Privacy Policy

Official Rankzio Policy Documentation | Updated Regularly

1. Introduction and Commitment to Privacy

Rankzio ("we", "us", or "our") operates the web property accessible at https://rankzio.online. We are deeply committed to respecting the privacy of our visitors and maintaining transparent data handling practices. This Privacy Policy details the types of information we collect, how it is used, and the steps we take to protect your personal information.

2. Information We Collect

We strictly minimize data collection and do not require personal account creation or payment credentials to use our public diagnostic checker.

Public URL Submissions: When you enter a domain or URL into our readiness checker, our server crawls the public HTML of that submitted address. We store the inspected domain, response status, calculated score, and timestamp in our temporary diagnostic cache.
Server Access Logs: Like standard web applications, our servers automatically log non-identifying technical data when you load our pages. This includes your truncated/hashed IP address, browser user-agent, operating system, referrer URL, and request timestamp.
Anonymous Analytics: We record aggregate metrics including pageview counts, device categories (mobile, tablet, desktop), approximate country-level geographic location, and referring websites to evaluate site performance.

3. How We Use Collected Information

We use the data gathered exclusively for legitimate operational purposes:

To operate, maintain, and improve the accuracy of our 21-signal readiness diagnostic scanner.
To prevent automated denial-of-service attacks, crawler abuse, and unauthorized brute-force attempts through rate limiting.
To monitor aggregate traffic trends and understand which guides and tutorials provide the most value to our readers.

4. Cookies and Local Storage

Rankzio utilizes minimal client-side storage technologies designed to respect user preferences:

Theme Preference: We use your browser’s localStorage to remember whether you selected Dark Mode or Light Mode.
Language Selection: A session cookie preserves your preferred language across page navigations.
Analytics Session: An anonymous session identifier enables us to distinguish unique visitors without invasive cross-site fingerprinting.

5. Data Retention Policy

Diagnostic scan reports are retained in our database cache for up to 90 days to allow users to review historical comparisons, after which older records are permanently purged. Server access logs and visitor hits are periodically aggregated and anonymized.

6. Third-Party Services and Links

Our website contains links to third-party resources, including official Google documentation and publisher tools. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy notices of any external site you visit.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect enhancements in our diagnostic scanner or changes in legal regulations. The latest revision date is prominently displayed at the top of this document.