Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 15, 2025

At Sugggest.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services.

Introduction

Sugggest.com ("we," "us," or "our") operates a platform that provides software reviews, comparisons, and recommendations. This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect when you use our website, mobile applications, and other online products and services (collectively, the "Services") or otherwise interact with us.

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of the policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you a notification). We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Services to stay informed about our information practices and the choices available to you.

Information Collection

Information You Provide to Us

We collect information you provide directly to us. For example, we collect information when you:

  • Create an account and profile
  • Submit reviews or ratings
  • Participate in surveys, contests, or promotions
  • Communicate with us via third-party social media sites
  • Request customer support or contact us
  • Submit change requests or suggest new software
  • Apply for a job

The types of information we may collect include:

  • Identifying information, such as your name, username, email address, and password
  • Professional information, such as your job title, company, and industry
  • Demographic information, such as your age, gender, and location
  • Preferences and interests related to software products
  • Any other information you choose to provide

Information We Collect Automatically

When you access or use our Services, we automatically collect information about you, including:

Log Information

We collect log information about your use of the Services, including:

  • The type of browser you use
  • Access times
  • Pages viewed
  • Your IP address
  • The page you visited before navigating to our Services
  • Search terms used to reach our Services

Device Information

We collect information about the device you use to access our Services, including:

  • Hardware model
  • Operating system and version
  • Unique device identifiers
  • Mobile network information

Location Information

We may collect information about your location when you access or use our Services. For example, we may use your IP address to determine your approximate location. We may also collect precise location information if you grant us permission through your device settings.

Information Collected by Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

We and our service providers use various technologies to collect information, including cookies and web beacons. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us improve our Services and your experience, see which areas and features of our Services are popular, and count visits. Web beacons are electronic images that may be used in our Services or emails and help deliver cookies, count visits, and understand usage and campaign effectiveness.

For more information about cookies and how to disable them, please see our Cookie Policy.

Information We Collect from Other Sources

We may obtain information from other sources and combine it with information we collect through our Services. For example, we may collect information about you from third parties, including but not limited to social media platforms, data enrichment providers, and publicly available sources.

Use of Information

We use the information we collect to provide, maintain, and improve our Services, including to:

Service Provision and Improvement
  • Create and maintain your account
  • Process transactions and send related information
  • Provide and deliver the products and services you request
  • Maintain and improve our Services
  • Develop new products and services
  • Personalize your experience
Communication and Support
  • Send technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support messages
  • Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
  • Communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, and events
  • Provide news and information we think will be of interest to you
  • Process and deliver contest entries and rewards
Analysis and Enhancement
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities
  • Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities
  • Protect the rights and property of Sugggest.com and others
  • Debug to identify and repair errors
  • Understand how users interact with our Services
Personalization and Advertising
  • Personalize and improve the Services
  • Provide customized content, recommendations, and features
  • Facilitate social sharing functionality
  • Deliver targeted advertisements based on your interests
  • Measure the effectiveness of advertisements

We may use the information we have collected from you to enable us to display advertisements to our advertisers' target audiences. Even though we do not disclose your personal information for these purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria.

Sharing of Information

We may share information about you as follows or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy:

With Service Providers

We may share your information with vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf. These may include:

  • Cloud hosting providers
  • Payment processors
  • Analytics companies
  • Customer support services
  • Email delivery services
For Legal Reasons

We may share information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.

For Protection and Enforcement

We may share information if we believe your actions are inconsistent with our user agreements or policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of Sugggest.com or others.

Business Transfers

We may share 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 by another company.

With Your Consent

We may share information with your consent or at your direction, including when you choose to share information through our Services or with third-party social media sites.

Aggregated or De-identified Information

We may share aggregated or de-identified information, which cannot reasonably be used to identify you. For example, we may share aggregated user statistics in order to describe our business to partners or the public.

Data Retention

We store the information we collect about you for as long as is necessary for the purpose(s) for which we originally collected it, or for other legitimate business purposes, including to meet our legal, regulatory, or other compliance obligations.

Retention Periods

The length of time we retain your data depends on various factors, including the nature of the data, our legal obligations, and legitimate business needs. When we no longer need personal information, we securely delete or anonymize it.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to help protect information about you from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no security system is impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee the security of our systems 100%. In the event that any information under our control is compromised as a result of a breach of security, we will take reasonable steps to investigate the situation and, where appropriate, notify those individuals whose information may have been compromised and take other steps in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Our Security Measures Include:
  • Encryption of sensitive data in transit and at rest
  • Regular security assessments and penetration testing
  • Access controls and authentication requirements
  • Regular security training for our team
  • Physical security measures for our facilities
  • Monitoring systems for detecting suspicious activities

Your Rights and Choices

You have several rights and choices regarding your personal information:

Account Information

You may update, correct, or delete information about you at any time by logging into your online account and modifying your profile. If you wish to delete your account, please contact us, but note that we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.

Cookies

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 Services. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.

Promotional Communications

You may opt out of receiving promotional emails from Sugggest.com by following the instructions in those emails or by adjusting your communication preferences in your account settings. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those about your account or our ongoing business relations.

Mobile Push Notifications/Alerts

With your consent, we may send promotional and non-promotional push notifications or alerts to your mobile device. You can deactivate these messages at any time by changing the notification settings on your mobile device.

Additional Rights for Certain Regions

Depending on your location, you may have additional rights under applicable laws:

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws, including:

  • Access: The right to request access to your personal data
  • Rectification: The right to request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data
  • Erasure: The right to request deletion of your personal data
  • Restriction: The right to request that we restrict processing of your personal data
  • Data Portability: The right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format
  • Objection: The right to object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Withdrawal of Consent: The right to withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, please contact us. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your country of residence, place of work, or where an alleged infringement of data protection law occurred.

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) provide you with specific rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • Right to Know: You can request information about the personal information we have collected about you and how we have used and disclosed it
  • Right to Delete: You can request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions
  • Right to Correct: You can request that we correct inaccurate personal information
  • Right to Opt-Out: You can opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information and limit the use of sensitive personal information
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights

To exercise these rights, please contact us.

International Data Transfers

Sugggest.com is based in the United States and the information we collect is governed by U.S. law. If you are accessing our Services from outside the United States, please be aware that information collected through the Services may be transferred to, processed, stored, and used in the United States and other jurisdictions. Data protection laws in the U.S. and other jurisdictions may be different from those of your country of residence. Your use of the Services or provision of any information therefore constitutes your consent to the transfer to and from, processing, usage, sharing, and storage of information about you in the U.S. and other jurisdictions as set out in this Privacy Policy.

Data Transfer Safeguards

Where required by applicable law, we implement appropriate safeguards for cross-border data transfers, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission or other lawful mechanisms.

Children's Privacy

Our Services are not directed to children under 13 (or other age as required by local law), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn we have collected personal information from a child without parental consent where such consent is required, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child, please contact us.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of the policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you a notification). We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the Services to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.