Updated: 2/1/2026

At SummervilleBusiness.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”), we are committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors and the local businesses listed in our directory. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in two ways: information you provide to us directly and information collected automatically.

  • Information You Provide: When you submit a business listing, register an account, or contact us, we may collect personal details such as your name, business name, email address, physical address, and phone number.
  • Information Collected Automatically: When you browse our site, we automatically collect certain technical information, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, and the pages you view.

2. Use of Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors engage with our website. This service uses “cookies”—small text files placed on your device—to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) is transmitted to Google. This data is then used to evaluate visitors’ use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity for SummervilleBusiness.com.

How to Opt-Out:

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Maintain and display your business listing in our directory.
  • Improve our website functionality and user experience.
  • Respond to inquiries or support requests.
  • Send occasional updates or newsletters (if you have opted in).

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share information with:

  • Public Users: Business information provided for listings (name, address, phone) is intended for public display to help customers find you.
  • Service Providers: Third-party service providers (like web hosting or analytics) who assist us in operating our website.
  • Legal Requirements: If required by law or to protect our legal rights.

5. Third-Party Links

Our website contains links to other local business websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing them with any personal information.

6. Security

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

7. Children’s Privacy

SummervilleBusiness.com is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the “Effective Date” at the top of this page. We encourage users to frequently check this page for any changes.

9. Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:

SummervilleBusiness.com Email: info@summervillebusiness.com
Website: https://summervillebusiness.com/contact/

10. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

11. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

12. Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

13. Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

14. Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

15. How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

16. What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

17. Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.