Our website, localbusinesses.us, values the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information we collect and receive, how we use and share it, and the steps we take to protect it.

Information Collection

We collect information from our users in a variety of ways, including:

Google AdSense: We use Google AdSense to display ads on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our website or other websites. Users can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to track and analyze usage of our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as how often users visit our website, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our website.

Google AdWords: We use Google AdWords to run advertisements for our business. Google AdWords uses cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our website or other websites. Users can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.

Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.

Facebook Pixel: We use the Facebook Pixel to track and analyze the performance of our Facebook ads. The Facebook Pixel uses cookies to collect information such as how often users visit our website, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our website.

Email Newsletter: We offer a newsletter that users can sign up for using their email address. The email address is used for the sole purpose of sending out the newsletter and will not be shared with any third parties. Users can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the newsletter email.

Information Use

We use the information we collect from our users to:

Provide and improve our website and services

Personalize user experience

Communicate with users, such as responding to customer service requests or sending out our newsletter

Show ads and perform analytics on ads performance

Information Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.

Data Retention

We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect the personal information provided via our website from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no Internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error-free. In particular, email sent to or from our website may not be secure.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any material changes, we will notify you by email or by means of a notice on our website prior to the change becoming effective.

Links

Google AdSense: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Google Analytics: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google AdWords: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Facebook Pixel: https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/