Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 1, 2026

This policy explains what personal information WatchPatrol collects, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have. It applies to the WatchPatrol website (www.watchpatrol.net), the WatchPatrol apps for iOS and Android, and the WatchPatrol MCP server and API (together, the "Service").

This policy was written in English. Translations are provided for convenience; if a translation differs from the English version, the English version applies.

Who we are

WatchPatrol is operated by 60Clicks Media, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company ("we", "us"). We are responsible for the personal information described in this policy. You can reach us about privacy at [email protected].

WatchPatrol is an index of pre-owned watch listings. We collect listings that sellers have published on watch forums and marketplaces, organize them by brand and model, and let you search them, track prices, and get alerts. Because of this, we process two kinds of personal information: information about our users, and information about the sellers whose public listings we index. This policy covers both.

Information you give us

Account information. Your username, email address, password (stored only as a secure hash), and optionally your name. If you sign in with Google, we receive your email address. If you sign in with Apple, we receive your name and email address (or Apple's private relay address), and we keep a token from Apple so we can revoke the connection if you delete your account.
Settings. Your language, display currency, preferred eBay marketplace, and email and push notification preferences.
Alerts and starred listings. The searches you save as alerts, their notification settings, and the listings you star.
Search history. When you are signed in, we store the searches you run. Recent searches are also kept in your browser or on your device.
Your collection. If you use the Collection feature, the watches you add and the details you enter, which can include reference and serial numbers, purchase and sale prices and dates, where you bought the watch, box and papers, notes, and photos.
Listings you post. The title, description, price, location, and photos of watches you list for sale. Posted listings are public. We remove embedded photo metadata, such as location data, from photos you upload with a listing.
Messages. Messages you send to other WatchPatrol users are stored so both of you can see the conversation. When you message a user, contact the seller of an indexed listing, or share a listing by email, we send an email on your behalf to the recipient with your email address as the reply-to address, so they can reply to you directly.
Reports, blocks, and feedback. Reports you file about listings or sellers (including any notes), sellers you block, feedback you leave about sellers, votes on descriptions, and messages you send through our feedback form (with your email address and the page you were on).
Photos for identification. When you use the Identify tool, the photo you provide is sent to our image-matching provider (Amazon Web Services) to find similar watches. We do not store these photos.

Information we collect automatically

Usage analytics. We record how the Service is used, such as pages and screens viewed, searches and filters, listings viewed, stars, alert changes, and clicks to external sites (including eBay). When you are signed in, these events are linked to your user ID and username. We use OpenPanel for this, which we host on our own servers. We do not use Google Analytics, advertising pixels, or cross-site tracking.
Device and connection information. Your IP address, browser or app version, operating system, and language. We use your IP address for security, rate limiting, and bot protection, and do not store it in our database. Our network provider tells us your approximate country, which we use to choose the right eBay marketplace. Our servers keep short-lived technical logs for troubleshooting.
App sign-in and devices. When you sign in to the app, we record an install identifier, your device name, and platform (iOS or Android) so you can stay signed in on each device and sign out remotely. If you allow notifications, we store a push token for your device.
App diagnostics. The app sends crash reports and performance data to Sentry. These reports are not linked to your account.
API and MCP usage. For each authenticated API request or MCP tool call, we record your user ID, plan, the endpoint or tool used, the result status, and how long it took. We do not record the contents of your requests in these logs.
Activity. We record when you last used the Service, so we can manage inactive accounts and reminder emails.

Information about sellers and listings

We index listings that sellers have made publicly available on third-party forums and marketplaces. A listing can include the seller's username, the listing text, photos, price, location, and any contact details the seller included. We show contact details only to signed-in users. We also collect public feedback about sellers from forums.

We use this information to show listings, track prices, and help buyers avoid fraud. This includes building a seller's listing and feedback history, and detecting risk signals such as unusual posting patterns or reused photos. Seller history summaries are available on the Service, including through our MCP server and API. We may feature public listing information in posts on our social media accounts.

If you are a seller and want a listing removed or corrected, or want to exercise any of the rights described below, email [email protected].

How we use information

To run the Service: your account, search, alerts, starred listings, collection, messaging, and posting.
To send the emails and push notifications you have asked for, such as alert matches and price changes on starred listings.
To recommend models and listings, based on your searches, stars, alerts, collection, and the sellers you contact.
To send product news and tips, which you can turn off at any time.
To protect users and the Service: preventing spam, fraud, scraping, and abuse, and enforcing our Terms of Use.
To understand how the Service is used, fix problems, and improve features.
To comply with the law and respond to lawful requests.

