Privacy Policy

Ratingeer is built for people who want to research before they trust. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, when we share it, and what choices users may have when they use Ratingeer.

This policy applies to the Ratingeer website, user accounts, public reviews, business listings, profile claim requests, support communications, newsletters, cookies, analytics, advertising tools, and related services.

If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use Ratingeer.

1. Who We Are

Ratingeer is an online platform that helps people research companies, websites, products, and services through ratings, reviews, and business profile information.

Company Name: Ratingeer

Address: 30 N Gould St STE R, Sheridan, WY 82801, United States

Legal Jurisdiction: United States

Contact Email: support@ratingeer.com

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to make a privacy-related request, you can contact us at support@ratingeer.com.

2. What This Policy Covers

This Privacy Policy covers personal information collected when you:

• visit Ratingeer
• create an account
• sign in to your account
• post a rating or review
• use a public username or profile
• contact support
• subscribe to updates or newsletters
• request to claim a business profile
• interact with cookies, analytics tools, advertising tools, or remarketing tools on the site

This policy does not cover third-party websites, apps, or services that may be linked from Ratingeer. If you leave our site, the privacy practices of the other service will apply.

3. Information We Collect

We collect information in three main ways: information you give us directly, information collected automatically, and information we receive from third parties.

Information you give us directly

We may collect information you provide when you register, sign in, post content, subscribe, or contact us. This may include:

• your name
• email address
• username
• password or login credentials
• profile details you choose to add
• reviews, ratings, comments, and other content you submit
• support messages and other communications
• business information or representative details submitted during a profile claim or verification request

Information collected automatically

When you visit or use Ratingeer, we may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, including:

• IP address
• browser type
• device information
• operating system
• pages visited
• session activity
• referral source
• time and date of visits
• clicks, scrolling, and interactions
• cookie identifiers and similar tracking information

Information from third parties

We may also receive information from third parties, including:

• analytics providers such as Google Analytics
• email and newsletter providers such as SendFox
• advertising and remarketing partners
• social login or authentication providers, if enabled
• publicly available sources used to support business listings or platform operations

4. Public Reviews and Public Usernames

Ratingeer is a public review platform. That means some content you submit is intended to be visible to other people.

If you post a review, rating, or other public content, we may display:

• your chosen username
• your rating
• your written review
• the date the content was posted
• edits, updates, or status labels related to that content

Public content may be visible to users, businesses, search engines, and other third parties. It may also be copied, shared, quoted, or indexed outside Ratingeer.

For that reason, you should not include sensitive personal information in reviews, usernames, or other public submissions.

5. How We Use Personal Information

We use personal information to run, improve, protect, and support Ratingeer. This includes using information to:

• create and manage accounts
• authenticate users
• display reviews, ratings, and business profiles
• process business profile claims
• communicate with users and businesses
• respond to support requests
• send newsletters or updates if you subscribe
• moderate content and investigate abuse, fraud, spam, or policy violations
• analyze traffic and usage patterns
• improve site performance, features, and user experience
• personalize content, advertising, or promotions where allowed by law
• support advertising and remarketing activity
• comply with legal obligations
• enforce our Terms and other platform rules

We do not collect personal information just to hold it. We collect and use it in connection with operating the platform and related business purposes.

6. Legal Bases for Processing

If data protection laws such as the GDPR apply to your information, we may process personal data under one or more of these legal grounds:

• your consent
• performance of a contract with you
• compliance with legal obligations
• our legitimate interests in operating, maintaining, improving, securing, and promoting Ratingeer

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing already carried out before the withdrawal.

7. Cookies, Analytics, Advertising, and Remarketing

Ratingeer uses cookies and similar technologies to make the site work, remember preferences, measure performance, understand usage, and support advertising and remarketing.

These technologies may be used for:

• essential site functions
• remembering settings and preferences
• analytics and site measurement
• advertising performance
• audience building
• remarketing
• personalization where permitted

We use Google Analytics or similar analytics tools to understand how visitors use the site. We also use SendFox or similar tools for newsletter and email communication.

We may work with advertising, analytics, and remarketing partners that collect information through cookies, pixels, tags, or similar technologies.

You can control some cookies through your browser settings or other available consent tools on the site. Please note that disabling some cookies may affect how certain parts of Ratingeer work.

