Privacy Policy

Welcome to ExpiredDomains.network ("we," "our," "us," or the "Platform"). We provide an automated cloud platform that allows SEO professionals, agencies, domain investors, and digital marketers to crawl target websites for broken outbound links, check domain registration status via real-time RDAP/WHOIS protocols, and analyze backlink quality metrics.

This Privacy Policy outlines our principles, practices, and commitments regarding the collection, use, and safeguarding of personal data and proprietary intelligence when you use our website, application dashboard, APIs, and related services.

By registering an account, submitting crawl requests, or otherwise interacting with ExpiredDomains.network, you agree to the practices outlined in this document. If you disagree with any terms, please discontinue use of our service immediately.

We only collect data necessary to provide and continually optimize our domain intelligence and crawling services:

A. Account & Profile Data

• Identity Information: Name, username, and email address submitted during account registration.
• Authentication Credentials: Securely salted and hashed passwords (we never possess, store, or view plain-text passwords).
• Billing Details: Subscription plan type, billing cycles, invoice history, and transaction references. Note: Payment card details are handled directly by PCI-DSS certified payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal); we never store complete credit card numbers on our servers.

B. User-Generated Crawl Inputs & Outputs

• Seed Target URLs: The specific authority domains, websites, or URLs you enter into the crawler.
• Job Configuration Parameters: Crawl depth limits, rate limits, ccTLD filters, and keyword specifications.
• Discovered Results & Saved Lists: Expired domains uncovered by your jobs, favorite marks, custom notes, and export history.

C. Automated & Technical Usage Data

• Device & Browser Data: IP address, browser type, operating system version, and screen resolution.
• Interaction Metrics: Time stamps of platform visits, feature usage, API response times, and system error logs.

Unlike public domain auction sites or scraped directory scrapers that share domain lists with thousands of competitors, ExpiredDomains.network is designed for private operational intelligence:

• Isolated Database Tenants: Crawl queues, targets, and identified dropped domains are keyed directly to your unique account identifier.
• Zero Secondary Aggregation: We do not take high-authority domains discovered in your private crawl jobs to populate public listings or resell them to third parties.
• Non-Disclosure: Our engineering personnel only access job logs in rare troubleshooting scenarios with user consent or to investigate severe technical failures.

We process your data strictly under valid legal bases (contractual necessity, legitimate interest, and consent):

Our platform operates automated network crawlers on behalf of users. We take web citizenship seriously:

• Respectful Crawling: Our crawlers enforce polite request delays, concurrency limits, and obey standard robots.txt directives when requested.
• No Content Harvesting: Our crawlers strictly parse outbound hyperlinks (<a href>) to locate dead destinations; we do not scrape, index, republish, or commercialize proprietary copyrighted text or media.
• Public Registration Verification: Domain availability verification uses official ICANN Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) endpoints and authoritative WHOIS sockets, checking publicly queryable registry records.

We may share minimal required data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our infrastructure under strict data protection agreements:

• Payment Processors: Stripe or PayPal for secure credit card and billing tokenization.
• Cloud Infrastructure & Hosting: Enterprise cloud server providers and distributed network proxies that power our crawling workers.
• Transactional Email Services: Reliable email providers (e.g., SendGrid, Postmark) used exclusively to send account notices, password resets, and crawl notifications.
• SEO Metric APIs: Authoritative data providers (such as Moz, Majestic, or DataForSEO) for calculating Domain Authority, Page Authority, and anchor texts.

We never sell, rent, or trade your personal data to ad networks or data brokers under any circumstances.

ExpiredDomains.network uses small text files ("cookies") and browser local storage strictly for operational purposes:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for keeping you securely logged into your dashboard, managing active sessions, and validating CSRF security tokens.
• Functional Cookies: Storing user UI preferences (such as table column sorting, crawl view filters, and theme options).
• Performance & Diagnostics: Anonymous aggregated telemetry to detect broken platform elements and monitor page loading speeds.

You can configure your browser to reject cookies; however, authentication and interactive dashboard functions will not operate correctly without session cookies enabled.

We retain your information according to the following criteria:

• Active Accounts: Your crawled domains, favorites, and history remain safely stored in your dashboard indefinitely so you can access them at any time, even if you pause your subscription.
• Account Deletion Requests: If you delete your account or submit a formal deletion request, your personal information, active crawl jobs, and saved domain records are permanently purged from our primary databases within 30 days.
• Billing Records: Anonymized financial transaction records may be retained for up to 7 years to comply with statutory accounting and tax regulations.

We implement robust technical and organizational measures designed to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure:

• Transport Layer Encryption: All data transmitted between your browser and our servers is encrypted using modern TLS 1.3 / HTTPS encryption.
• Database Isolation & Firewalls: Crawler worker nodes run in isolated virtual environments with strict firewalling and automated intrusion detection.
• Credential Hashing: Passwords are encrypted using modern cryptographic algorithms (Argon2 / Bcrypt) with unique cryptographic salts.

Regardless of your geographic location, we respect your rights regarding your personal information:

• Right of Access: You can request a complete copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You may update or correct inaccurate profile data directly from your account settings.
• Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You have the right to request full permanent deletion of your account and crawl history.
• Right to Data Portability: You can export your discovered domains, backlink reports, and metrics in standard CSV format at any time.
• Right to Restrict or Object: You can object to certain data processing activities or withdraw previously given consent.

To exercise any of these rights, simply email us at [email protected]. We respond to all verified requests within 30 days.

Our platform is exclusively intended for adults, businesses, and digital marketing professionals. We do not knowingly collect, request, or maintain personal information from individuals under the age of 18. If we become aware that a minor has provided us with personal data, we will immediately delete that information from our servers.

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect enhancements to our crawler technology, emerging legal requirements, or operational changes. When changes are made, we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this page. For significant updates, we will provide prominent notice via your dashboard banner or email.

If you have any questions, feedback, or privacy-related requests concerning this Privacy Policy, please contact our Data Protection team:

• Service Name: ExpiredDomains.network
• Email Support: [email protected]
• Website: https://expireddomains.network