Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains what information Estate Pro Directory ("we", "us") collects when you use estateprodirectory.com, how it is used, and who it is shared with. Estate Pro Directory is an online directory of estate-related service providers. You can browse and search the directory without creating an account.

You do not need to sign in or provide personal information to browse categories, states, cities or business listings, or to search by business name.

• Search terms you type are sent to our server to return matching listings. We do not save search terms to our database or link them to you.
• Like most websites, our hosting provider's servers receive technical information with each request, such as your IP address, browser type and the page requested. This information may be recorded in server logs used for security, troubleshooting and abuse prevention.
• To limit spam, our forms keep a short-lived, in-memory count of recent submissions per IP address. These counters are not stored in our database and reset automatically.

When you submit a business through the List Your Business form, we collect the information you enter: business name, category, address, city and state, phone number, website, description and an optional contact email.

• Submitted business details (except the contact email) may be published in the directory after review.
• The contact email is used only to communicate with you about the listing and is never displayed publicly.
• New submissions are stored in our database with a pending status and the site owner receives an email notification so the submission can be reviewed.

When you use the Contact page we collect your name, email address, the subject you choose and your message. We use this information to respond to you and to handle corrections, removal requests and other inquiries.

• Messages are stored in our database so they can be reviewed by the site administrator.
• A one-way (hashed) version of your IP address is stored with the message to help prevent abuse; the original IP address is not stored with the message.
• The site owner receives an email notification containing your message so they can reply to you.

Businesses can purchase a featured placement for $30 per month. Payments are processed by Stripe on Stripe's own checkout pages. We do not receive or store your full card number.

• Stripe provides us with information needed to activate the featured placement, such as the subscription identifier and the business name entered at checkout.
• Stripe's handling of your payment information is described in Stripe's privacy policy at https://stripe.com/privacy.

The public site does not use analytics or advertising cookies at this time.

• Strictly necessary cookies: the administrator sign-in area uses authentication cookies (set by our sign-in system) to keep administrators signed in securely. Visitors who do not sign in may receive a security (CSRF) cookie when the sign-in system is contacted.
• Preferences: your browser's local storage may hold a display-theme preference and, if advertising is enabled in the future, your advertising consent choice.

You can clear cookies and local storage at any time in your browser settings.

We may display advertising provided by Google AdSense in the future. Advertising is currently turned off. If it is enabled:

• Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to serve and measure ads. Where we ask for consent, ads are shown in non-personalized mode unless you agree to personalized advertising.
• You can change your choice at any time using the Privacy choices link in the site footer.
• Learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and manage ad personalization at https://adssettings.google.com.

Featured listings in our directory are paid placements purchased by businesses and are labeled as Featured / Sponsored.

We do not sell personal information. We share information only with service providers that help us operate the site:

• Hosting and email notifications: our website, database and owner notification emails are provided by our hosting platform (Abacus.AI).
• Payments: Stripe, for featured listing subscriptions.
• Advertising: Google, only if advertising is enabled as described above.

We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights and safety of our users and the site.

Published business listings are kept while the listing remains in the directory. Listing submissions, contact messages and payment records are kept as long as needed to operate the directory, respond to requests, and meet legal and accounting obligations. You can ask us to delete a contact message or remove a listing using the Contact page.

• You can browse the directory without providing personal information.
• You can request a correction or removal of a business listing, or ask about information you submitted, by using the Contact page and choosing the appropriate subject.
• You can decline personalized advertising (if advertising is enabled) using the Privacy choices link.

This directory is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

We may update this policy as the site changes. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated. Questions about this policy can be sent through our Contact page.