Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Legit Investment Guide ("we," "us," "our," or the "Company") is an independent investment research publication operated by Legit Investment Guide, LLC, a limited liability company based in Austin, Texas, USA. Our website is located at www.legitinvestmentguide.com.

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard personal information when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, submit reviews, use our Scam Checker tool, or otherwise interact with us.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

Information You Provide Directly

• Newsletter subscriptions: Email address when you subscribe to our weekly newsletter.
• Contact form submissions: Name, email address, country, subject, and message content when you contact us.
• Community reviews: Optional name (or "Anonymous"), platform name, star rating, and review text. Note: reviews are designed to be submitted anonymously and we do not require account creation.
• Scam Checker queries: The platform name you enter. We do not associate this with your identity.

Information Collected Automatically

• Log data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and date/time stamps. This data is collected automatically when you visit our site.
• Device information: Device type, screen resolution, and language settings.
• Cookies and similar technologies: As described in Section 4 below.
• Analytics data: Aggregated usage statistics including page views, session duration, and traffic sources.

Information from Third Parties

• Aggregate analytics data from services such as Google Analytics.
• Publicly available information about investment platforms from regulatory databases, news sources, and review platforms used in our research.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To provide our services: Publishing reviews, guides, and research content; operating the Scam Checker tool; responding to your inquiries.
• Newsletter delivery: Sending you our weekly investment newsletter and important site updates if you have subscribed. You may unsubscribe at any time.
• Communication: Responding to contact form submissions, review requests, and scam reports.
• Site improvement: Analyzing usage patterns to improve our website, content quality, and user experience.
• Legal compliance: Complying with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes; protecting our legal rights.
• Security: Detecting, preventing, and addressing fraud, spam, and technical issues.

We do not use your personal information for automated decision-making, profiling for advertising purposes, or to make decisions that significantly affect you.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly. These cannot be disabled.
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our site (e.g., Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled). These collect aggregate, non-personally identifiable data.
• Preference cookies: Remember your settings and preferences (e.g., newsletter dismissal).

You may control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Note that disabling cookies may affect some website functionality. We do not use advertising cookies or sell data to ad networks.

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics with IP anonymization enabled. You may opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes. We may share information only in the following limited circumstances:

• Service providers: We engage trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and delivering services (e.g., email service provider for newsletters, hosting provider). These parties are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only for specified purposes.
• Legal requirements: We may disclose information when required by law, court order, or governmental authority, or when necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
• Business transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or prominent notice on our website before your data is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
• With your consent: For any other purpose with your explicit consent.

6. Data Retention

• Newsletter subscribers: Email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe, after which they are permanently deleted within 30 days.
• Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 2 years to allow for follow-up and for legal/compliance purposes, then deleted.
• Community reviews: Retained indefinitely as they are published public content. Anonymous reviews contain no personal identifiers. If you submitted a named review and wish it removed, contact us.
• Analytics data: Aggregated analytics are retained for up to 26 months.
• Server logs: IP addresses in server logs are retained for up to 90 days for security purposes.

7. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., legal obligations).
• Portability: Request your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Opt-out of communications: Unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking "Unsubscribe" in any email or contacting us directly.
• Withdrawal of consent: Where we process data based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at privacy@legitinvestmentguide.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

• Right to Know: You may request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you in the past 12 months.
• Right to Delete: You may request deletion of your personal information.
• Right to Correct: You may request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale: We do not sell personal information. This right is therefore automatically honored.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To submit a CCPA request, contact us at privacy@legitinvestmentguide.com with "CCPA Request" in the subject line. We may need to verify your identity before processing requests.

9. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Our content discusses financial investment — topics intended for adults. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly.

If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at privacy@legitinvestmentguide.com.

10. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction:

• SSL/TLS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our website (indicated by "https://" and the padlock icon)
• Secure, encrypted storage of subscriber email lists through our email service provider
• Access controls limiting employee access to personal data on a need-to-know basis
• Regular security reviews of our systems and third-party service providers

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security. In the event of a data breach affecting your rights, we will notify you as required by applicable law.

11. Third-Party Links and Services

Our website contains links to third-party websites, investment platforms, and services. This Privacy Policy applies only to our website. When you click links to third-party sites, you are subject to those sites' own privacy policies, over which we have no control.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit, particularly investment platforms where you may open accounts or provide sensitive financial information.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. When we make material changes, we will:

• Update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
• Notify newsletter subscribers via email for significant changes
• Display a prominent notice on our website for 30 days following significant updates

We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact Us

For any privacy-related questions, requests, or concerns, please contact our Privacy Team: