Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 2026

UAWatch is a trading name of The Structured Data Company Limited, registered in England and Wales, company number 16095340 ("we", "us", "our"). We are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

This policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and how we use it when you use UAWatch at uawatch.com.

What data we collect

• Email address — collected when you sign in. Used to send you sign-in links, subscription confirmations, cancellation confirmations, and bot access change alerts.
• Website URLs — the URLs you submit for monitoring. These are used solely to run bot access checks.
• Check results — the results of our daily bot checks against your submitted URLs. Stored for up to 30 days.
• Payment data — handled entirely by Stripe. We do not store card numbers or payment details. We store your Stripe customer ID and subscription ID to manage your account.

What data we do not collect

• We do not collect your name (unless you provide it to Stripe during checkout).
• We do not use cookies for advertising.
• We do not use analytics tools that track individual behaviour.
• We do not sell, share, or rent your data to any third party.

How we use your data

• To provide the UAWatch service — running daily checks and sending change alerts.
• To manage your subscription via Stripe.
• To send you transactional emails (sign-in links, confirmations, alerts). We do not send marketing emails.

Legal basis for processing

We process your data on the basis of contract performance — processing your email address and site URLs is necessary to provide the service you have subscribed to. Payment data is processed by Stripe under their own legal basis.

Data retention

• Check results are retained for 30 days then automatically deleted.
• Your account data (email, Stripe IDs) is retained while your account is active.
• If you delete your account, all data associated with it is permanently deleted within 24 hours.

Third parties

• Stripe — payment processing. Stripe's privacy policy is at stripe.com/gb/privacy.
• IONOS — hosting and email infrastructure. Based in the EU/UK.

We do not use any advertising networks, social media pixels, or third-party analytics.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

• Access the data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your data (you can do this directly by deleting your account from the dashboard).
• Object to or restrict processing.
• Lodge a complaint with the ICO at ico.org.uk.

Cookies

What cookies we use

UAWatch uses a small number of cookies to operate the service and, where you have consented, to understand how the site is used.

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for UAWatch to function and cannot be disabled. They are set when you sign in and are used solely to maintain your session.

Cookie	Purpose	Duration
session	Keeps you signed in to your UAWatch account	Until browser is closed
magic_token	Temporary sign-in token sent via your magic link email	15 minutes

Analytics cookies

With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use UAWatch. This helps us improve the service. No personally identifiable information is collected. You can withdraw consent at any time using the cookie preferences link in the footer.

Cookie	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Google Analytics — distinguishes unique visitors	2 years
_ga_QXVQK32XB8	Google Analytics — maintains session state	2 years

Payment cookies

When you proceed to checkout, Stripe sets cookies to process your payment securely and prevent fraud. These are set by Stripe on their own domain and are governed by Stripe's privacy policy. UAWatch does not store any payment card details.

Cookie	Purpose	Duration
__stripe_mid	Stripe fraud prevention and secure payment processing	1 year
__stripe_sid	Stripe session identifier for checkout	30 minutes

Managing your cookie preferences

You can update your analytics cookie preferences at any time by clicking Manage cookie preferences. Strictly necessary and payment cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for the service to function.

How the tool works — important caveat

UAWatch tests bot access by sending HTTP requests using each bot's known user-agent string from our server. This is known as user-agent spoofing. Some firewalls and security services (including Cloudflare, WAF rules, and CDN-level bot protection) verify both the user-agent string and the originating IP address. In these cases, our results may not reflect the access that real bots experience.

UAWatch results should be treated as indicative, not definitive. We make no warranty that results are 100% accurate. Always verify significant findings independently.

Contact

For any privacy-related queries: support@uawatch.com
The Structured Data Company Limited, registered in England and Wales, No. 16095340.