Privacy Policy

1. About This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how LinkMart collects, uses, stores and shares information when you visit or use the LinkMart marketplace.

It applies to visitors, Advertisers, Publishers and other users of LinkMart.

2. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you use LinkMart.

This may include:

• your name and email address;
• account and role information;
• websites and marketplace listings submitted by Publishers;
• order details and placement requirements;
• target URLs, anchor text, article information and other instructions submitted with orders;
• published placement URLs and order notes;
• payment-related transaction identifiers and payment status;
• communications relating to accounts, orders, support or marketplace activity;
• technical and security information such as IP address, browser information, session information and server logs where collected by our systems.

3. Payment Information

LinkMart uses third-party payment providers to process payments.

Payment card information is entered into the payment provider's payment environment and is not intended to be stored directly by LinkMart.

LinkMart may receive and store information relating to the transaction, such as payment status, transaction identifiers, payment session identifiers, amounts and timestamps.

4. How We Use Information

We may use information collected through LinkMart to:

• create and manage user accounts;
• operate the Marketplace;
• display approved websites and placement listings;
• process and manage orders;
• process and confirm payments;
• provide Advertisers and Publishers with relevant order information;
• send transactional and service-related emails;
• provide customer support;
• prevent fraud, abuse and unauthorized access;
• troubleshoot and improve LinkMart;
• comply with applicable legal obligations.

5. Marketplace Information

Some information submitted by Publishers is intended to be publicly displayed in the Marketplace.

This may include website domains, website descriptions, niches, countries, languages, placement types, prices and delivery times.

Private account information such as login credentials is not intended to be publicly displayed.

6. Order Information

Information necessary to fulfill an order may be shared between the Advertiser and the Publisher responsible for that placement.

For example, a Publisher may receive the target URL, anchor text, article information and placement instructions submitted by the Advertiser.

Advertisers may receive information relating to fulfillment, including the final published URL and relevant Publisher notes.

7. Service Providers

We may use trusted third-party service providers to help operate LinkMart.

These providers may process information when necessary to provide services such as:

• payment processing;
• website hosting and infrastructure;
• transactional email delivery;
• security and technical services.

These providers may process information according to their own applicable privacy terms and our arrangements with them.

8. Cookies and Sessions

LinkMart may use cookies or similar browser storage where necessary to operate login sessions, maintain account security and provide core website functionality.

Essential cookies may be required for features such as authentication and secure account access.

9. Transactional Emails

LinkMart may send service-related emails necessary to operate your account and orders.

These may include payment confirmations, new order notifications, publication notifications, completion notices, security messages and support communications.

These operational messages are different from optional marketing communications.

10. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse or alteration.

However, no internet-based service or storage system can guarantee absolute security.

Users are responsible for protecting their account credentials and should contact us if they believe their account has been compromised.

11. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate LinkMart, maintain transaction and order records, resolve disputes, prevent abuse and comply with applicable legal or accounting requirements.

Different types of information may be retained for different periods depending on their purpose.

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, applicable data protection law may give you rights regarding your personal information.

These may include rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction or a copy of certain personal information, and to object to certain processing where applicable.

Some information may need to be retained where required for legal, accounting, fraud-prevention or legitimate transaction-record purposes.

13. International Processing

LinkMart and its service providers may process information in different countries depending on where infrastructure and service providers operate.

Where required, appropriate measures should be used for transfers of personal information between jurisdictions.

14. Children's Privacy

LinkMart is a business marketplace and is not intended for children.

Users must be legally capable of entering into the transactions and agreements involved in using the service.

15. Legal Requirements

We may preserve or disclose information where reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, legal process, regulatory requirements, enforce our agreements, protect users or investigate suspected fraud or abuse.

16. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when LinkMart's services, practices or legal requirements change.

The latest version will be published on this page.

17. Contact

Privacy questions and requests can be sent to support@link-mart.com .