This policy explains what information SmallBusinessSolution.com ("we", "us") collects, how we use it, and your choices.
Information you give us
When you submit a form (Get Matched, contact, newsletter, contest, support pledge, careers, provider or advertising inquiries), we collect the details you enter, such as your name, email, phone number, business details and message. Form submissions are delivered to us through a third-party form-processing service.
Information stored on your device
Our calculators run in your browser. Inputs for some tools (such as the invoice generator and startup cost estimator) and partially completed forms are saved in your browser's local storage so you don't lose work. This data stays on your device unless you submit a form; you can clear it at any time through your browser settings.
How we use information
- To respond to your request and, for Get Matched, to introduce you to relevant providers in our network.
- To send newsletters you've subscribed to (each includes an unsubscribe link).
- To run the Spotlight contest and contact winners.
- To improve the website and prevent spam and abuse.
We do not sell your personal information to list brokers. When you request a match, we share the details of your request with the provider(s) we introduce you to, and only for that purpose.
Advertising and Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to show ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info. Learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
Visitors in the European Economic Area, the UK and Switzerland are shown a consent message, and ads are served according to the choices made.
Embedded content
Videos are embedded from YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode and load only when you press play. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts. These services may collect technical data such as your IP address under their own privacy policies.
Retention and security
We keep form submissions only as long as needed for the purpose they were submitted for, or as required by law. We use HTTPS and reputable service providers, but no method of transmission is completely secure.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under GDPR, UK GDPR, PIPEDA or US state laws such as the CCPA/CPRA), you may have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict use of your personal information, and to withdraw consent. To make a request, use our contact form and select "Privacy request".
Children
This website is intended for adults and business owners. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 16.
Changes
We may update this policy and will change the date above when we do.