Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 01, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words whose initial letters are capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.

  • Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.

  • Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Privacy Policy) refers to LinkMesh, operated by an individual entrepreneur/solo founder.

  • Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.

  • Country refers to: Vietnam

  • Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cell phone or a digital tablet.

  • Personal Data (or "Personal Information") is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

    We use "Personal Data" and "Personal Information" interchangeably unless a law uses a specific term.

  • Service refers to the Website.

  • Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.

  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

  • Website refers to LinkMesh, accessible from https://linkmesh.co/.

  • You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device's unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit Our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies We use include beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service.
  • Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser.

Where required by law, we use non-essential cookies (such as analytics, advertising, and remarketing cookies) only with Your consent. You can withdraw or change Your consent at any time using Our cookie preferences tool (if available) or through Your browser/device settings. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

  • Necessary / Essential Cookies

    Type: Session Cookies

    Administered by: Us

    Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.

  • Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies

    Type: Persistent Cookies

    Administered by: Us

    Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.

  • Functionality Cookies

    Type: Persistent Cookies

    Administered by: Us

    Purpose: These Cookies allow Us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.

For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please refer to the Cookies section above or contact us.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.

  • To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.

  • For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.

  • To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.

  • To provide You with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services and events which We offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or inquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.

  • To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.

  • For business transfers: We may use Your Personal Data to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.

  • For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.

We may share Your Personal Data in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: We may share Your Personal Data with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.
  • For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your Personal Data in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
  • With Affiliates: We may share Your Personal Data with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
  • With business partners: We may share Your Personal Data with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
  • With other users: If Our Service offers public areas, when You share Personal Data or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
  • With Your consent: We may disclose Your Personal Data for any other purpose with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if We are required to retain Your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Where possible, We apply shorter retention periods and/or reduce identifiability by deleting, aggregating, or anonymizing data. Unless otherwise stated, the retention periods below are maximum periods ("up to") and We may delete or anonymize data sooner when it is no longer needed for the relevant purpose. We apply different retention periods to different categories of Personal Data based on the purpose of processing and legal obligations:

  • Account Information

    • User Accounts: retained for the duration of your account relationship plus up to 24 months after account closure to handle any post-termination issues or resolve disputes.

  • Customer Support Data

    • Support tickets and correspondence: up to 24 months from the date of ticket closure to resolve follow-up inquiries, track service quality, and defend against potential legal claims
    • Chat transcripts: up to 24 months for quality assurance and staff training purposes.

  • Usage Data

    • Website analytics data (cookies, IP addresses, device identifiers): up to 24 months from the date of collection, which allows us to analyze trends while respecting privacy principles.
    • Server logs (IP addresses, access times): up to 24 months for security monitoring and troubleshooting purposes.

Usage Data is retained in accordance with the retention periods described above, and may be retained longer only where necessary for security, fraud prevention, or legal compliance.

We may retain Personal Data beyond the periods stated above for different reasons:

  • Legal obligation: We are required by law to retain specific data (e.g., financial records for tax authorities).
  • Legal claims: Data is necessary to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.
  • Your explicit request: You ask Us to retain specific information.
  • Technical limitations: Data exists in backup systems that are scheduled for routine deletion.

You may request information about how long We will retain Your Personal Data by contacting Us.

When retention periods expire, We securely delete or anonymize Personal Data according to the following procedures:

  • Deletion: Personal Data is removed from Our systems and no longer actively processed.
  • Backup retention: Residual copies may remain in encrypted backups for a limited period consistent with our backup retention schedule and are not restored except where necessary for security, disaster recovery, or legal compliance.
  • Anonymization: In some cases, We convert Personal Data into anonymous statistical data that cannot be linked back to You. This anonymized data may be retained indefinitely for research and analytics.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any Personal Data that You have provided to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially reasonable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 16 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.

For users in the United States, Our Service complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent, as required by COPPA.

Your Privacy Rights (GDPR)

If You are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, You have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and related laws. We process Your Personal Data based on the following legal bases:

  • Consent: You have given Your consent for processing Your Personal Data for one or more specific purposes.
  • Performance of a contract: Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with You or to take steps at Your request before entering into a contract.
  • Legitimate interests: Processing is necessary for the purposes of Our legitimate interests, except where such interests are overridden by Your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.
  • Legal obligation: Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which We are subject.

