Last updated: 12/12/2025

1. Project Overview

PhishSeize is a student and academic project developed to demonstrate a phishing email detection system using machine learning and security analysis techniques.

2. Information We Collect

• Email content (sender, subject, body, URLs, attachments)
• Account information under our private email domain
• IP addresses for logging and security purposes
• Session identifiers and cookies for authentication

3. How We Use Your Information

Collected data is used strictly to analyze emails for phishing threats, improve detection accuracy, maintain system security, and display results to authenticated users.

4. Data Storage

Email data and related metadata are stored permanently in a secure database hosted on a cloud server (Hostinger). Access is limited to authorized system components.

5. Cookies and Sessions

Cookies and sessions are used only to identify logged-in users. Stored identifiers are random and do not contain personal information.

6. Third-Party Services

PhishSeize uses the VirusTotal API to scan URLs and attachments for malicious activity. Only data required for security analysis is shared.

7. Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent user data. Information is shared only when necessary for security analysis or legal requirements.

8. Data Retention

Email data is currently stored permanently. At this time, users do not have an automated option to request data deletion.

9. System Limitations

PhishSeize provides detection assistance only. Results are not guaranteed to be fully accurate, and the system should not be relied upon as the sole security measure.

10. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated as the system evolves. Updates will be published on this page.

11. Contact

For privacy-related concerns, please contact the system administrator:

admin@phishseize.com