We use AI services from OpenAI to write catalog content, such as model descriptions, and social media posts. This uses public listing and forum content. We do not send your account information or your photos to OpenAI.

How we share information

We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it for targeted advertising. We share information only in the following cases.

Service providers

We use these companies to operate the Service. They process information on our behalf:

Hetzner: server hosting (Ashburn, Virginia, USA).
Cloudflare: content delivery, security and bot protection (including Turnstile on some forms), and image storage.
Amazon Web Services: email delivery, image matching for the Identify tool, machine translation of listings you choose to translate, and file storage.
Expo: push notification delivery and app updates. On Android, notifications are delivered through Google Firebase Cloud Messaging.
Apple and Google: sign-in and push notifications.
Sentry: app crash reporting.
OpenAI: generating catalog and social media content from public listing data.

Other people, by your choice

When you post a listing, it is public. When you message a user, contact a seller, or share a listing by email, the recipient receives your message and your email address.

Third-party sites and content

Listings link to the forums and marketplaces where they were posted. Links to eBay include our affiliate tracking codes, so eBay knows the visit came from WatchPatrol. Once you leave WatchPatrol, the other site's privacy policy applies. Our pages load fonts from Google Fonts, which means your browser connects to Google. Embedded YouTube videos use YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode and load only when you click to play them.

Legal reasons and business transfers

We may disclose information if required by law, or if we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of our users, the public, or WatchPatrol, including to investigate fraud. If WatchPatrol is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, information may be transferred as part of that transaction, and this policy will continue to apply to it.

Cookies and local storage

We use a small number of cookies, all needed for the Service to work: a sign-in session cookie (up to 31 days), a security (CSRF) cookie, a language cookie, and a display-currency cookie (one year). We also use your browser's local storage to remember recent searches, display settings, and similar preferences on your device. We do not use advertising cookies.

Emails and notifications

We may send alert emails, a weekly summary, emails about starred listings, tips for new users, reminders if you have been away, and product announcements. You can turn each of these off in your profile settings or with the unsubscribe link in the email. We do not track whether you open our emails, but links in them may include campaign tags so we can see which emails are useful. We will still send emails needed to run your account, such as messages from other users and notices about your listings or account.

You can manage push notifications in the app's settings or in your device's settings.

How long we keep information

We keep your account information for as long as your account is active.

You can delete your account at any time from your account settings on the website or in the app (Settings, then Delete account). Your account is deactivated immediately: your listings are hidden, your app sessions are signed out, and your Apple sign-in connection is revoked. After 30 days, we permanently delete your account, including your profile, alerts, starred listings, collection, search history, messages, reports, and access tokens.

Some information is kept after your account is deleted:

Listings you posted, feedback you left about sellers, and feedback you sent us, with the link to your account removed.
Records of email addresses that bounced or reported our emails as spam, so we do not email them again.
Records of accounts suspended for fraud or abuse, to prevent them from registering again.

Server logs are kept for a short time. Expired access tokens are deleted automatically.

Your rights and choices

You can view and update most of your information in your account settings, and delete your account as described above. Wherever you live, you can also ask us to:

give you a copy of the personal information we hold about you;
correct information that is wrong;
delete your information;
stop or limit certain uses of your information.

To make a request, email [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity before acting on it. We will respond within 30 days, or sooner where the law requires. We will not treat you differently for exercising your rights.

European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland

We process your information on these legal bases: to perform our contract with you (running your account and the features you use); our legitimate interests (keeping the Service secure, preventing fraud, indexing public listings, understanding usage, and improving the Service); your consent (for example, for push notifications and for marketing emails where consent is required), which you can withdraw at any time; and to meet legal obligations. You also have the right to data portability, the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests, and the right to complain to your local data protection authority.

California and other US states

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose, and to request access, correction, or deletion. The categories of information we collect, where it comes from, and why we use it are described above. We do not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising, and we do not use sensitive personal information to infer characteristics about you.

Security

We use reasonable safeguards to protect your information. For example, all connections use HTTPS, passwords and access tokens are stored only as hashes, and access to our systems is limited. No system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee the security of your information.

International transfers

WatchPatrol is based in the United States, and your information is processed and stored in the United States. Some of our service providers may process it in other countries. Data protection laws there may differ from those where you live.

Children

The Service is not intended for children under 13, or under 16 in the European Economic Area and United Kingdom. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the date at the top of this page. If we make significant changes, we will also let you know by email or with a notice on the Service.

Contact us

60Clicks Media, LLC
Email: [email protected]