Legal
Privacy policy
Effective [EFFECTIVE DATE].
This Privacy Policy explains how [LEGAL NAME], operator of Everguardly (“we”, “us”), collects, uses, and protects personal data when you use our SSL, domain, uptime, and DNS monitoring platform. We act as the data controller for the account data described below and as a processor for the operational data you choose to monitor.
We comply with the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and, for users in Türkiye, the Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK). Our registered address is [BUSINESS ADDRESS].
1. Data we collect
- Account data — name, email address, hashed password, organisation details, and team/role membership.
- Monitoring configuration — the URLs, hostnames, domains, certificates, DNS records, and check intervals you set up, plus the resulting check results and incident history.
- Billing data — handled by our payment processor Paddle (Merchant of Record). We receive limited billing metadata (e.g. plan, country, last four digits, invoice references); we do not store full card numbers.
- Usage & analytics — product analytics, feature usage counters, and (where you enable Real User Monitoring) aggregated performance telemetry from your visitors.
- Technical data — IP address, browser/user-agent, device and log data needed to operate, secure, and debug the service.
2. How and why we use data
We process personal data to:
- Provide, maintain, and secure the service and your account.
- Run the monitoring checks you configure and deliver alerts, reports, and status pages.
- Process subscriptions and payments through our Merchant of Record.
- Provide support, communicate service and security notices, and prevent abuse or fraud.
- Improve the product using aggregated, where possible anonymised, usage data.
- Comply with legal obligations.
3. Legal basis (GDPR / KVKK)
We rely on the following legal bases:
- Contract — to provide the service you signed up for (GDPR Art. 6(1)(b); KVKK Art. 5/2-c).
- Legitimate interests — to secure the service, prevent abuse, and improve the product, balanced against your rights (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f); KVKK Art. 5/2-f).
- Legal obligation — to meet accounting, tax, and other statutory duties (GDPR Art. 6(1)(c); KVKK Art. 5/2-ç).
- Consent — where required, e.g. for non-essential cookies or marketing email; you may withdraw consent at any time (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a); KVKK Art. 5/1).
4. Third-party processors
We share personal data only with vendors who help us run the service, under data-processing agreements. Our key sub-processors are:
- Paddle — payment processing and Merchant of Record (billing, tax, invoicing, refunds).
- Cloud hosting & database — application hosting, managed PostgreSQL, and object storage.
- Email delivery — transactional and alert email (e.g. Resend).
- Error monitoring — application error and performance monitoring (e.g. Sentry).
We do not sell personal data to third parties.
5. Data retention
We keep account and monitoring data for as long as your account is active. After you close your account, we delete or anonymise personal data within a reasonable period (typically up to 90 days), except where longer retention is required for legal, tax, or fraud-prevention purposes. Billing records held by Paddle are retained per Paddle’s own policies and applicable law.
6. Your rights
GDPR (EU / EEA / UK)
You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, and port your personal data, to object to certain processing, and to withdraw consent. You may also lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority.
KVKK (Türkiye)
Under Article 11 of the KVKK you may learn whether your data is processed, request information and correction, request erasure, object to results produced solely by automated analysis, and claim compensation for unlawful processing. Requests may be directed to the Turkish Data Protection Authority (KVKK Kurumu) where applicable.
To exercise any right, email [CONTACT EMAIL]. We respond within 30 days. Many requests (export, deletion) can also be self-served from the dashboard.
8. International data transfers
Our processors may store and process data outside your country, including outside the EU/EEA or Türkiye. Where personal data is transferred internationally, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (GDPR) and, for KVKK, explicit consent or other lawful transfer mechanisms permitted under Turkish law.
9. Security
We use industry-standard measures including encryption in transit, hashed passwords, access controls, and least-privilege practices. No system is perfectly secure; you are responsible for keeping your credentials safe. See our security page for vulnerability disclosure.
10. Contact & data controller
The data controller is [LEGAL NAME], [BUSINESS ADDRESS], [JURISDICTION]. For any privacy question or to exercise your rights, contact [CONTACT EMAIL].
This page is a plain-language summary intended to be readable. It does not replace formal legal advice. Questions? Email [CONTACT EMAIL].