Under GDPR, You have the following rights:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of Your Personal Data.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that We correct any information You believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that We erase Your Personal Data, under certain conditions (also known as the "right to be forgotten").
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that We restrict the processing of Your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that We transfer the data that We have collected to another organization, or directly to You, under certain conditions.
  • Right to Object: You have the right to object to Our processing of Your Personal Data, under certain conditions, including processing for direct marketing purposes.
  • Rights related to automated decision-making including profiling: You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning You or similarly significantly affects You.

We will respond to all legitimate requests within one (1) month. If Your request is particularly complex or You have made a number of requests, We will notify You and keep You updated if We need more time.

If You believe that Our processing of Your Personal Data violates applicable data protection laws, You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in Your country of residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement.

Your California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If You are a California resident, You have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). This section describes those rights and how You can exercise them.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect

We have collected the following categories of personal information from consumers within the last twelve (12) months:

  • Identifiers: name, email address, IP address, and similar identifiers.
  • Commercial information: records of products or services purchased or considered.
  • Internet or other electronic network activity: browsing history, search history, and interactions with Our Service.
  • Geolocation data: approximate location derived from Your IP address.

We collect this information directly from You when You provide it, automatically when You interact with Our Service, and from third-party service providers (such as analytics providers).

Business or Commercial Purposes for Collection

We collect Your personal information for the following business and commercial purposes:

  • To provide, maintain, and improve Our Service.
  • To process Your transactions and manage Your account.
  • To communicate with You about Your account and Our Service.
  • To personalize Your experience and deliver relevant content.
  • For analytics and research to improve Our Service.
  • To detect security incidents and protect against malicious or fraudulent activity.
  • To comply with legal obligations.

Sale and Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell Your personal information for monetary consideration, and We have not sold personal information in the preceding twelve (12) months. Under the CCPA, "sale" includes disclosing personal information to third parties for valuable consideration. We do not engage in such practices.

We do not share Your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising purposes as defined under the CPRA, and We have not done so in the preceding twelve (12) months.

We may disclose Your personal information to service providers who process data on Our behalf and are contractually bound to use it only for the services We have requested. These disclosures are not considered a "sale" or "sharing" under California law.

Your California Privacy Rights

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request that We disclose what personal information We collect, use, disclose, and sell or share. You may request this information up to twice in a 12-month period.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request deletion of personal information We have collected from You, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Correct: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information We hold about You.
  • Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of Your personal information. Since We do not sell or share Your data as defined by California law, no opt-out is necessary.
  • Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: You have the right to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information. We do not collect or process sensitive personal information for purposes beyond those permitted by the CCPA/CPRA.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against You for exercising any of Your California privacy rights. This means We will not deny You goods or services, charge different prices, or provide a different quality of service because You exercised Your rights.

How to Exercise Your California Privacy Rights

To exercise Your rights under the CCPA/CPRA, please contact Us by email at support@linkmesh.co. We will respond to verifiable consumer requests within forty-five (45) days as required by California law. We may need to verify Your identity before processing Your request, which may require You to provide certain information to confirm that You are the person about whom We collected the personal information.

You may also designate an authorized agent to make a request on Your behalf. If You use an authorized agent, We may require proof of Your written authorization before processing the request.

Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

Our Service uses artificial intelligence to suggest internal linking opportunities within Your WordPress content. However, the final decision to accept, reject, or modify any suggested link always rests with You as the human user. Our AI serves as an assistive tool and does not make fully automated decisions that produce legal effects concerning You or similarly significantly affect You. All link placements require Your explicit approval before being published.

Data Breach Notification

In the event of a personal data breach, We will notify the relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach, where feasible and required by applicable law. If the breach is likely to result in a high risk to Your rights and freedoms, We will also notify You without undue delay. Our notification will describe the nature of the breach, the categories and approximate number of data subjects and records concerned, the likely consequences, and the measures We have taken or propose to take to address the breach.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

  • By email: support@linkmesh.co