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Privacy Policy
This policy explains what personal information BestSitesToBuy.com collects when you browse the site, contact us, subscribe or ask to be matched with a provider, and how we handle it.
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1.Introduction and Scope
This Privacy Policy explains how Best Sites To Buy (“we”, “us” or “our”) collects, uses, shares and protects personal information when you visit BestSitesToBuy.com or use its forms, newsletter and related features (together, the “Website”).
For the purposes of data protection laws that use these terms, Best Sites To Buy is the controller (or “data fiduciary”) responsible for the personal information described in this policy, except where we say otherwise.
This policy does not cover third-party websites, including the websites of providers we review or link to. Those websites have their own privacy policies.
Please also read our Terms of Use and Disclaimer.
2.Information We Collect
We collect personal information in three main ways:
- Information you give us when you contact us, ask to be matched with a provider, subscribe to our newsletter or email us (see Section 3).
- Information collected automatically when you visit the Website, such as technical and usage data (see Section 4).
- Information from cookies and similar technologies, where they are used (see Sections 5 and 6).
We do not ask you to give us passwords for any social media or review account, and you should never send them to us.
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information, such as health information, financial account numbers or government identification numbers. Please do not include this kind of information in messages you send us.
3.Information You Provide to Us
3.1 Contact form
When you use our contact form, we collect the topic of your enquiry, your name, your email address, an optional subject line, your message and anything else you choose to include.
3.2 Partner-matching form
If you ask us to match you with providers, we collect the type of partner you are looking for (for example, a growth service, marketing agency, influencer or software tool), your monthly budget range, your work email address, and any details you share about what you want to grow and your timeline.
To provide this service, we share these details with the providers we recommend to you, as explained in Section 9.
3.3 Newsletter
If you subscribe to our monthly testing report, we collect your email address and a record of your subscription, such as the date and how you signed up. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any newsletter email.
3.4 Emails and other correspondence
If you email us directly, for example to request a review, report a correction or ask about advertising, we collect your email address, the content of your message and any attachments, and our replies.
4.Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the Website, our servers and the service providers that host and protect the Website may automatically collect technical information, which may include:
- your IP address and approximate location derived from it (such as country or region);
- browser type and version, operating system and device type;
- the pages you view, the date and time of your visit, and the page or website that referred you; and
- security and diagnostic information, such as error logs and signals used to detect bots or abuse.
We use this information to deliver and secure the Website, to understand how it is used, and to fix problems.
5.Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. Similar technologies include pixels, local storage and scripts that collect information about your browser or device.
The Website may use the following types of cookies and similar technologies:
- Strictly necessary: needed for the Website to work and stay secure, such as cookies set by our security or content-delivery provider to distinguish people from bots.
- Analytics: help us understand how visitors use the Website, if we use analytics tools (see Section 6).
- Affiliate tracking: when you click an affiliate link, the provider or affiliate network you visit may set a cookie on its own website to record that you came from BestSitesToBuy.
Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings. If you block strictly necessary cookies, parts of the Website may not work properly.
Where the law requires it, we ask for your consent before setting non-essential cookies, and you can withdraw that consent at any time.
6.Analytics and Third-Party Tools
We use trusted service providers to help operate the Website. Depending on the feature, these may include providers that:
- host the Website and deliver its content securely, which involves processing IP addresses and request data;
- protect the Website against spam, bots and abuse;
- receive and store the messages you send through our forms;
- send our newsletter to subscribers;
- measure how the Website is used, if we use analytics tools; and
- track clicks on affiliate links, on the provider’s or affiliate network’s own website.
Each provider handles data under its own privacy policy.
We do not allow these providers to use personal information we share with them for their own purposes, except where they act as independent controllers under their own terms (for example, affiliate networks tracking clicks on their own websites).
7.How We Use Your Information
We use personal information to:
- respond to your enquiries, review requests, correction reports and advertising or press enquiries;
- match you with providers when you ask us to, and share your details with those providers;
- send you our newsletter if you have subscribed;
- operate, maintain, secure and improve the Website, including detecting and preventing spam, fraud and abuse;
- understand how the Website is used so that we can improve our content and features;
- track affiliate referrals and manage our commercial relationships with providers; and
- comply with our legal obligations, enforce our Terms of Use, and establish or defend legal claims.
We will not use your email address for marketing unless you have subscribed or otherwise agreed, and you can opt out at any time.
