Privacy Policy

Last updated: 27th May 2026

Plain-English Introduction

SiteAtlas respects your privacy.

SiteAtlas is a website screenshot, visual directory and archive service. It captures screenshots of public websites to show how websites change over time.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information SiteAtlas may collect, how it is used, how it is protected, and what rights you have.

SiteAtlas is operated by Ah Ha Software Limited.

This Privacy Policy applies to SiteAtlas and the related SiteAtlas family websites, including:

  • SiteAtlas — siteatlas.co.uk
  • 1-2-3-4-5 — 1-2-3-4-5.com
  • 5-4-3-2-1 — 5-4-3-2-1.com
  • HOMM — homm.co.uk
  • gb0 — gb0.co.uk
  • SellingPoints — sellingpoints.co.uk

These websites may share the same membership and login system. This means that a single account may be used across the SiteAtlas family.

SiteAtlas only uses essential PHP session cookies needed for the website to work. It does not use cookies for advertising, tracking, profiling or behavioural marketing.

1. Who We Are

SiteAtlas is operated by:

Ah Ha Software Limited
1 Meadow Walk, KT20 7UF

For privacy questions, data protection requests or concerns about personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided on the relevant SiteAtlas family website.

2. What SiteAtlas Does

SiteAtlas captures screenshots of publicly accessible websites and organises them into visual directories and archives.

The service may include:

  • taking screenshots of public websites;
  • checking whether website links still work;
  • recording when websites appear to have changed;
  • displaying current and historic screenshots;
  • organising websites by sector, project or subject;
  • linking to third-party websites;
  • allowing users to register, log in, submit website details or request corrections.

SiteAtlas is intended to provide a useful visual record of public websites and how they evolve over time.

3. Personal Information We May Collect

SiteAtlas may collect and process personal information in the following situations.

3.1 Information you provide when creating an account

If you register for a SiteAtlas account, we may collect:

  • your name;
  • your email address;
  • your username;
  • your password, stored in encrypted or hashed form;
  • account settings;
  • login and account activity;
  • information connected with websites or listings you submit, claim or manage.

A SiteAtlas account may be used across the SiteAtlas family of websites.

3.2 Information you provide through forms

If you use a contact form, registration form, submission form, correction request form or takedown request form, we may collect:

  • your name;
  • your email address;
  • your message;
  • your website URL;
  • your organisation or business name;
  • your relationship to a website or organisation;
  • any other information you choose to provide.

3.3 Website and organisation information

SiteAtlas may collect and display information about websites, businesses, organisations or public web pages.

This may include:

  • website names;
  • website URLs;
  • business or organisation names;
  • public contact information;
  • public addresses;
  • public telephone numbers;
  • public email addresses;
  • public social media links;
  • categories, sectors or descriptions;
  • screenshots of public web pages.

Some of this information may identify individuals, especially where a sole trader, small business owner, director, agent or professional person is named on a public website.

3.4 Technical information

When you use SiteAtlas, basic technical information may be processed to operate and protect the service.

This may include:

  • IP address;
  • browser type;
  • device type;
  • operating system;
  • date and time of access;
  • pages visited;
  • login session information;
  • server logs;
  • error logs;
  • security logs.

This information is used for security, maintenance, troubleshooting and normal website operation.

3.5 Information contained in screenshots

SiteAtlas screenshots are taken from publicly accessible websites.

A screenshot may contain personal information if that information was publicly displayed on the captured website at the time the screenshot was taken.

For example, a screenshot may show:

  • names;
  • job titles;
  • staff photographs;
  • contact details;
  • public business information;
  • public website content;
  • branding, logos and other displayed material.

Screenshots are used as visual references and historic records of public websites.

