LEGAL · UPDATED OCTOBER 2026

Privacy Policy

Kudobuzz INC

Kudobuzz INC (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the https://kudobuzz.com/, website(s) (the”Service(s)”). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible from https://kudobuzz.com

Definitions

We use collected information to:

Personal Data
Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
Usage Data
Usage Data is 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).
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data stored on a User’s device.
Data Controller
Data Controller means a person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your data.
Data Processor (or Service Providers)
Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any person (other than an employee of the Data Controller) who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
Data Subject
Data Subject is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.
User
The User is the individual using our Service. The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.
Information Collection And Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

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 (“Personal Data”). 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
Cookies and Usage Data

In connection with our Review Request feature, we may also process the phone numbers of your customers ("End-Customer Data") solely for the purpose of sending WhatsApp review request messages on your behalf following a purchase. This data is provided to us by you (the merchant) and is processed only as directed by you.

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us.

Usage Data

We may also collect information how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’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.

Tracking & Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service. 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 portions of our Service.

Examples of Cookies we use:

Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

Use of Data

Kudobuzz INC uses the collected data for various purposes:

To provide and maintain our Service
To notify you about changes to our Service
To provide customer support
To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our service
To monitor the usage of our Service
To detect, prevent and address technical issues
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 enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information
To send WhatsApp review request messages to your customers on your behalf, following a completed order, as part of our post-purchase review collection feature.

Retention of Data

Kudobuzz INC 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.

Transfer Of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction. If you choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the US and process it there. Our servers are located in the US. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.Kudobuzz INC will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure Of Data

Business Transaction
If Kudobuzz INC 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.
Disclosure for Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, Kudobuzz INC 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).

Kudobuzz INC may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

To comply with a legal obligation
To protect and defend the rights or property of Kudobuzz INC
To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
To protect against legal liability

Security Of Data

The security of your 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 acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

“Do Not Track” Signals

We do not support Do Not Track (“DNT”). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.

Your Rights

Kudobuzz INC aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. Whenever made possible, you can update your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to change your Personal Data, please contact us to make the required changes. If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.In certain circumstances, you have the right:

If you are a customer of one of our merchants and received a WhatsApp review request message, you may opt out at any time by replying STOP to the WhatsApp message.

To access and receive a copy of the Personal Data we hold about you
To rectify any Personal Data held about you that is inaccurate
To request the deletion of Personal Data held about you

You have the right to data portability for the information you provide to Kudobuzz INC. You can request to obtain a copy of your Personal Data in a commonly used electronic format so that you can manage and move it. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

In connection with our WhatsApp Review Request feature, customer phone numbers are transmitted to WhatsApp (Meta Platforms, Inc.) solely for message delivery purposes. Meta acts as a sub-processor and their use of data is governed by the WhatsApp Business Terms of Service and Meta's Privacy Policy.

Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

Google Analytics

We mGoogle Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: Here.

Facebook

Facebook Authentication (Facebook INC) Facebook Authentication is a registration and authentication service provided by Facebook, Inc. and is connected to the Facebook social network. Personal Data collected: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy:Here. Privacy Shield participant. Facebook Comments (Facebook INC) Facebook Comments is a content commenting service provided by Facebook, Inc. enabling the User to leave comments and share them on the Facebook platform. Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data. Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy: Here. Privacy Shield participant.

Behavioral Remarketing

Kudobuzz INC uses remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you visited our Service. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service.

Google AdWords

Google AdWords remarketing service is provided by Google Inc. You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize the Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page: here.

Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on – here. – for your web browser. Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provides visitors with the ability to prevent their data from being collected and used by Google Analytics. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page:here.

Facebook Remarketing

Facebook remarketing service is provided by Facebook INC. You can opt-out of Facebook remarketing by visiting the Facebook Ads Preferences page: here.

Payments

We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors). We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information. The payment processors we work with are:

Stripe Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at here .
PayPal or Braintree Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at here .

Links To Other Sites

Facebook remarketing service is provided by Facebook INC. You can opt-out of Facebook remarketing by visiting the Facebook Ads Preferences page: here.

Facebook Remarketing

Our Service may contain links to other sites 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.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Data Collection

In connection with our participation in a third-party monetization program, we may collect and share certain non-personal and anonymized data related to your use of our application. This data includes, but is not limited to, customer interactions, order history, and advertising-related activities. The data shared will never include personal identification information, and is used solely for optimizing the ads displayed in the store.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

We collaborate with third-party partners ("Monetization Partners") to display advertisements within the store. These partners may require access to anonymized customer behavior data for the purposes of ad targeting and optimization. We ensure that any shared data is de-identified and does not include names, email addresses, or other personal identifiers.

User Consent Requirement

To comply with applicable privacy laws, including GDPR and CCPA, the store owner is required to obtain consent from customers for any data collected for advertising purposes. By using this application, you agree to comply with the requirements for obtaining such consent from your customers.

Opt-Out Options for Users

Users (store visitors) have the right to opt out of targeted advertising. As a store owner, you must ensure that an opt-out mechanism is available for users, in compliance with privacy regulations, such as the GDPR and CCPA. Information on how users can exercise their rights must be clearly displayed within your store.

Data Retention and Security

In the event of changes to how we collect, process, or share data as part of our monetization activities, we will update this Privacy Policy accordingly. You will be notified of significant changes at least 30 days prior to implementation, providing an opportunity to review and consent to changes.

Policy Updates and Notifications

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 “effective 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.

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us. Email: help@kudobuzz.com