Privacy Policy

This policy was last modified on September 19, 2020.

This privacy policy applies to the browser extensionand all related services offered by OctoLinker. For simplicity we use the term OctoLinker for both, the browser extension and the OctoLinker API available at https://octolinker.now.sh

What information do we collect?

We do not collect any personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with OctoLinker.

We do collect non-personal identification information about Users whenever they interact with OctoLinker. Non-personal identification information include

  • Requested package name
  • Requested registry name
  • Requested URLs
  • The IP-address of your device
  • Time and date of the server request
  • The referring URL

We can not assign this information to any specific user; we do not collate it with other sources of data.

Collecting those information is needed so that interaction with third party APIs such as

How we use collected information

OctoLinker and its services collect and use information for the following purposes:

  • To improve OctoLinker

We continually want to improve OctoLinker based on the information and feedback we receive from you.

When do we share your information with others?

  • We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer any information to others.
  • For processing or providing products and services to you, but only if those entities receiving your information are contractually obligated to handle the data in ways that are approved by OctoLinker.
  • For processing or providing products and services to you, but only if those entities receiving your information are contractually obligated to handle the data in ways that are approved by OctoLinker.
  • We may publish aggregated statistics based on this information online.
  • When the law requires it. We follow the law whenever we receive requests about you from a government or related to a lawsuit. We’ll notify you when we’re asked to hand over your personal information in this way unless we’re legally prohibited from doing so. When we receive requests like this, we’ll only release your personal information if we have a good faith belief that the law requires us to do so. Nothing in this policy is intended to limit any legal defenses or objections that you may have to a third party’s request to disclose your information.
  • When we believe it is necessary to prevent harm to you or someone else. We will only share your information in this way if we have a good faith belief that it is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of you, our other users, OctoLinker or the public.
  • If our organizational structure or status changes (if we undergo a restructuring, are acquired, or go bankrupt) we may pass your information to a successor or affiliate.

Technologies we use

Vercel

We use Vercel for hosting our OctoLinker API. See the Vercel's privacy terms for full details.

RedisGreen

We use RedisGreen for . See the RedisGreen's privacy terms for full details.

Mixpanel

We use Mixpanel to track and analyse how users interact with our service. In the “What information do we collect?” section we list all data that we collect.See the Mixpanels's privacy terms for full details.

Plausible

We use Plausible to track and analyse how users interact with our website. See the Plausible's privacy terms for full details.

How long will the data be stored

OctoLinker uses third-party service providers to process and store data. To learn more about the privacy policies from the services we use please visit technologies we use.

How we protect your information

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information and data stored on our service.

All data exchange between the browser extension and our service happens over a SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.

Your acceptance of these terms

By using OctoLinker, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use OctoLinker. Your continued use of OctoLinker following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page, and/or update the Privacy Policy modification date below. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect.

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.

octolinker@stefanbuck.com