Privacy Policy
We believe in transparency. Here's exactly how we handle your data.
Effective: February 7, 2026
1. Data We Collect
When you use Domain Guarddog, we collect the following types of information:
Account Information
When you create an account, we store your username and securely hashed credentials. We don't ask for your real name, phone number, or any other personal details beyond what's needed to log in.
Domain Monitoring Data
For the domains you choose to monitor, we collect and store:
- Domain names you've added for tracking
- SSL/TLS certificate details (issuer, expiration, security grade)
- DNS records (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, and others)
- WHOIS registration data (registrar, creation date, expiration date)
Usage Data
We collect basic usage information such as pages visited and features used to help us understand how the service is being used and where we can improve.
2. How We Use Your Data
Your data is used to:
- Provide the monitoring service — scan your domains, track changes, and display results in your dashboard
- Send alerts — notify you when we detect certificate expirations, DNS changes, or security issues
- Improve the service — understand usage patterns to make Domain Guarddog better for everyone
We don't use your data for advertising, profiling, or any purpose unrelated to providing and improving this service.
3. Third-Party Services
To monitor your domains, we may query external services and public databases including:
- Public DNS resolvers to look up DNS records
- Public WHOIS servers to retrieve domain registration data
- SSL/TLS endpoints to check certificate details
These queries use publicly available information about your domains. We don't share your account information or any private data with these services.
4. Storage and Security
Your data is stored securely with reasonable security measures in place. Passwords are never stored in plain text.
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties.
5. Cookies and Local Storage
Domain Guarddog uses session cookies solely for authentication — keeping you logged in as you navigate the site. We don't use tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or any third-party cookie-based analytics.
If Google Analytics is enabled, it may set its own cookies to collect anonymous usage statistics. No personally identifiable information is shared with Google.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we'll update the effective date at the top of this page. For significant changes, we'll make reasonable efforts to notify our users.
7. Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, you can reach us through the contact information provided on our website.