PartnerSquare Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 17, 2026

PartnerSquare (“PartnerSquare,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information we collect through our website, software, applications, and related services (collectively, the “Service”).

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use and disclose it, how information may be displayed through the PartnerSquare business network, how long we retain information, and the choices and rights available to you.

This Privacy Policy should be read together with the PartnerSquare Terms of Use, which govern your use of the Service.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us, information we collect automatically when you use the Service, and information we receive from third parties.

The information we collect depends on how you interact with PartnerSquare and which features you use.

1.1 Account and Contact Information

When you create or maintain an account, we may collect:

  • name;
  • business or organization name;
  • email address;
  • telephone number;
  • job title or role;
  • username;
  • authentication information;
  • business address;
  • mailing address;
  • account preferences;
  • profile information; and
  • other information you choose to provide.

1.2 Business Information

PartnerSquare is designed primarily for businesses and organizations. We may collect information about businesses and organizations that users create, claim, manage, or otherwise provide through the Service, including:

  • business name;
  • business description;
  • industry or business category;
  • business location;
  • business website;
  • products and services;
  • business contact information;
  • social media or other online links;
  • business hours or operating information;
  • logos, trademarks, photographs, and other branding;
  • company size or other business characteristics;
  • business relationships;
  • partner information;
  • referral information; and
  • other business information submitted by users.

Some business information may be publicly displayed through the PartnerSquare network as described below.

1.3 Partner and Relationship Information

PartnerSquare enables businesses and organizations to identify and manage relationships with other businesses and organizations.

We may collect information concerning:

  • businesses identified as partners;
  • referral relationships;
  • recommendations;
  • business affiliations;
  • partner categories;
  • descriptions of business relationships;
  • links between businesses;
  • referral links;
  • relationship status;
  • relationship activity;
  • referral activity;
  • engagement with partner information; and
  • other information concerning business relationships that users choose to provide.

Information intentionally submitted for publication as part of a public PartnerSquare profile or business relationship may become part of the public PartnerSquare network.

1.4 User Content

The Service may allow you to submit, upload, publish, display, transmit, or otherwise provide content, including:

  • business descriptions;
  • company names;
  • logos;
  • trademarks;
  • photographs;
  • videos;
  • website links;
  • promotional materials;
  • recommendations;
  • partner information;
  • referral information;
  • descriptions of business relationships;
  • comments or other communications; and
  • other content you choose to provide.

This information is referred to collectively as “User Content.”

You should not submit confidential, sensitive, proprietary, or personal information through a public-facing feature unless you intend for that information to be publicly accessible.

1.5 Billing and Payment Information

If you purchase a paid subscription or other service, we may collect information necessary to process the transaction, including:

  • billing name;
  • billing address;
  • payment status;
  • transaction information;
  • subscription plan;
  • billing history; and
  • related payment information.

Payment card information may be processed directly by third-party payment processors. PartnerSquare may not receive or store complete payment card numbers.

1.6 Communications and Support Information

When you contact PartnerSquare, request support, submit feedback, respond to surveys, or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect:

  • your name and contact information;
  • the content of your communication;
  • account or subscription information;
  • support requests;
  • feedback;
  • attachments or other information you provide; and
  • records of communications with you.

1.7 Information We Collect Automatically

When you access or use the Service, we may automatically collect information such as:

  • IP address;
  • browser type and version;
  • operating system;
  • device type;
  • device identifiers;
  • referring and exit pages;
  • pages and features accessed;
  • dates and times of access;
  • approximate geographic information derived from IP address;
  • clicks and views;
  • searches;
  • interactions with business and partner profiles;
  • referral and link activity;
  • usage patterns;
  • performance information;
  • error and diagnostic information; and
  • other technical, analytical, and usage information.

We use this information to operate, secure, analyze, maintain, and improve the Service.

1.8 Cookies and Similar Technologies

PartnerSquare may use cookies, pixels, local storage, web beacons, software development kits, and similar technologies.

These technologies may be used to:

  • maintain login sessions;
  • remember preferences;
  • maintain security;
  • measure website traffic;
  • understand how users interact with the Service;
  • measure referrals and engagement;
  • analyze Service performance;
  • prevent fraud and abuse;
  • provide functionality; and
  • improve the Service.

You may be able to control cookies through your browser or device settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Service.

Where required by applicable law, PartnerSquare will provide additional choices concerning certain cookies or similar technologies.

