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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 2026

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how JF Monitor ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our website monitoring service. By using our service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Account Information

When you register for an account, we collect:

  • Email address
  • Name (optional)
  • Password (encrypted)

2.2 Website Monitoring Data

We collect and store data related to the websites you monitor:

  • Website URLs and names
  • Check frequency and threshold settings
  • Response times and status codes
  • HTML content snapshots for change detection
  • Uptime and incident records

2.3 Alert Configuration

When you configure alerts, we store:

  • Email addresses for notifications
  • Telegram bot tokens and chat IDs (encrypted)
  • Alert preferences and settings

2.4 Usage Data

We automatically collect:

  • Log data (IP addresses, browser type, access times)
  • Session information
  • Service usage patterns

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

  • Provide and maintain the website monitoring service
  • Send alerts about website downtime or content changes
  • Generate uptime reports and analytics
  • Authenticate and secure your account
  • Respond to your support requests
  • Improve and optimize our service
  • Detect and prevent fraud or abuse

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

Vercel: Hosting and infrastructure provider
Brevo (Sendinblue): Email delivery service for alerts
Telegram: Messaging platform for alerts (optional)
cron-job.org: Automated monitoring trigger service

These services may have their own privacy policies governing the use of your information.

5. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information, including:

  • Encrypted password storage using bcrypt
  • HTTPS/TLS encryption for all data transmission
  • Secure database access controls
  • JWT-based session management with HTTP-only cookies
  • Regular security updates and monitoring

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. Specifically:

  • Account data: Until you delete your account
  • Monitoring data: Up to 90 days of check history
  • HTML snapshots: Maximum 10 most recent snapshots per website
  • Incident records: Retained for reporting purposes until account deletion

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access and review your personal information
  • Update or correct your account information
  • Delete your account and associated data
  • Export your monitoring data
  • Opt-out of email or Telegram alerts
  • Request a copy of your data

To exercise these rights, please contact us or use the account management features in your profile settings.

8. Cookies

We use HTTP-only cookies to maintain your session and keep you logged in. These cookies are essential for the service to function and are automatically deleted when they expire (7 days) or when you log out.

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

11. Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. By using our service, you consent to such transfers.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact your system administrator.