Privacy policy

Who we are

The Leads Foundry is the trading name of The Leads Foundry LLC. We build and operate local-service websites, rank them in organic search, and route the phone calls those sites produce to service businesses and pay-per-call networks.

This policy covers two different things: this site, theleadsfoundry.com, and the local-service websites we operate under other domain names. The second part is the one most people are looking for.

What we collect on this site

• What you type into the contact form on the About page: your name, company, email address, and your message. We use it to reply to you and to keep a record of the conversation.
• Basic server logs kept by our hosting provider: IP address, browser type, the page requested, and the time. These are used to keep the site running and to spot abuse.

This site carries no advertising trackers, no ad pixels, and no cross-site profiling. We do not sell or rent anything collected here, and we do not send marketing email to people who fill in the form.

What we collect on the local-service websites we operate

Our local-service sites show a tracked phone number. When you call that number:

• We record the calling number, the number dialed, the date and time, and how long the call lasted.
• The call is recorded as audio. You hear a notice that the call may be recorded before you are connected.
• We note which site, service, and market the number belongs to, so the call can be routed and billed correctly.

Those sites also collect page analytics: pages viewed, referring source, approximate location from IP address, and device type. We use that to see whether a site is working, not to build a profile of you.

How call data is used

• Routing. The call is connected to one service business or network that covers your service and area. A call goes to a single buyer.
• Billing. A call is billed to that buyer when it stays connected past an agreed threshold. Duration and time are how we prove that.
• Dispute review. If a buyer disputes a charge, we listen to that call's recording and check the record.
• Quality. We check that calls connect, that buyers answer, and that our sites are producing real calls rather than spam.

Calls we cannot attribute to a site and market are never assigned to a buyer. We do not use call data for advertising, and we do not call or text you afterwards.

Who receives it

• The buyer of that call. They get your phone number, the time and length of the call, and the recording, because the call is theirs to serve. They are contractually barred from redistributing the recording or using your number for anything other than your request.
• Ringba, our call-routing provider, which connects, records, and stores calls on our behalf.
• Hosting and infrastructure providers that run our sites and store our records.
• Law enforcement or a court, if we are legally required to hand something over.

We do not sell caller information. We do not send the same call to more than one buyer.

How long we keep it

Call recordings and call records are kept for six months and then deleted. Contact form submissions are kept for six months. Server logs and analytics are kept for six months. Billing records are kept as long as tax and accounting rules require.

Your rights as a caller

You can ask for a copy of the call data we hold about your number, ask us to delete it, or ask which business your call was routed to. Use the form on the About page and include the number you called from and the approximate date. We answer within three days.

Depending on where you live, you may have further rights under state privacy law. We apply the rights above to everyone, wherever they live.

Children

Our sites are for people hiring local services and are not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 13. If we learn that we have, we delete it.

Changes

We update this policy when what we collect or who receives it changes. The effective date at the top of the page shows the current version.

Contact

Privacy questions and requests go through the form on the About page. The reply comes from the operator. See also the call recording notice.