Privacy notice

Information we handle

• Listing submissions: Public business details such as name, phone, website, Google Business Profile, location, services, service areas and a logo, plus the submitter’s name, email, relationship to the business and any optional notes.
• Corrections and removals: The company listing, requester’s name and business email, and the correction or removal request and supporting evidence.
• Sign-in: Email address and information needed to authenticate a listing requester or moderator through an emailed sign-in link.
• Site activity: Hosting systems process technical request information needed to serve and secure the site. The directory separately counts listing-page views, impressions, and clicks on business contact links. Unless you opt out, Google Analytics collects information about visits, pages viewed and link interactions using its measurement technology.

Submit only information you are authorized to share. Do not include sensitive personal information in a listing note or update request.

How we use it

We review submitted businesses, compare public details against supplied sources, contact submitters when clarification is needed, handle corrections or removal requests, provide sign-in access, operate and protect the directory, and understand how visitors use the site. Nothing submitted to the listing form publishes automatically. Accepted public listings may display business contact details, services, location, and approved media. Submitter contact details and update-request evidence are used for review rather than displayed in a public listing.

Service providers and other websites

Vercel hosts the website. Supabase provides directory records, logo storage, and email-link authentication. Google Analytics receives site analytics unless you opt out or your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal. Where configured, a moderation-notification service may receive a submission or request reference for staff review. We also use public business websites and Google Business Profile links to check listing details. If you follow a contractor’s website, phone or Google Business Profile link, that destination has its own practices and policies.

Information may also be disclosed when required by law or to protect the site and its users. We do not treat a directory submission as permission to send unrelated marketing messages.

Analytics choices

We use Google Analytics to understand how the directory is used; it is not used for advertising, and advertising storage and personalization are turned off. You can opt out at any time by selecting “Privacy choices” in the footer of any page and then “Turn off analytics”; the directory keeps working. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we treat it as an opt-out and do not load Google Analytics. When you opt out, the page reloads and the site removes Google Analytics cookies it set on this domain. That does not erase information already received by Google; contact us to request help with an applicable privacy request. Essential sign-in and site-security functions are separate from this analytics choice.

We also count basic listing views and contact-link clicks through the directory’s own systems; opting out of Google Analytics does not disable those first-party listing counts.

Retention, security, and requests

We keep information as needed to operate listings, respond to requests, protect the service, and meet applicable obligations. Different records and service providers may have different retention periods. No online service can guarantee absolute security.

To request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information, or to ask about available rights in your location, email development@bluegoatmarketing.com. We may need to verify your identity and evaluate the request under applicable law. To request a business-listing correction or removal, you can also use the listing update form.

Children and updates

This directory is intended for people researching or managing contractor listings, not for children. We do not knowingly seek information from children. If you believe a child supplied information, contact us at the address above. We may revise this notice as practices change and update its effective date.