Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 12, 2026

1. Introduction

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website or interact with our services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide and improve our services to you:

  • Account & Contact Information: Email address, username, password hash, and profile details provided during registration.
  • Usage & Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, page views, and interaction metrics.
  • Cookies & Tracking Technologies: Essential authentication tokens as well as non-essential performance and analytics data.

3. Legal Basis and Purpose of Processing

We process your personal data under the following legal bases (pursuant to GDPR and applicable privacy laws):

  • Contractual Necessity: To create and manage your user account and deliver the requested core service.
  • Legitimate Interests: To maintain security, optimize platform performance, and prevent fraud.
  • Consent: Where required by law, for deploying non-essential analytics, tracking cookies, or sending marketing communications.

4. Third-Party Service Providers

We share data with trusted third-party providers strictly to facilitate service delivery, including:

  • Authentication & Identity Management: Identity management providers (such as Clerk) for secure authentication and account management.
  • Analytics & Infrastructure: Web hosting platforms, serverless architecture, and telemetry/analytics tools.

All third-party processors are bound by contract to protect your data and handle it strictly according to our instructions.

5. Data Rights & Choices

Depending on your location (including under GDPR, CCPA, and similar privacy regulations), you have the following rights regarding your data:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
  • Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service provider in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Withdrawal of Consent: Revoke consent for non-essential processing or marketing at any time.

6. Data Security & Retention

We implement industry-standard technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by statutory retention periods.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact our support team at contact@monitora.news.