Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 19, 2026

We run a local SEO agency. We collect specific data to operate this website, evaluate local search campaigns, and communicate with business owners. We respect your privacy. We do not sell your personal information to data brokers. This policy explains exactly what we collect, why we need it, and how you can control it.

The Data We Actually Collect

We collect information in two ways. You hand it to us directly. We gather it quietly in the background.

Direct collection happens when you initiate contact. You fill out our discovery form. You request a local visibility audit. You provide your name, your email address, your phone number, and your website URL. We usually ask for your Google Business Profile link as well. We need those specific assets to evaluate your current map pack ranking. We cannot diagnose a proximity signal issue or check your NAP consistency without looking at your actual digital footprint.

Local SEO requires deep access. When a Greensboro business owner contacts us, they often share sensitive operational details. You might tell us your close rate. You might reveal your average customer lifetime value. You might explain how a previous agency ruined your citation profile across fifty directories. We treat this business intelligence with absolute confidentiality. We collect it solely to build a map pack ranking strategy that actually generates revenue.

Background collection relies on standard web technologies. We track IP addresses to filter out bot traffic and prevent spam. We log browser types to ensure our site renders correctly on mobile devices. Mobile search drives local map pack clicks. Our site must perform flawlessly on phones.

How We Use Your Information

We use your contact details to reply to your inquiries. If you ask for a quote, we send you a quote. If you ask a question about review velocity, we email you an answer.

We also use analytics to improve content quality.

We treat our website like a testing ground. We monitor traffic patterns across localseogreensboro.com. We study user behavior to refine our local SEO strategies. If 100 North Carolina contractors visit our guide on GBP optimization and leave after ten seconds, the guide is broken. We rewrite it. We look at what pages you read. We strip out the noise. We focus entirely on the exact local search problems our visitors care about. We watch the data. We make the site better.

Cookies and Tracking Technology

Cookies are small text files placed on your device. They remember your preferences. They keep the site functioning.

We use functional cookies to prevent cross-site request forgery on our contact forms. We use session cookies to remember if you already closed a notification prompt. We use analytics cookies to track your journey from a Google search to our service pages.

You hold the power here.

Open your browser settings. Disable third-party cookies. Clear your cache entirely. Our core content remains completely accessible. We do not gate our local SEO guides behind cookie walls. You might just have to re-enter your details if you decide to fill out a second contact form.

Third-Party Service Providers

We operate a lean business. We rely on external software to function. We route our analytics through Google Analytics and Google Search Console. We manage our DNS records through secure cloud providers. We store our lead data in a customer relationship management tool.

These vendors process your data on our behalf. They are bound by strict data processing agreements. They cannot harvest your email address to sell you cheap software. They process the data. They do not own it.

We also comply with legal requests. If a judge signs a subpoena demanding our server logs, we hand them over. We follow the law. We do not volunteer your data to law enforcement without a valid legal order.

Data Retention Policies

We do not hoard data indefinitely. We keep your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which we collected it.

If you become a client, we retain your business details, GBP access logs, and communication history for the duration of our contract. Once our engagement ends, we archive your file for tax and legal compliance.

If you fill out a contact form but never hire us, we keep your inquiry on file for twelve months. We do this to maintain context if you reach out again next season. After twelve months of inactivity, we purge your record from our active database.

Analytics data ages out automatically. Google Analytics retains user-level data for a limited window before permanently deleting it. We do not maintain offline backups of raw analytics logs.

Security Measures

We protect your information. We force HTTPS across the entire domain. We encrypt form submissions. We restrict access to our client database. Only active team members working on your local search campaign can see your details.

We audit our plugins. We update our core software. We monitor our server logs for suspicious login attempts.

Total security is a myth.

No website is completely immune to breaches. The internet remains a hostile environment. We take reasonable, industry-standard precautions to lock down your data. If a breach ever compromises your personal information, we will notify you immediately.

Your Privacy Rights

You own your personal data. You dictate what happens to it. We extend these rights to every single visitor.

The right to access. Send us an email. We will export a file containing every piece of personal data tied to your email address.
The right to rectification. Did you change your business name? Did your