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Privacy Policy

We are committed to protecting your personal data and your right to privacy.

Effective Date: October 6, 2025

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Biz Connects ("Company," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, protects, and discloses your personal data when you visit our website **BizConnects.com** (the "Service"). By using the Service, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.

This policy applies to all information collected through our Service, as well as any related services, sales, marketing, or events.

2. Information We Collect

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Service, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, when participating in activities on the Service (such as posting reviews), or otherwise contacting us.

  • 2.1 Personal Data Provided by You:

    This includes **Name**, **Email Address**, **Phone Number**, **Mailing Address** (for business listings), **Billing Information** (for paid plans), and **Login Credentials** (username and password).

  • 2.2 Automatically Collected Data:

    When you visit our Service, we automatically collect certain information, such as your **IP address**, **Browser and Device Characteristics**, **Operating System**, **Referral URLs**, and **Interaction Data** (pages viewed, time spent on the Service).

  • 2.3 Location Data:

    We collect general location information (city/state) based on your IP address to provide relevant local business listings. We only collect precise GPS location if you explicitly grant permission through your device settings.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the personal information we collect for various business purposes, including:

  • **To Facilitate Account Creation and Log-in Process:** Managing your user or business profile.
  • **To Send You Marketing and Promotional Communications:** If this is in accordance with your marketing preferences.
  • **To Process Payments:** For paid listing subscriptions or advertising services.
  • **To Perform Analytics and Improve Our Service:** Monitoring user activity and site performance.

4. Sharing Your Data

  • 4.1 Publicly Available Information: If you are a business owner with a public listing, the business details you provide (Name, Address, Phone, Website) will be publicly visible.
  • 4.2 Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your data with vendors, consultants, and other third-party service providers who perform services for us or on our behalf, such as payment processing (e.g., Stripe) and data hosting.
  • 4.3 Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.

5. Cookies & Tracking

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specifically, we use these technologies for:

  • Authentication and Session Management
  • Website Functionality and Personalization
  • Advertising and Marketing analytics

Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies, this could affect certain features of our Service.

6. Your Privacy Rights

  • 6.1 Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • 6.2 Opt-Out of Marketing: You can unsubscribe from our marketing email list at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send or by contacting us using the details provided below.
  • 6.3 Account Deletion: If you wish to terminate your account or request the deletion of your personal data, please contact us. Note that some data may be retained for legal purposes.

7. Policy Updates

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Effective Date" and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.