Privacy Policy Last Updated: July 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Local Search Watch ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, localsearchwatch.com (the "Site"), or request a market radius compliance audit.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Voluntary Business Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, business name, industry niche, website URL, and email address, which you voluntarily give to us when you request a "Free Radius Integrity Audit."

Publicly Available Market Data: In the course of performing market evaluations, we collect publicly available data regarding local search results, business listings, maps information, and competitor compliance metrics.

Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.

3. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you allows us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

Generate and deliver your requested Local Radius Integrity Audit.

Monitor, analyze, and map local search market compliance and algorithm metrics.

Respond to your inquiries, customer service requests, or submission forms.

Maintain and optimize the security and operational efficiency of our Site.

4. Disclosure and Data Privacy

We do not sell, rent, trade, or share your personal or business data with third-party marketers. Your information is utilized exclusively for market compliance reporting.

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations, strictly limited to:

By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others.

Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party service providers who perform services for us or on our behalf, such as data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and customer service infrastructure.

5. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

6. Third-Party Websites

The Site may contain links to third-party websites of interest, including official platform support forums, compliance tools, or external public business directories. Any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of your information.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: Local Search Watch [email protected]