4. How We Use Personal Information

SiteAtlas may use personal information to:

  • create and manage user accounts;
  • allow users to log in;
  • operate the shared SiteAtlas family membership system;
  • respond to enquiries;
  • process correction, removal or takedown requests;
  • manage submitted website information;
  • verify claims to website or organisation listings;
  • display public website and organisation information;
  • provide website screenshots and historic visual records;
  • maintain directories and archive pages;
  • check links and website availability;
  • improve the SiteAtlas family of websites;
  • protect the service from misuse, spam, fraud or unauthorised access;
  • comply with legal obligations;
  • keep administrative and technical records.

5. Lawful Basis for Processing

Under UK data protection law, SiteAtlas must have a lawful basis for processing personal information.

Depending on the situation, SiteAtlas may rely on one or more of the following lawful bases.

5.1 Contract

Where you create an account or use a registered-user service, we may process your personal information because it is necessary to provide that service.

For example, we need your email address and login details to operate your account.

5.2 Legitimate interests

SiteAtlas may process personal information where it has a legitimate interest in operating, maintaining, improving and protecting the service.

This may include:

  • displaying public website information;
  • maintaining visual website archives;
  • checking links;
  • responding to enquiries;
  • processing correction requests;
  • preventing misuse;
  • keeping server and security logs;
  • protecting SiteAtlas and its users.

Where SiteAtlas relies on legitimate interests, it will consider the impact on individuals and will not use personal information in ways that are unfair or unexpected.

5.3 Legal obligation

SiteAtlas may process personal information where required to comply with legal obligations.

This may include keeping records, responding to lawful requests or handling data protection requests.

5.4 Consent

In some cases, SiteAtlas may ask for your consent before using your information for a specific purpose.

Where consent is used, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

SiteAtlas does not use consent for advertising cookies because SiteAtlas does not use advertising, tracking, profiling or behavioural marketing cookies.

6. Cookies

SiteAtlas only uses cookies that are essential for the operation of the website.

These are PHP session cookies used for basic session handling, such as:

  • keeping a user logged in during a visit;
  • allowing the website to recognise a user while they move between pages;
  • supporting account and form functions;
  • helping the website operate securely and correctly.

SiteAtlas does not use cookies for:

  • advertising;
  • tracking;
  • profiling;
  • behavioural marketing;
  • following users around the internet.

Because these cookies are essential to the operation of the service, some parts of the website may not work properly if they are blocked or disabled.

The ICO explains that users should be told what cookies do, and that consent is needed for cookies that are not strictly necessary. SiteAtlas’s cookies are described here because they are essential PHP session cookies.

7. Shared SiteAtlas Family Login

A SiteAtlas account may be used across the SiteAtlas family of websites.

This means that account information may be shared between related SiteAtlas family services for purposes including:

  • login and authentication;
  • account management;
  • website submissions;
  • organising user data;
  • providing access to related services;
  • security;
  • preventing misuse;
  • improving the service.

The SiteAtlas family includes SiteAtlas, 1-2-3-4-5, 5-4-3-2-1, HOMM, gb0 and SellingPoints.

The purpose of this shared system is to allow one login to work across the related services, with information organised according to the relevant SiteAtlas family project.

8. Public Website Screenshots and Personal Information

SiteAtlas captures screenshots of publicly accessible websites.

These screenshots may include personal information if the original public website displayed that information.

SiteAtlas does not create that original website content. It records a visual copy of how the public website appeared at or around the time of capture.

Screenshots may be retained to show how websites change over time.

If you believe a screenshot contains personal information that should be removed, hidden or corrected, please contact us with the relevant SiteAtlas page URL and details of your request.

SiteAtlas will consider reasonable requests, especially where the information is inaccurate, outdated, excessive, sensitive or creates a risk to an individual.

9. Public Listings and Directory Information

SiteAtlas and related websites may display public information about businesses, organisations, websites and public online presences.

This may include information found on public websites or submitted by users.

Where information relates to a business or organisation, it may still include personal information, especially for small businesses, sole traders, professionals or named staff members.

SiteAtlas uses this information for directory, reference, link-checking and visual archive purposes.

10. Contact, Correction and Takedown Requests

If you contact SiteAtlas to ask a question, request a correction or request removal of information, we may use the information you provide to review and respond to your request.

