Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 18, 2026.

You want to fix your local map rankings. We want to help you do that. To deliver an accurate local SEO audit, we need specific information about your business. This privacy policy explains exactly what data we collect, why we need it, and how we protect it.

We hate legal jargon. We wrote this in plain English. You deserve to know how your data moves through our systems. We do not hide behind confusing terminology. We state our practices clearly.

We never sell your personal information to third parties.

Information You Provide Directly

When you request an audit or fill out our contact form, you hand over specific details. You give us your name and your email address. You also provide your Google Business Profile URL and your primary website link. We require this exact data to do our job.

We cannot diagnose proximity issues without knowing your exact location. We cannot check NAP consistency without your target phone number and address. We need to see the exact categories you selected in your GBP dashboard. This is business data, but we treat it with the strict respect usually reserved for personal data.

If you email us directly with questions about review velocity or citation building, we keep a record of that correspondence. We use it to maintain context for future conversations. We do not want to ask you the same questions twice.

Information We Collect Automatically

Our website collects certain data the moment you arrive. We use Google Analytics to track visitor behavior. This system records your IP address, your browser type, and your device category. It shows us your geographic region at the city level.

We use this analytics data specifically to improve our content quality. We watch how visitors interact with our pages. If one hundred people leave our citation building guide after ten seconds, we know the content failed. We rewrite the page. We rely on this behavioral data to make our local SEO resources actually useful.

Mobile local search behaves very differently than desktop search. We track device types to ensure our site remains readable on small screens. If our mobile bounce rate spikes, we know we broke a layout. We fix it immediately.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small text files. Your browser stores them on your hard drive. We use functional cookies to keep the website running properly. We use analytics cookies to understand our traffic patterns.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings right now. The site will still load. You can still read our guides on map pack optimization. You might just have to retype your email the next time you request an audit.

We do not use invasive tracking pixels to follow you across the internet. We do not retarget you with aggressive banner ads after you leave. We collect only what we need to operate the site and deliver our services.

Third-Party Service Providers

We do not operate our own server farms. We rely on trusted third-party infrastructure. We share data only with the companies that keep this website online and functional.

Web Hosting: Our hosting provider logs server requests to prevent DDoS attacks. These logs include IP addresses. They purge these logs automatically every thirty days.
Google Analytics: Google processes our visitor data. They aggregate the numbers so we can see broad trends.
Google Search Console: We monitor our own organic performance. We see what search terms brought you here. We see the aggregated queries, not your specific name attached to those queries.

That is the entire list. We do not rent your email address to list brokers. We despise spam as much as you do.

How Long We Keep Your Data

We hold your audit request data for two years. We do this for a very specific operational reason.

Local search is highly volatile. Google updates its algorithm constantly. Your map pack visibility might drop six months after your first audit. When you contact us again, we need your historical baseline. We compare your old GBP categories to your current ones. We check if your citation consistency degraded over time.

If we delete your file immediately, we lose that diagnostic baseline. We keep it to serve you better. If you want us to delete your file sooner, you just have to ask.

Your Data Rights

You own your data. You control what happens to it. We respect your rights regardless of your geographic location.

You can request a complete copy of everything we have on file. You can ask us to correct an outdated email address or a misspelled business name. You can demand complete deletion of your records from our active databases.

Send your request to [email protected]. A real person monitors that inbox. We process data requests within 48 hours. We do not make you jump through automated hoops to get your data removed.

Data Security Measures

We secure our website with standard SSL encryption. Your form submissions travel over a secure connection. We store your GBP links and contact details in a protected database. We restrict access strictly to team members actively running your local SEO audit.

We do not leave spreadsheets full of client data on public servers. We enforce strong passwords and two-factor authentication for all our internal accounts. We protect your business data like we protect our own agency assets.

No digital system is completely impenetrable.

We cannot guarantee absolute security. If a data breach ever compromises your contact information, we will notify you via email within 72 hours. We will tell you exactly what leaked and how we plan to fix the vulnerability.

International Data Transfers

We operate this website from the United States. If you access our services from the European Union or the United Kingdom, your data crosses international borders. We process it here on US servers.

By submitting your site for a local SEO audit, you consent to this transfer. We apply the same strict security standards regardless of where you live. We do not lower our protection protocols for international visitors.