Last updated: September 12, 2026
BizTold (“BizTold”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to being transparent about how information may be collected and used when you visit our website.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we may use it, when it may be shared, and the choices that may be available to you.
By using the BizTold website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
The information we collect depends on how you use the website.
Information you provide directly
You may voluntarily provide information when you contact us, submit a story, request to be featured, subscribe to a newsletter, or otherwise communicate with BizTold.
This information may include:
- Name
- Email address
- Business name
- Website or social media profiles
- Information about your business
- Information contained in your message
- Any other information you voluntarily provide
Please avoid sending sensitive personal information unless it is specifically necessary for your request.
Information collected automatically
When you visit BizTold, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, analytics services, security tools, advertising providers, or other technologies used on the site.
Depending on the services currently enabled, this information may include:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Approximate location derived from technical information
- Pages visited
- Referring website
- Date and time of visits
- General interaction and usage information
- Information about how visitors navigate the website
This information is generally used in aggregated or pseudonymous form to understand website performance, improve the user experience, maintain security, and understand how people use BizTold.
2. How We Use Information
We may use information for purposes including:
- Responding to inquiries
- Communicating with people who contact BizTold
- Reviewing story submissions
- Arranging interviews
- Publishing stories with the consent or participation of featured individuals
- Operating and maintaining the website
- Improving website content and usability
- Understanding website traffic and performance
- Detecting and preventing abuse, fraud, or security issues
- Complying with legal obligations
- Managing advertising and measurement services where applicable
- Sending newsletters or other communications when you have requested or consented to receive them
We do not sell personal information simply because you visit BizTold.
3. Contact Information
If you contact us by email, we may retain your message and contact information so that we can respond to you and maintain an appropriate record of the communication.
Our contact email is:
Please remember that email is not necessarily a secure method of communication. Do not send passwords, payment card information, or other highly sensitive information by email.
4. Business and Interview Information
If you voluntarily participate in a BizTold interview or submit information for a potential story, information you provide may be used to prepare and publish editorial content.
Before publication, we may communicate with you about the information included in the story.
Information intentionally provided for publication may become publicly available once an article is published.
Please do not provide confidential business information unless you are comfortable discussing it with BizTold and understand how the information may be used.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
BizTold may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand website usage, improve functionality, maintain security, and, where applicable, support advertising and measurement.
Cookies may be provided by BizTold or by third-party services used on the website.
Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function. Other cookies may be used for analytics, personalization, advertising, or other purposes depending on the services enabled.
For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.
6. Analytics
BizTold may use analytics services to understand how visitors use the website.
If analytics services are enabled, they may collect information such as pages viewed, approximate geographic information, device information, traffic sources, and general interaction data.
Analytics information helps us understand which content is useful to readers and how we can improve the website.
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7. Advertising
BizTold may display advertising provided by third-party advertising networks, including Google AdSense, if and when the website participates in such programs.
Advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver, measure, or personalize advertising.
Where required, BizTold will provide appropriate consent mechanisms and privacy disclosures.
Google and other third-party vendors may use cookies to serve advertisements based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites.
Users may be able to manage personalized advertising preferences through the relevant advertising provider’s settings.
For Google advertising products, users can learn more about Google’s advertising privacy practices and available controls through Google’s privacy and advertising settings.
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8. Third-Party Services
BizTold may use third-party providers for services such as:
- Website hosting
- Analytics
- Advertising
- Security
- Spam prevention
- Forms
- Social media integration
- Newsletter delivery
These providers may process certain information as necessary to provide their services.
The specific providers used by BizTold may change over time. This Privacy Policy should be reviewed and updated when new services that process personal information are introduced.
9. External Links
BizTold may link to third-party websites, including websites belonging to featured businesses, advertisers, social media platforms, and other organizations.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites.
We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of websites they visit through links from BizTold.
10. Data Retention
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including responding to inquiries, maintaining business records, operating the website, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, and meeting legal obligations.
The specific retention period may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
11. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
12. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights relating to your personal information.
These rights may include, where applicable:
- Requesting access to personal information
- Requesting correction of inaccurate information
- Requesting deletion of certain information
- Objecting to certain processing
- Requesting restriction of processing
- Withdrawing consent where processing is based on consent
- Requesting a copy of certain information
- Managing certain cookie or advertising preferences
The availability of these rights depends on applicable law and the circumstances of the processing.
To make a privacy-related request, contact:
We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
13. Children’s Privacy
BizTold is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed at children.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children in circumstances where such collection is prohibited by applicable law.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us.
14. International Visitors
BizTold may be accessible from countries around the world.
Depending on where our service providers are located, information may be processed in countries other than the country in which you live.
Where required by applicable law, we will take appropriate measures relating to international transfers of personal information.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, technology, legal requirements, or the services we use.
The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was most recently revised.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
16. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how BizTold handles information, contact us:
BizTold
Email: hello@biztold.com
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