Last updated: November 10, 2026
Who we are
Our website address is https://livescifi.tv/. LiveSciFi.tv publishes original paranormal investigations, research articles, and video archives. For questions about this policy or your personal information, please use our contact page.
Contact forms and email updates
When you contact LiveSciFi.tv or submit an investigation or media inquiry, we may collect your name, email address, phone number (if provided), the details of your message, and technical information needed to deliver and protect the form. We use this information to review requests, respond to you, and manage our correspondence. Contact forms may use spam-prevention services, including Google reCAPTCHA when enabled; see Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
If you subscribe to LiveSciFi email updates, newsletters, or live-show notifications, we and our email service provider process your email address, subscription preferences, and related delivery or engagement information to send requested messages and manage the mailing list. You can unsubscribe from marketing emails using the link in those emails. For instructions and community email settings, visit our Email Preferences & Unsubscribe page. Information submitted for one purpose is not automatically treated as consent to receive marketing messages.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
We use Disqus, a third-party service, for article comments. Disqus loads when you select “Load Comments” and may process account information, comments, cookies, and technical information under its privacy policy. Comments submitted through Disqus may also be synchronized to our WordPress database for backup and moderation.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Website analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors find and use LiveSciFi.tv, such as which pages are visited, general traffic sources, device information, and engagement with our content. Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies and process online identifiers and technical information. Learn how Google handles information in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services. You can also learn about the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Advertising and third-party cookies
If Google AdSense or other third-party advertising is enabled on this website, third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads based on your previous visits to LiveSciFi.tv and/or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to show ads based on your visits to this site and other sites on the internet, and to measure and improve advertising. Other participating ad vendors or networks may also use cookies for personalized advertising where permitted.
You may opt out of Google’s personalized advertising through Google’s My Ad Center and ad settings. You may also visit AboutAds.info to manage certain participating third-party advertisers’ interest-based advertising choices. Opting out of personalized ads does not necessarily stop all advertising or all cookies used for measurement, fraud prevention, or other permitted purposes. For more information, see Google’s advertising technologies.
Managing cookies and consent
You can manage or delete cookies using your browser settings and, where offered, choices presented on this site. Disabling cookies may affect some features, including embedded players, account functions, and comments. Additional choices or consent requirements may apply depending on your location and the technologies in use.
Embedded content from other websites
LiveSciFi.tv embeds video and other media from external platforms, including YouTube. When a video or other embedded item loads, that provider may receive technical information (such as your IP address, browser details, and the page visited) and may use cookies or similar technologies, subject to its own privacy practices. For YouTube, see the Google Privacy Policy. Embedded content may behave similarly to visiting the provider’s website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
YouTube API Services and Citeframe
LiveSciFi.tv uses YouTube API Services in its channel-management workflow. Our Citeframe research and editorial interface works with a private LiveSciFi WordPress backend to retrieve and synchronize YouTube video metadata, available captions, live-chat messages and video comments, and to review and publish approved changes to video descriptions and timestamped chapters. Connected features are intended for authorized LiveSciFi channel operators.
Depending on the feature used, this integration may process YouTube channel and video identifiers, titles, descriptions, thumbnails, duration, publication details, caption or transcript text, live-chat and comment text and timestamps, and related source identifiers. Access may include channel-specific information obtained through Google account authorization. The application does not ask for your Google account password. Some information is stored in the LiveSciFi WordPress environment and in connected Citeframe archive systems to support editorial review, research and content management.
To operate these services, we use hosting and technical service providers. When enabled, transcription or AI-assisted editorial workflows may send relevant media excerpts, caption text, transcript text or source records to service providers processing them for the requested feature. YouTube-derived records are subject to applicable YouTube API Services data-use, refresh, storage and deletion requirements (YouTube API data is stored for no longer than 30 calendar days and is then deleted or refreshed); original LiveSciFi recordings and separately authored editorial research materials may have different retention treatment. Data access is intended for authorized operators and service providers performing these functions, rather than public access to private account information.
Use of features connected to YouTube API Services is described further in our YouTube API Feature Terms and is also subject to the YouTube Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. By using the YouTube-connected features, users also agree to be bound by YouTube’s Terms of Service. Authorized administrators can manage the application’s local connection in WordPress, and can revoke Google authorization through Google’s security permissions settings. Removing the local connection and revoking Google access are distinct steps.
To request access to, correction of, or deletion of YouTube-related information stored by the application, use our contact page and identify the connected account or records involved. Verified requests to delete applicable YouTube-authorized data will be handled as soon as possible and no later than seven calendar days. Deleting data from LiveSciFi or Citeframe does not delete data or videos from YouTube; YouTube content must be managed separately through YouTube or another authorized client.
Who we share your data with
We use third-party services to operate the website and provide requested features. Depending on your interactions and the features enabled, these can include WordPress hosting and security services, Google Analytics, YouTube for embedded videos, Disqus for comments, email delivery or newsletter providers, and contact-form or spam-prevention providers. These services may process personal or technical information as needed to provide their functions, subject to their applicable terms and privacy notices. We may also disclose information where required by law or to protect the security and integrity of the site.
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
If visitors create website accounts, we store the profile information they provide while the account is active or as otherwise necessary. Account holders may be able to view or update their profile information; website administrators may also access that information for site management. Contact-form messages, correspondence, and email subscription records are kept for as long as reasonably necessary to handle requests, operate the mailing list, meet legal obligations, and maintain appropriate records. Third-party providers may have separate retention practices described in their privacy notices.
What rights you have over your data
You may contact LiveSciFi.tv to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we hold about you. Depending on your location, you may have additional privacy rights. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request, and some information may need to be retained for legal, security, or recordkeeping reasons. To make a request, visit our contact page. For marketing email preferences, visit our Email Preferences & Unsubscribe page or use the unsubscribe link in any marketing email.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.