1. Introduction
BizMapDir ("we", "our", or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our business directory platform.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide
- Contact Forms: Name, email address, phone number, and message content when you contact us
- Business Claims: Information provided when claiming or updating a business listing
- Account Information: Username, email, and password if you create an account
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
- Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and time spent on pages
- Location Data: Approximate location based on IP address or precise location if you grant permission
- Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity and store certain information
2.3 Business Information
We collect publicly available business information from various sources including:
- Google Places API and other public business directories
- Business websites and social media profiles
- Government business registries
- User-submitted information
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for:
- Providing and maintaining our Service
- Responding to your inquiries and support requests
- Improving and personalizing user experience
- Analyzing usage patterns and trends
- Detecting and preventing fraud or abuse
- Complying with legal obligations
- Sending administrative information and updates
4. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information with:
- Service Providers: Third-party companies that help us operate our Service (hosting, analytics, email services)
- Business Listings: Business information is displayed publicly on our platform
- Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights and safety
- Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
5. Third-Party Services
Our Service integrates with third-party services including:
- Google Places API: For business data and location services
- Analytics Services: To understand how users interact with our Service
- Cloudflare: For CDN and security services
- Pinterest API: For publishing business listing pins to Pinterest boards
- TikTok API: For publishing business listing photo posts to TikTok
These services have their own privacy policies governing the use of your information.
6. Pinterest API Data
BizMapDir uses the Pinterest API to automatically publish business listing pins (including business name, photo, description, and a link to the listing) to Pinterest boards organised by business category. By connecting your Pinterest account you grant us OAuth access to your boards and pins.
Affiliation disclaimer: BizMapDir is not endorsed by, affiliated with, or sponsored by Pinterest, Inc. Pinterest is a trademark of Pinterest, Inc.
Data deletion on disconnect: When you disconnect your Pinterest account from BizMapDir, we permanently delete your stored OAuth access token and refresh token from our database. No Pinterest account credentials are retained after disconnection.
No reselling: We do not resell, sublicense, or redistribute Pinterest content or Pinterest-derived data to any third parties. Pinterest data retrieved via the API is used solely to operate the BizMapDir service.
7. TikTok API Data
BizMapDir uses the TikTok Content Posting API to publish photo posts of business listings (including business name, photos, a caption, and a reference to the listing page) to a TikTok account that we own and operate. Connecting a TikTok account grants BizMapDir OAuth access limited to the scopes shown on TikTok's consent screen.
Data we access: basic profile information for the connected account (open ID, username, display name) and the posting capabilities returned by TikTok's creator info endpoint. We do not read, collect, or store your TikTok videos, followers, comments, direct messages, or analytics.
How we store it: OAuth access and refresh tokens are stored in our database and used only to publish posts to the connected account. Access tokens are short-lived and refreshed automatically; we do not share tokens with any third party.
Data deletion on disconnect: When you disconnect your TikTok account from BizMapDir, we revoke the token with TikTok and permanently delete the stored access token, refresh token, and TikTok profile identifiers from our database. No TikTok credentials are retained after disconnection.
No reselling: We do not resell, sublicense, or redistribute TikTok content or TikTok-derived data to any third parties. Data retrieved via the TikTok API is used solely to operate the BizMapDir service.
Affiliation disclaimer: BizMapDir is not endorsed by, affiliated with, or sponsored by TikTok. TikTok is a trademark of its respective owner.
8. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
9. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
- Access: Request access to your personal data
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data
- Objection: Object to processing of your personal data
- Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service
- Withdrawal of Consent: Withdraw consent for data processing
To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@bizmapdir.com
11. Children's Privacy
Our Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.
12. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. By using our Service, you consent to such transfers.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
14. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:
Email: privacy@bizmapdir.com
Or visit our Contact Page