Last updated: July 13, 2026
OutageHQ is a free, real-time service status monitoring tool. This policy explains the limited data processed to operate the site, prevent report abuse, understand aggregate usage, and support advertising if it is enabled.
OutageHQ does not require an account, login, name, email address, or password. Our hosting and security systems still process limited technical request data needed to deliver the site, protect it from abuse, and keep it reliable.
When you submit an outage report, OutageHQ stores the service, selected issue type, timestamp, and a one-way salted hash derived from the request IP address. The hash is used to limit duplicate or abusive submissions; the raw IP address is not stored with the report.
The OutageHQ Chrome extension displays the OutageHQ dashboard inside the extension popup. It does not collect, transmit, or store any user data. The extension uses the activeTab permission solely to function as a browser toolbar shortcut.
We use Vercel Web Analytics to understand aggregate usage such as page views, referrers, approximate location, device type, operating system, and browser. Vercel Web Analytics does not use cookies and does not store an IP address with an analytics event. It uses a daily rotating request-derived hash to count visitors without tracking them across different days or websites. Read the Vercel Web Analytics privacy documentation for details.
We also use Vercel Speed Insights to measure website performance through Core Web Vitals. Speed Insights records anonymous data points such as the route, URL, browser, device type, operating system, country, network speed, and Web Vital measurement. Vercel states that this data is not tied to an individual or IP address and cannot be used to reconstruct a browsing session across pages. Read the Vercel Speed Insights privacy documentation for details.
When an OutageHQ widget is embedded on another website, we store the embedding page's HTTP or HTTPS URL, the selected service, daily view count, and first/last-seen timestamps. Credentials and URL fragments are removed before storage. This helps us understand where widgets are used and measure aggregate views.
If Google AdSense advertising is enabled, third-party vendors including Google may use cookies or similar technologies to serve and measure ads based on visits to OutageHQ or other websites. Google and its partners may process data as described in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
You can manage personalized advertising in Google Ads Settings. Where required, advertising consent choices must be collected through a Google-certified consent management platform before personalized advertising is served.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date.
If you have questions about this privacy policy, reach out at contact@outagehq.com or visit our About page.
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No. OutageHQ does not require accounts, logins, names, email addresses, or passwords.
OutageHQ stores the service, selected issue type, timestamp, and a salted hash derived from the request IP address for duplicate prevention and rate limiting.
Yes. OutageHQ uses Vercel Web Analytics for aggregated traffic statistics and Vercel Speed Insights for anonymous website-performance measurements.
If advertising is enabled, third-party vendors including Google may use cookies or similar technologies to serve and measure ads, subject to your consent choices where required.