Privacy Policy
Last updated: January 2025
1. Introduction
kid.gg ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our gaming status monitoring service.
2. Information We Collect
Account Information
When you sign in with Discord, we receive:
- Your Discord user ID and username
- Your Discord avatar (if set)
- Your email address (from Discord)
Automatically Collected Information
When you use the Service, we automatically collect:
- IP address (used for region detection and rate limiting)
- Browser type and version
- Pages visited and features used
- Timestamps of your activity
User-Provided Information
You may voluntarily provide:
- Status reports (issue type, region, description)
- Comments on service pages
- Custom server monitor configurations
- Webhook endpoint URLs
3. How We Use Your Information
We use collected information to:
- Provide and improve the Service
- Authenticate your account and maintain sessions
- Detect your geographic region for relevant status information
- Display community reports and detect outage patterns
- Prevent abuse through rate limiting
- Send notifications you have opted into (webhooks, Discord DMs)
- Respond to your inquiries
4. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We may share data with:
- Service Providers: Third-party services that help us operate (see below)
- Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights
- Aggregated Data: Anonymous, aggregated statistics may be shared publicly
5. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services:
- Discord - For authentication. Subject to Discord's Privacy Policy
- Vercel - For frontend hosting. Subject to Vercel's Privacy Policy
- Railway - For backend hosting, database, and Redis. Subject to Railway's Privacy Policy
- Sentry - For error tracking and performance monitoring. Subject to Sentry's Privacy Policy
6. Data Retention
We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. Status reports are aggregated and anonymized after 24 hours. Session data expires after 7 days of inactivity. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time.
7. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures including encrypted connections (HTTPS), secure session management, and access controls. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.
8. Cookies and Local Storage
We use cookies for session management and local storage for user preferences (such as notification settings). These are essential for the Service to function and cannot be disabled.
9. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Export your data in a portable format
- Opt out of optional communications
To exercise these rights, access your account settings or contact us.
10. Children's Privacy
The Service is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us.
11. International Users
The Service is operated from the United States. By using the Service, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States and other countries where our service providers operate.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
13. Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us through our website.