Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how VerifiedBusinessReviews (“we”, “us”) collects, uses, and protects information when you use our website and services.

1. Information we collect

• Account information: name and email address when you register, or basic profile data if you sign in with Google.
• Content you submit: reviews, business listings, and messages you send us.
• Usage data: pages visited, referrer, browser type, and an anonymized (hashed) IP address, used for analytics and security.

2. How we use it

• To operate the platform: display reviews and business listings, authenticate accounts.
• To improve the service: aggregated, anonymized analytics about site usage.
• To communicate with you: account notices and responses to your messages.
• To prevent abuse, fraud, and spam.

3. What we don't do

• We do not sell your personal information.
• We do not share your email address publicly.
• We do not send marketing email you didn't ask for.

4. Public content

Reviews and business listings you submit are public. Your display name appears next to reviews you write. Do not include private or sensitive information in public content.

5. Cookies

We use a session cookie to keep you logged in and security cookies to protect forms. We do not use third-party advertising cookies.

6. Data retention & deletion

Account data is kept while your account is active. You may request deletion of your account and personal data anytime via our contact page. Public reviews may be anonymized rather than deleted where they form part of the public record.

7. Security

We use industry-standard measures including encrypted connections (HTTPS), hashed passwords, and rate limiting. No system is perfectly secure; please use a unique password.

8. International users

We operate worldwide. By using the service you consent to processing of your information as described here, wherever our servers are located.

9. Changes

We may update this policy; material changes will be posted on this page with a new date.

10. Contact

Privacy questions or requests: use our contact form.