Privacy Policy — Town Market Report

This Privacy Policy describes how Universal Studies of America / Universal Studies LLC ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you use the Town Market Report website (the "Service").

1. Information We Collect

Information you provide:

Email address (when subscribing to updates or registering an owner account)
Business name, phone number, city, and ZIP code (for restaurant owner accounts)
Offer details including titles, descriptions, pricing, and images
Google Places data (place ID, address) when linked during registration

Information collected automatically:

IP address and browser type (for security logging)
A randomly generated session identifier stored in your browser's local storage (used for reaction/engagement tracking only — not linked to your identity)

2. How We Use Your Information

To display restaurant offers to visitors
To send you email updates you subscribed to or transactional emails (offer status, password reset)
To detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity
To improve and optimize the Service
To analyze, process, and derive insights from business information and offer data (including aggregated analytics and performance metrics)
To understand platform trends and develop analytics to improve our Service

2a. Analytics and Insights

We may analyze, aggregate, and derive insights from the business information and offers submitted to the Service. This includes identifying trends, analyzing offer performance, studying market patterns, and generating anonymized or aggregated reports. These insights help us improve the Service and understand what works best for our users. Individual restaurant data may be aggregated with others in a way that does not identify you.

3. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your data with third parties except:

Service providers: Our hosting provider (Render) and database provider (Neon) process data on our behalf under their own privacy policies.
Cloud storage: Images you upload are stored on Amazon S3 (AWS).
Google Maps: If you use the Google Places search during registration, data is sent to Google in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.
Legal: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights and safety of our users.

4. Data Retention

We retain account information for as long as your account is active. Email subscription records are kept until you unsubscribe. You may request deletion of your data by contacting us.

5. Cookies and Local Storage

We use a session cookie (required for login and security) and browser local storage to remember your anonymous reaction preferences. We do not use third-party advertising cookies or tracking pixels.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete your personal data, or to opt out of certain uses. To exercise these rights, contact us at the address below.

7. Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated policy on this page with a revised effective date.

9. Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy? Email us at support@townmarketreport.com.