Managing monitored vendors

Overview

The Vendors page lists every vendor that Policy Radar is watching. Each vendor has one or more targets — the actual policy page URLs that get checked on a schedule. You can pull vendors from the built-in catalog one at a time, add your own with automatic URL discovery, or link them to your governance register.

Searching vendors

A search box at the top of the vendor list lets you filter by name. As you type, the list narrows to show only matching vendors. This is useful when you have many vendors and want to find one quickly.

Adding from the catalog

Click Add from catalog to open a modal with the full vendor catalog. It contains 100+ AI and SaaS vendors across categories like AI/LLM, Cloud/Infrastructure, DevTools, and Productivity/SaaS, each with pre-configured Terms of Service and Privacy Policy URLs.

• Search: Type in the search field to filter by name, category, or website
• Category filter: Click a category chip to narrow the list (AI/LLM, Cloud/Infrastructure, DevTools, etc.)
• Add individually: Each vendor row has an Add button. Click it to import that single vendor along with its pre-configured targets. Vendors you have already added are hidden from the list.

Adding a custom vendor

Click Add custom vendor for a vendor that is not in the catalog. It works in two steps:

• Step 1: Enter details: Type the vendor name and website URL, then click Discover URLs to let Policy Radar look for their policy pages automatically.
• Step 2: Select URLs: Review what was found. A green check mark means the page is reachable; a red X means it could not be reached. Each discovered URL shows its name, document type chip, and full URL. Pick the ones you want to track and click Add vendor.

Discovery checks common paths like /terms, /privacy, and /legal and confirms each one is reachable. Reachable URLs are pre-selected by default. You can deselect any that you do not need, or add targets by hand later.

Viewing vendor targets

Each vendor row is expandable. Click anywhere on the row to expand it and see the full list of monitored targets. The expanded view shows a table with the following columns for each target:

• Page: The name of the policy page (e.g., Terms of Service)
• URL: The full URL being monitored. Click it to open in a new tab.
• Type: Document type shown as a chip (Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, etc.)
• Status: Whether the target is active, pending its first fetch, or has an error
• Last fetched: When the page was last successfully fetched, or "Never" if not yet scanned

The vendor header row also shows a summary: the number of monitored pages, event count, and quick-action buttons for adding a page, linking, or deleting.

Adding targets to a vendor

To add another target to an existing vendor, click the Add page button on that vendor's row and fill in a page name and URL.

Linking to the governance register

If you manage vendors in the governance module too, you can connect a Policy Radar vendor to an existing entry in your governance register. Click the Link button on any unlinked vendor and pick the matching vendor from the dropdown.

Once linked, a green "Linked" chip appears on the vendor row. Click the chip to unlink if needed. Unlinking removes the connection but keeps the vendor in Policy Radar.

When linked, policy change events feed into your vendor risk assessments so you can trace how a terms change affects your overall risk posture.

Selecting vendors and bulk actions

Each vendor row has a checkbox. You can select individual vendors, or use the Select all checkbox at the top to select every visible vendor. When one or more vendors are selected, a Delete selected button appears next to the search box.

Clicking Delete selected opens a confirmation modal showing how many vendors will be removed. Deletion is permanent — all targets and event history for the selected vendors will be removed.

Deleting a single vendor

Click the Delete button on a vendor row to remove that vendor. A confirmation modal will ask you to confirm, showing the vendor name and warning that all monitored pages and event history will be permanently deleted.