1. Introduction & Scope
SourcingBytes ("we", "our", or "us") is a premier global B2B sourcing and procurement platform dedicated to facilitating commercial trade between verified enterprises, buyers, and international supply partners.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, process, store, and safeguard personal and corporate information when you visit https://sourcingbytes.com, submit Requests for Quotation (RFQs), initiate sourcing requests, communicate with our trade managers, or access our invoices and workspace tools.
By accessing our platform or engaging our sourcing services, your business consents to the data practices described in this policy.
2. Information Provided Directly by Users
We collect information that you directly provide when registering an account, requesting a quotation, submitting product specifications, or communicating with our team:
• Account & Contact Details: Corporate name, authorized representative name, business email address, contact phone number, and physical business address.
• Sourcing & RFQ Payload Data: Product specifications, bill of materials, custom OEM/private-label drawings, sample parameters, estimated order quantities, target pricing, and uploaded file attachments.
• Commercial Communications: Messages, chat logs, inquiry notes, negotiation records, and administrative feedback exchanged via our Inquiry portal.
• Financial & Identity Records: Invoicing identity details, tax registration numbers, and formal business identification documents required for compliance verification.
Note: SourcingBytes does NOT process or store consumer payment credit card details online, as our settlement architecture operates via formal B2B invoice mechanisms.
3. Information Collected Automatically
When you navigate https://sourcingbytes.com, our servers and security architecture automatically collect technical metadata to ensure platform integrity and performance:
• Device & Network Telemetry: IP address, browser type, operating system version, referring URL, and geographic access region.
• Platform Usage Data: Pages viewed, navigation duration, catalog search queries, CTA interactions, and session security tokens.
• Security & Audit Logs: System access logs, authentication attempt timestamps, and security anomaly detection metrics.
4. How We Use Business & Personal Information
We process collected data exclusively for legitimate commercial, operational, and legal purposes:
• Sourcing Request Execution: Processing RFQs, matching catalog items to verified manufacturing parameters, and generating commercial quotations.
• Service Delivery & Communication: Transmitting quotes, managing per-Inquiry communications, fulfilling sourcing milestones, and providing administrative notices.
• Account & Order Management: Maintaining user accounts, binding guest requests to verified corporate accounts, and managing invoice records.
• Fraud Prevention & Compliance: Verifying business eligibility, protecting against unauthorized access, and complying with applicable trade regulations.
6. Data Sharing & Third-Party Disclosure
We treat commercial sourcing data as confidential business property. We do NOT sell, rent, or trade your data to third-party marketers. Disclosure occurs strictly under bounded operational conditions:
• Vetted Supply & Logistics Partners: Sharing necessary product technical specifications and shipping parameters with vetted manufacturing or logistics partners solely to quote or fulfill your accepted order.
• Infrastructure & Cloud Providers: Utilizing secure hosting, encrypted file storage, CDN, and transactional email infrastructure partners under strict confidentiality agreements.
• Legal & Regulatory Mandates: Disclosing information where required by law, subpoena, court order, or applicable governing regulatory authority under applicable commercial trade laws.
7. International Business Operations
As a global B2B procurement platform serving regional and international markets, information may be transferred across international borders to fulfill cross-border sourcing requests. We enforce technical safeguards and operational contracts to ensure your data receives protection equivalent to established regional standards.
8. Data Security & Retention Protocols
We implement industry-standard technical and organizational security controls, including SSL/TLS encryption in transit, strict database access controls, and authenticated private storage endpoints for commercial file attachments.
We retain commercial data for as long as necessary to fulfill active sourcing relationships, comply with tax/accounting laws, resolve disputes, and maintain verifiable business audit trails.
9. Your Rights & Account Controls
Subject to applicable law under applicable commercial trade laws, authorized business representatives maintain rights regarding their personal and corporate data:
• Access & Rectification: Reviewing and updating business account profiles and contact information through the workspace dashboard.
• Communication Preferences: Opting out of non-essential transactional updates or promotional announcements.
• Data Inquiries: Submitting formal access or correction requests to our legal team via info@sourcingbytes.com.
10. Policy Updates & Legal Contact
We reserve the right to revise this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect operational, legal, or technical changes. Updated versions will be published with an updated "Last Updated" date.
For inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy or our data management protocols, contact our legal department:
• Contact Email: info@sourcingbytes.com