Privacy
Last updated: 10th July 2026 for CC Security Essentials version 1.0
Introduction
Privacy has always been one of the guiding principles behind CC Security Essentials.
The plugin has been designed to improve your website’s security while respecting the privacy of both your visitors and your administrators.
Unlike some security products, CC Security Essentials does not depend on cloud services, telemetry or external analytics to provide its core functionality.
Your security information remains under your control.
Our Privacy Philosophy
CC Security Essentials follows four simple privacy principles.
Your Website, Your Data
Security information belongs to your website.
The plugin stores security-related information locally within your own WordPress installation rather than sending it to external services.
No Telemetry
CC Security Essentials does not collect information about how you use the plugin.
The plugin doesn’t report configuration choices, usage statistics or other analytics back to Caterham Computing.
No Tracking
The plugin doesn’t track your visitors for marketing or advertising purposes.
Its purpose is to improve your website’s security—not to collect behavioural information.
Transparency
Where the plugin stores information for security purposes, it aims to explain:
- what is stored
- why it is stored
- how long it is retained
- who can access it
This helps you understand how the plugin operates and makes it easier to keep your own privacy documentation up to date.
Security and Privacy
Security and privacy often complement one another.
For example:
- restricting unauthorised access helps protect personal information
- reducing attack surfaces lowers the risk of data exposure
- using strong authentication protects user accounts
CC Security Essentials has been designed to improve website security without collecting unnecessary personal information.
Privacy Policy Guide
Some security features may involve storing information that should be reflected in your website’s privacy policy.
To help with this, CC Security Essentials integrates with WordPress’s built-in Privacy Policy Guide.
Where appropriate, the plugin provides suggested wording that you can review when creating or updating your privacy policy.
These suggestions are intended to assist website administrators and should always be reviewed to ensure they accurately reflect how your website operates.
What About CC Security Essentials Pro?
Some features provided by CC Security Essentials Pro, such as login protection and security event logging, may record additional security information.
Where this occurs:
- information is stored locally on your website
- it is retained only for legitimate security purposes
- it isn’t shared with Caterham Computing
- it isn’t used for advertising or analytics
The Pro documentation explains these features in more detail.
Reviewing Your Privacy Information
We recommend reviewing your website’s privacy information whenever you:
- enable new security features
- install CC Security Essentials Pro
- make significant changes to your website
- update your privacy policy
- introduce features that process additional personal information
Keeping your privacy documentation up to date helps maintain transparency with your visitors.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does CC Security Essentials send information to Caterham Computing?
No.
The plugin doesn’t transmit your security information, configuration or website data to Caterham Computing.
Does the plugin use external security services?
No.
CC Security Essentials has been designed to operate independently without requiring external security services.
Does the plugin collect analytics?
No.
The plugin doesn’t collect usage analytics or marketing information.
Does the core plugin require changes to my privacy policy?
Usually not.
CC Security Essentials has been designed to improve your website’s security without introducing visitor tracking, analytics or telemetry.
Most websites using only the core plugin won’t need to make changes to their privacy policy because of CC Security Essentials.
If you install CC Security Essentials Pro, some features may record limited security-related information for security purposes. Where this applies, the plugin contributes guidance to WordPress’s built-in Privacy Policy Guide.
Best Practice
We recommend:
- reviewing the Privacy Policy Guide after enabling new features
- ensuring your published privacy policy reflects your website’s behaviour
- periodically reviewing retained security information
- removing information that is no longer required in accordance with your own retention policies
Being open about how your website processes information helps build trust with your visitors while supporting compliance with applicable privacy legislation.
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