Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 1, 2025
Last Updated: July 9, 2025

Watchers.live respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.

This policy applies to all visitors, users, and API clients of watchers.live.

1. What we collect

We collect only the minimum amount of data required to operate and improve the service.

1.1 Website usage data

When you visit Watchers.live, we may automatically collect:

  • IP address and approximate location (city-level, anonymized)
  • Device type, browser type, and operating system
  • Pages visited and time spent
  • Referrer URL (if applicable)
  • Timestamps of access

This is standard practice for basic analytics and security logging. Data is anonymized where possible.

1.2 API usage data

If you access our API:

  • API key (if provided)
  • Request headers and query parameters
  • Event types accessed
  • Rate of requests
  • Timestamp of each request

This is used to monitor abuse, maintain service quality, and enforce usage limits.

1.3 Webhooks

If you subscribe to webhooks, we store:

  • Your callback URL
  • Event types subscribed
  • Delivery success/failure logs

We do not store the payloads long-term. Webhook metadata is retained for delivery and debugging.

2. How we use the data

We use collected data to:

  • Operate the Watchers.live service
  • Monitor system performance and stability
  • Detect and prevent abuse or misuse
  • Improve content quality and system accuracy
  • Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for advertising or profiling.

3. Cookies

Watchers.live uses a minimal set of technical cookies. We do not use third-party advertising, tracking, or behavioral profiling cookies.

Optional analytics cookies may be used, but always in a privacy-respecting configuration (no IP tracking, fingerprinting, or cross-site correlation).

You may disable cookies in your browser without losing access to core functionality.

4. Your rights (GDPR / EU users)

If you are located in the EU or under GDPR protection, you have the right to:

  • Request access to any data we hold about you
  • Request correction or deletion of your data
  • Object to data processing under certain conditions
  • Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority

To exercise your rights, contact us at the address below.

5. Third-party services

We may use third-party infrastructure providers (e.g. hosting, email delivery) who are GDPR-compliant and bound by strict data processing agreements.

We do not share raw data with any advertising, social media, or profiling platforms.

6. Children

This service is not directed toward children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

7. Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of the service implies agreement with the current version.

8. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights:

Email: contact [/at] watchers.live
Data Controller: watchers.live