Privacy Policy

1. Introduction & Commitment to Privacy

At GoBizMart Directory ("we", "us", "our", or "GoBizMart"), accessible from https://www.gobizmart.com, the privacy of our visitors, registered business operators, and general consumers is one of our utmost corporate priorities. This comprehensive Privacy Policy document outlines the exact classifications of information that is collected and recorded by GoBizMart Directory and how we utilize, protect, and govern that data in compliance with international data privacy regulations.

If you have additional questions or require further clarification regarding our privacy practices or data handling procedures, do not hesitate to contact our designated Data Protection Officer via email at contact@gobizmart.com.

2. Information We Collect

The personal information that you are requested to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made explicit to you at the point we request your details. Depending on your interaction with the platform, we may collect:

• Public Business Profile Information: When you submit or claim a business listing, we collect company names, category classifications, physical commercial addresses, geolocational coordinates, telephone numbers, WhatsApp contact numbers, official website URLs, operating hours, brand logos, promotional banners, and service amenities. This information is published openly on the platform for public consumer discovery.
• Account Registration Details: When you register for an account on GoBizMart Directory, we may ask for contact information including your full name, email address, contact telephone, and account password (stored utilizing industry-standard one-way cryptographic hashing).
• Direct Communications & Inquiries: If you contact us directly via our customer support desks or submit an inquiry through a business listing form, we receive your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message, and any attachments you choose to send.
• Reviews & Ratings: Customer testimonials, ratings, and feedback submitted for verified business listings, which include the reviewer’s public display name, email verification, and subjective review commentary.

3. Log Files & Analytical Telemetry

GoBizMart Directory follows a standard procedure of utilizing log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting service providers perform this as part of hosting services' security telemetry and analytics.

The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and optionally the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The primary purpose of this telemetry is for analyzing traffic trends, administering the site, tracking users' navigational movement across the directory, and gathering broad demographic data for site security and speed optimization.

4. Cookies & Web Beacons

Like any modern interactive web platform, GoBizMart Directory uses 'cookies'. These cookies are utilized to store information including visitors' site preferences, active session states, selected UI color theme (Light/Dark mode), preferred viewing language, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited.

The stored data is used to optimize the user experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and other contextual telemetry. Users can choose to disable cookies through their individual browser options. Detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective official documentation.

5. Google AdSense & DoubleClick DART Cookie Disclosure

Google is one of the third-party advertising vendors on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve advertisements to our site visitors based upon their visit to https://www.gobizmart.com and other sites on the internet.

Visitors may choose to opt out of the use of the DART cookie and manage their personalized advertising preferences by visiting the official Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy at the following URL:

You can also configure granular ad personalization controls or permanently opt out of targeted interest-based advertising via the Google Ads Settings page at https://adssettings.google.com.

6. Third-Party Advertising Partners & Privacy Policies

Some advertising partners on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners include Google AdSense and programmatic exchange partners. Each of our advertising partners maintains their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on GoBizMart Directory, which are sent directly to users' browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note: GoBizMart Directory has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers. We encourage you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information.

7. GDPR Data Protection Rights (European Economic Area & UK)

We want to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Every user residing within the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom is entitled to the following statutory rights:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data held by us.
• The 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.
• The right to erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain statutory conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The 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.

If you make a formal request, we have one calendar month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us immediately at contact@gobizmart.com.

8. CCPA/CPRA Privacy Rights (California Consumers)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents are granted specific rights regarding their personal information:

• Right to Know: Request that a business disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.
• Right to Delete: Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business collected.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: Request that a business that sells or shares a consumer's personal data, not sell or share the consumer's personal data. (Please note: GoBizMart Directory does not sell personal user information to third-party data brokers.)
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you in pricing, service quality, or platform accessibility for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To submit a verified consumer request under California law, please contact us at contact@gobizmart.com with the subject line "CCPA Consumer Privacy Request".

9. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

GoBizMart Directory does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

10. Data Security & Storage

We employ enterprise-grade technical and organizational security measures, including 256-bit Secure Socket Layer (SSL/TLS) encryption, secure credential salting and hashing, restricted server-level firewalls, and continuous automated threat monitoring to prevent unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal data.

11. Contact Our Data Protection Team

If you have any questions, grievances, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact our administrative legal office: