Privacy Policy

Goodbizz Privacy Policy

  1. Introduction

At Goodbizz, we deeply value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect the information obtained through our website. Our privacy practices are in compliance with the GDPR, CCPA, and other relevant privacy regulations.

  1. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Data

  • We collect personal data when you register on our site, which includes, but is not limited to, your name, email address, and password.
  • We may also collect payment information if you purchase services through our site.
  • When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
  • An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it.

2.2 Communication Data

  • We record information about the interactions and messages you send through our site to enhance the user experience and provide support.

2.3 Usage Data

  • We collect information on how you use our site, such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited.

2.4 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

  • We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and use personal data about you, including to serve interest-based advertising.
  • If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
  • If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
  • When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select «Remember Me,» your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
  • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
  1. Use of Information

We use the collected data to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our site.
  • Develop new services.
  • Protect our site and its users.
  • Communicate with you about your account or our services.
  • Personalize your experience on our site.
  • Analyze site usage to improve our services.
  1. Sharing Your Information

4.1 With Your Consent

  • We may share your personal information with third parties when you give us explicit consent to do so.

4.2 Transactions

  • We share information necessary to complete transactions at your request.

4.3 Legal Requirements

  • We may disclose your information when necessary to comply with the law, protect our rights or the rights of other users, or in response to legal requests.

4.4 Service Providers

  • We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
  1. Security of Your Information

We implement technological and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include data encryption, access controls, and regular security assessments.

  1. International Data Transfers

We may transfer your personal information to countries other than the one in which you reside. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from those of your country. We ensure that any such transfers comply with applicable privacy laws and that your information remains protected.

  1. Access and Control of Your Information

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data stored on our site. You can exercise these rights through your account settings or by contacting us directly. Additionally, you may have the right to data portability and to object to certain processing of your personal data.

  1. Children’s Privacy

Our services are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.

  1. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. Changes will take effect immediately after they are posted on our site. We recommend you review this policy periodically. Continued use of our site after any changes indicates your acceptance of the modified terms.

  1. Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact us at info@goodbizz.com.

  1. Account Deactivation Process

There is no direct option on our site to deactivate your account. If you wish to delete your account, you must send a request via the email provided in this privacy policy. The request must be sent from the same email address that is registered in our system. To confirm that the request is from the account owner, we will conduct additional investigations and may ask security questions. Send your request to info@goodbizz.com.

  1. Retention and Deletion of Data
  • We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services or as required by law. You can request the deletion of your data by contacting us.
  • If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
  • For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
  1. Legal Basis for Processing

Our legal bases for processing your personal information include the performance of a contract with you, our legitimate interests, your consent, and compliance with legal obligations. We will only transfer personal information pursuant to a legally valid transfer mechanism.

  1. Data Protection Officer

You can contact our data protection officer at info@goodbizz.com in matters related to personal information processing.

  1. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

  1. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

  1. Communication Consent

By creating an account on our Site, you consent to receive communications from us, including informational, promotional, and advertising content, via the email address you provided. If you wish to opt-out of these communications, you may do so by sending a request to info@goodbizz.com.