Privacy Policy

1 Information We Collect

We collect information in two ways — information you provide directly, and information collected automatically when you use our service.

Information you provide:

• URLs or domain names you submit for analysis
• Review content and your name when you post a user review
• Contact form submissions (name, email, message)

Automatically collected information:

• IP address and approximate geographic location (country/region)
• Browser type, operating system, and device type
• Pages visited, time spent, and referring URLs
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 3)

We do not collect names, email addresses, or payment information unless you explicitly provide them via a contact or review form.

2 How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, operate, and improve our website security checking service
• Generate and display automated security reports for submitted URLs
• Display user reviews on website report pages
• Monitor and analyse usage trends to improve performance
• Detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive use of the service
• Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations
• Respond to your contact enquiries

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We do not use your data for targeted advertising beyond the contextual ad services described in Section 4.

3 Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience and analyse site traffic. Types of cookies we use:

• Essential cookies — required for the site to function (e.g., CSRF protection, session management)
• Analytics cookies — help us understand how visitors interact with the site (e.g., page views, session duration)
• Advertising cookies — set by third-party ad networks such as Google AdSense to serve relevant ads

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of the site. For more on Google's advertising practices, see policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

4 Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect data as described in their own privacy policies:

• Google AdSense — displays advertisements. Google may use cookies to show ads based on your prior visits. Google Privacy Policy
• Google Safe Browsing API — used to check URLs against known malicious site databases
• URLhaus / OpenPhish / PhishTank — external threat intelligence feeds used during URL analysis
• Analytics providers — privacy-friendly analytics may be used to monitor traffic patterns
• OpenRouter / AI providers — AI-generated review text may be produced via third-party AI APIs; submitted URLs are processed by these services solely for generating analysis text

These third parties have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review them.

5 Data Retention

We retain website security reports (including submitted URLs and analysis results) for up to 90 days, after which they may be automatically removed or anonymised.

User reviews are retained until deleted by an administrator or upon your valid request for removal.

Server log files are automatically purged after 30 days.

6 Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access — request a copy of the data we hold about you
• Correction — request correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion — request deletion of your data (subject to legal retention requirements)
• Objection — object to our processing of your data
• Data portability — request your data in a portable format
• Withdraw consent — withdraw consent to cookie-based tracking at any time via browser settings

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details in Section 10.

7 Data Security

We implement industry-standard technical and organisational measures to protect your information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include HTTPS encryption on all data transmissions and restricted access to our databases.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security and encourage you to take precautions when sharing information online.

8 Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to delete such information.

9 Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Continued use of the service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

10 Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us: