Privacy Policy

1) Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

When you use the lookup feature, you may enter:

• Currency details such as denomination (Denom), series (Series), and serial number (including star indicator).

We do not require account registration to use the Service.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically (Logs)

When you visit our website or call our API, our hosting and runtime providers may log certain information, such as:

• IP address (full or partial)
• Browser/device information (e.g., User-Agent)
• Timestamps, request paths, error logs, and performance metrics
• Approximate location inferred from IP (typically city/country-level)

We use this primarily for security, abuse prevention, debugging, and performance optimization.

1.3 Human Verification (Cloudflare Turnstile)

When you click Search, we use Cloudflare Turnstile to help prevent automated abuse and scraping. Turnstile may process device and request information to determine whether a visitor is human, and it returns a verification token.

We verify the token on our server before processing your lookup request.

1.4 Analytics

We use Analytics to understand how visitors use the Service. Analytics may collect information such as:

• Page views, referrers, and session duration
• Device and browser types
• Feature usage (e.g., lookup submissions)

Analytics tools may use cookies or similar technologies. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect Analytics and, in some cases, certain site functionality.

2) How We Use Information

We may use information to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain the Service
• Prevent fraud, abuse, and attacks (including rate limiting and verification)
• Improve performance, features, and user experience
• Produce aggregated analytics and insights
• Comply with legal obligations or respond to lawful requests

3) How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited information with service providers necessary to operate the Service, including:

• Hosting & infrastructure (e.g., Vercel) for deployment, runtime, and logs
• Human verification (Cloudflare Turnstile) for abuse prevention
• Analytics providers for traffic and usage analytics

These providers process information under their own privacy policies and only as needed to provide their services.

4) Data Retention

Lookup inputs (such as serial numbers) are generally processed for the purpose of the request. We may retain limited request logs for a short period to maintain security, prevent abuse, and troubleshoot issues.

Analytics data is retained according to the configuration and retention settings of the Analytics service we use.

5) Security

We implement reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6) Your Choices

You can:

• Adjust browser settings to manage cookies (where applicable)
• Limit information you provide when using the Service
• Contact us regarding access or deletion requests if you believe we hold personal information about you (subject to applicable law)

7) Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed to children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, contact us and we will take appropriate steps to remove it.

8) Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version on this page and update the "Effective Date."

9) Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:
Email: support@starnotelookup.net