User Data Deletion

Your Data Rights

Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request the deletion of all personal data associated with your account. We respect your privacy rights and commit to processing valid requests promptly.

Data We Store

When you use OpenBiz, we may collect and store the following data:

• Account information (name, email, phone number, avatar)
• Login credentials and authentication tokens
• Business listings you have published
• Offers and bids you have submitted
• Comments and interactions
• Watchlist and search alerts
• Valuation reports
• Third-party account identifiers obtained through Facebook, Google, or Apple login

How to Request Data Deletion

You can request the deletion of your account and all associated data through any of the following methods:

Processing Timeline

What Happens After Deletion

Once your data deletion request has been processed:

• Your account will be permanently closed and cannot be recovered
• All business listings you published will be removed
• Your comments will be anonymized or deleted
• Your offers and bid records will be deleted
• All third-party logins (Facebook, Google, Apple) linked to your account will be disconnected
• We will send an email confirming the deletion is complete

Facebook Login Users

If you used your Facebook account to log in to OpenBiz, you can request data deletion at any time through any of the methods above. Additionally, you can manage app permissions through Facebook settings: go to Facebook → Settings → Apps and Websites → find OpenBiz → click "Remove". After removing the Facebook connection, we will automatically delete all data obtained through Facebook.