Privacy policy

Who we are

Salon Software Guide (“we”, “us”) operates https://salonsoftwareguide.com, an editorial site that compares salon and spa booking software. This policy explains how we handle personal information when you visit the site or contact us. It applies to this website only, not to the third-party vendors we review.

Information we collect

Information you give us. If you use a contact form, we collect the name, email address and message you submit. If you join a waitlist or newsletter, we collect your email address. We only ask for what we need to reply to you or send what you signed up for.

Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our server and analytics tools record technical data such as your IP address, browser and device type, referring page, and the pages you view. This is used to keep the site secure and understand which content is useful.

We do not ask for or store payment card numbers, government IDs, or other sensitive personal data on this site.

How we use your information

We use the information above to: respond to your messages; send updates or waitlist emails you explicitly requested; operate, maintain, secure and improve the site; measure aggregate traffic and content performance; and comply with legal obligations. We do not use it to make automated decisions about you.

Cookies & analytics

We use a small number of cookies and similar technologies: essential ones that make the site work, and analytics cookies that help us count visits and see which pages perform. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings; the site will still work, though some measurement will be lost. We honor browser “Do Not Track” and Global Privacy Control signals where technically feasible.

How we share information

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with:

· Service providers that run the site on our behalf — web hosting, analytics and email delivery — who may process data only to provide those services.
· Legal and safety recipients when required by law, or to protect our rights, users or the public.

When you click an affiliate or sponsored link to a vendor, that vendor sets its own cookies and collects its own data under its own policy — we do not pass them your contact details. See our disclosure page for how affiliate links work.

Data retention

We keep contact messages and subscriber emails only as long as needed for the purpose they were given — to answer you or keep you subscribed — and then delete them. You can ask us to delete your data at any time (see below).

Your rights & choices

You can ask us to access, correct or delete the personal information we hold about you, and unsubscribe from any emails at any time using the link in the email or by contacting us.

California residents (CCPA/CPRA): you have the right to know what we collect, request deletion, and opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. We do not sell or share your personal information as those terms are defined by law.

EEA/UK residents (GDPR): where applicable, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict or object to processing, and to data portability. Our legal bases are your consent (for optional emails) and our legitimate interest in operating and securing the site.

Children’s privacy

This site is intended for salon and business owners and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16.

Security & third-party sites

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the limited data we hold, though no method of transmission over the internet is perfectly secure. Links to vendor websites are governed by those sites’ own privacy policies, not ours.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the site or the law changes. The “last updated” date above always reflects the current version.

Contact us

Questions about your privacy or a request about your data? Email [email protected] and we’ll respond.