Privacy Policy
Last updated: January 9, 2025
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide
- Domain names you submit to our repository
- Email addresses for account creation and domain ownership verification
- Account credentials (email/password or Google OAuth)
- Display names and profile information
- llms.txt file content from your websites
- Payment information (processed securely by Stripe - we do not store credit card details)
- Billing information and subscription preferences
- Communication when you contact our support
Information We Collect Automatically
- IP addresses for rate limiting and security
- Usage analytics and website interaction data
- Browser type and device information
- Access logs for API usage
AI Bot Tracking Data
When you install our bot tracking script on your website, we collect:
- User-Agent strings to identify AI bots (GPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.)
- Page URLs where AI bots visit
- Timestamps of bot visits
- Referrer information
- IP addresses of bot requests (for analytics only)
Important: Our tracking script only logs requests from identified AI bots. Human visitor data is not collected or stored. The tracking is invisible to website visitors.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information to:
- Maintain and operate the LLMS Central repository
- Validate and serve llms.txt files to AI systems
- Provide AI bot tracking and analytics to website owners
- Generate insights about which AI systems visit your website
- Display bot activity in your private analytics dashboard
- Process payments and manage subscriptions
- Enforce subscription tier limits and usage quotas
- Send billing notifications and payment receipts
- Prevent spam and abuse of our services
- Authenticate users and manage accounts
- Communicate with you about your submissions and account
- Improve our services and user experience
3. Information Sharing
Public Information: Domain names and llms.txt content are publicly accessible as part of our repository service. This is the core functionality of LLMS Central.
Private Information: We do not sell, trade, or share your email addresses or personal information with third parties, except:
- When required by law or legal process
- To protect our rights, property, or safety
- With service providers who help us operate our platform (under strict confidentiality)
4. Data Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your information:
- Encryption in transit and at rest
- Regular security audits and monitoring
- Access controls and authentication
- Rate limiting and spam protection
5. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access your personal information we hold
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Object to processing of your personal information
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@llmscentral.com
6. Data Retention
We retain different types of data for varying periods:
- Account data: Retained while your account is active
- Bot tracking data: Retained for 12 months for analytics purposes
- llms.txt files: Retained as long as domain is in repository
- Access logs: Retained for 90 days for security purposes
You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us.
7. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services:
- Firebase (Google): Authentication and database services
- Vercel: Hosting and serverless functions
- Resend: Email delivery services
- Stripe: Payment processing and subscription management. Stripe handles all credit card information securely. We never store your full credit card details on our servers.
These services have their own privacy policies and may collect data as described in their respective policies. For payment processing, please review Stripe's Privacy Policy.
8. Cookies and Tracking
We use minimal cookies and tracking:
- Essential cookies for website functionality and authentication
- Analytics cookies to understand usage patterns
- No third-party advertising or tracking cookies
Bot Tracking Script: When installed on third-party websites, our tracking script does not use cookies and does not track human visitors. It only logs AI bot activity.
9. GDPR and International Users
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or other regions with data protection laws, you have additional rights:
- Right to access your personal data
- Right to rectification of inaccurate data
- Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
- Right to restrict processing
- Right to data portability
- Right to object to processing
Legal Basis for Processing: We process your data based on:
- Your consent (for bot tracking installation)
- Contract performance (to provide our services)
- Legitimate interests (to improve and secure our services)
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
11. Contact Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us:
- Email: privacy@llmscentral.com
- General inquiries: hello@llmscentral.com
