES]
jacobus@openvizier.org