Privacy Policy

Overview

Mindanao Live is a guide to Mindanao places, regions, people, civic records, and political explainers. The site is designed for reading and browsing. It does not require visitor accounts, payments, or logins.

Information we may collect

Mindanao Live may collect basic technical information such as browser type, device type, pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP address, referring pages, and timestamps. If you contact the site or send corrections, we may receive the name, email address, message content, source links, or files you choose to provide.

Contact forms and editorial submissions

Messages sent through the contact form or support email are used to review corrections, local leads, privacy requests, source suggestions, permission questions, and takedown concerns. Mindanao Live does not publish a sender's private contact details without permission.

Cookies, analytics, and local storage

Mindanao Live may use cookies, IP addresses, or similar technologies for security, analytics, performance measurement, and affiliate referral tracking. Mindanao Live may load the Travelpayouts Drive affiliate tool on public pages to connect relevant travel links or booking tools with the site's partner account.

If Google AdSense advertising is enabled, Google and other advertising providers may use cookies to select ads using your visits to this and other websites. Google and its partners may personalize advertising using those cookies. You can manage personalized ads at https://myadcenter.google.com/ or review participating providers’ opt-out choices at https://www.aboutads.info/choices/. Learn how Google uses information at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Mindanao Live stores a theme preference named mindanao-live-theme in your browser localStorage so the site can remember whether you chose light mode or dark mode. This preference stays on your device and is not used to identify you.

How information is used

• To operate, secure, and improve the website.
• To understand which pages and topics are useful to readers.
• To review corrections, local leads, and source suggestions sent by visitors.
• To support analytics and compliance with applicable policies.

Retention and deletion

Contact messages and correction records may be retained for as long as needed to verify a request, protect the site, document an editorial change, or comply with legal and platform requirements. Visitors may ask for a message or account-related record to be deleted by emailing [email protected] or using the contact page.

Security and children

Mindanao Live uses reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect submitted information, but no website can guarantee perfect security. The site is intended for general readers and is not directed to children under 13. Children should not send personal information through the contact form.

Editorial and political content

Mindanao Live publishes informational content about public figures, political events, impeachment records, regional issues, and civic records. These pages are for public information and should be read as sourced editorial material, not as government communication, campaign material, legal advice, or official election guidance.

Third-party links and sources

Pages may refer to public sources, news organizations, government records, local materials, or other websites. Mindanao Live is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party sites.

When an affiliate link or booking tool is enabled, Travelpayouts or the booking or travel provider may record the referral and process click or booking activity under its own privacy policy. Mindanao Live does not receive the reader's payment-card details from those providers.

Contact

For privacy questions, corrections, or data-related requests, use the contact page or email [email protected].

Publisher note

Mindanao Live is an independent regional guide edited by Joshua S Bariñan. Pages are organized for source-aware reading about Mindanao places, cities, regions, public records, local issues, and political context, with correction and privacy requests handled through the contact page.