Privacy Policy

VendorTruth is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services.

Data Collection

We collect minimal information necessary to provide our services:

• Contact Information: When you submit a contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content.
• Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how you interact with our website, including pages visited, time spent, and referring sources.
• Technical Data: We collect IP addresses, browser types, device information, and operating systems for analytics and security purposes.

How We Use Your Data

We use the collected data to:

• Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
• Improve our website functionality and user experience
• Analyze usage patterns to enhance our content and features
• Prevent fraud, abuse, and security threats
• Comply with legal obligations

Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to analyze website traffic and improve your experience. You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Note that disabling cookies may affect website functionality.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect data:

• Vercel Analytics: For website performance and usage analytics
• OpenTelemetry: For application monitoring and observability

Each third-party service has its own privacy policy governing data collection and use. We recommend reviewing their policies.

Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your personal data
• Object to processing of your personal data
• Request data portability

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 2 years unless you request deletion.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at privacy@vendortruth.org.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.