FreeLeads (“we,” “our,” or “us”) operates freeleads.site (the “Platform”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our lead generation services.

This policy applies to:

• Visitors to our website and users of our services
• Business professionals whose data appears in our database
• Clients who purchase or access lead data through our platform
• Data subjects whose information we collect through automated means and public sources

Information Collection Methods: We collect data through automated technologies, third-party partnerships, and publicly available sources. This includes web scraping of public professional directories, corporate websites, business registries, and publicly accessible professional networks.

Types of Data Collected:

We use the information we collect for various business purposes, including:

1. Service Provision: To provide, maintain, and improve our lead database and matching services
2. Data Aggregation: To compile, verify, and update business contact directories
3. Platform Operations: To process transactions, manage accounts, and provide customer support
4. Quality Assurance: To verify data accuracy, remove outdated information, and prevent fraud
5. Communication: To send service updates, security alerts, and marketing communications (where permitted)
6. Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes
7. Analytics: To analyze usage patterns and improve user experience

Automated Decision Making: We use automated algorithms to verify data accuracy, detect duplicates, and score lead quality. These processes do not produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affect you without human intervention.

We may share or disclose your information in the following situations:

Business Transfers

We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf, including:

• Payment processors and billing services
• Data verification and enrichment services
• Cloud hosting and infrastructure providers
• Analytics and monitoring tools
• Customer relationship management systems

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or subpoena or if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with legal obligations and governmental requests
• Enforce our Terms and Conditions and other agreements
• Protect and defend our rights or property
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• Protect the personal safety of users or the public

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. These measures include:

• Encryption: All data is encrypted in transit using TLS 1.3 and at rest using AES-256 encryption
• Access Controls: Role-based access controls and multi-factor authentication for all systems
• Network Security: Firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and regular security audits
• Data Minimization: We only collect and retain data necessary for specified purposes
• Regular Testing: Periodic penetration testing and vulnerability assessments
• Employee Training: Comprehensive data protection training for all staff

Despite our safeguards, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We strive to protect your personal information but cannot guarantee absolute security.

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the Contact section below. We will respond to all legitimate requests within 30 days.

Opt-Out Rights: If you wish to opt-out of having your business contact information included in our database, please email us at hi@freeleads.site with “Data Removal Request” in the subject line.

We operate globally and may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own. Our servers are located in the United States, European Union, and Asia-Pacific regions.

Whenever we transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by implementing at least one of the following safeguards:

• Transferring data to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data by the European Commission
• Using specific contracts approved by the European Commission (Standard Contractual Clauses) which give personal data the same protection it has in Europe
• Ensuring third parties adhere to certification mechanisms such as the EU-US Data Privacy Framework

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Retention Periods:

• Active Leads Data: Business contact information is retained for 24-36 months, after which it is automatically archived or deleted unless refreshed with updated information
• Account Information: Retained for the duration of your account plus 7 years for tax and legal compliance purposes
• Transaction Records: Financial data is retained for 7-10 years in accordance with accounting standards
• Usage Logs: Technical logs are retained for 12 months for security and debugging purposes

When we no longer need to use your personal information and there is no need for us to keep it to comply with our legal or regulatory obligations, we will either delete it or anonymize it so that it can no longer be associated with you.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Platform and hold certain information to enhance your experience and analyze usage patterns.

Types of Cookies We Use:

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

Our Service is intended for business professionals and is not directed to children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16.

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

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Material Changes: For significant changes that substantially affect your rights, we will provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of Privacy Policy changes).