YellDial Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to YellDial ("YellDial," "we," "us," or "our"). YellDial is a premier local business directory, search, discovery, and business advertising platform. This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the collection, storage, utilization, and disclosure of your information when you visit our website (https://yelldial.com) or use any related services.

By accessing or using YellDial, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to the practices outlined in this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide, maintain, and optimize our directory search results, business lead generation, and user accounts:

3. How We Use Information

YellDial uses the gathered data for the following specific purposes:

• Directory Search & Matchmaking: Delivering fast, accurate local search results based on categories, keyword tags, city, and proximity.
• Business Lead Inquiries: Enabling consumers to click-to-call, message via WhatsApp, or send direct inquiries to businesses.
• Account Administration: Managing login authentication, password resets, business listing edits, and favorite saves.
• Platform Security: Preventing fraudulent reviews, spam registrations, bot attacks, and brute-force attempts via security CAPTCHA checks.
• Performance & Advertising: Displaying contextual and relevant local business promotions, banner ads, and Google AdSense inventory.

4. Information Sharing & Disclosure

We respect your privacy and do not sell your personal identifying data to third-party data brokers. We share data only under the following circumstances:

• Publicly Available Listings: Information published as part of a registered company profile is publicly visible to all website visitors and search engines (Google, Bing).
• Service Providers: Trusted third-party vendors who assist with hosting infrastructure, email delivery, mapping services (Leaflet/OpenStreetMap), and security verification.
• Legal Compliance: When required by applicable law, court order, subpoena, or governmental regulation to protect against fraud, safety threats, or intellectual property violations.

5. Cookies & Advertising

YellDial uses cookies, session storage, and web beacons to remember your preferences (such as selected location) and optimize loading speed. We also partner with third-party advertising networks including Google AdSense:

• Google and third-party vendors use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites on the internet.
• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or via our Cookie Policy.

6. Data Security & Retention

We implement industry-standard administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, destruction, or alteration. Passwords are cryptographically hashed and sensitive actions require security code validation.

We retain your account and listing information for as long as your account remains active or as required to fulfill legal, tax, and reporting obligations.

7. Your Privacy Rights

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

• Access & Edit: You can review and update your profile and business listings anytime via your Dashboard.
• Deletion: You may request the deletion of your account and removal of your business listing by contacting our support team.
• Review Removal: You may request moderation or removal of inappropriate reviews submitted under your business profile.

8. Contact Data Officer

If you have any questions, feedback, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data handling practices, please contact us: