PuppyPad

Privacy notice

PuppyPad keeps as little about you as it can run on.

What we store

• Your account: site name, email address, and a scrambled (hashed) copy of your password. We use your email only for confirmation, password resets and messages about your site.
• Your site: the files you upload, your description, your hit count, who you follow or block, and a screenshot of your front page for the directory.
• Network addresses: the IP address you signed up from, and the IP address behind each guestbook entry and abuse report. These help us stop spam and abuse. Guestbook and report addresses are erased after 90 days; your signup address is kept until you delete your account.
• Visitor counts: each site counts its page views per day and the names of the websites visitors came from, without cookies or IP addresses. Only the site's owner sees them, and they are deleted after 30 days.
• One cookie that keeps you logged in. No tracking or advertising cookies.

Who else sees it

Your site, its files, your site name, description, followers and hit count are public. Guestbook entries are public on the site they were left on, and comments and likes you leave are public too. We do not sell or share your data. Our email provider delivers our messages, and Cloudflare Turnstile checks that people signing up are human. Supporter payments are processed by Stripe, which receives your email address and payment details; we keep only your Stripe customer number and how long your support lasts, never your card.

Deleting it

Delete your account from your dashboard and your files, guestbook and account details are removed right away. Backups roll over within 14 days. Your site name stays reserved for 90 days so nobody else can pretend to be you.

Questions: abuse@puppypad.org.

Review this page before you launch and make it match what you actually run. It is a starting point, not legal advice.