Privacy Policy
SURPRISE LOCAL DEALS PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: September 7, 2026
Surprise Local Deals ("SLD," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect when you visit our website, create or manage a business profile, submit information, purchase a subscription, contact us, or otherwise use our services; how we use that information; and the choices available to you.
1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We may collect information you provide directly to us, including your name, email address, telephone number, business name, business address, account information, and information you submit through forms, messages, or customersupport requests. Business owners may also provide information intended for public display, including business names, addresses, phone numbers, websites, operating hours, menus, descriptions, logos, photographs, videos, social-media links, and promotional offers. When you use our website, we or our service providers may automatically collect certain technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, referring pages, pages viewed, links clicked, and approximate usage activity.
2. PAYMENT INFORMATION
If you purchase a paid SLD service, payment transactions may be processed by third-party payment processors such as Stripe. SLD may receive transaction details such as payment status, billing contact information, subscription status, and limited payment-method information. SLD does not intend to store complete payment-card numbers unless required for a service and handled in accordance with applicable payment-security requirements.
3. COOKIES AND ANALYTICS
SLD and its service providers may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website traffic, measure engagement, detect problems, and improve our services. We may use website analytics tools provided by third parties. These tools may collect information about how visitors use the website. The specific analytics providers used by SLD may change over time. Most web browsers allow you to control or delete cookies through browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website features.
4. HOW WE USE INFORMATION
We may use information to operate and maintain the SLD website and services; create and manage business profiles; process subscriptions and payments; communicate with Customers and Users; provide customer support; publish approved business information and offers; create and distribute promotional content; measure website and promotional performance; detect fraud or misuse; enforce our Terms and policies; comply with legal obligations; and improve SLD services.
5. PUBLIC BUSINESS INFORMATION
Information submitted by a participating business for publication is intended to be publicly available. This may include business names, addresses, contact information, hours, menus, photographs, logos, descriptions, offers, and links. Public business information may also be used by SLD in social-media posts, neighborhood-platform posts, promotional graphics, video content, email, advertising, or other promotional channels as part of the services provided to the participating business.
6. HOW WE MAY SHARE INFORMATION
We may share information with service providers that help us operate SLD, including website hosting, directoryplatform, analytics, email, payment-processing, security, customer-support, and marketing providers. These providers may process information only as needed to perform services for SLD or as otherwise permitted by their own agreements and applicable law. We may share information when required by law, legal process, court order, or government request; when reasonably necessary to protect SLD, our Users, participating businesses, or others; or in connection with a merger, sale, financing, or transfer of all or part of the business. SURPRISE LOCAL DEALS Privacy Policy - Draft for Review | Page 2 SLD does not intend to sell personal information or mailing lists to unrelated third parties for their own direct-marketing purposes.
7. BUSINESS VISIBILITY AND ANALYTICS REPORTING
SLD may provide participating businesses with analytics or visibility information concerning their profiles and promotions, such as profile views, website activity, clicks, impressions, video views, or other available performance data. Analytics may be supplied by SLD systems or third-party platforms and may be estimated, delayed, incomplete, or subject to the measurement rules of the platform providing the data. Visibility reports are intended for informational purposes.
8. THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND SERVICES
The SLD website may contain links to participating businesses, social-media platforms, payment providers, map services, or other third-party websites. Those third parties have their own privacy practices and policies. SLD is not responsible for how third parties collect, use, or protect information after you leave the SLD website or interact directly with their services.
9. DATA SECURITY AND RETENTION
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. No website, transmission method, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We may retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, maintain business and financial records, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, enforce agreements, comply with legal obligations, or for other legitimate business purposes.
10. YOUR CHOICES AND REQUESTS
You may contact SLD to request reasonable corrections to personal information or Customer account information we maintain. Participating businesses may also request updates to public business-profile information. If SLD sends promotional emails, you may use any unsubscribe method provided in those messages. We may still send non-promotional communications relating to accounts, billing, customer service, security, or other transactional matters.
11. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
SLD is a general-audience local business and advertising service and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that such information has been collected, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
12. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, technology, legal requirements, or business practices. The revised policy will be posted with an updated effective date. Your continued use of SLD after a revised policy becomes effective is subject to the updated policy, except where applicable law requires additional notice or consent.
13. CONTACT US
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or SLD's privacy practices, please contact us at: cannon@surpriselocaldeals.com.