Data We Collect

What data UserBoost collects about your website visitors

This page describes what visitor data the UserBoost widget collects, where it's stored, and how it's used.

Data Collected

DataWhen CollectedStored Where
Chat messagesEvery conversationconversations table (JSONB)
Visitor IDOn widget load (if provided by your code)conversations.visitorId
Thumbs feedbackWhen visitor clicks thumbs up or thumbs downconversations.feedback (JSONB)
Contact form dataWhen visitor submits the formtickets table (name, email, phone, message)
Page URLOn form/rating submissiontickets.pageUrl, popup_ratings.pageUrl
Popup ratingsWhen visitor submits a ratingpopup_ratings table (anonymous)

Data NOT Collected

  • IP addresses — not stored
  • Cookies — the widget uses sessionStorage only (not cookies)
  • Browser fingerprints — not collected
  • Geolocation — not tracked
  • Browsing history — only the current page URL on form submission

Data Retention

Data is retained indefinitely unless:

  • You delete it via the data deletion tool
  • You delete the domain (all associated data is cascade-deleted)

Third-Party Data Sharing

Visitor messages are sent to:

  • Anthropic (Claude AI) — for generating responses. Subject to Anthropic's data usage policy.
  • Voyage AI — for generating text embeddings (semantic search). Query text only, no PII.
  • Your webhook URL — if configured, message and ticket data is forwarded.

No visitor data is shared with any other third party.

GDPR Roles

  • You (the website owner) are the data controller
  • UserBoost is the data processor
  • Visitors can request data deletion through you

See Data Deletion for how to handle deletion requests.