Monitor Privacy Policy Changes
Privacy and security reviews usually look at a vendor once, at onboarding. After that, the vendor's privacy policy and subprocessor list can change while your records still describe the old version. RivalPeek.io watches those public pages and tells you when they change, with the old and new wording, so a reviewer can decide whether anything needs follow-up.
Two kinds of page, two kinds of rule
The policy text. Use a text rule on the policy, or on the sections you care about most, such as data sharing, retention or international transfers. The alert shows which lines changed.
The subprocessor list. Most vendors publish this as a table or list. A new-items rule reports newly listed subprocessors rather than every formatting edit, and can be narrowed with words such as a country or a service type.
Rules you can type
- “Tell me about any change to this privacy policy.”
- “Tell me when the section on sharing data with third parties changes.”
- “Tell me when a new subprocessor is added.”
- “Tell me about new subprocessors located in the United States.”
- “Alert me if the words ‘sell your personal information’ appear.”
How it works
- Collect the public policy and subprocessor URLs for your key vendors. Bulk import accepts a pasted list or a CSV.
- Give each a rule and check the preview: the section or entries found and anything it cannot read.
- Approve. The current version becomes the starting point; recognised short timestamps are filtered, but other date-only edits can still trigger alerts.
- Route alerts to the person who owns vendor reviews, by email, Slack or webhook.
Organising many vendors
Put each vendor group in a folder, such as “Critical vendors” or “Marketing tools”, and tag watches by data category. Alert routing can be set per folder, so critical vendors can go straight to a Slack channel while the rest go to email. Any watch can also wait for the daily digest, for a single morning review.
Limits
- Policies and data processing agreements that sit inside a customer portal or behind a login cannot be watched.
- Lists that only load after clicking “show more” may be partly visible; the review says when coverage is incomplete.
- Scanned or protected PDFs may not be readable.
- RivalPeek.io does not assess whether a change is lawful or acceptable for you.
Which plan fits
Two pages per vendor is typical: the policy and the subprocessor list. Starter covers 20 pages checked every hour with email alerts, which suits a short list of pages. Pro covers 150 pages checked every 15 min and adds Slack and webhook alerts. Business covers 500 pages checked every 15 min for larger watchlists.
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Choose your monitoring capacity
Choose a plan for the pages you need to follow. Starter costs USD $19/month for 20 pages, with ordinary checks every hour. Annual billing is USD $190/year. Pro costs USD $39/month for 150 pages, with ordinary checks every 15 min. Annual billing is USD $390/year. Business costs USD $99/month for 500 pages, with ordinary checks every 15 min. Annual billing is USD $990/year. These are scheduled checks, not a live stream; availability and the check queue can affect when a result arrives.
Pages requiring protected checking use a separate allowance and a slower schedule. Access is not guaranteed, and some sites block automated visits. Start with a representative public URL and review the result before expanding your watchlist.
Frequently asked questions
Can it tell me when a vendor adds a subprocessor?
Yes, if the vendor publishes its subprocessor list as a readable public page. A new-items rule reports new rows in that list; the review shows the entries it found today.
Do I still need the vendor's own notification?
Keep it if they offer one. Contractual notice is their obligation; a RivalPeek.io watch is an independent check that the public page changed, useful when notices are missed or never sent.
Is the alert a record we can rely on for audits?
Each matching change stays on your Changes page with the wording before and after and when it was seen. It is a working record for your team, not a certified archive or a full copy of the page.
Can it watch our own privacy policy?
Yes. Watching your own public pages is a simple way to notice unplanned edits, for example after a website update.
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