Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Linzo.co

Effective Date: 01.06.2025

Last Updated: 01.06.2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Linzo.co ("Linzo," "we," "us," or "our"). Linzo provides a digital business card creation and management service through our website https://www.linzo.co (the "Site") and our application platform https://app.linzo.co (the "Service" or "App").

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site and use our Service. We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy.

By using our Site or Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the Site or use the Service.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect includes:

a. Personal Data You Provide to Us:

• Account Information: When you register for an account on app.linzo.co, we collect information such as your name, email address, password, and any other information you provide.
• Digital Business Card Content: We collect the information you choose to include on your digital business cards, which may include your name, job title, company, phone number, email address, website links, social media profiles, photos, videos, portfolio items, and any other data you input.
• Payment Information: If you subscribe to our paid plans, we (or our third-party payment processors) may collect payment information necessary to process your transactions, such as credit card details. Linzo itself typically does not store full credit card numbers.
• Communications: When you contact us for support, provide feedback, or communicate with us in any other way, we will collect the information you provide in such communications.

b. Data Collected Automatically:

• Log and Usage Data: We automatically collect information when you access and use the Site and Service. This information may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, device information, pages viewed, links clicked, time spent on pages, and other usage statistics.
• Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your Browse activities on our Site and your interactions with our Service. This helps us personalize your experience, analyze trends, administer the Site and Service, and gather demographic information. You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. For more information, please see our "Cookies and Tracking Technologies" section below.

c. Information from Third Parties:

• Integrations: If you choose to use third-party integrations (e.g., Google Wallet, Google Calendar), we may receive information from these services as authorized by you. We will only collect information necessary for the integration to function.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• To provide, operate, and maintain our Site and Service.
• To create and manage your account and your digital business cards.
• To process your transactions and send you related information, including purchase confirmations and invoices.
• To personalize and improve your experience on our Site and Service.
• To respond to your comments, questions, and requests, and provide customer service and support.
• To send you technical notices, updates, security s, and administrative messages.
• To communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, and events offered by Linzo and others, and provide news and information we think will be of interest to you (you can opt-out of marketing communications at any time).
• To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site and Service to improve them.
• To detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities and protect the rights and property of Linzo and others.
• To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

4. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information in the following situations:

• With Other Users (as directed by you): When you share your digital business card, the information contained on that card will be accessible to those with whom you share it.
• With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, payment processing (e.g., Stripe, PayPal), email delivery, customer relationship management, and analytics services. These service providers will only have access to your information to the extent necessary to perform their functions and are obligated to protect your information.
• For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) comply with a legal obligation or government request; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Linzo; (c) prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service; (d) protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public; or (e) protect against legal liability.
• Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company. You will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our Site of any change in ownership or uses of your personal data.
• Aggregated or Anonymized Data: We may share aggregated or de-identified information, which cannot reasonably be used to identify you, for various purposes, including research, analysis, and improving our services.
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons) to collect and use personal information about you, including to serve interest-based advertising (if applicable).

• What are cookies: Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us improve our Site, Service, and your experience, see which areas and features of our Site and Service are popular, and count visits.
• Types of Cookies We Use:
  • Essential Cookies: Necessary for the Site and Service to function and cannot be switched off.
  • Performance and Analytics Cookies: Allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our Site and Service.
  • Functionality Cookies: Enable the Site and Service to provide enhanced functionality and personalization.
  • Advertising/Targeting Cookies (if applicable): May be set through our site by our advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.
• Your Choices: Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Site or Service. We may also provide a cookie consent tool on our Site.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. Data related to your account will generally be retained as long as your account is active. You can request deletion of your account and associated data as described in Section 8.

7. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties.

8. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Linzo aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure (right to be forgotten): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions (e.g., for direct marketing).
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• Right to withdraw consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@linzo.co. We may need to verify your identity before responding to such requests. You also have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside United Kingdom and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Germany and process it there. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information (e.g., by using Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission).

10. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for use by children under the age of 16 (or a higher age if stipulated by applicable law in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16. If you become aware that a child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

11. Links to Other Websites

Our Site and Service, including user-generated digital business cards, may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

12. 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 at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. For significant changes, we may also notify you through email or a prominent notice on our Service.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your rights, or have any concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us:

• By email: info@linzo.co

If you have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO), include their contact details here.