NEXTpoint
Privacy Overview

Privacy Policy
Effective Date: [April, 2025]
Last Updated: [April, 2025]

NextPoint GIS Services ("NextPoint", "we", "us", or "our") values your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services.
It also describes your privacy rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data:

a. Information You Provide

  • Account details: name, email address, phone number, job title, organization

  • Billing information: payment method, billing address (if applicable)

  • Communications: inquiries, support tickets, survey responses

b. Automatically Collected Information

  • Device and usage data: IP address, browser type, OS, referring URLs, pages visited, session duration

  • Location data: Approximate geographic location (if enabled)

  • Cookies and tracking technologies (see Section 7)

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Provide and manage our GIS services

  • Process transactions and send billing notices

  • Improve our website, services, and user experience

  • Respond to customer service requests

  • Send updates, promotional material, and service notifications

  • Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights

3. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR)

Under the GDPR, we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: Where you have given clear consent

  • Contract: To fulfill our obligations under a contract

  • Legal obligation: To comply with applicable laws

  • Legitimate interests: For business purposes that do not override your rights

4. Your Privacy Rights

Under the GDPR (EU/EEA Residents):

You have the right to:

  • Access, correct, or delete your personal data

  • Object to or restrict data processing

  • Data portability

  • Withdraw consent at any time

Under the CCPA (California Residents):

You have the right to:

  • Know what personal information we collect and how we use it

  • Request deletion of your personal data

  • Opt out of the sale of your personal data (we do not sell your data)

  • Non-discrimination for exercising your rights

To exercise your rights, email us at privacy@nextpointgis.com.

5. Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal data.
We may share your information with:

  • Service providers under contract to assist in operations (e.g., payment processing)

  • Law enforcement or regulatory authorities when required by law

  • Business transfers: If we merge, sell, or transfer assets, user data may be part of the transaction

All third parties are required to comply with privacy laws and only process your data as instructed.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to:

  • Provide services

  • Fulfill legal obligations

  • Resolve disputes and enforce our agreements

You may request deletion at any time, subject to exceptions under applicable laws.

7. Cookies & Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Improve functionality

  • Analyze usage patterns

  • Store user preferences

These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

Log Files
Nextpoint GIS Services follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

You can control cookie settings in your browser or by opting out.

8. Security

We implement technical and organizational safeguards to protect your data, including:

  • Encrypted data storage and transfer (HTTPS)

  • Access controls and secure authentication

    Despite our efforts, no system is 100% secure. Please report any concerns to privacy@nextpointgis.com.

9. DMCA Policy

We respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe your copyright has been infringed on our platform, please send a notice to privacy@nextpointgis.com with:

  • Your contact info

  • Description of the copyrighted work

  • URL of the alleged infringement

  • Statement of good faith belief

  • Your signature (physical or electronic)

We will investigate and respond in accordance with the DMCA.

10. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to children under 13 (or 16 in the EU), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. The "Last Updated" date at the top reflects the current version. Significant changes will be communicated via email or website notification.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:

NextPoint GIS Services
Email: privacy@nextpointgis.com
Website: www.nextpointgis.com