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Privacy Policy

Revised: September 26, 2025


Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

localtrafficengine.com ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

Information We Collect

Personal Data: When you register, we collect your name, email address, business name, phone number, and business address. This information is necessary to provide our blogging and SEO services.

Payment Information: We use third-party payment processors (Stripe and PayPal) to process payments. We do not store your full credit card or bank account details on our servers. Our payment processors may collect and process financial information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Website Credentials: If you choose to connect your WordPress, Shopify, or Wix website for auto-publishing, we store the API keys or application passwords you provide. These are encrypted and used solely for publishing your content to your website.

Google Account Data: If you connect your Google account via OAuth for Search Console or Analytics data, we access only the data you explicitly authorize. We store OAuth refresh tokens securely and use them only to pull reporting data for your campaigns.

Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how you interact with our platform, including pages visited, features used, and time spent. This helps us improve our service.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our blogging and SEO services
  • Generate and publish AI-powered blog content on your behalf to your connected CMS platforms
  • Process payments and manage your subscription
  • Send you service-related communications (welcome emails, payment confirmations, blog delivery notifications)
  • Provide customer support and respond to inquiries
  • Generate monthly ranking reports using your Google Search Console and Analytics data
  • Detect and prevent fraud or abuse
  • Comply with legal obligations

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data with:

  • Service Providers: Third-party vendors who help us deliver our services, including DeepSeek (AI content generation), Stripe/PayPal (payment processing), and Apify/PRNow (citation building and press release distribution).
  • Legal Requirements: If required by law, subpoena, or other legal process.
  • Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, sale, or acquisition of our business.

Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including encrypted storage, secure socket layer (SSL) technology, and restricted database access. However, no method of electronic storage or transmission is 100% secure.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access and download all personal data we hold about you (Export Data feature in your profile)
  • Correct or update your personal information (My Profile page)
  • Delete your account and all associated data (Delete Account feature in your profile)
  • Opt out of non-essential communications (Notification Preferences in your profile)
  • Request that we stop processing your data

Cookies

We use essential cookies for session management and authentication. We may also use analytics cookies to understand how our platform is used. You can control cookie settings through your browser.

Third-Party Services

Our platform integrates with third-party services including Google (OAuth for Search Console/GA4/Ads), Stripe, PayPal, DeepSeek AI, Apify, and PRNow. Each service has its own privacy policy, and we encourage you to review them.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information as long as your account is active. When you delete your account, all your data including campaigns, blog posts, files, support tickets, and payment history is permanently removed from our systems within 30 days.

Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of material changes via email or through our platform. Continued use of our services after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at contact@localtrafficengine.com.

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