Privacy Policy
Table of Contents
- Who We Are
- What We Collect
- How We Use It
- Cookies & Tracking
- Third-Party Services
- Advertising & Affiliates
- Data Sharing
- Data Retention
- Your Rights
- Children
- Security
- Changes to This Policy
- Contact Us
1. Who We Are
UrgeSales (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website located at https://urgesales.com. We are a content and information platform covering B2B sales, marketing, CRM, sales tools, and related business topics. We do not sell products, process payments, or provide direct consulting services — our purpose is to research and publish helpful content for sales professionals, founders, and B2B teams.
This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect when you visit our site, how we use it, and what control you have over it. By using urgesales.com, you agree to the practices described here.
2. What We Collect
Information you give us directly
- Comments: If you leave a comment on an article, we collect your name, email address, website URL (if provided), and the content of your comment. Your IP address and browser user-agent string are also captured at the time of submission to assist with spam detection.
- Contact form submissions: If you use our Contact Us form, we collect your name, email address, message subject, and message content.
- Newsletter sign-ups: If you subscribe to our email list, we collect your email address and, where provided, your name. Your newsletter subscription is managed by a third-party email platform — see Section 5.
Information collected automatically
- Usage and analytics data: We collect information about how you interact with the site — pages visited, time on page, referring URL, device type, browser, and general geographic location (country/city level, not precise location). This is gathered via Google Analytics 4 and processed as aggregated data.
- Log data: Our hosting provider automatically records server access logs, which include IP addresses, request timestamps, URLs accessed, and HTTP response codes. These logs are retained for security purposes and are not linked to personal profiles.
- Cookies and similar technologies: See Section 4 for a full breakdown.
Information we do not collect
We do not collect payment information, government identification, medical data, or any sensitive personal category data. We do not build individual advertising profiles or sell personal information to data brokers.
3. How We Use It
We use the information we collect to:
- Publish and moderate reader comments on articles.
- Respond to contact form inquiries.
- Send newsletters and editorial updates to subscribers who have opted in.
- Understand how readers find and use our content so we can improve it.
- Detect and prevent spam, abuse, or security threats.
- Comply with applicable laws and regulations.
We do not use your information for automated profiling, and we do not make decisions about you solely through automated means.
4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. Here is a plain-language breakdown of what we use and why.
Strictly necessary cookies
These are set by WordPress to keep the site functioning correctly and cannot be disabled. They do not track you for marketing purposes.
- Comment preference cookie — If you leave a comment, a cookie stores your name and email for one year so the fields are pre-filled on your next visit. You can clear this by clearing your browser cookies at any time.
- Session cookie — A short-lived cookie that manages your active browsing session. It expires when you close your browser.
Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our site in aggregate. This service uses cookies to distinguish unique visits over time.
- Google Analytics stores cookies for up to 2 years.
- Data is anonymized at the IP level before storage.
- You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all sites using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Advertising cookies
We plan to display advertisements served by Google AdSense. When active, Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and other sites on the web. You can review Google’s ad settings and opt out of personalized advertising at adssettings.google.com.
Managing cookies
Most browsers allow you to view, block, and delete cookies through their settings. Blocking certain cookies may affect site functionality (for example, comment forms may not retain your information). Consult your browser’s help section for instructions specific to your browser.
5. Third-Party Services
We work with the following third-party providers, each of which has its own privacy policy governing how it handles data.
Google Analytics 4
Analytics platform that processes aggregated visitor behaviour data. Google Privacy Policy →
Google AdSense
Advertising network that may display relevant ads to visitors. Google may use cookies and your browsing history to personalise ads. Google Privacy Policy →
Email newsletter platform
If you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address is stored with our email service provider (such as ConvertKit or Beehiiv). We will name the specific provider in use here once it is configured. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email we send you, which removes your address from our list immediately.
WordPress comment spam detection
Reader comments may be screened through an automated spam-detection service. This involves sharing the comment content, submitter name, email, and IP address with the service provider for classification purposes only.
Embedded third-party content
Some articles may embed content from external providers (such as YouTube videos or social media posts). Embedded content behaves as if you had visited that third-party site directly — they may collect data, use cookies, or track interaction independently of us. We have no control over and take no responsibility for their data practices.
6. Advertising & Affiliate Links
Display advertising
We plan to display contextual and interest-based advertisements through Google AdSense. Revenue from these ads helps fund the research and writing that keeps this site free to read. We do not control which specific ads are shown, but we do not permit adult, misleading, or legally prohibited ad categories.
Affiliate links
Some articles include affiliate links — hyperlinks to third-party products or services that may earn us a commission if you click through and make a purchase or sign up. Affiliate links are clearly disclosed within the article or in a prominent notice at the top of pages where they appear. Our editorial content is written and evaluated independently of these commercial relationships; we only recommend tools we believe are genuinely useful to our readers. Affiliate links do not change the price you pay for any product or service.
Any time a link on urgesales.com may earn us a referral fee, we say so plainly. If you have any doubt about whether a link is affiliate-compensated, contact us and we will confirm.
7. Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We share data only in the following circumstances:
- Service providers: Third parties listed in Section 5 receive data only as needed to provide their service (e.g., an email platform needs your email address to deliver a newsletter).
- Legal requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or a legitimate regulatory request — and only to the extent required.
- Business transfers: If UrgeSales were ever acquired or merged with another entity, user data held by us would be part of that transfer. We would notify affected users before any such transfer took effect.
- With your consent: For any other purpose, we would ask for your explicit permission before sharing your information.
8. Data Retention
- Comments: Approved comments are kept as part of the published article indefinitely, as they form part of the public record of reader discussion. If you request deletion of your comment, we will remove it (see Section 9).
- Contact form messages: Retained for as long as needed to respond to your inquiry, and then deleted — typically within 12 months.
- Newsletter subscriptions: Your email is retained until you unsubscribe. After unsubscribing, your address is suppressed (not actively stored) to prevent accidental re-subscription.
- Analytics data: Google Analytics retains raw event data for 14 months by default under our configuration.
- Server logs: Hosting provider access logs are typically retained for up to 30 days and then automatically purged.
9. Your Rights
Depending on where you are located, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Deletion: Request that we delete your personal data, subject to legal retention obligations.
- Withdrawal of consent: Unsubscribe from email communications at any time using the unsubscribe link in any message, or by contacting us directly.
- Data portability: Request your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format where technically feasible.
- Objection: Object to the processing of your data for analytics or advertising purposes — see the opt-out options in Sections 4 and 5.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the details in Section 13. We will respond within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing a request.
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe we have not handled your data lawfully.
10. Children’s Privacy
UrgeSales is a professional content platform aimed at adults working in business and sales. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately and we will delete it promptly.
11. Security
Our website operates over HTTPS with TLS encryption, ensuring data transmitted between your browser and our server is protected in transit. Our hosting environment includes standard infrastructure-level security controls. However, no internet transmission or data storage system is 100% guaranteed to be secure. We encourage you not to share sensitive personal information in public-facing comment fields.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time — for example, when we add new services, change how we use data, or when laws change. When we make a meaningful change, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of urgesales.com after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, reach out directly.
UrgeSales
Website: https://urgesales.com
Email: contact@urgesales.com
Contact form: urgesales.com/contact-us
We aim to respond to all privacy-related enquiries within 5 business days.