Privacy Policy
Last updated: 12-02-2023

This policy details how data about you is used when you access our websites and services, including via our mobile applications (together, "ENM") or interact with us. If we update it, we will revise the date, place notices on ENM if changes are material, and/or obtain your consent as required by law.

Protecting your privacy

  • We take precautions to prevent unauthorized access to or misuse of data about you.
  • We do not run ads, other than the classifieds posted by our users.
  • We do not share your data with third parties for marketing purposes.
  • We do not engage in cross-marketing or link-referral programs.
  • We do not employ tracking devices for marketing purposes.
  • We do not send you unsolicited communications for marketing purposes.
  • We do not engage in affiliate marketing (and prohibit it on ENM).
  • We do provide email proxy & relay services to reduce unwanted email.
  • Please review the privacy policies of any third-party sites linked to from ENM.
  • We do not respond to "Do Not Track" signals.

Data We Store

The following information is stored in our database, even after deletion, and may be archived:

  • Registration information.
  • User and expert address, GPS location.
  • All listings and Messages sent in regards to listings.
  • Activity logs and other records.

Although we make good faith efforts to store information in a secure environment that is not made available to the public, we cannot guarantee complete security.

Use

We may use the information you disclosed to us to:

  • Provide our services to you.
  • Provide customer service to you.
  • Prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities.
  • Enforce our Terms of Use.
  • Automatically scan messages to check for spam, fraud, phishing attacks and other malicious activity or illegal or prohibited content.

Registration

Registration is required to place a listing through our service or to use other types of functionality that require the service to recognize a user If you decide to register or sign up for certain services, you will need to give us certain Personally Identifiable Information, such as a valid address, name, phone, e-mail address and zip code. You will also have the option to provide other Personally Identifiable Information such as your address. This Personally Identifiable Information will be used to personalize and improve your experience of our service. This information will not be disclosed to any third-party without your explicit consent.

Registered users and users that provide their email address to ENM may receive a copy of our newsletter and other occasional mailings from us regarding our service or the Sites. You may opt-out of receiving future mailings at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link on the email, or by updating your subscription information on the Subscription Tab in the My Account section.

Disclosure

ENM may disclose information about its users if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to:

  • Respond to a legal process (e.g., subpoenas, court orders).
  • Respond to claims that a listing or content violates the rights of third parties.
  • Enforce our Terms of Use.
  • Protect the rights, property or personal safety of Oodle, its users or the general public.
  • Service providers under contract who help us with business operations such as fraud investigations.

Right to know and Right to delete

You have the right to request that we disclose the data we collect, use, and disclose, and other information relating to data we collect about you.

You have the right to request the deletion of data that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.

You may submit a request to know or delete via support at expertnear.me.

Only you, or someone you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a request to know or delete your data. An authorized agent may make a request on your behalf by providing written permission signed by you.

We will need to confirm your identity before processing your request by asking you to log into your existing account (if you are a registered user) or by asking you for additional information, such as a government-issued ID, to confirm your identity against information we have already collected.

Please note that removal does not ensure the complete or comprehensive removal of said content or information from the Internet.

Prohibited Content

Don't post which is illegal by law and which you don't want to repeat on yourself

Items that are specifically prohibited on ENM:

  • Alcoholic beverages and tobacco.
  • Animals, plants, and insects that are regulated or prohibited for sale under applicable laws.
  • Blood, bodily fluids, and body parts.
  • Embargoed goods.
  • Items designed to be used to commit a crime including not without limitation burglary tools, false identification and items used to manufacture illegal explosives or controlled substances.
  • Material that infringes copyrights, trademarks, or other third party rights.
  • Misrepresentations and counterfeit or fraudulent items.
  • Material that contains obscene material, child pornography or is harmful to minors.
  • Prescription drugs, medical devices, controlled substances, illegal drugs, or drug paraphernalia.
  • Non-prescription drugs that make false or misleading claims that might require FDA approval.
  • Services or merchandise that promote hatred and violence against specific groups of people.
  • Services or merchandise that promote Penny Auctions.
  • Services that are illegal including without limitation prostitution.
  • Stocks and other securities.
  • Stolen goods or property with serial number removed or altered.
  • Weapons (including but not limited to firearms, martial arts weapons, silencers, ammunition, disguised or switchblade knives, BB guns, stun guns, paintball guns, or tear gas) and weapons parts.
  • Fireworks.
  • Items containing hazardous substances or pesticides.
  • Traditional drop-side rail cribs described here.
  • Items that restrict transfer (such as tickets or coupons) and items you are not authorized to sell.
  • Items that promote multilevel marketing schemes.
  • Items used to solicit email addresses for use in spammy or unrelated marketing programs.

Privacy Policy

EXPERT NEAR ME

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You respond to our advertisements and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You. We use Your Personal Data to contact and support you, as well as to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to EXPERT NEAR ME.
  • Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone, or a digital tablet.
  • Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
  • Service refers to the advertisement, website, or application.
  • Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • First name and last name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Location details such as your address, city, or country
  • Any other data such as personal preferences, requirements, or comments

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
  • To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
  • For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
  • To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
  • To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
  • To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
  • For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.
  • For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.

We may share Your personal information in various situations, including with Service Providers, for business transfers, with Affiliates, with business partners, with other users, and with Your consent. We retain Your Personal Data as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

For more details, please review our Contact Us page.