Privacy Policy
At Staffordshire Business Hub, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.
Last Updated: May 2023Contents
1. Information We Collect
We collect information that you provide directly to us when you:
- Create a business listing
- Contact us via email or contact forms
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Engage with our advertising services
The types of information we collect may include:
- Personal identification information (name, email address, phone number)
- Business information (business name, address, postcode, website URLs)
- Payment information for paid listings and advertising services
- Communications between you and Staffordshire Business Hub
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Operating system
- Access times
- Pages viewed
- Referring website addresses
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:
- Create and manage your business listing
- Process payments and provide receipts
- Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- Send administrative information, service updates, and promotional content
- Monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends
- Improve our website, products, and services
- Protect against, identify, and prevent fraud and other illegal activity
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information with:
- Service providers: Third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as payment processing and data analysis
- Business partners: Companies with whom we partner to offer products or services
- Legal requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights and safety
Business listings and the information contained within them are publicly available on our directory.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
6. Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Your Rights Under GDPR
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:
- The right to access your personal data
- The right to rectify inaccurate personal data
- The right to erasure (or "right to be forgotten")
- The right to restrict processing of your personal data
- The right to data portability
- The right to object to processing of your personal data
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.
8. Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our 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.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: info@staffsbusinesshub.co.uk
Postal address: Staffordshire Business Hub, [Your Address], Staffordshire, [Postcode]