What we seed
Starter profiles may include basic public business information:
- Business or farm name
- What they grow, raise, bake, or make
- Market, shop, website, or public social links
- Approximate public location when useful for discovery
- Public business contact information when it is clearly meant for customers
Starter profiles are generated from public information and automated checks. Outreach is sent only when the system finds a credible public business or vendor email. There is no manual approval step before outreach.
What we do not seed
- Personal cell numbers unless clearly published as a business contact
- Home addresses for home-based sellers unless the address is explicitly public as a storefront, farm stand, market, or customer pickup location
- Family member names, children’s names, or private personal details
- Private customer information or private contact lists
- Anything that makes the page look claimed, approved, endorsed, or partnered when it is not
Photos and sources
We prefer neutral placeholders or clearly sourced public references until an owner edits the page. If a starter profile uses a public image and the owner wants it changed or removed, we remove the image independently from the rest of the page.
Owner control
If this is your business, use the owner box on the profile page to request a secure edit link. Use Request removal if you want the page taken down.
Removal SLA: verified owner removals are immediate when the submitted email matches the email on file. Other closure, duplicate, or abuse reports are handled by automated checks, owner tools, and community signals.
Permanent opt-out is allowed. If you do not want Genesis Local to re-create a starter profile from public sources later, email hello@genesislocal.org. That inbox is operated by Genesis Local.
No paid ranking
Genesis Local does not sell paid placement, paid ranking, ads above local businesses, private contact information, or customer relationships. Nobody can pay to outrank the people doing the actual work.
If something is wrong
Use the edit or removal tools on the page, or email hello@genesislocal.org. The system will route the request through Genesis Local’s automated owner-control flow, not a sales funnel.