Privacy Policy for PassiveProfits.io

WHO WE ARE

Our website address is: https://passiveprofits.io

At PassiveProfits.io, our mission is to help small businesses worldwide compete smarter and grow faster. We do that through AI consulting, Agentic AI implementation, brand strategy and logo design, business startup planning, CRM automation, bespoke web design, eCommerce, graphic design, SEO, GEO, SEO & GEO audit service, digital marketing, WordPress website design, website maintenance & IT support, domain registration and web hosting setup, and growth strategy consulting — all under one roof. We also help small businesses access fast, flexible funding options through our referral partnership with 7 Figures Funding — at no cost to you and with no impact on your loan terms or rates. PassiveProfits.io is founded and operated by Manu “Manny” Peniel. Questions about this policy? Reach us at: manny(at)passiveprofits.io

SECTION 1 — AFFILIATE PARTNERSHIP DISCLOSURE

We want to be upfront with you: some of the links on this website are affiliate links.

PassiveProfits.io maintains official affiliate and referral partnerships with select companies, including but not limited to: Jotform, HubSpot, GreenGeeks, The Hoth, Shopify, BigCommerce, GoHighLevel, PostAffiliatePro, LiveAgent, Jaaxy, Systeme.io, and other tools, platforms, and service providers we may partner with from time to time.

This means that when you click a link to one of these partners and make a purchase or sign up for a service, we may earn a commission or referral fee — at no additional cost to you.

This is how we keep the lights on and continue producing free resources, tools, and content for small business owners. It does not change our editorial independence or the way we evaluate and recommend tools. We only partner with companies we have personally vetted and genuinely believe deliver real value to our Growth Partners (clients) and readers.

In compliance with the Federal Trade Commission’s Endorsement Guides (revised June 2023) and Section 5 of the FTC Act:

— Any page, blog post, resource, or tool on this site that contains affiliate links will include a clear disclosure near the top of that content. — Affiliate links may be labeled as “paid link” or preceded by a disclosure such as: “This post contains paid links. We may earn a commission if you purchase through them.” — We only recommend products and services we have actually used, tested, or have a professional basis for recommending. — Our opinions are our own. Compensation does not influence our editorial assessments. — Disclosures will appear in close proximity to the affiliated content — not buried in footers or obscured in any way.

If you ever have a question about whether a specific link is an affiliate link, or whether a recommendation is compensated, just email us at manny(at)passiveprofits.io and we will tell you straight.

SECTION 2 — INTRODUCTION TO THIS POLICY

This Privacy Policy (“Agreement” or “Policy”) is entered into by and between PassiveProfits.io (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), including our legal successors and assigns, and you — the visitor, subscriber, or client using this website, our content, products, and/or services.

We take your privacy seriously. This Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding it. By using our site, you agree to the terms of this Policy.

This Policy is intended to comply, to the extent applicable, with: the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); the FTC Act and associated FTC rules including the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, the Children’s Online Protection Act of 1998 (COPA), and the FTC Endorsement Guides (last revised June 2023); and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Both parties pledge their best efforts toward compliance with all applicable regulations.

FTC / GDPR NOTICE: Among other means by which you may provide us contact information, you consent and agree to communicate with us via email. If at any time you would like to stop the use of your information by us, you may opt out or unsubscribe by using the “Unsubscribe” link or button at the bottom of any of our standard email messages. Keep in mind that unsubscribing may result in limitations on your use of our website, our products or services, or our ability to communicate with you. See Section 14 for more details.

SECTION 3 — INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT

Under our standard practices, we may collect the following:

— Contact information, including your name and email address(es) — General demographic information such as location, industry, preferences, and interests — Information relevant to service inquiries, surveys, offers, or giveaways — Any information you voluntarily send or submit to us, electronically or otherwise

We use secure third-party payment processors for all financial transactions. Under our standard practices, we do not collect or store:

— Credit or debit card numbers (except the last four digits, which may be retained for refund, verification, or transaction purposes) — Bank account or online financial information — IP addresses or MAC addresses (unless required by law or in response to a breach of this Agreement) — Dates of birth — Any information from persons under the age of 13 — Tax identification numbers, except as may be necessary from affiliates for payment purposes

By our past, present, and intended future practices, you and we agree that we are not a “data processor” as described or defined in the GDPR, nor do we accept the duties or obligations of a data processor.

SECTION 4 — HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use the information we collect to:

— Improve and customize our website, products, and services — Send you periodic emails about new services, resources, special offers, or opportunities we think may benefit you — Contact you via email, phone, social media, or other channels you have used to reach us — Share relevant third-party offers we believe may be useful to you — Conduct market research to better understand the needs of our community

SECTION 5 — DATA RETENTION

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law. Contact information provided through our intake forms or email subscriptions is retained for the duration of our business relationship and for a reasonable period afterward to meet any legal or tax obligations. If you unsubscribe or request deletion of your data, we will honor that request within a reasonable time, consistent with applicable law.

SECTION 6 — SECURITY

We are committed to keeping your information secure. We use appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures — including secure third-party payment processors and email service providers — to safeguard the data we collect online. Any information collected by these third-party processors and service providers is subject to their own privacy policies, not ours. We have no liability in connection with the independent actions or inactions of these contractors.

