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🔐 Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

Effective Date: January 2026

Datacendia is committed to the security of our platform and our customers' data. We welcome and appreciate security researchers who help us identify vulnerabilities responsibly.

Report a Vulnerability

security@datacendia.com

PGP key available at datacendia.com/.well-known/security.txt

Scope

In Scope

  • Datacendia platform (datacendia.com, app.datacendia.com)
  • Datacendia APIs
  • Datacendia mobile applications
  • Open-source Datacendia projects on GitHub

Out of Scope

  • Third-party services and integrations
  • Social engineering attacks against Datacendia employees
  • Physical security of Datacendia offices
  • Denial of service attacks
  • Spam or social engineering techniques

How to Report

Please provide:

  1. Description: Clear description of the vulnerability
  2. Steps to Reproduce: Detailed steps to reproduce the issue
  3. Impact: Your assessment of the potential impact
  4. Proof of Concept: Screenshots, videos, or code (if applicable)
  5. Your Contact: How we can reach you for follow-up

Example Report

Subject: [Security Report] SQL Injection in /api/v1/search

Description:
The search endpoint is vulnerable to SQL injection via the 'query' parameter.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Navigate to /api/v1/search
2. Send POST request with body: {"query": "'; DROP TABLE users; --"}
3. Observe database error in response

Impact:
An attacker could read, modify, or delete database contents.

Proof of Concept:
[Screenshot attached]

Contact:
researcher@example.com

Our Commitment

Response Timeline

Action Timeline
Acknowledgment Within 2 business days
Initial Assessment Within 5 business days
Status Update Every 7 days until resolved
Resolution Target 90 days (severity-dependent)

Severity-Based Response

Severity Description Target Resolution
Critical Remote code execution, data breach 7 days
High Authentication bypass, privilege escalation 30 days
Medium XSS, CSRF, information disclosure 60 days
Low Minor issues, best practice violations 90 days

Safe Harbor

Datacendia will not pursue legal action against security researchers who:

  • Make a good-faith effort to avoid privacy violations, data destruction, and service disruption
  • Only interact with accounts you own or have explicit permission to test
  • Do not exploit vulnerabilities beyond what is necessary to demonstrate the issue
  • Report vulnerabilities promptly and do not disclose publicly before we've had reasonable time to address them
  • Do not use automated scanning tools that generate excessive traffic

Researcher Guidelines

✅ Do

  • Report vulnerabilities as soon as you discover them
  • Provide detailed information to help us reproduce the issue
  • Give us reasonable time to fix issues before public disclosure
  • Act in good faith to avoid harm

❌ Don't

  • Access, modify, or delete data belonging to other users
  • Perform actions that could harm service availability
  • Use automated tools that generate excessive load
  • Publicly disclose before we've addressed the issue

Recognition

We maintain a Security Hall of Fame to recognize researchers who help improve our security.

What We Offer

  • Public acknowledgment (with your permission)
  • Datacendia swag for significant findings
  • Reference letter for your security portfolio
  • Priority consideration for security roles at Datacendia

Note: Datacendia does not currently operate a paid bug bounty program. We offer recognition and gratitude for responsible disclosures.

Exclusions

The following are generally not considered vulnerabilities:

  • Missing security headers that don't lead to exploitable vulnerabilities
  • Clickjacking on pages with no sensitive actions
  • CSRF on logout or other non-sensitive functions
  • Missing rate limiting (unless exploitable)
  • Disclosure of software versions
  • Theoretical vulnerabilities without proof of concept
  • Issues requiring physical access to a user's device
  • Issues in third-party components (report to the vendor)

Contact

Security Reports: security@datacendia.com

General Security Questions: compliance@datacendia.com


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