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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 25, 2024

AuthoritySpecialist SEO Solutions ("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, use our services, or interact with us in any way.

By accessing our website or using our services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you disagree with any part of this policy, please do not use our website or services.

Key Summary: We collect minimal personal data necessary to provide our SEO services. We never sell your data to third parties. We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information. You have rights regarding your personal data under GDPR and other applicable regulations.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:

This information may include:

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain technical information, including:

SEO Service Data

When you engage our SEO services, we may collect additional data including:

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

Purpose Description
Service Delivery To provide, operate, and maintain our SEO services and website
Communication To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
Marketing To send you promotional materials (with your consent) about our services
Improvement To analyze usage patterns and improve our website and services
SEO Analysis To conduct SEO audits and provide recommendations
Security To monitor for fraudulent activities and enhance security
Compliance To comply with legal obligations and regulatory requirements

For individuals in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Consent: When you have given explicit consent for specific processing activities
  • Contract: When processing is necessary to fulfill a contract with you
  • Legitimate Interests: When processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests
  • Legal Obligation: When processing is required to comply with legal obligations

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. We may share your information in limited circumstances:

Service Providers

We may share information with third-party service providers who assist us in:

All service providers are bound by confidentiality agreements and may only use your data for specified purposes.

Legal Compliance

We may disclose your information if required by law, regulation, or legal process, or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of others.

Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction.

5. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Our retention periods are as follows:

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right Description
Right to Access You can request copies of your personal data that we hold
Right to Rectification You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
Right to Erasure You can request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions
Right to Restrict Processing You can request restriction of processing your personal data
Right to Object You can object to our processing of your personal data
Right to Data Portability You can request transfer of your data to another organization
Right to Withdraw Consent You can withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

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

We use the following types of cookies:

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.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

Despite our security measures, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your data.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your country where data protection laws may differ.

If you are located outside Estonia and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data to Estonia and process it there. We also use service providers that may process data in other countries.

For transfers outside the EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

10. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

11. Changes to This Privacy 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.

We will also notify registered users via email about significant changes. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

12. Contact Us

Data Protection Contact Information

AuthoritySpecialist SEO Solutions
Sepapaja tn 6
Tallinn, 15551
Estonia
Contact Person: Melin Abresen
Position: SEO Strategy Director & Data Protection Contact
Phone: +372 6976 597
Email: privacy@authorityspecialist.ee
Data Protection Officer: dpo@authorityspecialist.ee

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us using the information above. We will respond to your inquiry within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the European Union (or European Economic Area) state where you work, normally live, or where any alleged infringement of data protection laws occurred.

Supervisory Authority in Estonia: Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate (Andmekaitse Inspektsioon)
Address: Tatari 39, 10134 Tallinn, Estonia
Phone: +372 627 4135
Email: info@aki.ee
Website: www.aki.ee