1.9 Information From Third Parties

We may receive information from third parties, including:

  • authentication providers;
  • payment processors;
  • analytics providers;
  • marketing and communications providers;
  • hosting and infrastructure providers;
  • security providers;
  • business information providers;
  • referral or attribution services;
  • publicly available sources; and
  • third-party applications or services that you choose to connect to PartnerSquare.

If you connect a third-party service or application to PartnerSquare, we may receive information that you authorize that service to provide to us.

Your use of a third-party service is also subject to that third party’s terms and privacy policies.

2. How We Use Information

We may use information we collect for the following purposes.

2.1 Provide and Operate the Service

We may use information to:

  • create and manage accounts;
  • provide requested features;
  • maintain business profiles;
  • maintain partner relationships;
  • display business and partner information;
  • facilitate referrals and recommendations;
  • provide analytics and reporting;
  • process subscriptions and payments;
  • provide customer support;
  • communicate with users;
  • maintain systems and infrastructure; and
  • otherwise provide the Service.

2.2 Build and Maintain the PartnerSquare Business Network

A fundamental purpose of PartnerSquare is to create a network through which businesses and organizations can discover, understand, and engage with business relationships.

We may therefore use business and relationship information to:

  • create business profiles;
  • connect businesses;
  • display business relationships;
  • facilitate business discovery;
  • identify potential business connections;
  • display referrals and recommendations;
  • organize businesses by category or other characteristics;
  • improve network discovery;
  • provide search functionality;
  • provide relationship analytics; and
  • develop and improve network-related features.

2.3 Improve the Service

We may use information to:

  • understand how businesses use the Service;
  • improve functionality and usability;
  • identify technical problems;
  • develop new products and features;
  • evaluate feature performance;
  • improve referral and engagement measurement;
  • analyze network activity;
  • conduct research and development; and
  • improve the overall PartnerSquare experience.

2.4 Communications

We may use your information to send:

  • account-related communications;
  • transaction and billing communications;
  • security alerts;
  • technical notices;
  • service announcements;
  • customer support communications;
  • responses to inquiries;
  • information concerning changes to the Service; and
  • marketing communications where permitted by law.

You may unsubscribe from certain marketing communications at any time.

You may continue to receive transactional, administrative, security, and other necessary service communications even if you opt out of marketing communications.

2.5 Security and Fraud Prevention

We may use information to:

  • detect and prevent fraud;
  • investigate suspected abuse;
  • protect accounts;
  • monitor suspicious activity;
  • enforce our Terms of Use;
  • protect the security and integrity of the Service;
  • investigate unauthorized access;
  • prevent manipulation of referral or engagement metrics;
  • protect PartnerSquare and its users; and
  • prevent or address other harmful activity.

2.6 Legal and Compliance Purposes

We may use information to:

  • comply with applicable laws and regulations;
  • respond to lawful requests;
  • comply with court orders, subpoenas, or other legal processes;
  • enforce our agreements;
  • protect our rights and property;
  • protect the rights, safety, and property of users or third parties;
  • investigate violations of our Terms; and
  • prevent or address fraud, security issues, or other unlawful activity.

3. The Public PartnerSquare Business Network

PartnerSquare is designed to develop a network of businesses and organizations and their business relationships.

A central feature of PartnerSquare is the ability for businesses to identify, display, discover, and promote relationships with other businesses.

3.1 Public Information

Information that a user intentionally submits or designates for publication through a public-facing PartnerSquare feature may be visible to:

  • other PartnerSquare users;
  • businesses and organizations;
  • prospective customers or partners;
  • visitors to the PartnerSquare website; and
  • members of the general public.

Depending on the functionality available at the time, public information may also be accessible through search engines, links shared by users, or other publicly accessible portions of the Service.

Publicly displayed information may include:

  • business name;
  • business description;
  • business category;
  • business website;
  • business location;
  • business contact information designated for publication;
  • business logo;
  • trademarks and branding;
  • products and services;
  • partner relationships;
  • referral relationships;
  • recommendations;
  • descriptions of business relationships;
  • links to partner websites; and
  • other information that a user intentionally publishes.

3.2 User Choice and Responsibility

PartnerSquare is intended to give businesses control over information they choose to publish through their profiles and business relationships.

Users are responsible for reviewing information before publishing it and determining whether that information is appropriate for public display.

Users should not publish:

  • confidential information;
  • trade secrets;
  • private communications;
  • passwords or authentication information;
  • financial account information;
  • sensitive personal information; or
  • other information that they do not want publicly accessible.

3.3 Information About Other Businesses

If you submit information concerning another business, organization, or person, you are responsible for ensuring that you have the legal right and any necessary authorization to submit and publish that information.

