Legal & Compliance

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 7, 2026 | Last Updated: September 2026

askGEO ("we", "our", or "us") operates the website https://askgeo.site. We provide Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) audit, advisory, and structured content services for e-commerce store operators. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect, how it is used, and your legal rights under applicable regulations, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), EU GDPR, and US state privacy statutes.

1. Information We Collect

We believe in data minimization. We only collect information strictly required to perform technical audits and communicate with business operators:

Store & Catalog Data: Publicly accessible e-commerce domain names, product catalog structures, publicly indexed /products.json feeds, schema markup, and robots.txt configurations you provide for analysis.
Business Contact Information: Your business email address, brand name, and any specific technical notes submitted through our audit request forms or email correspondence.
Technical & Analytical Telemetry: Standard non-personally identifiable server logs (IP address, browser type, referral domain, operating system, and request timestamps) processed via privacy-preserving edge proxies (Cloudflare) to ensure uptime and block automated abuse.

2. How We Use Collected Data

Data provided to askGEO is utilized exclusively for:

Conducting technical crawlability, AI-readiness, and schema audits for your specific store.
Delivering audit reports, sample rewrites, and deliverable packages directly to your email.
Responding to your inbound commercial inquiries and scheduling technical consultations.
Defending against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) and bot attacks on our infrastructure.

We do not sell, rent, monetize, or broker personal information or proprietary client store data to third parties under any circumstances.

3. Lawful Basis for Processing (GDPR / UK DPA)

Under European and UK data protection frameworks, we process your information under:

Contractual Necessity / Pre-contractual Measures: To deliver requested diagnostic reports and proposal materials.
Legitimate Interests: To maintain site security, detect fraudulent requests, and provide enterprise-grade consulting.
Consent: Where explicitly provided when opting into diagnostic communications.

4. Data Retention

We retain submitted store URLs and email correspondence for as long as necessary to complete diagnostic audits, deliver client packages, and maintain accurate accounting records (typically up to 24 months). You may request the deletion of your records at any time.

5. Your Rights & Access Requests

Depending on your jurisdiction, you retain the right to:

Access the personal data we hold about you.
Request rectification of inaccurate business records.
Request complete erasure ("Right to be Forgotten") of your submitted data.
Restrict or object to processing.

6. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We do not deploy intrusive third-party behavioral advertising trackers or cross-site tracking pixels. We use minimal, privacy-compliant operational tokens (such as Cloudflare Web Analytics and basic session verification) to preserve security and measure aggregate page load speeds without storing personally identifiable profiles.

7. Contact Information

If you have questions, data deletion requests, or concerns regarding this policy, please reach out directly to our Data Protection Officer:

askGEO Data Protection
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://askgeo.site