How JetOctopus Handles Security and Data Privacy for Customers

The security and privacy of our customers’ data have been top priorities for JetOctopus since day one.

The platform is built on three core principles:
– Maximum data protection
– Collection of only the minimum necessary data
– Full transparency in data collection

In the article below, we’ll dive into the details of how security is ensured across different JetOctopus modules.

What Is JetOctopus?

JetOctopus is a technical SEO analysis platform built specifically for large-scale websites and complex infrastructures.

It handles millions of URLs and analyzes billions of log lines with ease, allowing SEO teams to monitor, optimize, and boost organic performance without compromising security.

That’s what makes it the go-to solution for enterprises that demand precision, speed, and scalability without compliance risks.

Our Core Modules

JetOctopus is made up of four core modules:

1. Crawler – a powerful bot that scans your site at scale to uncover technical SEO issues.
2. Log Analyzer – a tool for analyzing server log files to understand how bots interact with your website.
3. GSC Integration – API-based integration with Google Search Console to provide performance insights and keyword analysis.
4. Google Analytics 4 – aligns organic traffic data with crawl performance and GSC metrics.

Each module operates independently, with its own security protocols, and has zero impact on your site’s performance.

We Don’t Process Personal Data

One of the biggest advantages of using JetOctopus is our privacy-first architecture. We don’t need or use personal data to provide actionable SEO insights. That means:

That means:

• No personal identifiers are required or processed.
• No session data or cookies are analyzed.
• We never track individual users or store personal behavior data.

This makes JetOctopus not only GDPR-friendly but also extremely lightweight from a compliance perspective. You can confidently analyze your SEO performance without involving legal or security teams to review personal data concerns.

How We Handle IP Addresses in Logs

Log files may occasionally contain user IP addresses. However, JetOctopus uses log data only to detect and analyze bot activity. Specifically, we:

• Use IP addresses strictly to validate search engine bots (like Googlebot, Bingbot, etc.).
• Never correlate IPs with user activity or try to identify individuals.
• Automatically strip IPs from log files if a customer mistakenly includes user data.

To distinguish bots from users, we rely on a simple and effective method: we only process log lines where the User-Agent string contains the word “bot.” All other entries — representing regular user traffic — are skipped and ignored. This ensures that our analysis focuses exclusively on crawling behavior from search engines and SEO-relevant bots, not on human visitors.

We also verify bot IPs to ensure that only legitimate crawlers are included in reports. This added layer of verification helps detect fake bots and improves the accuracy of SEO audits based on log data.

Google Search Console and Google Analytics Data

When it comes to GSC and GA, JetOctopus operates strictly via their official APIs. This means:

• No manual data upload — everything is pulled securely through verified access.
• If data is accessible via these APIs, it means the proper consents have already been given to Google by the data owner.
• JetOctopus only visualizes and analyzes the data “as-is.” We don’t reprocess or enrich it with any third-party or user-level information.

We rely on aggregated data that is already anonymized by Google, and we use it exclusively for SEO analysis. No cookies, IP addresses, or session-level details from GA or GSC are accessed or stored.

No Cookies, No Tracking, No Risk

The JetOctopus platform does not install cookies or tracking scripts on your site. We don’t require any code changes, JavaScript snippets, or pixels. Everything runs externally, securely, and transparently — ensuring zero impact on your users or privacy compliance obligations.

This setup is especially valuable for enterprises with strict IT governance policies. Since JetOctopus operates entirely outside of your website infrastructure, it minimizes operational risk and simplifies stakeholder approvals.

Enterprise-Grade Security Without Complexity

Since 2017, JetOctopus has been securing enterprise data, even in highly regulated industries.

Legal and compliance teams especially value the platform for its minimal data collection and zero personal data usage.

All data is transmitted over encrypted connections, stored in secure infrastructure, and protected by strict access controls.

Only your team—and in rare cases, authorized JetOctopus technical personnel—have access to this protected, encrypted data.

To streamline procurement, we’re happy to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) at any stage of evaluation or collaboration.

We understand the importance of confidentiality and are committed to safeguarding your business information.

Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) are also available upon request.

JetOctopus is built for teams that need an SEO analytics platform with security guarantees at every level.

Have questions about data security, NDAs, or need a DPA (Data Processing Agreement)?

Get in touch — we’re happy to provide documentation and walk you through our policies.