Privacy Policy

At SearchAndHelp.com, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the website. We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the website after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the website includes:

Personal Data

Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, and other contact information that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the website or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the website, such as commenting or subscribing to newsletters. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the website.

Derivative Data

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the website, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the website. This information is used to improve the website experience and for analytics purposes.

Financial Data

We do not directly collect or store financial information such as credit card numbers. Any payment transactions are processed through secure third-party payment processors, and we never have access to your full payment card details.

Data from Third-Party Services

If you interact with our website through social media or other third-party services, we may receive information about you from those platforms. This may include profile information, email addresses, and other data you've made available on those platforms.

2. Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the website to:

• Create and manage your account.
• Process your transactions and send you related information, including purchase confirmations and invoices.
• Email you regarding your account or orders.
• Enable user-to-user communications (such as comments, if applicable).
• Generate a personal profile about you to make future visits to the website more personalized.
• Increase the efficiency and operation of the website.
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the website.
• Notify you of updates to the website and communicate about new products, services, and features.
• Offer new products, services, and/or recommendations to you based on your interests.
• Perform other business activities as needed.
• Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
• Request feedback and contact you about your use of the website.
• Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems.
• Respond to product and customer service requests.
• Send you newsletters and marketing communications (with your consent).
• Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for internal use or with third parties.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

By Law or to Protect Rights

If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.

Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. These third parties are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information and are prohibited from using it for any other purpose.

Marketing Communications

With your consent, or with an opportunity for you to withdraw consent, we may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes, as permitted by law.

Business Transfers

We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

Affiliates

We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.

4. Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the website to help customize the website and improve your experience.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. Cookies enable the website to remember your actions and preferences over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.

Types of Cookies We Use

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services.
• Analytics Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use the website.
• Advertising Cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners (such as Google AdSense). They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.

Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, or delete certain cookies. Please note that if you choose to block cookies, this may impair the functionality of the website and some features may not work properly.

5. Third-Party Websites

The website may contain links to third-party websites and applications of interest, including advertisements and external services, that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the website, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information. Before visiting and providing any information to any third-party websites, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the third party responsible for that website, and should take those steps necessary to, in your discretion, protect the privacy of your information.

6. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

7. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

General Rights

• Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal information.
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal information, under certain conditions.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.
• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

GDPR Privacy Rights (European Users)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal data.

CCPA Privacy Rights (California Users)

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• The right to know what personal information is being collected.
• The right to know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom.
• The right to say no to the sale of personal information.
• The right to access your personal information.
• The right to equal service and price, even if you exercise your privacy rights.
• The right to request deletion of your personal information.

Exercising Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below. We will respond to your request within 30 days. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

9. Email Communications and Marketing

If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails, or other communications from us, you may opt-out by:

• Clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any email you receive from us.
• Contacting us using the contact information provided below.
• Adjusting your account settings (if you have an account with us).

Please note that even if you opt-out of marketing communications, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as emails about your account or our ongoing business relations.

10. Do Not Track Signals

Some web browsers incorporate a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Tracking is not the same as using or collecting information in connection with a website. For these purposes, tracking refers to collecting personally identifiable information from consumers who use or visit a website or online service as they move across different websites over time. Our website does not track its visitors over time and across third-party websites. However, some third-party sites may keep track of your browsing activities.

11. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

12. International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there.

13. Advertising

We may display advertisements from third-party advertising networks on our website. These advertisements may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities to provide you with targeted advertisements based on your interests.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. You can opt out of Google Analytics by visiting the Google Analytics opt-out page.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

SearchAndHelp.com
Email: [email protected]