Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

VerifiedBizLink ("we" or "us" or "our") operates the website. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our service and the choices you have associated with that data.

2. Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service:

• Personal Data: Email address, first name, last name, business information, location data
• Usage Data: Browser type, IP address, pages visited, time spent on pages
• Cookies: Session tokens for authentication and user preferences

3. Use of Data

VerifiedBizLink uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our service
• To notify you about changes to our service
• To allow you to participate in interactive features
• To provide customer support
• To gather analysis or valuable information so we can improve our service
• To monitor the usage of our service
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues

4. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

5. POPIA Compliance

VerifiedBizLink is committed to compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA). We process personal information lawfully, fairly, and transparently, and we maintain appropriate safeguards to protect your data.

6. Children's Privacy

Our service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us.

7. 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 "effective date" at the bottom of this Privacy Policy.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@verifiedbizlink.co.za