Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 2, 2026
HTSAlert is a tariff-monitoring service. We collect the minimum data needed to run it and never sell your data. This page explains what we store, why, and who processes it.
What we collect
- Account: your email address (for sign-in and alert delivery) and, if you sign in with Google, your name and profile image.
- Watchlist: the HTS codes and countries of origin you choose to monitor, plus optional labels and import values you enter.
- Alert & usage records: the tariff changes we detect on your codes and basic product-usage events.
- Billing: if you subscribe, your subscription status and a Stripe customer/subscription ID. Card details are handled entirely by Stripe — we never see or store them.
- Telegram (optional): if you connect Telegram, your Telegram chat ID, used only to deliver alerts.
How we use it
To operate the service: authenticate you, monitor your codes, send alerts by email and (optionally) Telegram, provide the in-app feed and CSV audit export, process subscriptions, and improve the product. We do not sell your data or use it for third-party advertising.
Processors we rely on
- Stripe — payments and subscription billing.
- Resend — transactional and alert email delivery.
- Telegram — optional alert delivery, only if you connect it.
- PostHog, Umami, Sentry — privacy-conscious product analytics and error monitoring, with inputs masked where feasible.
- Cloudflare & our hosting — serving the site and storing your data.
Tariff rate data is sourced from the public USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule and the Federal Register.
Retention & your rights
We keep your data while your account is active. You can delete your watchlist entries at any time, and you may request account deletion or a copy of your data by contacting us. We’ll remove your personal data except where we must retain records for legal or billing reasons.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Reach the operator via vboldyrev.com.