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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 28 February 2026

1. Who we are

AEO God Mode is a product of Cyber Phoenix Ltd, registered in England & Wales. Our registered office is in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. Our website address is https://aeogodmode.io.

For privacy enquiries, contact support@aeogodmode.io.

2. What we collect on this website

2.1 Account and purchase data

When you create an account or purchase a license, we collect your name and email address. Payment is processed by Stripe via Easy Digital Downloads. We do not store credit card numbers, CVVs, or full payment details on our servers. Stripe handles all payment data under their own privacy policy.

2.2 Cookies

This website uses essential cookies only:

Cookie	Source	Purpose	Duration
wordpress_logged_in_*	WordPress	Authentication (logged-in users only)	Session
wordpress_sec_*	WordPress	Authentication security	Session
wp-settings-*	WordPress	Admin preferences	1 year
edd_cart	Easy Digital Downloads	Shopping cart contents	Session
edd_items_in_cart	Easy Digital Downloads	Cart item count	Session

We do not use analytics cookies, tracking pixels, remarketing tags, or any third-party advertising cookies.

2.3 External resources

We load fonts from Google Fonts and icons from Phosphor Icons via their CDN. These services serve static CSS/font files and do not set tracking cookies. Google Fonts is subject to Google's privacy policy.

3. What the AEO God Mode plugin collects on YOUR site

The AEO God Mode WordPress plugin runs on your server, inside your WordPress installation. The data it collects is stored in your database, not ours.

3.1 AI Crawler Log (Free)

The plugin logs visits from known AI crawlers (OAI-SearchBot, GPTBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot, and 14 others). For each visit, it records:

• Bot name and user agent string
• URL visited
• Timestamp

This data is stored in a custom database table (asgm_crawler_log) and is automatically purged after 90 days. No personal visitor data is collected.

3.2 AI Referral Traffic (Pro)

The Pro version tracks visits from AI answer engines (chatgpt.com, perplexity.ai, gemini.google.com, claude.ai). For each referral visit, it records:

• Source (which AI engine)
• Landing page URL
• Referrer URL
• Hashed IP address (SHA-256 with your site's AUTH_SALT). The raw IP address is never stored.

This data is stored in asgm_ai_referrals in your WordPress database.

3.3 Plugin settings

Configuration settings are stored in your WordPress wp_options table under the key asgm_settings. This includes module toggles, business name, URL, and social profile links you provide during setup.

3.4 The plugin does NOT

• Set any cookies on your site visitors
• Collect or store personal data from your visitors (beyond hashed IPs for referral counting)
• Send any data to our servers (except for license validation, see below)
• Track visitor behaviour, clicks, or browsing patterns

4. External services the plugin connects to (Pro)

4.1 Citation Tracker

When configured, the Citation Tracker queries: Perplexity (api.perplexity.ai), OpenAI (api.openai.com), Google Gemini (generativelanguage.googleapis.com), and Anthropic Claude (api.anthropic.com). These connections use your own API keys, which are encrypted with AES-256-CBC using your WordPress security salts before storage. The queries contain topic-related prompts based on your site's content. No personal data is transmitted.

4.2 Google Search Console

The GSC integration uses OAuth 2.0 to connect to Google's Search Console API. Access and refresh tokens are encrypted at rest using AES-256-CBC. The connection retrieves indexing status, impressions, and click data for your site's pages.

4.3 License validation

Pro license keys are validated against aeogodmode.io using the EDD Software Licensing API. This transmits: your license key, site URL, and plugin version. No other data is sent.

5. Data retention

• Crawler logs: Automatically purged after 90 days
• Referral data: Stored indefinitely in your database (you can clear it from the plugin dashboard)
• Account data: Retained while your account is active. Request deletion by emailing support@aeogodmode.io

6. Your rights (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you (Article 15)
• Rectify inaccurate data (Article 16)
• Erase your data ("right to be forgotten") (Article 17)
• Restrict processing of your data (Article 18)
• Data portability (Article 20)
• Object to processing (Article 21)

To exercise any of these rights, email support@aeogodmode.io. We will respond within 30 days.

7. Data controller

Cyber Phoenix Ltd is the data controller for data collected through this website. For data processed by the AEO God Mode plugin on your website, you (the site owner) are the data controller.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site or plugin after changes constitutes acceptance.