Privacy Policy

Updated September 27, 2026. Version 1.2.

This Privacy Policy explains how X3 E-Commerce LLC d/b/a FrontDesk Global (“FrontDesk Global”, “we”, “us”) collects, uses, and shares personal information in connection with TestimonialCollect (the “Service”).

We have built TestimonialCollect with three commitments: we do not sell personal information, we do not train AI models on customer data, and we treat all users — wherever they live — to the same baseline privacy rights.

1. Who is the Controller / Processor

When we provide the Service to you (our customer), you act as the “controller” of your customers' or tenants' personal information, and we act as a “processor” or “service provider” on your behalf, in the sense those terms are used in the GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and similar laws.

When we collect personal information directly from you to manage our relationship with you (account, billing, support), we act as a controller. This Policy covers both relationships.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information you give us

Business details (name, brand color, request wording)
Customer names, mobile numbers and e-mail addresses you add or sync
Testimonials, star ratings and your approvals
Stripe or Square connection keys, if you connect them

2.2 Account and billing information

Name, email address, phone number, business name and address.
Payment-method information processed by our payment provider, Stripe (we never see or store full card numbers).
Authentication credentials (passwords are stored hashed; we use OAuth where supported).

2.3 Information collected automatically

Device, browser, and connection metadata (IP address, user agent, language).
Usage logs (pages visited, actions taken, errors encountered).
Cookies and similar technologies — see Section 9.

3. How We Use Information

We use information to:

Provide and operate the Service, including the AI features described in our AI Disclosure.
Process payments and manage your subscription.
Communicate with you about your account, security, billing, and product updates.
Detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, and security incidents.
Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms.
Improve the Service through aggregated, anonymized analytics. We do not use the content of customer data to train AI models.

4. AI Processing

When TestimonialCollect uses AI to draft text, we send only the input needed for that task (for example, the testimonial text and your business name) to our AI provider, Anthropic. Anthropic processes it only to return output to us and does not use it to train its models. Details are in our AI Disclosure.

5. How We Share Information

We share information only as needed to operate the Service:

Sub-processors. We use trusted vendors for hosting, payments, e-mail, text messages, AI drafting, and cookieless site analytics. They are named in section 5A.
Your authorized integrations. We exchange data only with the services you connect: Stripe or Square, if you connect them.
Legal compliance. We may disclose information when required by law, valid legal process, or to protect rights, safety, and property.
Business transfers. If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred. We will notify you and any successor will be bound by this Policy.

We do not sell personal information. We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

5A. Customer Contacts, Testimonials, and Payment-Trigger Data

To provide TestimonialCollect, we process the following data only for the purposes stated:

Customer contact details (name, mobile number, e-mail) that you enter, import, or sync. Used only to send feedback requests on your behalf.
Testimonials and sharing choices (star rating, written text, and two opt-in choices the customer makes on the feedback form, both unticked by default: whether the testimonial may be shared on the business’s website or social media, and whether their name may be shown). A testimonial is shown publicly only if the customer allowed sharing and you approve it; if the customer did not allow their name, it appears as “Verified customer.”
Stripe or Square data, if you connect it. If you connect Stripe (with a read-only restricted key you create) or Square (with an access token you provide), we read customer names, contact details, and payment dates and amounts to suggest who to ask. We never receive full card numbers, and you can disconnect at any time.
Request and opt-out records (when each request was sent, whether by text or e-mail, and any opt-out). Anyone who replies STOP gets no further texts from that business through the Service, and anyone who unsubscribes from e-mail gets no further e-mails.

What we do not do with this data:

We do not sell it, and we do not share it with anyone other than the sub-processors listed below that are strictly necessary to run the Service.
We do not use it to train or improve AI models — ours or our vendors’.
We do not use it for advertising or to contact anyone on behalf of any business other than you.

Current sub-processors (vendors that process this data for us):

Cloudflare, Inc. — hosting, database, content delivery, security, and private storage of customer videos
Anthropic, PBC — AI text generation (Claude models)
Telnyx LLC — text-message (SMS) delivery
Resend, Inc. — transactional e-mail delivery
Stripe, Inc. — subscription billing and payment processing (we never see full card numbers)

5B. Text Messaging (SMS) Privacy

Mobile phone numbers are used only to send the messages the business set up in TestimonialCollect and to process replies (such as CONFIRM, STOP, or HELP).
No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text-messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties, except our SMS delivery provider (Telnyx) for the sole purpose of delivering messages.
We keep a record of each opt-out (STOP) so that business never texts the number again through FrontDesk Global unless the person opts back in (for example, by replying START).
Message and data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help or e-mail [email protected].

