Privacy Policy
Effective Date: May 17, 2026.
Most privacy policies hide behind legal jargon. We refuse to do that. You run a local business in Austin. You want to dominate the Google 3-Pack. You do not have time to decode a lawyer’s dictionary. This page explains exactly what data we collect at Austin Map Pack Ranking, why we need it, and how we protect it.
We wrote this in plain English. Read it. Understand it. Hold us to it.
The Data We Actually Collect
We collect two types of data. Active data you give us. Passive data your browser leaves behind.
When you request a map pack audit through our contact form, we ask for specifics. We need your name, your email address, and the exact URL of your Google Business Profile. We cannot run a baseline proximity audit without that URL. If you leave it blank, we ignore the request.
We also collect passive data. Your IP address. Your browser type. Your operating system. We track which pages you visit and how long you stay. This is standard web tracking. Every site does it. We just admit it upfront.
How We Use Your Information
We use your active data to do the job you asked us to do. We email you back. We analyze your citation consistency across the top 50 local directories. We look at your review velocity. We tell you exactly why that HVAC competitor in Round Rock outranks you.
We never sell your information. Lead brokers constantly ask to buy our lists of Austin business owners. We refuse every time. Your contact details stay on our secure servers.
We respect your inbox. We do not send daily marketing blasts. We only contact you regarding your specific local SEO inquiry or active campaign.
We respect the signal, and we cut the noise.
Cookies and the Analytics We Run
We use cookies. Every functional website requires them.
We run Google Analytics and Google Search Console. These tools place small text files on your device. They tell us how you found our site. They show us the exact search terms you used to land on our pages.
We use this data strictly to improve our content quality. If we publish a 2,000-word guide on optimizing your GBP Q&A section and the average read time is twelve seconds, we know the content failed. We rewrite it. If a case study about a local plumber holds readers for five minutes, we write more case studies. Analytics illuminate our blind spots. They help us build a better resource for you.
You can disable cookies in your browser settings. The site will still work perfectly. You just become a ghost in our analytics dashboard.
Embedded Content and External Tracking
We embed YouTube videos to demonstrate specific local SEO tactics. We show you exactly how to claim your profile or build local relevance through visual walkthroughs.
Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the host website. Google tracks your interaction with those videos. They gather data. They use cookies. They monitor your viewing history if you are logged into a Google account. We do not control Google’s tracking scripts.
If you click a link to an external directory or a Google Business Profile, you leave our site. Our privacy policy stops at our domain border. Read their policies if you care about how they track you.
Third-Party Data Processors
We share data with the infrastructure providers that keep this website online. Our web host sees server logs. Our email provider processes our outbound messages. Our analytics dashboard aggregates visitor metrics.
These providers act as data processors. They cannot legally use your information for their own marketing. They exist simply to make our site function.
We collect it. We protect it. We use it to help you rank.
Client Data Confidentiality
We handle sensitive ranking data for our active clients. We track your call volume, your direction requests, and your website clicks from the map pack.
We will never share your specific local SEO strategy with a competitor. If you run a roofing company in South Austin, your data remains strictly siloed. We protect your competitive advantage. We do not publish your specific ranking metrics in our case studies without your explicit written permission.
Data Retention Policies
We do not hoard old data.
If you hire us to fix your map pack ranking, we keep your data for the duration of the campaign plus required tax reporting years. We need this history to track long-term ranking improvements.
If you submit a contact form and never reply to our audit, we delete your information after 90 days. Dead leads clog up our CRM. We purge them.
Your Rights Under the Law
You own your personal data. You control it.
You have the right to ask us what information we hold about you. You have the right to demand we correct inaccurate details. You have the right to request total deletion.
Send your request to our privacy email. We do not make you fill out a secondary form. We do not force you through an automated chatbot. A real person reads the email and processes the deletion within 48 hours.
We delete the record. We confirm the deletion. We move on.
Security Protocols
We take security seriously. We force HTTPS encryption across the entire domain. We use complex passwords. We restrict database access to our core operational team.
No system offers perfect security. We know this. You know this. If a breach exposes your contact information, we will email you within 72 hours. We will tell you exactly what leaked and how we are fixing the vulnerability.
Children’s Privacy
This site focuses entirely on B2B local SEO. We write for adult business owners operating in the Austin market. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18. If a minor submits data to our site, we delete it the moment we discover it.
Policy Changes
Privacy laws change. Our tracking methods change. When they do, we update this page.
We do not send annoying emails every time we fix a typo in this policy. Check the effective date at the top. If it changed since your last visit, read the new version. Your continued use of the site means you accept the current terms.