Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how Local Coupons LLC (“Local Coupons,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects the personal information of users (“you” or “your”) of our mobile application, website, and related services (collectively, the “Services”). By accessing or using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide Directly

We collect information that you voluntarily provide when you use our Services, including but not limited to:

• Account registration information such as your name, email address, phone number, and city/state of residence
• Profile preferences including coupon categories and deal interests you select
• Communications you send to us, including customer support inquiries, feedback, and survey responses
• Business information if you register as a merchant, including business name, address, contact details, and payment information
• Any other information you choose to provide through the Services

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you use our Services, we may automatically collect certain information, including:

• Device information such as your device type, operating system, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information
• Location data, including precise geolocation data from your mobile device (with your consent) and approximate location derived from your IP address
• Usage data including pages viewed, features used, coupon interactions (saves, views, redemptions), search queries, and time spent on the Services
• Log data such as your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps
• Cookies, pixels, and similar tracking technologies as described in Section 6

1.3 Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third-party sources, including:

• Analytics providers that help us understand usage patterns
• Advertising partners that help us deliver and measure the effectiveness of promotions
• Publicly available sources such as business directories

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide, maintain, and improve our Services, including personalizing your experience and delivering location-based coupon recommendations
• To process transactions and send related information including confirmations, invoices, and receipts
• To send you marketing communications, promotional offers, and information about new features or services (you may opt out at any time)
• To communicate with you about your account, respond to your inquiries, and provide customer support
• To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Services
• To detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions, abuse, and other illegal activities, and to protect the rights, property, and safety of Local Coupons and others
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms, conditions, and policies
• To develop new products, services, features, and functionality
• For any other purpose with your consent or as otherwise described at the time of collection

3. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

3.1 With Service Providers

We share information with third-party vendors, consultants, and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, payment processing, email delivery, and customer support. These providers are contractually obligated to use your information only as necessary to provide services to us and in accordance with this Policy.

3.2 With Business Partners

When you save or redeem a coupon, we may share limited information with the participating merchant to facilitate the transaction. This may include your name, redemption status, and transaction details. We do not share your email address, phone number, or precise location with merchants unless you explicitly consent.

3.3 For Legal Reasons

We may disclose your information if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to: (a) comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; (b) enforce our Terms of Service or other agreements; (c) protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users or the public; or (d) detect, prevent, or address fraud, security, or technical issues.

3.4 Business Transfers

In connection with any merger, acquisition, sale of assets, financing, or transfer of all or a portion of our business to another company, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Services of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information.

3.5 With Your Consent

We may share your information with third parties when you have given us explicit consent to do so.

3.6 Aggregated or De-identified Data

We may share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you with third parties for research, marketing, analytics, and other purposes.

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our Services. We may also retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, and enforce our agreements. When we no longer have a legitimate business need to process your information, we will either delete or anonymize it.

If you request deletion of your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information within thirty (30) days, unless we are required to retain it for legal, regulatory, or legitimate business purposes.

5. Data Security

We implement commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. These measures include encryption of data in transit and at rest, access controls, and regular security assessments.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for any activity that occurs under your account.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to collect information about your interactions with our Services. These technologies help us:

• Remember your preferences and settings
• Understand how you use our Services
• Deliver and measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
• Improve our Services and your overall experience

You can control cookies through your browser settings and other tools. However, disabling cookies may limit your ability to use certain features of our Services. We do not currently respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals, as there is no industry-wide standard for compliance.

6.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC (“Google”), to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect information such as the pages you visit, the time and duration of your visits, the links you click, your approximate location derived from your IP address, and details about your device and browser. This information is transmitted to and stored by Google and is used to compile reports on website activity for us.

We have enabled IP anonymization where available so that your IP address is truncated before being stored. We do not use Google Analytics to identify you personally or to link analytics data to your account. Google may use the collected data in accordance with its own privacy policy, available at https://policies.google.com/privacy, and you can learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout, or by managing cookies through your browser settings.

7. Your Rights and Choices

7.1 Account Information

You may review, update, or correct your account information at any time by signing in to your account or contacting us. You may also request that we deactivate or delete your account, subject to certain legal obligations that may require us to retain specific information.

7.2 Marketing Communications

You may opt out of receiving promotional emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in those communications or by contacting us directly. To stop marketing text messages, reply STOP to any message you receive from us; see Section 8 for full details of our text message program. Even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send you transactional or service-related messages.

7.3 Location and Device Permissions

You can control location, notification, and other device-level permissions through your device or browser settings at any time. Disabling these permissions may limit the functionality of certain features of our Services.

8. Text Message (SMS) Program

If you provide your mobile phone number and affirmatively opt in by checking the consent box on one of our signup forms, you consent to receive recurring automated marketing and informational text messages from Local Coupons at the number you provided, including messages sent using an automatic telephone dialing system.

Consent is not a condition of purchase. You are not required to agree to receive text messages in order to buy any goods or services from us, and declining will not affect your ability to use the rest of our Services.

Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply, and any such charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider. We do not control and are not responsible for carrier charges.

You may cancel at any time by replying STOP to any message you receive from us. After you reply STOP, we will send a single confirmation message and will not send you further marketing text messages unless you opt in again. For help, reply HELP or contact us through the contact form on our website. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

When you opt in, we record the mobile number you provided, the date and time of your consent, the exact disclosure text shown to you at the time of consent, the page or form where you signed up, and technical information such as the IP address and browser user agent associated with the submission. We retain this record of consent for as long as you remain opted in and afterward for as long as necessary to demonstrate compliance with applicable law, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

We do not sell or rent mobile phone numbers collected through our text message program, and we do not share them with third parties for their own marketing purposes. We share them only with the service providers that help us operate the messaging program, as described in Section 3.1.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. When we make material changes, we will notify you by updating the “Last Updated” date above and, where appropriate, by providing additional notice through our Services.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us through the contact form on our website.