Privacy Policy

Last Updated: December 20, 2024

At AI Search Mastery, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website aisearchmastery.com, use our AI Impact Assessment tools, subscribe to our newsletter, or interact with any of our services (collectively, the "Services").

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access our Services.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Data

We may collect personal identification information from you in various ways, including when you:

  • Subscribe to our AI Search Weekly newsletter
  • Use our Free AI Impact Assessment tool
  • Contact us through our website or email
  • Download our resources or templates
  • Comment on our blog posts

The personal information we may collect includes:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Company name (optional)
  • Website URL (for AI Impact Assessment)
  • Business type and size (optional)

AI Impact Assessment Data

When you use our AI Impact Assessment tool, we analyze your website to provide optimization recommendations. We may store:

  • Your website URL
  • Assessment results and scores
  • Optimization recommendations generated
  • Date and time of assessment

This data is used to provide you with personalized recommendations and may be aggregated anonymously for research purposes.

Non-Personal Data

We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website:

  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • IP address (anonymized)
  • Pages visited and time spent
  • Referring website
  • Device type

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Services
  • To send you our AI Search Weekly newsletter (if subscribed)
  • To provide AI Impact Assessment results and recommendations
  • To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
  • To improve our website, tools, and services
  • To analyze usage patterns and optimize user experience
  • To develop new features and content
  • To send administrative information and updates
  • To protect against fraudulent or illegal activity
  • To comply with legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information depends on the specific data and context:

  • Consent: You have given us permission to process your data for specific purposes (e.g., newsletter subscription)
  • Contract: Processing is necessary to fulfill our services to you
  • Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as improving our services, provided these interests are not overridden by your rights
  • Legal Obligations: We need to process data to comply with the law

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and providing our services:

  • Email service providers (for newsletter delivery)
  • Web hosting services
  • Analytics providers
  • Customer support tools

Business Transfers

If AI Search Mastery is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change in ownership or control.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

Protection of Rights

We may disclose information when we believe it is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

  • SSL/TLS encryption for data transmission
  • Regular security assessments
  • Access controls and authentication
  • Regular backups
  • Employee training on data protection

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and to comply with legal obligations. Specifically:

  • Newsletter subscribers: Until you unsubscribe
  • AI Impact Assessment data: 12 months from assessment date
  • Contact form submissions: 24 months
  • Analytics data: 26 months

After these periods, we securely delete or anonymize your data.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
  • Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
  • Portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format
  • Objection: Object to processing of your personal information
  • Restriction: Request restriction of processing your data
  • Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@aisearchmastery.com.

California Residents

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Please see our CCPA Notice for more information.

EU/EEA Residents

If you are a resident of the EU/EEA, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country.

We take appropriate safeguards to ensure that your personal information remains protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy, including implementing Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Services are not intended for use by children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we have collected information from your child, please contact us immediately at privacy@aisearchmastery.com.

11. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

12. Newsletter and Marketing Communications

If you subscribe to our AI Search Weekly newsletter, we will use your email address to send you weekly updates, tips, and insights about AI search optimization. You can unsubscribe at any time by:

  • Clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email
  • Contacting us at support@aisearchmastery.com

Even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those about your account or our ongoing business relations.

13. 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.

For significant changes, we will provide a more prominent notice, such as an email notification (for users who have provided their email addresses) or a notice on our homepage.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

AI Search Mastery

Email: privacy@aisearchmastery.com

General inquiries: support@aisearchmastery.com

Data Protection Officer: dpo@aisearchmastery.com