Privacy Policy

1. Overview

This Privacy Policy explains how Shop For Links collects, uses, discloses, retains, and protects personal information when you use our website, application, marketplace, customer dashboard, publisher portal, admin workflows, support channels, and payment features.

2. Information we collect

Account information. Name, email address, password credentials, company name, website URL, role, billing details, and support messages.

Customer order information. Project names, target URLs, anchor text, publication instructions, desired publishing dates, selected products, order status, invoices, payment status, delivery records, and admin notes.

Publisher information. Contact information, payout notes, website domains, categories, language, country, traffic estimates, SEO metrics, price, turnaround time, content requirements, sample URLs, assigned tasks, published URLs, screenshots, notes, settlement status, and payment records.

Payment information. We store payment amount, currency, order references, Stripe payment identifiers, payment status, and related accounting records. We do not store full card numbers on our servers.

Technical information. IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, timestamps, cookies, session identifiers, logs, security events, and error reports.

3. How we use information

We use personal information to create accounts, authenticate users, operate the marketplace, display products, process orders, coordinate manual fulfillment, assign publisher tasks, review submissions, manage settlements, process payments, provide support, prevent fraud and abuse, secure the platform, improve performance, maintain business records, comply with legal obligations, and communicate service updates.

4. Legal bases for processing

Where required by law, we rely on one or more legal bases to process personal information, including performance of a contract, legitimate interests in operating and securing the platform, compliance with legal obligations, consent where required, and protection of rights, safety, and security.

5. Payments and Stripe

Payments are processed by Stripe. Stripe may collect and process payment information according to its own terms and privacy policy. We receive and store limited payment-related information needed to confirm payment, fulfill orders, prevent fraud, respond to disputes, maintain records, and provide support.

6. Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies for login sessions, security, user preferences, analytics, performance, and platform functionality. You can control cookies through your browser settings, but disabling cookies may prevent parts of the platform from working correctly.

7. How we share information

We may share information with service providers that help us operate the platform, including hosting providers, database providers, payment processors, email providers, analytics providers, security tools, support tools, and professional advisors.

We may share relevant order details with publishers and fulfillment providers so they can review, accept, publish, revise, or report on backlink placements. For example, a publisher may receive a target URL, anchor text, instructions, due date, and payout amount.

We may disclose information if required by law, legal process, fraud prevention, rights enforcement, business transfers, or to protect users, publishers, customers, third parties, the public, or Shop For Links.

8. Selling or sharing personal information

We do not currently sell personal information. We also do not currently share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as those terms may be defined under certain privacy laws. If our practices change, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide any legally required choices.

9. Data retention

We keep personal information for as long as needed to operate the service, fulfill orders, maintain publisher and customer records, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, comply with tax, accounting, legal, and security obligations, enforce agreements, and maintain backups. Order, payment, tax, settlement, and security records may be retained for longer periods where required or appropriate.

10. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information, including access controls, HTTPS, database access restrictions, password hashing, server monitoring, and limited access to production secrets. No system is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. International transfers

If you access Shop For Links from outside the United States, your information may be processed in the United States or other locations where we or our service providers operate. Those locations may have data protection laws different from your jurisdiction. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards for international transfers.

12. Your choices and rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, portability, restriction, objection, withdrawal of consent, or information about how personal information is used and disclosed. California, European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and other users may have additional privacy rights under applicable laws.

To make a privacy request, contact us at support@shopforlinks.com. We may need to verify your identity before processing a request. Some information may be retained where necessary for legal, security, fraud prevention, accounting, dispute, or contractual reasons.

13. Marketing communications

We may send service emails, order updates, security notices, and support messages. If we send optional marketing emails, you may unsubscribe using the link in the email or by contacting us. You may still receive transactional or service-related communications.

14. Children

Shop For Links is intended for business users and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

15. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised date. If changes materially affect your rights or choices, we will provide notice where required by law.

16. Contact

Privacy questions and requests can be sent to support@shopforlinks.com.