Privacy Policy
Effective date: May 18, 2026.
We audit business data for a living. We know exactly how messy public records get. We spend our days fixing broken NAP consistency across hundreds of directories. Your personal data deserves better treatment than the average forgotten Yelp listing.
This privacy policy explains exactly how localcitationsforseo.com handles your information. No legal jargon. Just the operational reality of how we run this site.
The Difference Between Business Data and Personal Data
Local SEO requires public visibility. You publish your business name, address, and phone number to rank in the map pack. That is public business data. We analyze that data to build our case studies and guides. Personal data is different.
Personal data is the private email address you use to contact us. We draw a hard line between the two.
We publish business data to teach local SEO. We lock down your personal data to protect your privacy. We do not scrape the web for your personal contact details. We only process the information you willingly hand over.
Information You Provide Directly
You fill out our contact form to ask about a forensic citation cleanup. You hand over your name. You provide your email address. You share your primary website URL. We collect this specific information to answer your questions.
We read it. We evaluate it. We reply.
We do not sell your email address. We do not trade your contact details with directory aggregators. We keep your information in our secure inbox. We use it solely to communicate with you about your specific local search visibility.
Automated Data Collection and Analytics
We track how visitors use this website. We rely on Google Analytics and Google Search Console to gather behavioral data. We want to know which guides actually help you. We look at the time you spend reading about GBP Q&A optimization. We monitor where readers abandon our technical tutorials on proximity signals.
We use this analytics data to improve content quality.
If an article about Apple Maps verification shows a massive bounce rate, we know it failed. We rewrite it. We add better screenshots. We clarify the steps. Tracking user behavior illuminates our blind spots. It gives us the high-resolution data we need to publish better local SEO strategies.
We track IP addresses, browser types, and referring pages. This data remains aggregated. We never tie your IP address back to your personal identity. We look at the macro trends to filter out the noise.
How We Use Cookies
Your browser stores small text files called cookies. These files keep our website functioning properly. They remember your preferences across different sessions. We use functional cookies to ensure the site loads quickly and securely.
We use analytical cookies to feed data into our Google Analytics account.
You control your browser. You can disable cookies in your settings menu. Doing so breaks certain site features. Pages load slower. Some interactive elements fail to trigger. We recommend leaving functional cookies active for the best reading experience.
Data Processing During Citation Audits
When you hire us for a forensic citation cleanup, you grant us access to your business profiles. You share login credentials for your Google Business Profile. You give us manager access to your Bing Places account. We treat this access with absolute strictness.