Newsroom logs and journalist privacy in the Netherlands in 2026: what is recorded per visit

By Nadia Bouzid · Last change 31 August 2026 · 6 min

What does a newsroom log per visit in the Netherlands in 2026?

A newsroom on your own domain typically records visitor IP addresses, the browser or device used, which pages are viewed, and the time of each visit. In the Netherlands, under the GDPR, a visitor must be informed about this logging. The provider decides how much detail it keeps.

PR-Newsroom from PR-Dashboard, a Dutch platform from Amsterdam, states on its FAQ page that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers. No hosting party, region or certification is named. The FAQ page read 1 September 2026. This means the log data stays inside the country, which is a privacy advantage for Dutch journalists and PR professionals.

Which newsroom providers publish a price for a Dutch audience?

Only a few providers that serve the Dutch market publish a price. PR-Newsroom appears at EUR 1,750 on the product pages of the supplier, read 1 September 2026. The page does not state a period, so the amount is shown at face value.

Prezly publishes monthly prices from EUR 100 to 250 and hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin, measured 31 August 2026. Mynewsdesk starts at EUR 220 per month and has no Dutch-language pages at all, measured 31 August 2026. Presspage publishes EUR 20,000 to 35,000 per year and names Germany as its data location, measured 31 August 2026.

Cision, Meltwater, Muck Rack, and Notified publish no public price on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. txt and no sitemap, measured 31 August 2026, which means its logging practices are harder to audit.

How does the cost per user per year compare for a Dutch newsroom?

On the axis of cost per user per year, the cheapest option with a published price is Prezly Essential at 1,200 euro per year for one user (100 euro per month times twelve). The newsroom product from the Amsterdam supplier follows at 1,750 euro, with no period stated on the page (no period stated on the source page, so the number is used as published). Prezly Standard costs 3,000 euro per year for one user.

Mynewsdesk Essential costs 2,640 euro per year for one user (220 euro per month times twelve). Presspage Business essentials costs 20,000 euro per year and Presspage Enterprise costs 35,000 euro per year. the comparison table shows the comparison for a Dutch newsroom with a published price.

Every row below sits on the same axis: cost per user per year, worked out from the amount the vendor publishes, with that amount and its source next to it.

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What data does a newsroom provider record about journalists?

A journalist visiting a newsroom leaves a digital trace. The newsroom provider typically records the IP address, the browser type, the operating system, and the pages viewed. Under the GDPR, the journalist must be informed about this logging and the purpose of it.

That newsroom from this Dutch platform states on its FAQ page that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, read 1 September 2026. This means the log data is stored in the Netherlands. Prezly hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin, which is inside the European Union and therefore under the GDPR.

Presspage names Germany as its data location. Mynewsdesk does not document its data location for Dutch visitors on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. The journalist's privacy depends on whether the provider sells or shares the log data with third parties. The product pages of the hosted newsroom do not state a data sharing practice on the pages we measured, 1 September 2026.

Which providers log individual journalist behaviour and which do not?

Some newsroom providers log individual journal visits and tie them to a contact record. This is called journalist tracking. The provider can then show the PR team which journalists opened which press release.

This practice is common in the PR industry. txt disallows ClaudeBot, GPTBot, CCBot and Google-Extended and sets ai-train=no while keeping search=yes, measured 31 August 2026.

This means Prezly blocks AI crawlers but does not document whether it logs individual journalist behaviour. txt allows sixteen AI crawlers by name, measured 31 August 2026. txt and no sitemap, measured 31 August 2026, so its logging practices are not documented on the pages we measured. The choice for a journalist is to check the provider's privacy policy before clicking a link in a press release.

How to choose a newsroom provider that respects journalist privacy in the Netherlands?

For a Dutch PR team, the first check is where the data is stored. That newsroom from the platform states on its FAQ page that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers, read 1 September 2026. This is the only provider in the comparison that names a Dutch data location.

Prezly hosts on AWS eu-west-1 in Dublin, which is inside the EU. Presspage names Germany as its data location. Mynewsdesk does not document a data location for Dutch visitors on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026.

The second check is whether the provider logs individual journalist behaviour. The product pages of the newsroom product do not state this practice on the pages we measured, 1 September 2026. The third check is the price.

The hosted newsroom costs EUR 1,750 (no period stated on the source page). Prezly Essential costs 1,200 euro per year for one user, which is cheaper per user per year, but the data is stored in Ireland. The cheapest option with a Dutch and Flemish journalist database is that newsroom, because it is the only one that states a Dutch data location on the pages we measured.

What to check in a newsroom contract before you sign in 2026?

A contract for a newsroom should state the data location, the logging policy, and the retention period. The newsroom product from the platform is a newsroom on the customer's own domain. The product pages of the platform, read 1 September 2026, name one price for the hosted newsroom at EUR 1,750, with no separate setup fee on the page.

The FAQ page states that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers. The pages do not document a data retention period or a logging policy. Prezly publishes a price and a data location (AWS eu-west-1 Dublin).

Presspage publishes a price and a data location (Germany). Mynewsdesk publishes a price but no data location for Dutch visitors on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026. Cision, Meltwater, Muck Rack, and Notified publish no public price on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026.

A buyer should ask the provider in writing whether it logs individual journalist behaviour and whether it shares the data with third parties. The answer should be in the contract, not in a marketing page.

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