Privacy Policy
CemeteryLink is an independent directory of cemeteries, graves and memorials. This policy explains how information is handled when you use cemeterylink.com.
For privacy questions or requests, contact info@cemeterylink.com.
Information we collect
When you create an account, contact us or contribute content, we collect the information you provide. This may include your name, email address, account details, messages, photographs, listings and comments.
Our website and service providers may also process technical and usage information, including IP addresses, browser and device details, pages visited and cookie identifiers.
How we use information
We use information to operate the website, provide accounts and requested features, publish contributions, respond to enquiries, prevent abuse and understand how visitors use CemeteryLink.
The applicable legal basis depends on the activity: providing requested services, legitimate interests in maintaining and protecting the website, consent where required for analytics and advertising, or compliance with legal obligations.
Public contributions
Listings, memorials, photographs and comments submitted for publication may be visible to everyone and indexed by search engines. Your public display name may appear alongside your contributions.
Directory information may also come from public sources and other users. Please avoid publishing private or sensitive information about living individuals and only upload content you have the right to share.
To report a privacy concern or request a correction or removal, email info@cemeterylink.com, including the relevant page link.
Cookies, analytics and advertising
CemeteryLink uses cookies and similar technologies for website functionality, analytics and advertising.
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use the website, and Google AdSense to display advertisements.
Third-party providers, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website or other websites. Google’s advertising cookies allow Google and its partners to personalise ads, subject to applicable consent requirements.
You can manage personalised Google advertising through Google Ad Settings. You can also visit AboutAds Choices for choices offered by participating advertising providers.
Read more about how Google uses information from websites that use its services and Google’s Privacy Policy.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, the website’s consent controls. Blocking cookies may affect some features.
Service providers
Hosting, email, maintenance, security, analytics and advertising providers may process information to deliver their services. Depending on the provider, processing may take place outside your country.
Public contributions are shared as described above. Information may also be disclosed where required by law or necessary to address abuse or legal claims.
Retention
We retain information for the purposes described in this policy, taking account of active accounts, published contributions, unresolved enquiries, security needs and applicable legal obligations.
Retention of technical data, analytics information and backups also depends on the settings and retention practices of the relevant services.
Your choices and rights
Depending on applicable law, you may request access, correction, deletion or portability of your personal information, restrict processing or object to certain uses.
Where processing relies on consent, you may withdraw it without affecting processing already carried out. You may also complain to a competent data protection authority.
Send requests to info@cemeterylink.com. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.