Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2025-09-24
MonitorMonk ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.
1. Data We Collect
- Account data: email address, password.
- Billing data: payment details (only for paid plans, processed securely by Stripe).
- Service data: monitoring logs (URLs, status codes, response times), dashboard names, and configuration.
- System logs: exceptions and debug logs from our own software.
- Server and edge logs: IP addresses and related technical metadata recorded by our servers and by Cloudflare when your browser or agents connect to our Service.
2. How We Use Your Data
- To provide and operate the Service.
- To send essential account communications (password resets, billing notices, changes to Terms/Policy).
- To improve reliability, usability, and performance.
- Security and abuse prevention IP addresses in server/edge logs are used for rate limiting, fraud prevention, debugging availability issues, and keeping the Service secure.
3. Dashboards Are Public
If you share a dashboard link, anyone with that link can view it. Avoid including confidential information in dashboard names if you do not want it exposed.
4. Data Retention
- Monitoring logs are stored for 90 days.
- Server and edge logs (including IP addresses) are retained for a short period, typically up to 90 days, and may be kept longer if needed to investigate security incidents or comply with law.
- Free accounts inactive for 90 days (no login, no active dashboards) are deleted.
- We retain billing records as required by law.
5. Third-Party Services
We rely on trusted third-party providers (for hosting, payments,
analytics, and communications).
👉 See our
Third-Party Services List
for details, including how Cloudflare and Linode process
connection logs (which may include IP addresses) to provide
security and performance.
6. Legal Basis
We process personal data under GDPR and CCPA for:
- Contract (to deliver the Service).
- Legitimate interests (to operate, secure, and improve the Service, including logging and abuse prevention).
- Legal obligations (tax and billing records).
7. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access, correct, or delete your data.
- Request a copy (data portability).
- Object to processing in certain cases.
To exercise your rights, contact us at [email protected].
8. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies and similar technologies to make the Service work and improve it. For example:
- Session cookies: to keep you logged in.
- Analytics and session recording: Smartlook to understand how users interact with the Service.
- Chat widget: Tawk.to to provide in-app support.
You can disable cookies in your browser, but some features may not work correctly.
9. Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your data. No system is 100% secure.
10. Data Breach Notification
WIf a data breach occurs that affects your personal data, we will notify you and relevant authorities within 72 hours, if required by law.
11. Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy. If changes are significant, we will notify you by email at least 30 days before the new policy takes effect. If you do not agree, you may stop using the Service before the effective date.
12. Contact
If you have questions, contact us at [email protected]. Entity responsible: Dávid Zoltán EV, Hungary.