Privacy Policy

Welcome to MyLocalPlace

At MyLocalPlace, we respect your privacy. We vow to be open about the information we collect, how we use it and what choices you have about your personal information. This Privacy Policy applies to your use of our website whether you create an account, write reviews or otherwise use any of our services and explains how MyLocalPlace collects and protects the information you provide to us.

This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors to or users of MyLocalPlace, including registered users, shoppers and business owners. By using our site, you agree to the items stated in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

We get different kinds of information from you depending on how you use MyLocalPlace so that we can provide our services and make your experience better.

Personal Information

When you register an account, or contact us, we may collect personal information from you, including your email address, phone number and any other information you provide us. This information allows us to follow up on your account, answer your questions and assist you as a customer.

Business Information

Name, phone number, address, domain name, hours or working and services provided.

Reviews and User Content

Reviews, ratings, pictures, notes, and answers to community questions on MyLocalPlace. Please don't put private or sensitive information about other people in reviews or other public content.

Technical Information

Like many other websites, MyLocalPlace gathers some technical information about you automatically when you visit our platform. Information like your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, the pages you visit, the searches you do, the sites that send you there, and how you use the site in general may be included. We also use cookies and other similar technologies to make the website run faster and give you a better experience while viewing. We have a Cookie Policy that has more details about these tools.

How We Use Your Information

The information we collect helps us operate, maintain and develop MyLocalPlace for both customers and business owners. We may use your information to:

• Create an account and maintain it.
• View user profiles and business listings.
• Share user created content such as reviews, scores & more.
• Claim an ad? See company owner info.
• Improve the website and gain better rankings.
• Watch for symptoms of scams to help keep user accounts safe.
• Send critical updates and alerts concerning the service.
• Do what the law says and follow the rules of our platform.

We only collect the information that is reasonably necessary to perform our services and to improve your experience of MyLocalPlace.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

MyLocalPlace uses cookies and other similar technologies to enhance your experience on our platform. These tools help us remember your preferences, see how people use the website and improve our services.

We can also use cookies to make the material more relevant to you, remember your search preferences and work out how well particular features or adverts are working. You may adjust your settings to control how cookies operate or turn them off at any time on your computer. If you disable cookies however some aspects of the site may not function properly. To learn more, review our Cookie Policy.

How We Share Information

We only give out information when it’s essential to run MyLocalPlace or when the law says we’ve got to. Here is a list of some of the trusted service businesses that help us manage the website, serve clients, keep it safe, do analytics, or do other work for us. What these providers can view is restricted to what they need to conduct their jobs.

We may also disclose information as necessary to comply with the law, respond to a court order, protect the rights and safety of MyLocalPlace or its users, investigate probable fraud, or enforce our Terms and Conditions.

If MyLocalPlace merges, acquires another firm or sells some of its assets, user information may be transferred as part of that business transaction, as permitted by law.

Public Business Listings and Reviews

The purpose of MyLocalPlace is to help individuals find local companies by providing public information and comments from other users.

Other users and search engines can see your business profile, customer reviews, ratings, images you post, and responses from the business owner.

The information provided is so that others may make good decisions, and should not include private or sensitive personal information.

How We Protect Your Information

It is important to us to keep your information safe. MyLocalPlace takes reasonable administrative, technical, and security steps to help keep personal information safe from people who shouldn't be able to see, use, share, or lose it.

People who are authorised and need to see personal information to do their jobs are the only ones who can see it. As our platform grows, we also change how we handle security on a regular basis.

Your Privacy Choices and Rights

There are different ways for you to share personal information with MyLocalPlace. You can change your communication preferences, correct any incorrect information, update your account information, or ask for changes where they are available.

You may have more privacy rights under certain U.S. state rules like the California Consumer Privacy Act and the California Privacy Rights Act depending on where you live. Some of these rights are the ability to ask for access to certain personal information to have it corrected or to have certain types of personal information deleted as long as the law allows it.

You can get in touch with us using the information at the end of this Privacy Policy if you want to use your privacy rights or have questions about your personal information.

Children's Privacy

The site MyLocalPlace is only for people who are at least 13 years old. It's not made for kids younger than 13. The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act says that we do not collect personal information from children without their permission.

We will delete any personal information about children under 13 that we find out about as soon as possible if we learn that it was taken without their permission.

Third-Party Services

MyLocalPlace may work with reliable outside service providers that help with things like website hosting, analytics, maps services, email communications, payment handling and other tools that help us run the platform.

For your convenience, our website may also have links to other websites, business websites, or social media sites. These websites work on their own and have their own rules and privacy policies. MyLocalPlace is not in charge of the privacy policies, content or safety of websites that are not owned by us. Before you give them personal information or use their services, you should read their policies.

Data Retention

We only keep personal information for as long as it's needed to provide our services like keep user accounts up to date, follow the law, stop fraud and make sure our rules are followed.

When we no longer need personal information, we delete it safely, make it anonymous or get rid of it in some other way that follows the law and our own rules for data keeping.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

As MyLocalPlace evolves to reflect changes in our services, technology, legal requirements or the way we do business, we may amend our Privacy Policy from time to time.

Any modifications to this Privacy Policy will be disclosed on this page together with the effective date of such changes. Please review this page often to see any changes to our privacy policy.

Your continued use of MyLocalPlace following any modifications to the Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

Contact Us

Help Us: If you need help with this Privacy Policy, your privacy rights or your personal information. You can also contact us if you want to update your information, report a privacy concern or make a request about your personal data.

Please contact us with the form or information we provide on our Contact Us page. Our team will check into your request and contact you back promptly.

Your Trust Matters

MyLocalPlace is concerned about your privacy. We want to develop a trusted local community. If you are looking for local businesses, managing your company site or sharing your experiences through reviews, we pledge to treat your information responsibly and carefully.