Introduction
This Privacy Policy sets out how our website deals with personal information. Several sections use tables so that the main points can be compared at a glance. The tables describe what may happen on our website. They are not a statement that every item listed is in use, because the features and technologies of websites differ. An item applies only if our website provides the corresponding feature.
We have designed this Privacy Policy to address privacy and data-protection requirements that may apply to us, such as the GDPR, the UK GDPR and applicable UK data-protection legislation, the CCPA as amended by the CPRA, other U.S. state privacy laws, cookie and electronic communications rules, and other national, state, or regional regulations. Each is addressed where it applies. Its application depends on factors such as your location, our website's activities, the information collected, and the technologies used. Websites reached through links from our website are not covered.
Information and Purposes at a Glance
| Type of information | How it is obtained | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|
| IP address, general geographic information, browser type, device type, operating system | Collected automatically during a visit | Operating and securing our website, preventing fraud and abuse, analytics |
| Referring URLs, pages visited, date and time of visits | Collected automatically during a visit | Understanding usage, measuring performance, improving functionality |
| Cookie data and analytics information | Cookies and similar technologies, where used | Functionality, analytics, and advertising where applicable |
| Contact form information | Provided by you | Responding to inquiries and handling requests |
| Registration or account information | Provided by you, if registration is available | Providing account features, preventing spam and abuse |
| Submitted content | Provided by you, if submissions are accepted | Processing, reviewing, and publishing content, managing listings |
Information may also be used for legal and regulatory compliance and for enforcing the policies of our website.
Content You Submit
If our website accepts submissions, the content may include articles, business listings, directory listings, press releases, URLs, website submissions, bookmarks, comments, profiles, business information, contact information, images, documents, and other material.
Public availability
Content you intentionally submit for publication may become publicly accessible. When that happens, the content may be:
- Published publicly on our website and accessible to its visitors
- Indexed by search engines and held in their caches
- Viewed by third parties
- Shared through external websites
- Copied or redistributed outside our control
Please do not include confidential, private, or sensitive personal information in content meant for publication.
Sensitive personal information
Government identification numbers, financial account credentials, medical information, and other highly sensitive details should generally be kept out of public submission forms unless specifically requested and necessary.
Legal Bases
Where the law requires a legal basis for processing, including under the GDPR and UK GDPR, the basis depends on the specific processing activity.
| Legal basis | Examples of when it may apply |
|---|---|
| Consent | Optional cookies or similar technologies, where consent is required by law |
| Performance of a contract | Providing an account or processing a submission you have asked us to handle |
| Legitimate interests | Securing our website, preventing spam and abuse, understanding usage |
| Compliance with legal obligations | Recordkeeping or responding to lawful requests from authorities |
Cookies and Similar Technologies
The cookies and technologies in use vary from one website to another. Our website may use some of the following.
| Category | What it does |
|---|---|
| Essential cookies | Enable core functions and security |
| Functional cookies | Remember preferences and settings |
| Analytics cookies | Measure visits and how pages are used |
| Advertising cookies | Deliver and measure advertisements, where advertising is present |
| Third-party cookies | Set by external services integrated into our website |
| Pixels, tags, and similar tracking technologies | Report page loads and interactions for the purposes above |
Your cookie choices
You may manage cookies through your browser settings, through cookie controls we provide where available, and through consent management mechanisms where applicable.
Analytics
We may use third-party analytics services to understand how visitors interact with our website and to improve its performance.
Advertising
Our website may display third-party advertising, though it does not necessarily do so. Where it does, advertising partners and advertising networks may use advertising cookies, device identifiers, and other advertising technologies to provide contextual advertising, personalized advertising, or interest-based advertising. You may have advertising choices, including opt-out mechanisms required by applicable law.
Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track
We may recognize Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals where applicable law requires us to. Do Not Track signals lack a common standard, and our website may not respond to them unless required by law.
Disclosures
| Recipient | Reason |
|---|---|
| Hosting providers, content delivery networks, and technical service providers | Running and delivering our website |
| Security services and spam-prevention tools | Protecting our website and its users |
| Analytics providers | Measuring and improving performance |
| Advertising providers, where applicable | Delivering and measuring advertising |
| Embedded media providers and social media services | Displaying embedded content and social features, where present |
| Professional advisers | Obtaining legal, accounting, or similar advice |
| Legal authorities, courts, regulators, and law enforcement | Meeting legal requirements and protecting rights |
| Successors | A merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale, or transfer of assets |
Disclosures are made only where applicable and legally permitted. Third parties may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies and legal obligations.
Sale or sharing of personal information
If activities conducted through our website constitute a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information under applicable law, eligible users may have the right to opt out. We do not make a general statement either way, because the answer depends on the legal definition and on the arrangements in place.
External links
Our website may link to external websites, particularly in articles, press releases, directory entries, bookmarks, and listings. We do not control their privacy practices. They have their own privacy policies, which you should review before providing personal information.
Privacy Rights
The rights below depend on applicable law, may be subject to exceptions, and may require identity verification.
| Framework | Rights that may be available |
|---|---|
| GDPR (European Union and EEA) | Access; correction or rectification; deletion or erasure; restriction of processing; objection; data portability; withdrawal of consent; complaint to an appropriate supervisory authority |
| UK GDPR and applicable UK data-protection legislation | Rights corresponding to those above, including complaint to the UK supervisory authority |
| CCPA and CPRA (California) | Right to know; access; correct; delete; opt out of sale where applicable; opt out of sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising where applicable; limit certain uses or disclosures of sensitive personal information where applicable; non-discrimination |
| Other U.S. state privacy laws | Rights that depend on place of residence, applicability thresholds, our website's activities, and applicable law |
How to submit a request
Requests relating to access, correction, deletion, data portability, restriction, objection, consent withdrawal, advertising opt-outs, sale or sharing opt-outs, and other legally available privacy rights should be submitted through the Contact Us page on our website.
- We may need to verify your identity.
- We may ask for additional information to verify the request.
- Some requests may be subject to legal exceptions.
- Requests from authorized agents will be handled where required by applicable law.
Data Retention
We keep personal information no longer than is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it is held. Those purposes include providing functionality, processing submissions, maintaining published content, administering our website, security, fraud prevention, recordkeeping, meeting legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing agreements. Published content may remain available for as long as it serves the purpose for which it was published.
Data Security
We apply administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards that are reasonable in the circumstances. Security on the internet is never absolute, however. No transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of your information.
International Data Transfers
The providers we use may be located in different countries. As a result, your information may be processed, stored, or transferred outside your country of residence. Where the law requires particular safeguards for such transfers, those safeguards may be used.
Children's Privacy
Our website is not aimed at children, and we do not intend to knowingly collect personal information from children below the age required by applicable law. Parents or guardians who believe their child has submitted personal information can let us know through the Contact Us page.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website's functionality, data-processing practices, technologies, cookies, third-party services, or business practices change, or when applicable laws or regulatory requirements change. The updated version will be posted on our website. This Privacy Policy is effective from the moment it is published on our website, and the published version supersedes earlier ones.
Contact Us
To ask a question about privacy, personal information, your rights, a privacy request, or this Privacy Policy, please get in touch through the Contact Us page on our website.
Questions about this policy can be sent from the contact page.