FAQ
What we do with the news, and what we don't.
The questions we are asked most often — about the work of those who write, about where the data comes from, and about your account.
News and sources
How we treat the work of those who write.- Does Nuntiatum republish other outlets' articles?
- No. For each story we follow we keep the headline, the date, the name of the publication and the link to the original page, and we write our own summary of what happened. The article's text is not published here — whoever wants to read it goes to the site of those who wrote it, and that is where we send them.
- So what does Nuntiatum add?
- What nobody does: reading it all together. A story about a capacity auction only makes sense next to that day's prices across Europe, what the regulator published that quarter and the bill going through parliament. We follow the specialist and general press of each country we cover, the regulators and the system operators — and we connect the pieces.
- Do you keep the text of the articles?
- Only temporarily, and never to publish it. The body of the article is read so the summary can be written and is deleted after seven days. It is not accessible anywhere in the service.
- Is that lawful?
- Yes, and the distinction that allows it is not ours. Copyright protects how an article is written, not the facts it reports — and in the European Union, the press publishers' right recognised in 2019 expressly excludes the facts reported and hyperlinks. Reporting what happened, with our own summary and a link to whoever published it, is different from reproducing the article. What would increase exposure is republishing the full text, which is exactly what we do not do. It is all explained in how we treat the work of those who write.
- I am a publisher and I don't want my outlet here. What should I do?
- Write to us and we will sort it out. We only read the public feeds that publications make available to be read, twice a day, and our crawler identifies itself on every request — if you prefer another rhythm, another route or none at all, that is a conversation, not a problem. We remove the source the same day.
Data
Where it comes from and when it changes.- Is the market data official?
- It comes straight from those who produce it: ENTSO-E, OMIE and OMIP for prices, the system operators and their open-data platforms (SMARD, RTE, REE, Elexon and NESO) for generation, load and flows, GIE for gas storage, Eurostat for energy statistics, and each country's regulator and parliament for rules and legislation. No data is bought or estimated by us.
- I represent a public body. How do you collect our data?
- We only read pages and files the body publishes, one request at a time and at a low rate. Our crawler identifies itself on every request with the name Nuntiatum and this site's address, and if the portal refuses the connection it stops: it does not insist or change its identity to get around a refusal. What the source publishes is shown here free of charge, with its name and the link to the original page — we only charge for the work we do on top (history, comparison, alerts). If you prefer another route, another schedule or none at all, write to us and we will sort it out the same day.
- How often is it updated?
- It depends on the source, and we always show when each dashboard was last updated. Next-day prices arrive in the afternoon; generation and consumption, several times a day; monthly statistics, when the body publishes them. We do not invent values to fill a gap — if a figure does not exist yet, the dashboard says so.
- And if a source publishes an error?
- We show what the source says and name it, so it can be checked. Where a reading of ours is derived — a sum, a share, a classification — we say it is derived. The rule is simple: we do not state what the source does not state.
Account and subscription
- Do I have to pay to try it?
- No. There is a free plan with permanent access to part of the service, and the paid plans start with a trial period. The card is only charged when that period ends, and we let you know by email beforehand.
- How do I cancel?
- In your account, at any time and without talking to anyone. You keep access until the end of the period already paid, and then the account returns to the free plan — no surprise renewals, no lock-in.
- Can I delete my account and my data?
- Yes, and it is immediate: in your account, under Delete account permanently. It erases the profile, the alerts and the access keys, and cancels any active subscription. We do not keep a separate copy.
- Which languages is the service in?
- Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, Italian and German. The free plan shows the site in the language of your account's country; on the paid plans you choose the language in your account, and it applies to the app and the emails. News summaries are written in the language of each country's press.
Anything left unanswered? Write to us. For how we handle personal data, see the privacy policy.
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