Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2, 2026
SWFL Trade Circle (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates swfltradecircle.com, a community website connecting businesses, trade professionals, property owners, and other users throughout Southwest Florida.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you.
1. Information We Collect
Information you provide
We collect information you submit when you create an account, complete a profile, publish a business listing or project, upload content, post a review, participate in community features, or contact us or another user.
This may include your name, email address, business name, phone number, address, service area, business category, photographs, project details, reviews, and messages.
Information collected automatically
Our website and service providers may collect technical information such as your IP address, browser and device information, pages visited, referring website, and the dates and times of your visits. We use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, security, and analytics.
2. Public Information and Member Visibility
Information you submit to public areas of the website is intended to be visible to others. This includes published business listings, projects, reviews, and public profile or community content.
Business names, descriptions, public phone numbers, addresses, service areas, and other published listing details may be viewed by visitors without an account.
Business email addresses displayed in the designated business email field are restricted to logged-in users. This restriction does not apply if you place your email address in a public description, review, image, or other public content.
Your account email address is not automatically made public merely because you register. However, information you include in your username, public profile, or posts may identify you.
Public content may be indexed by search engines, copied, or shared by other people. Even after you remove content from our website, copies may remain elsewhere.
Only post information you have permission to share. Do not include confidential information, financial account details, identification documents, or sensitive personal information in public areas.
3. Messages and Contact Forms
Messages submitted through listing contact forms are shared with the intended recipient. Your name, email address, and message may be included so the recipient can respond. Website administrators may also receive a copy for administration, support, or abuse prevention.
Private messages are not intended for public display. However, do not treat website messaging as a secure channel for sensitive information.
Other users and businesses are responsible for how they handle information you provide directly to them.
4. How We Use Information
We use information to:
- Create and manage accounts.
- Publish and maintain listings, projects, profiles, and reviews.
- Enable communication and community features.
- Send account, listing, security, and service-related notifications.
- Respond to questions and support requests.
- Review submissions and help prevent spam, fraud, and misuse.
- Understand website usage and improve the website.
- Meet applicable legal obligations.
5. We Do Not Sell Personal Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We share information when needed to operate the website, provide features you request, or meet legal obligations, as described in this policy.
Public information you choose to post remains accessible according to the visibility of the area where you publish it.
6. Service Providers and Other Disclosures
We use third-party providers for services such as website hosting, email delivery, analytics, and security. These providers may process information needed to deliver their services.
We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with legal requirements, respond to lawful requests, investigate abuse, or protect the rights, property, or safety of SWFL Trade Circle, our users, or others.
7. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website and to help improve its content and performance.
Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about website interactions, browser and device characteristics, and approximate location. The information collected depends on our settings and your privacy choices.
Learn more about how Google collects and processes information at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and Google’s Privacy Policy.
8. Cookies and Your Choices
Cookies help support features such as signing in, remembering preferences, maintaining security, and measuring website usage.
You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may prevent some website features from working properly.
Google also offers a Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on for supported browsers.
9. Information Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the website, maintain accounts and content, resolve disputes, prevent abuse, and meet legal obligations.
Deleting an account or removing content may not immediately remove information from backups, security logs, or records that must be retained. We cannot remove copies held independently by other users, search engines, or third-party websites.
10. Security
We use reasonable safeguards designed to protect information. However, no website, electronic storage system, or internet transmission is completely secure.
You are responsible for keeping your login credentials confidential and notifying us if you suspect unauthorized use of your account.
11. Your Privacy Requests
You may update information through your account where those controls are available.
To request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, contact info@swfltradecircle.com. Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have additional privacy rights.
We may need to verify your identity before processing a request. Some information may need to be retained for security, legal, or legitimate administrative purposes.
12. Third-Party Websites and Content
Our website may contain links, maps, or embedded content supplied by other websites. Interacting with these services may allow their providers to collect information under their own privacy policies.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of independent websites or businesses.
13. Children’s Privacy
SWFL Trade Circle is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can investigate and take appropriate action.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as our website or practices change. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. Where required, we will provide additional notice.
15. Contact Us
For privacy questions or requests, contact:
SWFL Trade Circle
Email: info@swfltradecircle.com
Website: https://swfltradecircle.com