Policies
ShoppingDirectory4u.com has set the following policies to make this directory a valuable and safe resource for shoppers and merchants on the Web. If you have a question or concern about any policy that is listed, please contact us.
Submission Policies
- Please submit shopping related sites only.
- All listings are permanent and will be charged a one time review fee for inclusion in the directory. Featured listings are approved first and have a faster review time.
- All listings are permanent and will be charged a one time review fee for inclusion in the directory.
- Submit only Web sites relevant to the category you are making a submission to. We do not accept submissions to top level categories.
- Deep links ARE allowed on featured listings only - regular listings may only be top level domain.
- Stuffing the title and descriptions with your keywords will result in your site being rejected. Keep titles and descriptions concise.
- Sites that contain affiliate links are generally accepted if the design is clean and there is some original content included.
- Sales/Landing pages for products will be accepted at our discretion.
- We will reject sites that are under construction or incomplete.
- This is a family friendly shopping directory so do not submit adult, hate sites, or any Web sites that promote illegal activities. Other sites that are generally not accepted include casino, medical, pharmacy, gambling, tobacco, and adult related.
- We accept Web sites that are in English only and titles and descriptions must also be in English.
- We accept payment by Paypal only at this time.
- We reserve the right to delete any listing at any time if we find that the site does not meet our guidelines and policies. Please read our policies page for more information.
- By submitting your site, you accept the guidelines and policies of the ShoppingDirectory4u.com.
ShoppingDirectory4u.com reserves the right to accept or reject any Web site, at anytime, for reasons mentioned above, and any other reasons not published here. We are looking for quality sites, so please follow the guidelines.
Payment Policy
- Payment is due upon submission to the directory. The payment is a one-time fee so that we can review your site and determine if it is acceptable for ShoppingDirectory4u.com.
Refund Policy
- If your Web site is not accepted after the initial submission, your submission fee will be refunded in full shortly after the listing has been denied.
- No refund will be issued if a site is submitted, and then the content changes thereafter and is considered to be a violation of our submission guidelines by the ShoppingDirectory4u.com.
- No refunds will be given for a site AFTER it has been accepted into the directory. No exceptions.
Privacy Policy
ShoppingDirectory4u.com respects the privacy of our users and is committed to protecting it:
- ShoppingDirectory4u.com is the owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, rent or share any information collected on our site to other sites or individuals. We can use customer contact information for internal marketing purposes, such as email newsletters, and to contact site owners regarding a submission.
- ShoppingDirectory4u.com does not collect any information from its users other than the basic information contained in the log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser types, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, OS type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.
- ShoppingDirectory4u.com may also collect information on how our users are utilizing the site. This might include information regarding traffic patterns through the site and search queries.
- Because ShoppingDirectory4u.com is a searchable directory, it contains links to other Web sites. ShoppingDirectory4u.com is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by ShoppingDirectory4u.com.
- Your listing will display your e-mail address so visitors can contact you about your site. Please use an e-mail address that is valid.
Cookies
- Third party software and advertisements that are presented on the ShoppingDirectory4u.com may use cookies, or tiny pieces of information stored on your computer, to verify who you are, and to help remember your settings.
- To learn more about how cookies work and how they may affect your privacy you can visit the Wikipedia entry on cookies.
Site Violations
ShoppingDirectory4u.com does everything possible to screen out illegal and offensive sites. Once a site is listed, if the content changes thereafter, we are not responsible for a user being able to access it through this directory. This is a violation and the site will be removed from ShoppingDirectory4u.com once it is discovered. If you come across a site that violates our submission guidelines or you feel should not be listed here, please contact us or click on the 'report a problem' icon next to the site listing so we can investigate.