Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to wheretobuyguide-com.preview-domain.com (“we,” “our,” “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website https://wheretobuyguide.com.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

When you visit our Site, subscribe to our newsletter, fill out a form, or interact with us in other ways, we may collect the following personal information:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Other information you provide voluntarily

2.2 Non-Personal Information

We may also collect non-personal information about your visit, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages you visit
  • Time and date of your visit
  • Referring site or link
  • Other analytical data

3. How We Use Your Information

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

To improve our website and enhance user experience

To process transactions

To send periodic emails regarding your inquiries or other products and services

To administer contests, promotions, surveys, or other site features

To comply with legal obligations and resolve any disputes

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to:

Enhance your experience on our Site

Understand and save your preferences for future visits

Track advertisements and compile aggregate data about site traffic and interactions

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by turning off cookies from your browser settings.

4.1 Managing Cookies

You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings. Each browser is different, so refer to your browser’s help menu to learn how to modify your cookies. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Site.

5. Third-Party Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties without your consent, except to trusted third parties who assist us in operating our Site, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.

6. Third-Party Links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our Site. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We, therefore, have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our Site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

7. Data Security

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will delete that information promptly.

9. What is our stance on third-party websites?

We are not responsible for the safety of any information shared with third parties linked to or advertised on our Services but not affiliated with us.

Our Services may include links to third-party websites, online services, or mobile applications, as well as advertisements from third parties. We do not guarantee the safety or privacy of any data shared with these third parties, and we are not liable for any loss or damage from their use. The presence of a link does not imply our endorsement. Third-party data collection is not covered by our privacy notice. We are not responsible for the content, privacy, or security practices of any third parties. Review their policies and contact them directly for questions.

10. How long do we keep your information?

We retain your information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

We will not keep your information longer than necessary, such as the period of time you have an account with us / 6 months after account termination / 3 months after the account becomes inactive.

When we no longer need your personal information for business purposes, we will delete or anonymize it. If deletion or anonymization is not possible (e.g., due to backup storage), we will securely store and isolate the information until deletion is possible.

Google AdSense Disclosure:

We may use third-party advertising companies like Google AdSense to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use cookies or other tracking technologies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. This information may include your IP address, browser type, demographic data, and pages visited.

Opt-Out Options:

You can choose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings. However, this can affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other websites.

For more details, please refer to Google’s policies here: https://policies.google.com/?hl=en-US

Google Analytics Disclosure:

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use our site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on their servers. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage.

For more details, please refer to Google’s policies here: https://policies.google.com/?hl=en-US

11. Notice for EU and UK Residents:

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:

Consent: We may process your information if you have given us permission (consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Performance of a Contract: We may process your personal information when it is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, including providing our Services or at your request prior to entering into a contract with you.

Legitimate Interests: We may process your information when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests, provided these interests do not outweigh your rights and freedoms. This includes purposes such as:

  • Sending users information about special offers and discounts.
  • Developing and displaying personalized advertising content.
  • Analyzing how our services are used to improve them and engage users.
  • Supporting our marketing activities.
  • Diagnosing problems and preventing fraudulent activities.
  • Understanding user usage to enhance user experience.

Legal Obligations: We may process your information when it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such as cooperating with law enforcement or regulatory agencies, exercising or defending legal rights, or disclosing information in litigation.

Vital Interests: We may process your information when necessary to protect your vital interests or those of a third party, such as in situations involving potential threats to safety.

We act as the “data controller” under European data protection laws for the personal information described in this notice, as we determine the means and purposes of the processing. This notice does not cover personal information processed as a “data processor” on behalf of our customers. In such cases, the customer is the “data controller,” and we process information on their behalf as instructed. For more details on our customers’ privacy practices, refer to their privacy policies.

12. Notice for Canadian Residents:

If you are located in Canada, we process your information under specific conditions:

Express Consent: We may process your personal information if you have given us specific permission (express consent) for a particular purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Implied Consent: In some cases, we may process your information where your consent can be inferred based on the circumstances.

Exceptional Cases: Under applicable law, we may process your information without your consent in exceptional situations, including:

  • Collection in the interests of an individual when consent cannot be obtained promptly.
  • Investigations for fraud prevention.
  • Business transactions meeting specified conditions.
  • Insurance claim assessments.
  • Identifying injured, ill, or deceased individuals and communicating with their next of kin.
  • Suspected financial abuse situations.
  • Cases where obtaining consent would compromise information availability or accuracy for investigating breaches or legal contraventions.
  • Disclosure required by court orders or legal obligations.

13. California Residents’ Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of California, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These rights include:

Right to Know: You have the right to request information about the categories of personal information we have collected, the sources from which we collected the personal information, the purposes for collecting the personal information, and the categories of third parties with whom we share personal information.

Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.

Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties. We do not sell your personal information.

Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights, such as denying you goods or services, charging you different prices or rates for goods or services, or providing you with a different level or quality of goods or services.

14. Virginia Residents’ Privacy Rights:

If you are a resident of Virginia, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA). These rights include:

Right to Confirmation: You have the right to be informed whether we are processing your personal data.

Right to Access: You have the right to access your personal data that we have collected.

Right to Correction: You have the right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data.

Right to Deletion: You have the right to request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.

Right to Data Portability: You have the right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt out of the processing of your personal data for targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

Sale of Personal Data: wheretobuyguide-com.preview-domain.com does not sell personal data to third parties for business or commercial purposes. We will not sell your personal data in the future without providing you with notice and an opportunity to opt out.

For more information about how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information, please refer to our full Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice.

15. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this page, and the effective date will be updated accordingly. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

16. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you can contact us.