This includes, where applicable, obtaining appropriate authorization to use:

  • business names;
  • logos;
  • trademarks;
  • photographs;
  • descriptions;
  • contact information; and
  • other third-party content.

PartnerSquare does not independently verify that a user has obtained all necessary rights or permissions.

3.4 Public Information and Third-Party Copies

Once information has been made publicly available, it may be:

  • viewed by third parties;
  • copied;
  • linked to;
  • indexed by search engines;
  • cached;
  • shared through social media or other services;
  • reproduced by third parties; or
  • incorporated into third-party databases or services.

PartnerSquare cannot control how third parties use information that has become publicly available.

Removing information from PartnerSquare may not remove copies that have already been created or indexed by third parties.

3.5 Changes to Public Network Information

PartnerSquare may provide tools that allow users to update, correct, or remove information they have published.

Because the PartnerSquare network may depend on relationships and historical information contributed by multiple businesses, removal or modification of information may not always result in the immediate or complete removal of related information from all portions of the Service.

PartnerSquare may retain certain information where reasonably necessary for legitimate business purposes, legal obligations, security, dispute resolution, network integrity, or other purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

4. How We Share Information

PartnerSquare does not sell personal information for money.

We may disclose information in the following circumstances.

4.1 Service Providers

We may share information with companies and service providers that perform services on our behalf, including providers of:

  • hosting and infrastructure;
  • cloud storage;
  • payment processing;
  • analytics;
  • authentication;
  • email and communications;
  • customer support;
  • security;
  • fraud prevention;
  • data processing;
  • website and application services; and
  • other operational services.

These providers may access information only as reasonably necessary to provide services to PartnerSquare, subject to applicable contractual or legal obligations.

4.2 Public Network Information

Information that you intentionally publish through public-facing PartnerSquare features may be made publicly available as described in Section 3.

The purpose of this functionality is to allow businesses to discover one another and understand business relationships within the PartnerSquare network.

4.3 Information You Choose to Publish

You may choose to publish business information, partner information, links, recommendations, descriptions, logos, and other User Content through the Service.

Information you intentionally publish may be visible to other users or the public depending on the functionality and settings associated with the information.

You should not publish information that you do not want to become publicly accessible.

4.4 Third-Party Services and Integrations

If you choose to connect PartnerSquare with a third-party application, service, website, or platform, we may exchange information with that service as necessary to provide the integration you requested.

Your use of the third-party service is governed by that third party’s terms and privacy policy.

PartnerSquare is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services.

4.5 Business Transactions

PartnerSquare may disclose information in connection with:

  • a merger;
  • acquisition;
  • financing;
  • corporate reorganization;
  • bankruptcy;
  • restructuring;
  • sale of assets;
  • sale of substantially all of the Company’s business; or
  • similar corporate transaction.

Where appropriate, we may take reasonable steps to require the recipient to handle information consistently with applicable privacy obligations.

4.6 Legal Requirements and Protection of Rights

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

  • comply with applicable law;
  • respond to legal process;
  • comply with court orders or subpoenas;
  • respond to government requests;
  • enforce our agreements;
  • protect our rights or property;
  • protect the safety of users or third parties;
  • investigate fraud or security incidents;
  • prevent abuse; or
  • prevent or address other unlawful or harmful activity.

4.7 Aggregated and De-identified Information

PartnerSquare may create aggregated, statistical, or de-identified information from information collected through the Service.

We may use and disclose such information for purposes including:

  • analytics;
  • benchmarking;
  • research;
  • product development;
  • business planning;
  • marketing;
  • industry analysis; and
  • improving the Service.

We will not intentionally use information that has been properly de-identified in a manner designed to identify an individual.

5. Analytics and Service Data

PartnerSquare may collect and analyze information concerning the operation and use of the Service, including:

  • account activity;
  • feature usage;
  • business profile views;
  • partner relationship activity;
  • referral activity;
  • clicks;
  • traffic;
  • engagement;
  • conversions or other measurable interactions;
  • technical performance;
  • error information; and
  • other Service activity.

We may use this information to provide analytics, operate the Service, measure performance, detect abuse, improve functionality, develop new features, and understand how businesses use PartnerSquare.

Where appropriate, PartnerSquare may combine information from multiple users or businesses to produce aggregated or de-identified analytics.

Individual users should not assume that Service analytics or referral information will remain private if the applicable feature is specifically designed to display such information to participating businesses or other authorized users.

6. Data Retention

PartnerSquare retains information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:

  • provide the Service;
  • maintain accounts;
  • maintain the PartnerSquare business network;
  • fulfill contractual obligations;
  • comply with legal, accounting, and regulatory requirements;
  • resolve disputes;
  • enforce agreements;
  • protect rights and security;
  • prevent fraud and abuse; and
  • maintain legitimate business records.

When an account is cancelled or terminated, PartnerSquare may delete, anonymize, or retain information depending on the nature of the information and the circumstances.

Public business and relationship information may be retained where reasonably necessary to maintain the integrity and continuity of the PartnerSquare network, subject to applicable law and available user rights.

Backup systems may retain copies of information for a reasonable period before those copies are overwritten or deleted.

Users are responsible for exporting information they wish to retain before terminating an account where PartnerSquare provides export functionality.

7. Data Security

PartnerSquare uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information maintained through the Service.

However, no internet-based service, transmission method, storage system, or security measure can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are responsible for:

  • maintaining the confidentiality of your credentials;
  • using appropriate passwords and authentication methods;
  • restricting access to your account;
  • securing your devices and systems; and
  • promptly notifying PartnerSquare of suspected unauthorized access.

In the event of a security incident involving personal information, PartnerSquare will provide notices required by applicable law.

8. Privacy Choices and Individual Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights concerning personal information.

These rights may include the ability to:

  • request access to personal information;
  • request correction of inaccurate information;
  • request deletion of personal information;
  • request portability of certain information;
  • opt out of certain marketing communications;
  • manage certain cookie or tracking preferences;
  • object to or restrict certain processing;
  • appeal a decision concerning a privacy request where required by law; and
  • exercise other rights provided by applicable law.

These rights are subject to applicable legal exceptions and limitations.

To exercise an applicable right, contact PartnerSquare using the information provided in Section 13.

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

9. U.S. State Privacy Rights

Certain U.S. states provide residents with additional privacy rights.

Depending on the state in which you reside and the circumstances of your relationship with PartnerSquare, applicable rights may include rights relating to:

  • access;
  • correction;
  • deletion;
  • portability;
  • opting out of certain processing;
  • targeted advertising;
  • certain profiling activities; and
  • other forms of processing regulated by applicable state privacy law.

The scope and availability of these rights vary by state and may be subject to statutory exceptions.

PartnerSquare will provide the rights required by applicable law.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights available to you under applicable law.

If you submit a privacy request and believe PartnerSquare has not properly addressed it, you may contact us to request an appeal where applicable law provides such a right.

10. International Data Transfers

PartnerSquare is based in the United States.

Depending on where you access or use the Service, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or other countries.

Privacy and data-protection laws in those jurisdictions may differ from the laws where you reside.

Where required by applicable law, PartnerSquare will use appropriate safeguards for international transfers of personal information.

11. Children’s Privacy

The Service is intended for businesses, organizations, and their authorized representatives and is not directed to children.

PartnerSquare does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without legally required authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

Where applicable law establishes a higher minimum age, PartnerSquare will comply with the applicable requirement.

12. Third-Party Websites and Services

The Service may contain links to third-party websites, applications, platforms, products, or services.

PartnerSquare does not control those third parties.

When you leave PartnerSquare or interact with a third-party service, that third party’s privacy policy and terms may apply.

PartnerSquare is not responsible for the privacy, security, content, or practices of third-party services.

13. Communications and Marketing Choices

PartnerSquare may send service-related communications necessary to operate your account and provide the Service.

These may include:

  • account notices;
  • security alerts;
  • billing communications;
  • service announcements;
  • technical notices;
  • support communications; and
  • legal or policy notices.

Where permitted by law, PartnerSquare may also send marketing communications.

You may unsubscribe from marketing communications by following the unsubscribe instructions included in those communications.

Even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may continue sending communications that are necessary to administer your account, provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, or protect security.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

PartnerSquare may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:

  • the Service;
  • our information practices;
  • technology;
  • applicable law;
  • business operations; or
  • privacy requirements.

When we make material changes, we may provide notice by:

  • posting the revised Privacy Policy on the website;
  • updating the Effective Date;
  • sending an email;
  • providing notice through the Service; or
  • using another legally permitted method.

The revised Privacy Policy will become effective on the date stated in the updated policy.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

15. Contact Us

Questions, privacy requests, or concerns concerning this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

PartnerSquare
Email: hello@partnersquare.com

When submitting a privacy request, please provide sufficient information for us to understand and process your request.

16. Acknowledgment

By using the Service, you acknowledge that you have had an opportunity to review this Privacy Policy.

Your use of the Service is also governed by the PartnerSquare Terms of Use.

Effective Date: September 17, 2026