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Privacy Policy

This policy explains what PulseSSL collects, why we collect it, and how we handle account, monitoring, notification, billing, and usage data.

Effective date

June 30, 2026

PulseSSL collects account, billing, monitoring, notification, and usage data needed to provide SSL certificate monitoring and alerts.

We do not sell personal information or currently share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

You can contact us to request access, correction, deletion, export, or other privacy help for your account data.

This Privacy Policy is written for the product we operate today: SSL certificate checks, monitored domains, email reminders, accounts, billing, and product communications.

1. Scope

This Privacy Policy explains how PulseSSL collects, uses, shares, stores, and protects information when you visit our website, run a public SSL certificate check, create an account, add monitored domains, configure notifications, subscribe to emails, purchase a plan, or otherwise use PulseSSL.

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, PulseSSL refers to the operator of the PulseSSL website and service. The operator of PulseSSL is responsible for the personal information described in this policy. You can contact us at support@pulsessl.com for privacy-related questions or requests.

By using PulseSSL, you acknowledge that your information will be handled as described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, you should not use the Service.

This policy should be read together with our Terms of Service.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly, information generated when you use the Service, and limited information from service providers that help us operate PulseSSL.

Account information

  • Name, email address, profile image, account identifiers, authentication provider details, account status, role, plan, subscription status, usage limits, timestamps, and similar account records.
  • If you sign in with Google, we may receive basic profile information such as your name, email address, profile image, and authentication identifiers from Google.

SSL monitoring and certificate data

  • Domains, hostnames, ports, monitoring status, paused status, check timestamps, certificate issuer, subject, serial number, fingerprint, SAN values, validity dates, days remaining, chain status, and check errors.
  • For public SSL checks that do not require an account, we process the hostname you enter and the resulting certificate metadata needed to show the check result.

Notification and email data

  • Reminder email addresses, alert thresholds, email reminder settings, notification event history, delivery status, error messages, and unsubscribe tokens.
  • If you subscribe to the newsletter, we collect your email address, subscription status, subscription timestamps, and unsubscribe preference.

Billing and subscription data

  • Plan selection, subscription status, plan limits, payment provider identifiers, payment status, amount, currency, billing timestamps, payment confirmations, and related billing records.
  • Payments are processed by third-party payment providers. PulseSSL does not store full payment card numbers.

Usage, device, and log data

  • IP address, user agent, browser and device information, pages visited, referring URLs, actions taken, session records, security logs, diagnostics, and similar technical data.
  • If analytics tools are enabled, we may collect aggregated or pseudonymous usage data to understand product performance and improve the website.

3. How We Use Information

We use information to provide, maintain, secure, bill, support, analyze, and improve PulseSSL.

  • Create and manage accounts, sessions, authentication, access controls, plan limits, usage limits, and subscriptions.
  • Run SSL certificate checks, store monitored domains, display dashboards, and maintain certificate history.
  • Send SSL expiration reminders, transactional emails, billing notices, security notices, support replies, and newsletter messages when you subscribe.
  • Process checkout, subscription changes, renewals, payment confirmations, plan limits, and related billing records.
  • Detect abuse, prevent fraud, debug errors, protect the Service, enforce our Terms, and comply with legal obligations.
  • Measure website and product usage, improve product reliability, and develop new features.

5. How We Share Information

We do not sell personal information. We share information only as needed for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Service providers

  • Hosting, database, infrastructure, security, logging, email delivery, authentication, analytics, and payment providers that process information on our behalf.
  • Examples may include Google for OAuth sign-in, Resend for email delivery and newsletter contacts, Creem for payment processing, Google Analytics for analytics when enabled, and Microsoft Clarity for product analytics when enabled.

Legal, safety, and compliance

  • We may disclose information if required by law, legal process, or a valid government request.
  • We may share information to protect rights, safety, security, prevent abuse, enforce our Terms, investigate fraud, or respond to disputes.

Business transfers

  • If PulseSSL is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of assets, information may be transferred as part of that transaction subject to appropriate safeguards.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

PulseSSL may use cookies, local storage, pixels, and similar technologies for authentication, security, preferences, analytics, performance, and product operation.

Some cookies are necessary for the Service to work, such as session and security cookies. Optional analytics tools may use their own identifiers if enabled.

This section explains how we use cookies and similar technologies. We may provide additional cookie controls or notices where required by law.

Review the Cookie Policy for more information about cookies and similar technologies.

7. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as needed to provide the Service, maintain business records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, prevent abuse, and preserve security or audit records.

Account, monitored domain, certificate check, notification, subscription, payment, usage limit, and billing records may be retained while your account is active and for a reasonable period afterward where needed for operational, legal, tax, accounting, security, or dispute purposes.

Newsletter records are retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion, subject to records needed to honor suppression, compliance, or unsubscribe requirements.

8. Security

We use administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information, including encrypted transport, authentication controls, access restrictions, provider security controls, and operational monitoring.

No internet service, email system, or storage system is completely secure. You are responsible for maintaining control of your account, using secure devices, and promptly reporting suspected unauthorized access.

9. International Transfers

PulseSSL and our service providers may process information in countries other than where you live. Those countries may have different data protection laws.

Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards for cross-border transfers, such as contractual protections, provider compliance programs, or other mechanisms permitted by applicable law.

10. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, export, restrict, or object to certain processing of your personal information.

You can update some account and notification information directly in the product. You can unsubscribe from newsletter emails using the unsubscribe link in the email. You can contact us for additional privacy requests.

You can unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter emails at any time. Service-related emails, such as SSL alerts, account notices, billing notices, and security notices, may still be sent when needed to provide the Service, unless you change your notification settings, cancel your subscription, or close your account.

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests, and some information may be retained where required or permitted by law.

11. California Privacy Notice

If you are a California resident, you may have rights to know, access, correct, delete, and receive information about certain disclosures of personal information. You may also have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights.

PulseSSL does not sell personal information. We do not currently share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. If this changes, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any required notices or choices.

12. EEA and UK Privacy Rights

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you may have rights to access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred before withdrawal.

13. Children's Privacy

PulseSSL is not intended for children under 18 or the age of majority in their jurisdiction. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will take appropriate steps.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the effective date on this page and may provide additional notice for material changes.

Your continued use of PulseSSL after an updated Privacy Policy becomes effective means you acknowledge the updated policy.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions or requests about this Privacy Policy or how PulseSSL handles information, contact us at support@pulsessl.com.

Email: support@pulsessl.com