8.Legal Bases for Processing
Where data protection laws require a legal basis for processing personal information, such as the EU or UK General Data Protection Regulation, we rely on the following:
| Activity | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Answering your messages and requests | Our legitimate interests in responding to you, or steps you ask us to take before entering into an arrangement |
| Partner matching and sharing your details with recommended providers | Your consent, given when you submit the form, or steps you ask us to take |
| Sending the newsletter | Your consent |
| Operating, securing and improving the Website | Our legitimate interests in running a secure and useful website |
| Non-essential cookies and analytics | Your consent, where required by law |
| Legal compliance and legal claims | Compliance with legal obligations and our legitimate interests |
Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time. This does not affect processing carried out before you withdrew it.
Where Indian law applies, we process digital personal data on the basis of your consent or for legitimate uses permitted by the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
9.How We Share Your Information
We share personal information only as described below:
- Providers you ask to be matched with. When you submit our partner-matching form, we share the details you provide with the providers we recommend to you (currently up to three) so they can contact you. Those providers use your details under their own privacy policies. We do not share partner-matching details with anyone outside the providers we recommend to you, except service providers acting for us and as set out below.
- Service providers. Companies that host, secure or support the Website, deliver our newsletter, or process form submissions for us. They may use the information only to provide services to us.
- Legal and safety reasons. Where we reasonably believe disclosure is required by law, regulation, court order or a lawful request from authorities, or is needed to protect the rights, safety or property of our users, the public or us.
- Business transfers. If our business or the Website is sold, merged or reorganised, personal information may be transferred to the new owner, who will be required to handle it in line with this policy or a notice you receive.
- With your consent. In any other situation, only with your permission.
We do not share the email address you give us through the contact form with providers, and we do not use it for marketing without your consent.
10.Third-Party Websites
The Website links to websites operated by providers, platforms and other third parties, including affiliate links. When you follow a link, the other website may collect information about you, including through its own cookies.
We do not control, and are not responsible for, the privacy practices of other websites. Please read their privacy policies before giving them any personal information or making a purchase.
11.Data Retention
We keep personal information only for as long as we need it for the purposes described in this policy, including to meet legal, accounting or reporting requirements. When we no longer need it, we delete or anonymise it.
| Information | How long we keep it |
|---|---|
| Contact form messages and emails | As long as needed to deal with your enquiry and any follow-up |
| Partner-matching submissions | As long as needed to arrange your match, and for a reasonable period afterwards to answer questions about it |
| Newsletter subscription | Until you unsubscribe, plus a suppression record so we do not email you again |
Server, security and analytics logs are kept only for as long as our service providers need them for security, troubleshooting and reporting. Providers you were matched with keep your details under their own retention policies.
12.Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against loss, misuse and unauthorised access, such as encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls and reputable service providers.
No website, internet transmission or storage system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee the security of information you send us. Please avoid sending sensitive information through our forms or by email.
If we become aware of a personal data breach that affects you, we will notify you and the relevant authorities where the law requires us to.
13.International Data Transfers
We and our service providers may store and process personal information in countries other than the one where you live, including countries where our service providers operate. These countries may have data protection laws that differ from those in your country.
Where the law requires it, we use appropriate safeguards for these transfers, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the relevant authorities, or we rely on another lawful transfer mechanism.
14.Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live and the laws that apply to us, you may have some or all of the following rights over your personal information:
- to know or access the personal information we hold about you;
- to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
- to delete your information;
- to object to or restrict certain processing, including direct marketing;
- to receive a copy of your information in a portable format;
- to withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent;
- to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information or targeted advertising, where those laws apply;
- to nominate another person to exercise your rights if you are unable to, where the law allows; and
- to complain to a data protection authority or grievance officer.
How to exercise your rights
To make a request, use our contact form and tell us which right you want to exercise. We may need to verify your identity before acting on your request, and we will respond within the time required by applicable law.
You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the link in any newsletter email. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
Requests about details we shared with a provider through partner matching may also need to be sent to that provider, because it controls its own copy.
15.Children’s Privacy
The Website is intended for adults and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18, or under the age of digital consent where they live if that is higher.
If you believe a child has given us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
16.Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the Website or the law. When we do, we will change the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. If the changes are significant, we will take reasonable steps to tell you, for example by a notice on the Website or, where appropriate, by email.
17.Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us: