Privacy Policy | Antiques Near Me, LLC

This Privacy Policy explains how Antiques Near Me, LLC ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our service.

1. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you:

1.1 Personal Information

While using our service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you, including:

Name and contact information (email address, phone number)
Billing and payment information (for business accounts)
Business information (for store owners)
Profile information (username, password, preferences)
Communication preferences

1.2 Usage Data

We collect minimal usage data through Umami, a privacy-focused analytics platform that does not use cookies or collect personal information. This includes:

Anonymous page views
Anonymous referrer information
Anonymous browser and device information
Anonymous country-level location data

We do not use cookies for tracking or analytics purposes, and we do not collect or store any personally identifiable information through our analytics.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes:

To provide and maintain our services
To notify you about changes to our service
To provide customer support
To gather analysis or valuable information to improve our services
To monitor the usage of our service
To detect, prevent and address technical issues
To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it
To provide personalized search results and recommendations

1.3 Payment Information

For business accounts with paid subscriptions, we collect payment information including:

Credit card or payment method details
Billing address and contact information
Transaction history and subscription details

All payment information is processed securely through Stripe, our PCI-compliant payment processor. We do not store your full payment details on our servers - this information is handled entirely by Stripe's secure systems.

3. Data Storage and Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information, including:

Encryption of data in transit and at rest
Regular security assessments and updates
Access controls and authentication requirements
Secure data storage facilities
Employee training on data protection

Payment Data Security

For payment processing, we use Stripe, which is certified as a PCI Service Provider Level 1, the highest level of certification available in the payments industry. Stripe's security measures include:

Bank-level encryption for all payment data
Tokenization of sensitive payment information
Regular security audits and compliance testing
Advanced fraud detection systems
Secure handling of payment method data

We never store your full credit card numbers, CVV codes, or other sensitive payment details. Stripe handles all payment processing securely, and we only receive confirmation of successful transactions.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

With service providers who assist in operating our platform (including Google Maps Platform for location and place features; see Section 6)
To comply with legal obligations
To protect our rights and safety
With your consent or at your direction
As part of a business transfer or merger

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

Payment Data Sharing

Your payment information is shared only with Stripe for processing purposes:

Stripe receives payment method details to process transactions
Stripe may share anonymized transaction data for fraud prevention
Payment data is never shared with other third parties
We do not have access to your full payment details once submitted to Stripe

Stripe's use of your payment data is governed by their own privacy policy and terms of service, which you can review at stripe.com/privacy.

5. Your Privacy Rights

You have certain rights regarding your personal information:

Access your personal information
Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
Request deletion of your information
Object to or restrict processing of your information
Receive a copy of your information
Opt-out of marketing communications

6. Google Maps Platform

Our service uses Google Maps Platform, including the Places API, to provide business search, location autocomplete, maps, and display of business ratings and reviews from Google. When you use these features, Google may collect and process certain data, including:

Search queries and location-related inputs
IP address and approximate location
Device and browser information

Use of Google Maps features and content is subject to the Google Maps End User Additional Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review these policies to understand how Google collects, uses, and protects your information.

7. Analytics and Tracking

We use Umami, a privacy-focused analytics platform, to understand how our service is used. Umami does not use cookies and does not collect any personal information. The data collected is completely anonymous and cannot be used to identify individual users. We do not use any other tracking technologies or third-party analytics services.

8. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our practices, please contact us at: Email: [email protected]