Privacy Policy

Effective date: February 10, 2026
Last updated: February 10, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Professional Business Directory (“we,” “us,” or “our”), operating at https://professionalbusinessdirectory.com, collects, uses, discloses, and protects information about you when you visit our website. We are committed to protecting your privacy in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and applicable U.S. federal privacy standards.

By using this website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the site.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

• Contact form submissions: Name, email address, and the content of your message when you use our contact form or email us.
• Newsletter subscriptions: Email address and name (if provided) when you subscribe to our email list.
• Comments: If you leave a comment on our site, we collect the name, email address, and website you enter, along with your comment content and IP address.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain technical data through cookies and similar tracking technologies:

• Log data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring/exit pages, pages viewed, time and date of visit, and time spent on each page.
• Cookies: Small data files stored on your device. See Section 4 (Cookies) for full details.
• Analytics data: Aggregated usage patterns via Google Analytics 4 (GA4).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To deliver and improve our website content and user experience.
• To respond to your inquiries, correction requests, or partnership proposals.
• To send newsletter emails to subscribers (you may unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of every email).
• To analyze traffic patterns and content performance using aggregated, anonymized analytics data.
• To serve personalized and contextual advertisements via Google AdSense (see Section 4).
• To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or violations of our Terms of Service.
• To comply with applicable law, including responding to lawful requests from government authorities.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we process personal data under the following legal bases:

• Consent: For advertising cookies and newsletter subscriptions (you may withdraw consent at any time).
• Legitimate interests: For analytics, site security, and fraud prevention.
• Legal obligation: When required by applicable law.
• Contract performance: When processing is necessary to fulfill a request you have made.

4. Cookies and Advertising — Google AdSense Disclosure

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies. Specifically, this website participates in Google AdSense, Google’s advertising program. By using AdSense, Google and its partners may:

• Use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites on the Internet.
• Use the DoubleClick cookie and other Google cookies to show you personalized ads based on your browsing behavior across sites where Google advertising is shown.
• Collect information about your device, browser, and interaction with ads (ad impressions, clicks, and conversions).

Opt-out of personalized advertising: You may opt out of Google’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You may also opt out of third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices or optout.networkadvertising.org.

Third-party advertising networks and vendors whose cookies may be used on this site include, but are not limited to:

• Google LLC — Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
• Amazon Associates (affiliate advertising) — Privacy policy: amazon.com privacy

We also use the following cookies for site operation and analytics:

Managing cookies: You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website. Instructions for major browsers: Chrome | Firefox | Safari | Edge.

5. Affiliate Links Disclosure

Some links on this website are affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate links are disclosed in accordance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines. See our Disclaimer for full details.

6. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

• Service providers: Third-party vendors who assist in operating the website (hosting, email delivery, analytics) under confidentiality agreements.
• Advertising partners: Google AdSense and affiliate networks as described in Section 4.
• Legal requirements: When required by law, subpoena, or court order, or to protect our rights and safety.
• Business transfers: If the website is sold or merged, your data may transfer to the new owner under the same privacy protections.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy or as required by law. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 2 years. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is retained per Google Analytics’ default retention settings (14 months).

8. Your Rights

8.1 GDPR Rights (EEA, UK, Switzerland)

If you are located in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, you have the following rights under the GDPR:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure (“right to be forgotten”): Request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
• Restriction: Request that we limit how we process your data.
• Portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
• Withdraw consent: Withdraw consent for processing at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal.

To exercise your GDPR rights, contact us at [email protected] with “GDPR Request” in the subject line.

8.2 CCPA Rights (California Residents)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

• Know: Request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we collect about you.
• Delete: Request deletion of personal information we have collected from you.
• Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Opt-Out: Opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. Note: We do not sell personal information as defined by the CCPA.
• Non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.

To submit a CCPA request, contact us at [email protected] with “CCPA Request” in the subject line. We will respond within 45 days.

9. Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at [email protected] and we will delete that information.

10. Security

We implement commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse, including SSL/TLS encryption, secure server hosting, and limited access controls. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. External Links

Our website contains links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy applies only to https://professionalbusinessdirectory.com. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party site you visit.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated policy on this page with a new “Last updated” date. For material changes, we will provide notice via a prominent notice on our homepage or via email to newsletter subscribers. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Us

For privacy-related questions or requests:

Email: [email protected]
Website: https://professionalbusinessdirectory.com/contact/

This Privacy Policy was last updated on February 10, 2026. Previous versions are available upon request.