8. When We Share Information

We may share personal information with the following categories of recipients:

• hosting and infrastructure providers
• analytics providers
• email and newsletter providers
• advertising and remarketing partners
• authentication or login providers
• fraud prevention, security, and support vendors
• professional advisers and legal or regulatory authorities where required
• parties involved in a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, or sale of assets

We may also share information with businesses where necessary to handle reviews, disputes, moderation, profile management, or claim verification.

If you intentionally publish content on Ratingeer, that content may also be shared with the public as part of the platform’s normal operation.

9. Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

Because Ratingeer uses advertising and remarketing tools, and because personal information may be sold or shared for advertising-related purposes, we disclose that clearly here.

In the past 12 months, we may have sold or shared certain categories of personal information for advertising, analytics, or marketing-related purposes. These categories may include:

• identifiers, such as email address, IP address, cookie IDs, device IDs, and account-related identifiers
• internet or network activity information, such as browsing behavior, interactions, referral data, and site usage
• profile or preference information inferred from user activity
• public user-generated content where relevant to platform visibility or promotion

We may disclose or make available this information to advertising, analytics, and remarketing partners.

If applicable law gives you the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, you can exercise that right through the method we make available on the site, including any clearly labeled Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information link or similar control.

10. Data Retention

We keep personal information only for as long as it is reasonably needed for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including providing the service, maintaining records, resolving disputes, preventing abuse, meeting legal obligations, and enforcing our agreements.

Different types of information may be kept for different periods. For example:

• account information may be retained while your account is active and for a reasonable period afterward
• public reviews and ratings may remain visible as part of the integrity of the platform unless removed under our policies or applicable law
• support messages, moderation records, and dispute records may be retained for operational and legal reasons
• analytics and advertising-related data may be retained according to the settings and practices of the relevant service providers
• newsletter data may be retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion, subject to legal or operational requirements

When information is no longer reasonably needed, we may delete it, de-identify it, or securely store it only as required by law or legitimate business needs.

11. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information. These may include the right to:

• know what personal information we collect
• request access to personal information
• request correction of inaccurate information
• request deletion of personal information
• object to certain processing
• restrict certain processing
• withdraw consent where consent applies
• request portability of your information
• opt out of certain advertising, sale, or sharing activities
• lodge a complaint with a data protection authority or other regulator

To make a request, email support@ratingeer.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing some requests.

12. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended. These may include the right to:

• know the categories of personal information we collect
• know the sources of that information
• know the business or commercial purposes for collecting, using, selling, or sharing it
• know the categories of third parties to whom the information is disclosed
• request deletion of personal information
• request correction of inaccurate personal information
• opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
• limit certain uses of sensitive personal information where applicable
• not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights

You may also use an authorized agent to submit certain requests where permitted by law.

If Ratingeer is required to recognize an opt-out preference signal under applicable law, we will process such signals in accordance with the law.

For California privacy requests, contact support@ratingeer.com.

13. International Users and Data Transfers

Ratingeer is based in the United States. If you use the site from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

Those countries may not provide the same level of legal protection as your home country. Where required, we take reasonable steps to use appropriate safeguards for cross-border data handling.

14. Social Login and Third-Party Authentication

If social login or third-party authentication is enabled and you choose to use it, we may receive limited account information from the provider, depending on your permissions and the provider’s settings.

That information may include your name, email address, profile identifier, or other basic profile details used to authenticate you or connect your account.

If you use a third-party login provider, that provider’s own privacy policy will also apply.

15. Business Listings and Claimed Profiles

Ratingeer may display business listings and allow businesses or their representatives to claim and manage those profiles.

If a person submits a claim request, verification request, or profile update on behalf of a business, we may collect the information necessary to review that request, verify authority, communicate with the representative, and maintain the integrity of the platform.

16. Children’s Privacy

Ratingeer is not intended for children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16 where prohibited by law.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact support@ratingeer.com so we can review the matter and take appropriate action.

17. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

Still, no online service can promise absolute security. For that reason, we cannot guarantee that information will always remain fully secure in every circumstance.

18. Third-Party Links and Services

Ratingeer may contain links to third-party websites, tools, products, or services. We are not responsible for the privacy, security, or content practices of third parties.

If you use a third-party service, you should review that service’s own privacy policy.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the law, our services, our tools, or our business practices.

When we make changes, we will update the Last updated date at the top of this page. If a change is material, we may provide additional notice where appropriate.

20. Contact

If you have a question, concern, or privacy request, you can contact us at: