Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to BizForBuy. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you:

Identity Data

• First name, last name
• Username or similar identifier
• Business/company name

Contact Data

• Email address
• Phone number
• Mailing address

Financial Data

• Payment card details (processed securely via Stripe)
• Billing address

Technical Data

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Device information

Usage Data

• Information about how you use our website
• Listings viewed and saved
• Search queries

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To register you as a new user
• To process and deliver your service subscription
• To manage payments, fees and charges
• To enable you to list businesses for sale
• To connect buyers and sellers
• To send you service-related communications
• To improve our website and services
• To detect and prevent fraud
• To comply with legal obligations

4. Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. We use industry-standard encryption and security protocols to protect your information.

All payment information is processed through Stripe, a PCI-DSS compliant payment processor. We do not store complete credit card information on our servers.

5. Data Sharing

We may share your personal data with:

• Other Users: When you list a business, certain information (name, contact details) is shared with interested buyers
• Service Providers: Payment processors, email services, hosting providers
• Legal Authorities: When required by law or to protect our rights

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

6. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

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 website.

7. Your Rights

Under data protection laws, you have rights including:

• Access: Request a copy of your personal data
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data
• Object: Object to processing of your personal data
• Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service
• Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@bizforbuy.com

8. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When you close your account, we will delete or anonymize your data unless we are required to retain it for legal purposes.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

10. Changes to This 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.