Privacy Policy

Summary

Xarchive is a tool for browsing archived social media snapshots. We aim to collect as little personal data as possible while keeping the service reliable.

Information you provide

When you use the tools, you may submit inputs such as usernames or URLs. We process these inputs to query the Wayback Machine and generate results and exports.

Information we may collect automatically

• Basic logs: like most websites, our hosting provider may collect standard server logs (e.g., IP address, user agent, timestamps, and request paths) for security and debugging.
• Analytics: we use Vercel Analytics to understand aggregated usage (e.g., page views and performance) so we can improve the product.

Third-party services

Xarchive communicates with third-party services to provide functionality:

• Internet Archive / Wayback Machine: used to retrieve CDX snapshot data and archived URLs.
• X (Twitter) embed services: if you use tweet previews, your browser may load resources from platform.twitter.com, and our servers may request embed markup from publish.twitter.com.
• Google AdSense: if ads are enabled, Google and its partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, and similar identifiers to serve ads, measure ad performance, limit repeated ads, and help keep advertising relevant.
• Stripe and Link: Link acts as merchant of record for export-pass purchases. Stripe and Link may collect your email address, billing details, payment method information, IP address, and fraud-prevention signals to process the transaction, calculate tax, provide receipts, and handle transaction support. Xarchive receives payment identifiers and status, but not your complete card number.

These third parties may process data under their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review their terms if you use those features.

Advertising cookies and choices

Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to Xarchive or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and other sites on the Internet.

You can learn how Google uses information from sites and apps that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google Ads Settings.

Browser storage for paid exports

Before Stripe Checkout opens, the export you requested is stored temporarily in your browser using IndexedDB. It is deleted after successful delivery and expires after 24 hours. A signed, HTTP-only cookie records the 24-hour export entitlement; it is not an advertising identifier and cannot be read by page scripts.

Data retention

We do not intentionally store the usernames or URLs you submit beyond what is needed to fulfill requests, but operational logs and analytics may be retained for a limited time by our hosting/analytics providers.

Contact

If you have privacy questions, please reach out via Contact.