The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union regulation that governs how organisations collect, store, and use personal data. BacklinkXperts is committed to full compliance with the GDPR and to upholding the data rights of all individuals who interact with our services.
📌 This page explains your rights under GDPR and how we process personal data. For a full description of all data we collect, please also read our Privacy Policy.
Who Is the Data Controller?
BacklinkXperts acts as the data controller for personal data collected through our website and services. This means we determine the purposes and means by which your personal data is processed.
Contact: hello@backlinkxpert.com
What Personal Data We Process
We process the following categories of personal data:
- Identity data: name (where provided)
- Contact data: email address
- Business data: website URL, business niche, domain rating preference, geographic target
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, session duration
- Communication data: content of emails or messages you send us
We do not process any special categories of personal data (e.g. health, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs).
Legal Basis for Processing
We only process your personal data where we have a valid legal basis to do so:
- Contractual necessity , to deliver the free backlink list or services you requested
- Legitimate interests , to improve our website, prevent fraud, and communicate about relevant services (where not overridden by your rights)
- Consent , for marketing emails; you may withdraw consent at any time
- Legal obligation , where required by applicable law
Your Rights Under GDPR
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
👁 Right of Access
Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
✏️ Right to Rectification
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
🗑 Right to Erasure
Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
⏸ Right to Restriction
Request that we temporarily or permanently restrict processing of your data.
📦 Right to Portability
Receive your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
✋ Right to Object
Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
🔄 Withdraw Consent
Where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time without affecting prior processing.
⚖️ Right to Complain
Lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority if you believe we've mishandled your data.
Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected:
- Free list requests: up to 24 months from submission
- Email correspondence: up to 36 months
- Analytics data: anonymised after 14 months (Google Analytics default)
After the retention period expires, data is securely deleted or anonymised. You may request early deletion at any time.
International Data Transfers
Some of our third-party service providers (such as Google Analytics and Formspree) may process data outside the EEA. Where this occurs, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place , such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission , to protect your data in accordance with GDPR requirements.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data against accidental loss, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. All data transmitted to and from our Site is encrypted via HTTPS.
How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise any of your GDPR rights, please email us at hello@backlinkxpert.com with the subject line "GDPR Request". We will respond within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection supervisory authority.
GDPR Enquiries
Email hello@backlinkxpert.com with the subject "GDPR Request". We aim to respond within 30 days. For urgent matters, please indicate this in your subject line.