Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 12, 2026

Top10 SEO Company List (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a sole proprietorship owned and operated by John Jones, with its office at 436 North Hull Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104, USA. This policy explains what personal information we collect through https://top10seocompanylist.com, why we collect it, how long we keep it, and the choices you have. It applies to this website and to enquiries made by email or telephone.

1. Information we collect

Information you give us

• Enquiry details: your name, business email address, telephone number (if provided), website address, budget range and the message you send us.
• Engagement information: where you become a client, the documents and account access you choose to share so we can complete the agreed research.
• Correspondence: emails, call notes and scheduling information.

Information collected automatically

• Technical data: IP address (truncated where possible), browser type and version, device type, operating system, referring page and the pages you view.
• Cookie data: only as described in our Cookie Policy. Optional analytics cookies are set only after you consent.

We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13, and we do not collect special categories of data such as health, biometric or political information.

2. Why we use your information

• To answer your enquiry and prepare a vendor shortlist or quotation.
• To deliver, invoice and support the services you have purchased.
• To keep records required for tax, accounting and dispute purposes.
• To maintain the security and integrity of the website.
• To improve our guides and understand which pages are useful (only with analytics consent).
• To send occasional service emails you have requested. We do not send unsolicited marketing.

3. Legal bases (where GDPR applies)

• Contract: to provide services you have requested.
• Legitimate interests: to run and secure our business, provided your rights are not overridden.
• Consent: for optional analytics cookies and any optional email updates. You may withdraw consent at any time.
• Legal obligation: to keep financial records and respond to lawful requests.

4. Sharing your information

We do not sell, rent or trade personal information. We never pass your details to an SEO agency without your explicit written instruction. We share data only with service providers who help us operate, each bound by confidentiality obligations:

• Website hosting and email delivery providers.
• Accounting and invoicing software.
• Scheduling and video-call tools used for booked calls.
• Privacy-respecting website analytics, where you have consented.
• Professional advisers or authorities where we are legally required to disclose.

5. International transfers

Our office and primary systems are in the United States. Where a provider processes data outside your country, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses.

6. How long we keep information

• Unsuccessful enquiries: up to 12 months, then deleted.
• Client records and deliverables: 7 years, to meet tax and professional obligations.
• Website analytics: aggregated after 14 months.
• Cookie consent records: 12 months from the date of your choice.

7. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to our use of your personal information, to receive a portable copy, to withdraw consent, and to opt out of any “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined by the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the CPRA, and we do not use it for cross-context behavioural advertising.

To exercise any right, email support@top10seocompanylist.com with the subject line “Privacy request”. We will verify your identity using the contact details we already hold and respond within 30 days (45 days for California requests, extendable once where permitted). We will never charge you or reduce your service quality for exercising a right. An authorised agent may act for you with written permission.

8. Security

The site is served over HTTPS. Access to enquiry data is limited to the small number of people who need it, protected by unique credentials and multi-factor authentication where the provider supports it. No transmission over the internet can be guaranteed perfectly secure, but we review our controls annually and will notify you and any competent authority of a qualifying breach without undue delay.

9. Do Not Track and global privacy controls

Our analytics cookies are off until you consent, so a browser Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal is respected by default.

10. Changes to this policy

We will update the date at the top of this page whenever the policy changes and, for material changes, will describe what changed. Continued use of the site after an update means you accept the revised policy.

How to contact us about this policy

Top10 SEO Company List, 436 North Hull Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104, USA. Email support@top10seocompanylist.com or telephone +1 704 499 9678. Written enquiries are answered within thirty days, and usually within two business days.