We may keep a record of the request for administrative, legal, technical or security reasons.

A request may include:

  • your name;
  • your email address;
  • your relationship to the relevant website or organisation;
  • the relevant SiteAtlas URL;
  • the reason for your request;
  • any supporting information you provide.

11. How Long We Keep Personal Information

SiteAtlas keeps personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Different types of information may be kept for different periods.

For example:

  • account information may be kept while your account remains active;
  • contact messages may be kept for a reasonable period so that we can respond and maintain records;
  • correction and takedown requests may be kept for administrative or legal reasons;
  • server logs may be kept for security and troubleshooting;
  • public website screenshots may be retained as part of the visual archive unless removed or hidden;
  • submitted website information may be retained while it remains relevant to the service.

SiteAtlas may delete, anonymise, hide or archive information where appropriate.

If you close your account, some information may still be retained where necessary for legal, security, technical, historical or administrative reasons.

12. Who We Share Personal Information With

SiteAtlas does not sell personal information.

SiteAtlas may share or process information with:

  • hosting providers;
  • email service providers;
  • technical service providers;
  • security providers;
  • professional advisers;
  • legal or regulatory authorities where required;
  • related SiteAtlas family websites for account and service operation.

Service providers are used only where needed to operate, maintain, protect or improve the service.

SiteAtlas may also disclose information where required by law or where necessary to protect its rights, users or services.

13. International Transfers

SiteAtlas aims to use service providers and systems appropriate for a UK-based service.

Some technical services, hosting providers, email systems or software providers may process data outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, SiteAtlas will seek to use appropriate safeguards where required by law.

14. Security

SiteAtlas takes reasonable steps to protect personal information from unauthorised access, misuse, loss or disclosure.

Security measures may include:

  • password hashing or encryption;
  • access controls;
  • server security;
  • software updates;
  • backups;
  • monitoring for misuse;
  • limiting access to personal information where appropriate.

No website or internet service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users are responsible for keeping their own login details secure.

15. Your Rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights under UK data protection law.

These may include the right to:

  • ask for a copy of your personal information;
  • ask for inaccurate information to be corrected;
  • ask for information to be deleted;
  • ask for processing to be restricted;
  • object to certain processing;
  • ask for information to be transferred to another service;
  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
  • complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Not all rights apply in every situation.

For example, SiteAtlas may be able to retain some information where it has a lawful reason to do so.

The ICO says privacy notices should include people’s information rights and explain how they can complain if they have concerns.

16. How to Make a Privacy Request

To make a privacy request, please contact SiteAtlas using the contact details provided on the relevant SiteAtlas family website.

Please include enough information for us to understand and identify the information concerned.

For example, you may need to provide:

  • your name;
  • your email address;
  • your username, if you have an account;
  • the relevant SiteAtlas page URL;
  • details of the website, screenshot, listing or information concerned;
  • what you are asking SiteAtlas to do.

SiteAtlas may ask for additional information to confirm your identity or authority before responding to a request.

17. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how SiteAtlas handles your personal information, please contact us first so that we can try to resolve the issue.

You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.

The ICO is the UK regulator for data protection.

Website: https://ico.org.uk/

18. Children

SiteAtlas is not designed for children.

Users should not create an account or submit personal information if they are under the age required to use online services without parental or guardian consent.

If SiteAtlas becomes aware that it has collected personal information from a child inappropriately, it may delete that information.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

SiteAtlas may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

The updated version will be posted on the relevant SiteAtlas website.

The date at the top of the page may be changed when the Privacy Policy is updated.

Continued use of SiteAtlas or any SiteAtlas family service after the Privacy Policy has been updated means that you accept the updated Privacy Policy.

20. Contact

For privacy questions, correction requests, removal requests or data protection concerns, please contact SiteAtlas through the contact details provided on the relevant SiteAtlas family website.

Where a request relates to a specific screenshot, listing or website, please include the relevant SiteAtlas page URL and enough detail for the request to be reviewed.