Effective date: 17 December 2025
Website: localvitals.com
Contact: admin at localvitals.com
1) Overview
Local Vitals is a business directory and blogging platform where users can submit businesses and post articles after logging in/registering.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information on localvitals.com (“we”, “us”, “our”).
2) Information we collect
a) Account and submission information (provided by you)
When you register, submit a business listing, or post an article, you may provide:
Name, email address, username
Business details (business name, phone, address, category, description, images)
Article content and any media you upload
b) Public content
Some information you submit (such as business listing details or article content) may be publicly visible on the website.
c) Information collected automatically
We may collect:
IP address, browser/device info, operating system
Pages viewed, clicks, time on site, referrers
Cookies and similar identifiers
3) How we use your information
We use information to:
Create and manage user accounts
Review, publish, and manage business listings and articles
Provide directory features (search, categories, locations)
Respond to support requests and inquiries
Improve site performance, usability, and content quality
Prevent spam, fraud, and abusive activity
4) Content moderation and safety
To protect users and keep content compliant:
We may review, edit, reject, or remove submissions that violate our rules or applicable policies.
Do not post sensitive personal data (e.g., NRIC, bank details) in public fields.
5) Cookies and similar technologies
We use cookies for:
Login/session functions
Site preferences
Analytics and performance measurement
Advertising and fraud prevention
You can manage cookies through your browser settings.
6) Advertising (Google AdSense)
We may run Google AdSense and other advertising services.
Third-party vendors (including Google) use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites.
Google’s advertising cookies enable Google and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You can opt out of personalized advertising via Google’s Ads Settings (and other industry opt-out tools where available).
Other third-party ad networks (if used) may also place/read cookies or use identifiers for ad serving and reporting, and this should be understood as part of ad operations on the site.
7) Sharing of information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited information with:
Hosting, security, and performance service providers
Analytics services (traffic measurement)
Advertising partners (ad serving, frequency capping, fraud prevention, reporting)
Legal authorities when required
8) Data retention
We retain account and submission data as needed to operate the platform, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our terms.
9) Security
We use reasonable safeguards to protect user information. However, no method of transmission or storage is fully secure.
10) Your rights and choices
You may request access, correction, or deletion of your personal data by contacting [your email] (subject to legal/operational limits). You may also request removal of content you posted, where applicable.
11) Children’s privacy
Local Vitals is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from children under 13.
12) Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the updated version on this page with a new effective date.