Privacy and data

Privacy Policy

This policy explains the information LocalBizzInfo may receive and how it may be used when you browse, create an account, publish content, or submit a form.

Effective January 1, 2024

1. Scope

This policy applies to LocalBizzInfo pages, Listings, Guides, calculators, accounts, and forms. Third-party websites linked from LocalBizzInfo maintain their own privacy practices.

2. Information we receive

Information you provide may include your name, email address, phone number, account details, public author information, business information, project details, ZIP code, and uploaded content. Server and analytics systems may also receive device, browser, IP, referral, page-view, and interaction information.

3. How information is used

Information may be used to operate accounts, process submissions, moderate public content, respond to inquiries, provide requested features, protect the service, diagnose problems, analyze usage, and comply with lawful obligations.

4. Public submissions

Approved Listings, reviews, Author profiles, and published Guides may display information you intentionally submit for publication. Do not submit private information in fields intended for public display.

5. Cookies, analytics, and advertising

LocalBizzInfo may use essential cookies for sessions and security and third-party tools for analytics, advertising, or affiliate functionality. If advertising is enabled, Google AdSense and its advertising partners may use cookies, device identifiers, IP addresses, and similar technologies to deliver, personalize where permitted, limit, and measure ads. Google explains how it uses information from sites that use its services and provides information about advertising technologies and controls. Browser and provider settings can be used to control many cookies, although disabling essential cookies may affect account and form functionality.

6. Sharing and service providers

Information may be processed by hosting, email, analytics, advertising, security, and other service providers that help operate the website. Information may also be disclosed when required by law, to protect users or the service, or as part of a lawful business transfer.

General contact inquiries are reviewed by LocalBizzInfo and are not automatically distributed to listed businesses. When a quote-request form includes an explicit sharing choice, LocalBizzInfo may review the request and share the submitted contact and project information with relevant service providers so they may respond. Submission does not guarantee a match or response, and no distribution is automatic. This choice applies prospectively to that quote request and is not applied to historical inquiries.

7. Security and retention

Reasonable administrative and technical safeguards are used, but no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure. Information is retained only as reasonably needed for the purposes described, operational records, dispute resolution, and legal obligations.

8. Choices and requests

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights to request access, correction, or deletion of certain personal information. Requests may require identity verification. Advertising and analytics preferences may also be controlled through provider or browser settings.

9. Children

LocalBizzInfo is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly seek personal information from children under 13. Contact us if you believe such information was submitted.

10. Policy changes and contact

This policy may be updated as the service or legal requirements change. Material changes will be reflected on this page. Privacy requests can be sent to admin@localbizzinfo.com.