Privacy Policy
Thank you for choosing LocalAtlas.co (“we,” “our,” or “us”) for your website design needs. We value your privacy and want you to understand how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the information we collect from you, including through forms submitted on our website and through our partnership with PayPal for payment processing.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Personal Information
- Contact Information: When you submit any form or inquiry, we may collect personal details such as your name, email address, phone number, company name, and mailing address.
- Payment Information: We partner with PayPal to process payments. While we do not store your full payment details on our servers, we may collect and retain transaction information such as the transaction ID, date, and amount.
1.2 Non-Personal Information
- Log Data: Like most websites, we may automatically collect data such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and access times.
- Cookies: We may use “cookies” to enhance user experience, store user preferences, and track aggregate usage data to improve our website’s functionality.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Provide Services: We use your information to deliver our website design services, including payment processing, project management, and customer support.
- Internal Business Operations: We analyze data such as form submissions, preferences, and usage trends to improve our offerings, maintain our systems, and ensure site security.
- Communication: We may use your email address or phone number to send administrative or marketing messages about our services, updates, and promotional offers. You may opt out of marketing communications at any time.
- Legal Obligations: We may use your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal obligations.
3. Sharing and Disclosure of Information
- Payment Processing (PayPal): When you make a payment, certain information is transferred to PayPal to facilitate the transaction. This may include your name, billing address, and transaction details. Please review PayPal’s Privacy Policy to learn how they handle your information.
- Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our business and providing services to you (e.g., hosting providers, email service providers). These third parties have agreed to maintain the confidentiality and security of your information.
- Business Transfers: In the event we sell, merge, or transfer part or all of our business, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information to government authorities or other third parties if required by law or if we believe such action is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety.
4. Data Security and Retention
We employ reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please note that no data transmission over the internet or data storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
5. Your Rights and Choices
- Access and Update: You may request access to or updates of your personal information in our records by contacting us at [email protected]
- Opt-Out of Marketing: If you receive marketing emails from us, you can opt out by following the “unsubscribe” instructions within the emails or by contacting us directly.
- Cookies: You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.
6. Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, plug-ins, or applications (such as PayPal). We do not control these third parties and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every site you visit.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our services are not directed toward individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 13. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child, please contact us immediately.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the revised version on our website, and the updated date will be indicated at the top of this Policy. Your continued use of our services following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
- Email: [email protected]
By using our website or services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy, and you agree to our collection and use of your information as described herein.