Privacy Policy

Garage Door Repair Directory ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website garagedoorrepair.directory (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our garage door repair directory website. Please read this policy carefully.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We collect information you voluntarily provide when using our Site, including:

• Contact form submissions: Name, email address, and message content when you use our contact form.
• Business listing submissions: Business name, address, phone number, email, website URL, Google Business Profile URL, business description, and hours of operation when you submit a listing.
• Payment information: When you purchase a business listing, payment is processed securely through Stripe. We do not store your credit card number or full payment details on our servers.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, including:

• IP address and approximate geographic location
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Referring website or search terms used to find our Site

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate and maintain our garage door repair directory
• Process business listing submissions and payments
• Respond to your inquiries and contact form messages
• Improve our Site, content, and user experience
• Send transactional emails related to your listing or account
• Analyze usage patterns to improve our garage door repair guides and directory listings
• Prevent fraud and ensure the security of our Site

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate our Site:

• Stripe: For secure payment processing. Stripe's privacy policy is available at stripe.com/privacy.
• Google Sheets: For managing directory listing data.
• Vercel: For website hosting and analytics. Vercel's privacy policy is available at vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy.

These services may collect information as described in their respective privacy policies. We do not control their data practices.

Cookies

Our Site may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Disabling cookies may affect some features of the Site.

Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information. All data transmission is encrypted using SSL/TLS. Payment processing is handled by Stripe, a PCI-compliant payment processor. However, no method of electronic storage or transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy. Business listing data is retained for the duration of the listing subscription. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your personal data
• Object to processing of your personal data
• Request data portability

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please reach out through our contact page or email us at garagedoorrepairdirectory@gmail.com.