UpdatePHP Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to the website and services operated as UpdatePHP at https://www.updatephp.com (the “Site”), including free tools, accounts, Site Manager and paid Pro access.

Information we collect

This section describes information we may collect about you. Later sections explain why and how we use it.

Information you provide

• Accounts : When you register, we store your name, email address, password (stored as a one-way hash), optional company/agency details, avatar, locale preferences (country, timezone, date format, language), notification settings and security settings such as two-factor authentication. You can delete your account from your profile.
• Site Manager / Pro : If you use Site Manager (during a trial or with Pro), we store portfolio data you enter or generate through the service. That can include sites and domains, scan and rescan history, probe configuration, clients and contacts (names, emails, phone numbers and related notes), agency branding assets, team invitations and permission settings, reminders and analytics preferences. Contact and similar personal details you store for clients are encrypted at rest where the product supports it.
• Payments : If you purchase Pro, payment is handled by Stripe. We do not store full card numbers on our servers. We may retain billing-related account data such as your email, Stripe customer or subscription identifiers, plan status, purchase timestamps and invoice/receipt references needed to administer your access and meet accounting or legal duties.
• Domain / PHP check tools : If you use our PHP version or related checks, we may record usage for statistics, caching and abuse prevention, including domains or hosts you query.
• PHP alerts : If you subscribe to email alerts about new PHP versions, we hold your email address and name for that purpose. You can manage or stop this via Manage my Data or your account settings.
• Developers directory : If you sign up to appear as a PHP developer, details such as name, email, experience and skills are stored. Interest in finding a developer (project brief) is stored separately. Either can be removed via Manage my Data.
• Help forum and contact forms : Questions, answers and messages you submit may include your name, email and the content of your message.

Information from cookies and similar tools

We use cookies (and similar technologies) and analytics tools to collect information about how the Site is used. This can improve performance, measure advertising and support the product. Data may include:

• Usage – how pages are used (for example navigation, clicks and form interaction). Payment card details are not recorded by our analytics tooling.
• Device – information that helps present a suitable version of the Site.
• Advertising engagement – where ads are shown, whether ads were interacted with, and related measurement. More detail on Google advertising partners is available from Google’s policies.
  
  

Lawful basis for processing

We process personal information only where we have a lawful basis, such as:

• Consent – where you have given permission for a specific purpose (for example optional marketing). You can withdraw consent where it applies.
• Legitimate interests – where we have a legitimate interest as a business, balanced against your privacy rights (for example securing the Site, preventing abuse, improving Site Manager and understanding aggregated product usage).
• Contract – where processing is needed to provide an account, trial, Pro access, Site Manager features, alerts or other services you requested.
• Legal obligation – where we must process or retain information to comply with the law (for example tax or accounting records related to purchases).
  
  

How we use your personal information

We use personal information to:

1. Provide the service – operate accounts, Site Manager, probes, team access, alerts, forum features and paid Pro access.
2. Process payments – confirm purchases, maintain Pro entitlement and handle billing events via Stripe.
3. Improve and maintain performance – understand how the Site is used, fix issues and develop features.
4. Monitor compliance and security – detect abuse, fraud, unauthorised scanning and breaches of our terms.
5. Personalise the product – remember preferences such as language, locale and dashboard settings.
6. Advertising – support the free parts of the Site with advertising revenue, measure effectiveness and (outside restricted regions) serve more relevant ads where permitted. Users in the EEA do not receive personalised advertising by default.
   
   

Client and team data in Site Manager

If you store client, contact, site or team information in Site Manager, you are responsible for having a lawful basis to collect and share that information with us as your service provider. We process that data to provide Site Manager features (including scans, reminders and team collaboration) under your instructions and our terms. Team members you invite can access portfolio data according to the permissions you set.

Who we share your personal information with

We disclose personal information where needed to run the business or deliver services you requested. Commonly this includes:

• Service providers – hosting, email delivery, security and payment processors acting on our instructions.
• Stripe – payment processing for Pro. Stripe processes payment and related billing data under its own privacy policy.
• Advertisers – advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies as described above.
• Other users – content you post publicly (for example forum posts) can be seen by others. Team features share portfolio data with members you invite.
• Legal and business transfers – we may disclose information to comply with law, enforce our terms, or in connection with a sale or transfer of the business. Aggregated, non-identifiable statistics may also be shared.
  
  

How long we retain your personal information

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes above. Where we no longer need it in full, we may delete, obfuscate or aggregate it.

We may keep information longer where required by law, needed for legal claims or legitimate business needs (including billing records), or to honour a request not to be contacted.

Account and Site Manager data is generally retained while the account is active. After account deletion we remove or anonymise personal account data we no longer need, subject to backups and legal retention. Payment records may be retained as required for tax and accounting.

How we keep your personal information secure

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to help protect information against unauthorised or accidental access, use, alteration or loss. This includes TLS in transit and, for certain Site Manager fields, encryption at rest. Passwords are stored hashed. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

Your information may be processed and stored outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including by providers such as Stripe and hosting partners.

Third party services and your data

We may use some or all of the following providers to process or store data. Their privacy policies apply to their processing:

• Google LLC : Google Analytics and Google AdSense. View the Google privacy policy.
• Stripe, Inc. : payment processing for Pro purchases and related billing. View the Stripe privacy policy.
• SiteGround Spain S.L. : web hosting. View the SiteGround privacy policy.
  
  

Your rights

Under applicable data protection laws, your rights may include:

• Objecting to direct marketing (you are only opted in when you choose that option).
• Accessing personal data we process about you.
• Requesting deletion or rectification of your personal data.
• Managing alerts and some stored records via Manage my Data, account settings, or by deleting your account.
• Using unsubscribe or preference links in emails we send.

To exercise rights that are not available in-product, contact us.

Where this Privacy Policy applies

The Site is not intended for children under 16. We do not intentionally collect information from children.

The Site may link to third-party websites that are not covered by this policy. We are not responsible for their content, privacy practices or security.

If you have a query about how we process personal information, please contact us.

Last updated: 10 August 2026.