Privacy Policy

Business Contact Information

When you register an account or submit a business for directory listing, we collect:

• Account Details: Full name of business owner or authorized representative, email address, account password (securely hashed), and country of origin.
• Business Profile Data: Official business trade name, physical branch address, city, state/province, postal code, and geographic coordinates for map routing.
• Direct Contact Information: Customer service phone numbers, WhatsApp contact numbers, and public business email addresses.
• Digital Presence: Official website URLs, social media profiles (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, X/Twitter), business category classifications, operating hours, and photo assets/logos.

Cookies, Device & Analytics Information

To ensure directory discovery, search relevance, and reliable site navigation, we collect technical analytics data:

• Essential Session Cookies: To maintain secure user login states and form progress across the directory submission flow.
• Analytics & Telemetry: Anonymized IP addresses, browser types, operating systems, referring URLs, time spent per page, and search keywords entered in our directory engine.
• Performance Monitoring: Page load speeds, network response diagnostics, and error reporting to maintain uninterrupted uptime.

• Provide and maintain our business directory services
• Process business listings and verify information
• Communicate with you about your account and listings
• Improve our platform and user experience
• Send relevant updates and promotional content (with consent)
• Comply with legal obligations and prevent fraud

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

• Public Business Listings: Business information you choose to make public will be visible to all users
• Service Providers: Trusted third-party services that help us operate our platform
• Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights and safety
• Business Transfers: In case of merger, acquisition, or sale of assets

Data Security

Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal information
• Correction: Update or correct inaccurate information
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
• Portability: Receive your data in a structured format
• Objection: Object to processing of your personal information
• Withdrawal: Withdraw consent for data processing

Cookies and Tracking (Including Google AdSense)

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our platform. These help us:

• Remember your preferences and settings
• Analyze website traffic and usage patterns
• Provide personalized content and recommendations
• Improve our services and user experience

Google AdSense & DoubleClick DART Cookie Disclosure

We use third-party advertising companies, including Google AdSense, to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to LocatorBranches and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings (https://myadcenter.google.com/). Alternatively, users may opt out of third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

You can also generally control cookie settings through your browser preferences.

Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.