SECTION 7 — OUR PLEDGE TO YOU

A. We will not sell, rent, lend, or lease your personal information to third parties. We will not share it with third parties except as described in this Policy, with your explicit permission, when required by applicable law or regulation, or when we have credible reason to believe you have breached a material obligation under this or another agreement with us. We care about the people we serve, and we hope that feeling is mutual.

B. Your use of our site is also subject to our Terms and Conditions, which are incorporated into this Policy by reference. You agree to uphold and respect our complete ownership of our content, trade names, and materials as described in our Member License Agreement, and to fulfill all duties and obligations under any license we have extended to you.

SECTION 8 — COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

A “cookie” is a small file typically stored on your device by your internet browser. We and our contractors may also use pixels, tags, beacons, code snippets, log records, and similar technologies (collectively referred to as “cookies”) to understand how our site is used, improve user experience, and tailor content to visitor needs.

When you leave a comment, log in, or publish content on our site, cookies may be set to save your preferences. Login cookies last two days; screen preference cookies last one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. If you log out, login cookies are removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved that indicates the post ID; it expires after one day.

We use traffic log cookies to analyze page usage patterns and improve our website. This information is used for statistical analysis only and does not give us access to your device or any information beyond what you have chosen to share through your browser settings.

Do Not Track (DNT): Our website does not currently respond to browser-based DNT signals. You may manage or decline cookies through your browser settings, though doing so may limit certain functionality on our site.

SECTION 9 — COMMENTS AND USER-SUBMITTED CONTENT

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection. An anonymized hash of your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check for a profile image. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After comment approval, your profile picture may be publicly visible alongside your comment.

SECTION 10 — MEDIA UPLOADS

If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may be able to download and extract location data from images you upload.

SECTION 11 — EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES

Pages on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or social media posts. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites directly. Those sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content — including if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

SECTION 12 — ADVERTISING AND THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTORS

Some of our ad networks, advertisers, social media platforms, email delivery providers, payment processors, and other independent contractors (“contractors”) may place cookies on your device. We do not control cookies placed by these contractors. Contractors may collect data such as your browser type, operating system, email address, pages visited, time of visits, content viewed, ads viewed, IP or MAC addresses, and other clickstream data to deliver targeted advertising or for other similar purposes. Some of these contractors may be considered “data processors” under the GDPR, which you acknowledge shall have no bearing on our own classification under the GDPR. The use of cookies by our contractors is subject to their own privacy policies and legal terms, and we have no liability in connection with their actions or inactions.

SECTION 13 — LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. Once you leave our site, we do not control those websites and are not responsible for their content, practices, or privacy policies — including sites owned or operated by our contractors. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any external site you visit.

SECTION 14 — OPT-OUT AND MANAGING YOUR INFORMATION

You may stop the collection or use of your information at any time by opting out or unsubscribing using the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any of our emails. Please note:

— If you are enrolled in a paid membership or affiliate program with us, opting out may result in cancellation of your account. A reinstatement fee may apply if you wish to regain access. — Before closing a membership or affiliate account, we may email you to confirm your intent to cancel. — Unsubscribing from one of our lists may not automatically remove you from all of our lists, particularly if you subscribed using multiple email addresses or signed up for more than one list. — It is your sole responsibility to unsubscribe from each list and each email address separately, as applicable.

If you believe any information we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, please contact us at manny(at)passiveprofits.io with “Contact Info Correction” in the subject line. We wish everyone who unsubscribes all the best, and you are always welcome to re-subscribe at any time.

SECTION 15 — CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

By using our website, you represent that: (1) you are at least the age of majority in your nation, territory, state, or province of residence; (2) you accept complete legal responsibility for any minor in your household who may be using our site; and (3) you will not, directly or indirectly, provide us with any personal information relating to any child under the age of 13. You agree that any minor for whom you are providing consent is subject to your complete and direct supervision. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13.

SECTION 16 — AI-GENERATED AND AUTOMATED CONTENT

PassiveProfits.io is an AI consulting business and makes active use of AI tools in content creation, marketing, and service delivery. Some content on this website may have been produced or assisted by artificial intelligence. All AI-assisted content is reviewed by our team for accuracy, quality, and compliance with our editorial and ethical standards.

We do not use AI to fabricate endorsements, generate fake reviews, or create misleading claims about products or services. This is consistent with the Federal Trade Commission’s 2024 Consumer Reviews and Testimonials Rule, which prohibits the creation, purchase, or dissemination of fake or manipulated reviews and testimonials.

SECTION 17 — CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We reserve the right to update this Policy at any time without prior notice to you. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically to ensure you are satisfied with any changes. Your continued use of our website following any updates constitutes your acceptance of the revised Policy. From time to time, we may ask you to re-verify your agreement with this Policy.

SECTION 18 — CONTACT

For questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

manny(at)passiveprofits.io PassiveProfits.io Finger Lakes, New York

This Privacy Policy was written and is maintained by Manu “Manny” Peniel, Founder & CEO of PassiveProfits.io.

Last Updated: March 31, 2026