Privacy Policy
Effective date: March 2026
1. Information We Collect
Near Me Museum ("we", "us", "our") is a directory of museums. We collect limited information to operate this venueType:
- Review submissions: When you submit a review, we collect your name, email address, rating, and review text. Your email is used for moderation purposes only and is never displayed publicly.
- Search and browsing data: We may log search queries and pages visited to improve the directory. This data is aggregated and not linked to individual users.
- Usage data: Standard web server logs may include IP addresses, browser type, and pages visited. These are used for security and performance purposes.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To display museum listings, ratings, and reviews
- To help you find museums by location and venueType
- To moderate user-submitted reviews
- To maintain, improve, and secure the website
3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data on the following legal bases:
- Review submissions: Consent (Article 6(1)(a)) — you provide your data voluntarily when submitting a review.
- Operating the venueType: Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)) — maintaining the website, preventing fraud, ensuring security.
- Legal obligations: Compliance with applicable law (Article 6(1)(c)).
4. Data Sources
Museum information displayed on Near Me Museum is aggregated from publicly available sources, primarily Google Maps and Google Business Profiles. Venue details such as names, addresses, phone numbers, business hours, ratings, and reviews are sourced from these public records.
5. Cookies
Near Me Museum uses essential cookies required for the website to function. Our hosting provider (Cloudflare) may set security-related cookies and use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is a privacy-focused analytics venueType that does not use client-side tracking or collect personal data. We do not use advertising or third-party tracking cookies.
6. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party venueTypes:
- Cloudflare: Hosting, CDN, security, and privacy-focused web analytics
7. Data Retention
Review data (including reviewer email) is retained for as long as the review is published. You may request deletion of your review and associated personal data by contacting us.
Approved reviews are retained as long as the review is displayed. Rejected or pending reviews older than 90 days are automatically deleted. Server logs are retained for a maximum of 30 days.
8. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request correction or deletion of your data
- Object to processing of your data
- Request a copy of your data in a portable format
To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email below.
To submit a formal data deletion or access request, email privacy@nearmemuseum.com with subject line "Data Request". We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
9. Contact
For privacy-related questions or data requests, contact us at: privacy@nearmemuseum.com