Effective date: August 21, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how SecurityCompanies.net (“SecurityCompanies.net,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, stores, and shares information when you use our website, directory, forms, account features, and related services.
Website operator and data responsibility
SecurityCompanies.net is independently owned and operated. In this Privacy Policy, “SecurityCompanies.net,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the operator of this website, which is responsible for personal information processed through the service.
SecurityCompanies.net Privacy Contact
8 Station Square, Suite 3
Rutherford, NJ 07070
Email: [email protected]
Information we collect
The information we collect depends on how you use SecurityCompanies.net.
Directory listings and claim or correction requests
When a listing is submitted, claimed, verified, or corrected, we may collect company and representative information such as:
- company name, address, website, phone number, service area, and services offered;
- licensing, insurance, qualification, and verification information;
- the name, job title, email address, phone number, and account information of a company representative;
- documents or other information submitted to establish identity, authority, licensing, or listing accuracy; and
- the substance and history of listing submissions, corrections, moderation decisions, and appeals.
Some business information in a public directory listing is intended to be publicly visible. Please do not submit personal information that is not necessary for the listing or correction request.
Account registration information
If you create an account, we may collect your name, email address, username, password or authentication information, account role, company affiliation, and records of account activity. Passwords should be stored in a protected, non-readable form, but you remain responsible for safeguarding your credentials.
Contact forms and communications
When you contact us, request support, report inaccurate information, or submit another form, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, company, the contents of your message, attachments you choose to provide, and related correspondence.
Payment information
If SecurityCompanies.net offers paid listings, featured placements, or other paid features, we and our payment service providers may collect billing details, transaction amounts, payment status, and related records. Payment card information may be handled directly by the payment processor and is subject to that provider’s privacy and security practices.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the website, servers and website technologies may automatically collect information such as your IP address, browser and device type, operating system, referring and exit pages, pages viewed, links selected, access times, approximate location derived from IP address, cookie or similar identifiers, and security or diagnostic events.
Public and third-party sources
Directory information may also be obtained from company websites, government licensing databases, public records, company representatives, other publicly available sources, or service providers that assist with verification and site operations.
How we use information
We may use information to:
- operate, maintain, secure, and improve SecurityCompanies.net;
- create, review, verify, display, update, correct, suspend, or remove directory listings;
- authenticate accounts and administer account features;
- respond to contact requests, correction requests, deletion requests, disputes, and appeals;
- communicate about accounts, listings, submissions, transactions, policy changes, or service updates;
- moderate submissions, prevent spam, investigate fraud or abuse, and enforce our Terms and directory standards;
- measure website use, diagnose technical problems, and understand which content or features are useful;
- process payments and maintain transaction records when paid services are used;
- comply with legal obligations and protect the rights, safety, and property of users, listed companies, the public, and the website; and
- establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
Cookies and analytics
SecurityCompanies.net may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for site operation, account sessions, security, preferences, form functionality, and fraud prevention. We may also use analytics technologies to understand traffic, page use, device information, and website performance.
You can control many cookies through your browser settings and, where available, the website’s consent controls. Blocking cookies may prevent account, form, preference, or other site features from working correctly.
Analytics and other service providers may process information such as IP address, device information, page activity, and cookie identifiers under their own privacy terms and our service arrangements.
How we share information
We may share information only as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, including with:
- hosting, content-delivery, database, backup, and website-administration providers;
- security, spam-prevention, identity-verification, and fraud-prevention providers;
- form, workflow, customer-support, email, and communications providers;
- analytics and website-performance providers;
- payment processors when paid features are used;
- professional advisers such as attorneys, accountants, auditors, and insurers;
- government authorities or other parties when required by law or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, security, or the integrity of the service; and
- a successor or prospective successor in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or transfer of all or part of the service, subject to appropriate confidentiality protections.
Business contact and service information included in a published directory listing is shared publicly by design. We do not sell or rent customer lists. If applicable law treats a particular analytics or advertising disclosure as a “sale” or “sharing,” you may exercise any rights available in your jurisdiction.
Data retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the directory and accounts, respond to requests, maintain listing and moderation history, complete transactions, protect the website, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and satisfy legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory requirements.
Retention periods vary by the type of information and the reason it was collected. When information is no longer reasonably needed, we may delete, de-identify, or securely isolate it. Residual copies may remain for a limited period in backups, security logs, or records that must be retained by law.
Security measures
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect information against unauthorized access, alteration, loss, misuse, or disclosure. These measures may include access controls, authentication, encryption in transit, security monitoring, backups, moderation, and service-provider controls where appropriate.
No website, transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should use a unique password, protect your account credentials, and avoid sending sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for a specific request.
Your privacy rights and choices
Depending on where you live and subject to applicable exceptions, you may have the right to:
- request access to personal information we maintain about you;
- request correction of inaccurate personal information or directory information;
- request deletion of personal information;
- object to or request restriction of certain processing;
- request a portable copy of certain information;
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
- opt out of marketing communications; and
- appeal a decision concerning a privacy request, where required by law.
To make a privacy, correction, or deletion request, email [email protected] or use the relevant contact, claim, or correction form. Please identify the account, listing, or submission involved and describe the requested action. We may need to verify your identity and, for a company listing, your authority to act for the company before completing the request.
You may opt out of non-essential promotional emails by using an unsubscribe link when provided or by contacting us. Transactional, security, account, and listing-administration messages may still be sent when necessary.
You may also have the right to complain to an applicable privacy or data-protection authority.
Children’s privacy
SecurityCompanies.net is intended for a general and business audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can review and delete it as appropriate.
Third-party websites
Directory listings and educational content may link to third-party websites. SecurityCompanies.net does not control those websites or their privacy practices. Review the privacy policy of any external site before providing personal information.
International visitors
SecurityCompanies.net is operated from the United States. If you access the service from another country, your information may be processed in the United States or other locations where service providers operate. Where required, we use appropriate measures for international transfers.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in the service, data practices, providers, or legal requirements. The effective date above identifies the current version. Material changes may also be communicated through the website or by other appropriate means.
Contact us
Questions about this Policy, our privacy practices, or a request to access, correct, or delete information may be directed to [email protected] or mailed to the Privacy Contact address above.
