Privacy notice.
Plain summary first. Detailed terms below. Effective from 27 June 2026 (v1).
In one paragraph.
Trustgent collects the minimum personal data needed to operate the index. We store newsletter and account data in the EU. We never sell personal data. We log access for security and abuse detection only. EU GDPR and UK GDPR apply; we honour subject access, rectification, erasure, and portability requests within 30 days.
What we collect.
- Newsletter subscribers: email address + consent record. Stored in the EU.
- Authenticated accounts (Phase 6+): email, role (buyer / provider / admin), basic profile.
- Verified customer raters (Phase 8+): email (domain-matched), identity-disclosure preference, the rating submitted.
- Provider submissions: identification of the individual claiming the listing, plus the submission contents the provider chooses to publish.
- Server logs: IP address, user agent, request path, timestamp. Retained 30 days; aggregated metrics retained indefinitely. Used for security, abuse detection, and traffic understanding only.
Legal bases.
Performance of a contract (account, plan, verification flows), consent (newsletter, marketing cookies if any), legitimate interest (security logs, abuse detection), legal obligation (tax records, regulatory reporting).
Sub-processors.
We use the minimum sub-processor set required to run the site. A current list is published at /privacy/subprocessors (to ship alongside accounts at Phase 6) and updated within 30 days of any change.
Your rights.
Subject access, rectification, erasure, portability, restriction, objection. Email privacy@trustgent.com with the request. We respond within 30 days. You may also complain to your local data-protection authority.
Cookies.
The site uses Plausible for analytics, which is cookie-free and privacy-preserving. We do not use third-party advertising trackers. Strictly-necessary cookies for authenticated sessions land at Phase 6 and will be documented here.
This policy will be revised as the platform adds features. Material changes are emailed to account holders and announced on the homepage. Version history: v1 — 27 June 2026.