Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 4, 2026

Discover 435 ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect and how we use it when you visit discover435.com.

Information We Collect

• Business and event submissions: If you submit a business listing or post an event, we collect the information you provide (such as business/event details and contact info).
• Payments (if you purchase a featured listing or promotion): Payments are processed by third-party providers (such as Square or NOWPayments). We do not store full payment card details. We may receive limited transaction information like payment status, amount, currency, and an order identifier.
• Automatically collected data: Our hosting/security providers may collect technical information such as IP address, user agent, pages visited, and referring URL for security, abuse prevention, and performance.
• Spam protection: We may use Cloudflare Turnstile to help prevent automated abuse of our forms. Turnstile may process technical signals (such as IP address and browser information) to determine whether a visitor is a human.
• Cookies: We do not use cookies for advertising. Infrastructure providers (such as Cloudflare) may set strictly necessary cookies for security and bot protection.

How We Use Information

• Operate and improve Discover 435 (directory, events, deals, guides)
• Process and review submissions for businesses and events
• Provide paid featured placement and promotion services (when purchased)
• Prevent spam, fraud, and abuse of forms and payment endpoints

Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with service providers that help us operate the site, such as:

• Cloudflare (hosting, security, performance)
• Cloudinary (image hosting for site assets)
• Square / NOWPayments (payment processing, if enabled)

We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights and the security of the site.

Data Retention

We retain submissions and transaction records for as long as needed to operate the site, provide requested services, and maintain reasonable records, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

Your Choices

• You can request access to, correction of, or deletion of your information by contacting us.

Data Security

We use reasonable safeguards to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

Third-Party Links

Discover 435 may link to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

Children's Privacy

Discover 435 is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will post any changes on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please use our contact page: discover435.com/contact/.