Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for terdekat.eu.org

Effective Date: [2025-2100]

1. Introduction

Welcome to terdekat.eu.org ("we," "us," or "our"). We operate a business directory and online advertising platform designed to provide you with information about products and services near your location.

We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website terdekat.eu.org (the "Site"). Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

2. Information We Collect

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

a) Personal Data You Provide to Us We collect information you voluntarily provide when you:

• List a Business: This includes business name, business address, contact person, phone number, email address, website, service descriptions, and operating hours.

• Contact Us: When you contact us via a contact form or email, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.

• Post Content: We may collect personal data, such as your username or email, if you post comments or reviews (if this feature is enabled).

b) Location Data To provide our core service of finding nearby businesses, we must collect your location data. We may collect this data through:

• Device GPS: With your explicit permission, we may access your device's precise (GPS-based) location.

• IP Address: We may approximate your location based on your IP address.

• Manually Entered Location: You may choose to manually enter a city, postal code, or address to search from.

You can disable location services at any time through your device or browser settings, but doing so may limit your ability to use the core features of our Site.

c) Automatically Collected Data (Usage & Log Data) When you access the Site, we automatically collect certain information, including:

• Your IP address

• Your browser type and version

• The pages you visit on our Site

• The time and date of your visit

• The time spent on those pages

d) Cookies and Tracking Technologies We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons) to track activity on our Site and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function.

• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how users interact with the Site (e.g., Google Analytics).

• Advertising Cookies: Used to display advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To Provide Our Core Service: To display business listings and advertisements that are geographically relevant to your location.

• To Operate the Directory: To display business listing information publicly so that users can find and contact those businesses.

• To Improve Our Site: To analyze usage data to understand how our Site is used and how we can improve it.

• To Communicate With You: To respond to your inquiries, send service updates, or provide customer support.

• To Display Advertising: To show advertisements, including third-party ads and ads for businesses listed on our Site.

• To Maintain Security: To monitor for and prevent fraudulent or unauthorized activity.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

• Publicly on the Site: Any information you submit as part of a business listing (e.g., business name, address, phone number) is intended to be public and will be visible to all visitors of the Site.

• Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party vendors who perform services for us (e.g., web hosting, data analysis, email delivery, advertising partners).

• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

• Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company.

5. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. However, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

6. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law.

7. Your Data Rights

Depending on your location (e.g., if you are in the European Economic Area), you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• 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 incomplete.

• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request that we erase your personal information, under certain conditions.

• Right to Object/Restrict Processing: You have the right to object to or restrict our processing of your personal data.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [Insert Your Privacy Contact Email].

8. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or 16, depending on your region). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information.

9. Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this 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 "Effective Date" at the top.

11. Contact Us

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