Privacy Policy

We collect two types of information:

• Information you provide voluntarily: Name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter or submit a contact form.
• Information collected automatically: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and time spent on pages — collected through cookies and analytics tools.

We do not collect sensitive personal information such as financial details, government IDs, or health data.

We use collected information to:

• Deliver, operate, and improve SmallBizTech.app content and services.
• Send newsletter emails and content updates (only when you have subscribed).
• Analyze site traffic and user behavior to improve the quality of our guides.
• Prevent spam, abuse, and fraudulent activity on our platform.
• Comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information to any third party.

SmallBizTech.app uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to improve your browsing experience. These include:

• Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function correctly (e.g., form submissions, session management).
• Analytics Cookies: Used by Google Analytics to understand how visitors navigate the site.
• Advertising Cookies: Used by Google AdSense to display relevant ads based on your browsing behavior.
• Affiliate Cookies: Set by affiliate networks (e.g., Amazon Associates, ShareASale) when you click an affiliate link to track referrals.

You can control cookie preferences in your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect site functionality.

We use the following trusted third-party services that may collect data independently under their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics — Website traffic analysis (Google Privacy Policy)
• Google AdSense — Display advertising (Google Privacy Policy)
• Amazon Associates — Affiliate product links
• ShareASale / Impact / CJ Affiliate — SaaS affiliate program tracking
• Mailchimp / ConvertKit — Newsletter email management

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party services. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

SmallBizTech.app participates in the Google AdSense program. Google may use the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads based on your previous visits to this site and other websites on the internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting aboutads.info.

We use Google Analytics to analyze traffic patterns. Google Analytics collects anonymous data such as session duration, pages per session, and bounce rate. This data is never tied to personally identifiable information.

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

• GDPR (EU/UK Visitors): Right to access, rectify, delete, restrict processing, and data portability.
• CCPA (California Residents): Right to know what data is collected, right to delete, and right to opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell data).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address listed at the bottom of this page. We will respond within 30 days.

SmallBizTech.app is not directed toward children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the EU/UK). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy regularly.

Continued use of SmallBizTech.app after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.