5C. Linked Customer Records, Text-Message Rules, and AI Features (Updated September 27, 2026)

One customer timeline inside your business account. If your business uses more than one FrontDesk Global product (for example TestimonialCollect and PreventNoShows), we link records that refer to the same customer — matched by phone number or e-mail address — so you can see one timeline of that customer’s visits, messages, reviews, testimonials, and calls across your FrontDesk Global products. Linking happens only inside your own business account. We never link, merge, or share customer records between different businesses, and one business can never see another business’s customers.

Two kinds of text-message consent. Each business keeps separate consent records for each phone number:

Informational texts — messages about something the customer asked for or booked, such as appointment reminders and confirmations, feedback requests after a visit, and replies to the customer’s own questions.
Marketing texts — promotional messages such as win-back offers and discounts. These are sent only to people who agreed to receive marketing texts from that business.

Quiet hours. Automated texts are sent only between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. in the business’s local time. A text that comes due outside that window waits until the window opens.

STOP works per business. Replying STOP to a text from a business stops all further texts from that business through any FrontDesk Global product. It does not stop texts from other, unrelated businesses that also use FrontDesk Global; reply STOP to their messages separately. Replying START to that business opts the number back in. Reply HELP for help, or e-mail [email protected].

AI features and private review matching. Where a FrontDesk Global product suggests which of your customers may have written a public review (by comparing the reviewer’s public display name and timing with your own customer records), that suggestion is shown only to you inside your account. It is never included in a public review reply, never shown to the reviewer or anyone else, and never used to train AI models. For healthcare businesses (such as dental, medical, therapy, chiropractic, pharmacy, and med spa), review matching is off by default. AI is never used to put private customer details into public replies.

5D. Newer Features and the Data They Use (Updated September 27, 2026)

Video testimonials (optional). A customer can choose to record a short video (up to 60 seconds) on the feedback page. The video is uploaded to private storage with our hosting provider, Cloudflare (R2). It is kept only if the customer ticks the box allowing the video to be shown; otherwise it is deleted when they submit. It is shown on your website only after you approve it; until then only you can view it while signed in. You can delete any video at any time.
Verified-customer check. After a submission, we check whether the person was your customer using records already in your account: payments from Stripe or Square if connected, completed PreventNoShows appointments, or visits and payments on their linked customer record. The public badge shows only the month (for example, “paid Aug 2026”), never the amount or the service.
Google review import. If your Google profile is connected through TheAutoReply, we copy up to 20 of your newest 4–5★ Google reviews that have text into your testimonials, word for word, with the attribution shown on Google and a “From Google” label. They are never edited by you or by AI.
Ask checker and consent records. We check the wording of your requests against published review rules and keep a dated log of those checks. When you record how a customer agreed to receive texts, we store the method and date.
Owner alerts. When a testimonial arrives we can e-mail you, or text the mobile number on your account if you turn that on.

6. Retention

We retain Your Content for as long as your account is active. After termination, we retain it for at least 30 days to support export, then delete it within 90 days unless we are required to retain it longer for legal or accounting purposes. Account and billing records are retained for the period required by tax and accounting law (typically seven years).

7. Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

Access the personal information we hold about you.
Correct inaccurate information.
Delete information, subject to legal retention requirements.
Object to or restrict certain processing.
Receive a copy of your information in a portable format.
Withdraw consent for processing based on consent.
Opt out of any sale or sharing of personal information (we do not sell or share, but the right is preserved).
Lodge a complaint with a data-protection authority.

To exercise these rights, email [email protected]. We will verify your identity and respond within the time required by your jurisdiction (typically 30 to 45 days).

8. International Transfers

We are based in the United States. If you access the Service from outside the U.S., your information will be transferred to and processed in the U.S. and other countries where our service providers operate. For transfers from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, we rely on Standard Contractual Clauses or other lawful transfer mechanisms.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use a small number of cookies to keep you signed in, remember your preferences, and measure aggregate usage. We do not use third-party advertising cookies. You can manage cookie preferences in your browser; blocking certain cookies may break parts of the Service.

10. Children

The Service is not directed to children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact [email protected] and we will delete it.

11. Security

We protect information using industry-standard administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, including encryption in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest, role-based access controls, and continuous security monitoring. No system is perfectly secure; if you suspect unauthorized access to your account, contact [email protected] immediately.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy. We will notify you of material changes by email or in-app notice at least 30 days before the changes take effect.

13. Contact

Privacy questions: [email protected]. Mailing: X3 E-Commerce LLC d/b/a FrontDesk Global, Michigan, United States.

X3 E-Commerce LLC d/b/a FrontDesk Global • Michigan, United States