Last updated: February 21, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how Bot-Hound and its proprietor (“Bot-Hound,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information in connection with the Bot-Hound service at bot-hound.com (the “Service”). By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this Privacy Policy.
The Service is intended for users in the United States who are at least 18 years of age. Please review our Terms of Service for eligibility requirements.
When you connect your X (formerly Twitter) account, we receive and store:
Through the Bot-Hound portal, you may set preferences that we store:
To provide the Service, we collect and process publicly available information about accounts that follow you on X:
This information is collected from the public X platform and is used solely for bot classification purposes.
Through the bot classification process, we generate and store:
When you log in, we create a session identified by a cryptographically random token. This session is stored as an HttpOnly, Secure cookie (bh_session) on the domain bot-hound.com. Sessions expire after 30 days.
We use Google Analytics and Cloudflare Web Analytics to collect aggregated usage data, including:
_ga, _ga_*) on your device to distinguish unique users and sessions.We do not use advertising cookies or sell data to third-party advertisers.
To classify accounts as potential bots, we send the following information about your followers to xAI’s Grok large language model API:
This data is sent solely for the purpose of bot classification. xAI’s use of this data is governed by xAI’s privacy policy.
We make API calls to the X platform to read your followers list and to block or unblock accounts on your behalf. These API calls transmit your OAuth credentials and the identifiers of accounts being blocked or unblocked.
The Service is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Your data is processed and stored on AWS infrastructure in accordance with AWS’s privacy practices.
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to understand how visitors interact with the Service. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as how often users visit the site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they visited prior to coming to the Service. We use the information from Google Analytics only to improve the Service. Google Analytics collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit the Service, but we do not combine this with other data we maintain about you.
Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to the Service is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. You can learn more about how Google collects and processes data at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
We use Cloudflare Web Analytics, a privacy-first analytics service provided by Cloudflare, Inc. Cloudflare Web Analytics does not use cookies or collect personally identifiable information. It collects aggregated, anonymous data about page views and visits. Cloudflare’s use of this data is governed by Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy.
Bot-Hound maintains a shared classification cache that stores bot probability scores, classification reasons, and profile image hashes for X accounts that have been analyzed. When an account is classified for one Bot-Hound user, that classification result may be used when processing other users’ followers, without re-analyzing the account.
This means that if a follower of yours has already been classified for another Bot-Hound user, their existing classification may be applied to your account without sending their data to xAI again. Similarly, classifications generated from your followers may be used for other Bot-Hound users.
Classification cache entries expire after 14 days, after which accounts will be re-analyzed if encountered again.
We implement the following security measures to protect your information:
While we take reasonable measures to protect your information, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.
| Data type | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Bot classification cache | 14 days (automatic expiry) |
| Session data | 30 days (automatic expiry) |
| Follower tracking data | While your account is active |
| Account data and preferences | While your account is active |
| Block records | While your account is active |
| Subscription records | While your account is active |
The Service is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we become aware that we have collected information from a person under 18, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you with certain rights regarding your personal information:
To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at [email protected].