How UK07Maps handles personal information.

1. Scope and who we are

UK07Maps is a business growth and local discovery platform based in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. This Privacy Policy applies when you visit our website, contact us, request an audit or demo, submit or manage a business listing, or engage us for an agreed service.

For this policy, “UK07Maps”, “we”, “our” and “us” refer to the operator of the UK07Maps website and related services. A separate written proposal, order or service agreement may include additional privacy terms for a specific engagement.

2. Information we collect

2.1 Information you provide

Depending on how you interact with us, we may receive your name, business name, job role, email address, telephone or WhatsApp number, location, enquiry details, service requirements, communication history and any files or information you choose to share.

2.2 Business listing information

When a business is submitted for listing, we may receive its name, category, address or service area, contact details, website and social links, opening hours, descriptions, photographs, amenities, pricing indicators and other information intended for public display. The person submitting this information must be authorised to do so.

2.3 Website, device and analytics information

Our website and analytics providers may automatically receive technical and usage information such as IP address, approximate location derived from IP, browser and device type, operating system, referral source, pages viewed, links clicked, session timing and diagnostic data. We use Google Analytics 4 and may use similar measurement tools to understand website performance and visitor journeys.

2.4 Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies, local storage, tags or similar technologies may support essential website functions, remember preferences, measure traffic, detect abuse and improve performance. You can limit non-essential cookies through available consent controls and your browser settings, although some features may then work differently.

2.5 Information from public and permitted sources

We may check business information against official websites, public business profiles, maps, directories, social pages, partners or other sources where the information is publicly available or lawfully shared. We use these checks to improve accuracy, not to bypass access controls.

3. How and why we use information

We process information for specific and lawful purposes, including to:

• provide the website, local discovery features and requested information;
• respond to enquiries and communicate about audits, demos, listings or services;
• review, create, verify, update and display authorised public business listings;
• prepare proposals and deliver, support, administer or improve agreed services;
• understand traffic, content performance and user journeys through analytics;
• maintain data quality, platform security, backups, fraud prevention and abuse controls;
• keep necessary business, tax, contractual and support records; and
• comply with applicable law, enforce terms and protect legitimate rights.

3.1 Consent and other permitted processing

Where consent is required, we seek clear, specific and informed permission and allow it to be withdrawn through the contact details below. We may also process information where necessary to respond to your request, perform an agreed service, meet a legal obligation, address security or fraud, or for another use permitted by applicable law.

3.2 Communications

We may use your contact details to respond to you and provide service-related updates. Promotional communications, where sent, will follow applicable consent and opt-out requirements. You may ask us to stop marketing messages at any time; essential service communications may still be sent while a service remains active.

3.3 WhatsApp handoff

Some website forms prepare a message and open WhatsApp instead of submitting the information to a UK07Maps web server. In that flow, the information is shared only after you choose to send the message in WhatsApp. WhatsApp then processes the message under its own terms and privacy policy.

4. Sharing and third parties

We do not sell personal information. We may share only what is reasonably necessary with:

• hosting, analytics, communications, security, backup and technical service providers working for us;
• Google, WhatsApp, maps, OTA, social, payment or other platforms when you request or authorise connected work;
• professional advisers, contractors or implementation partners subject to appropriate duties;
• government bodies, regulators, courts or law-enforcement agencies where disclosure is legally required; or
• a successor organisation in a genuine restructuring, merger or transfer, subject to applicable safeguards.

External websites and platforms control their own accounts, cookies, availability and data practices. Links to them do not make UK07Maps responsible for their privacy practices.

4.1 Public listings

Information marked or clearly intended for a business listing may be publicly visible and indexed by search engines. Avoid submitting private personal information for public display. Contact us if authorised listing information needs correction or removal.

4.2 International processing

Some technology providers may process or store information outside India. Where this occurs, we use reputable providers and take reasonable steps to apply contractual, organisational and legal safeguards required by applicable law.

5. Retention and security

We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose collected, an active service or listing, dispute resolution, security, backup cycles, and legal, accounting or contractual obligations. Retention periods can vary by record type. When information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to delete, anonymise or securely isolate it.

We use proportionate administrative, technical and organisational safeguards designed to reduce unauthorised access, loss, misuse or alteration. No internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure, so please do not send sensitive information unless it is necessary and an appropriate channel has been agreed.

6. Your rights and choices

Subject to applicable law and reasonable identity verification, you may ask us to:

• explain or provide a summary of the personal information we process about you;
• correct, complete or update inaccurate information;
• erase information that is no longer required or withdraw consent for consent-based processing;
• address a privacy grievance or clarify how a request was handled; and
• support other rights available under applicable data-protection law, including nomination where applicable.

Some requests may be limited where retention or processing is required by law, necessary for legal claims, security or fraud prevention, or relates to another person’s rights. We will explain the applicable reason when we cannot fully complete a request.

6.1 Children

UK07Maps is designed for businesses and general audiences and is not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information without appropriate parent or lawful guardian involvement, contact us so we can review and take suitable action.

6.2 Keeping information accurate

Please provide accurate information, do not impersonate another person, and tell us when important details change. Business representatives should ensure they have authority to submit information about the business and its contacts.

7. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when our services, technology or legal obligations change. The revised version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. If a change materially affects how previously collected information is used, we will take additional steps where required by law.

8. Privacy and grievance contact

For access, correction, deletion, consent withdrawal or a privacy grievance, contact:

Please describe your request and provide enough information for us to identify the relevant interaction. We may ask for reasonable verification before acting to protect your information.