Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We gather information that can identify, relate to, or reasonably link to you.

1.1. Personal & Professional Information: When you register as a user or list a business, we may collect your name, email address, job title, company name, phone number, and physical business address.
1.2. Listing Data: For industrial distributors, we collect business-specific data, including product categories, brands distributed, service areas, certifications, and company descriptions.
1.3. Review & Feedback Data: If you submit a review for a distributor, we collect the content of the review and any verification information (e.g., LinkedIn profile or email) required to validate the review.
1.4. Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how you interact with our Platform, including IP addresses, browser types, pages visited, and time spent on the site via cookies and tracking technologies.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

Service Delivery: To maintain your listing, facilitate searches, and connect buyers with industrial distributors.
Verification: To ensure the authenticity of business listings and user reviews.
Communication: To send you administrative updates, newsletters (if opted-in), and responses to inquiries.
Lead Generation: If a user fills out a contact form for a distributor, we pass that information to the respective distributor to facilitate a business connection.
Improvement: To analyze platform usage and improve our UI/UX and search algorithms.

3. Sharing and Disclosure of Information

Public Profile: Information provided in a Distributor Listing is, by design, public and searchable by all visitors to the Platform.
Service Providers: We may share data with third-party vendors (e.g., hosting providers and analytics like Google Analytics) who perform services on our behalf.
Business Leads: When a user requests a quote or contacts a distributor through our platform, we share their contact details with that specific distributor.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Distriops, our users, or the public.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Distriops uses cookies to enhance user experience. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. We use:

Essential Cookies: For site functionality and login persistence.
Analytics Cookies: To understand how visitors move around the site.

5. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures (such as SSL encryption) to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We strive to protect your personal information, but we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location (e.g., GDPR in the EU, CCPA in California), you may have the following rights:

Access/Correction: The right to update or correct your business listing or personal profile.
Deletion: The right to request that we delete your personal data.
Opt-out: The right to unsubscribe from marketing communications.

7. Third-Party Links

Our Platform contains links to the websites of service providers. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.

8. Children’s Privacy

Distriops is a B2B platform and is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date.

10. Contact Us

If you need any clarification about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@distriops.com