Our History

TouchLocal is the world's first local business search website that combines a powerful local search website with practical community networking capabilities. The site attracts over 4 million unique users per month and over 70 million annual searches. TouchLocal lets real people review, rate and recommend local businesses and services enabling consumers to make informed choices based on trusted user-generated content. Using bespoke "Circles" social networking mode, TouchLocal allows users to rank family, friends and others according to their level of influence and trust. These circles are graphically represented on-screen allowing users to quickly and easily search for trusted businesses across the UK.

Established in 2004, TouchLocal is backed by Balderton Capital, the leading Venture Capital Firm.

Our partners

TouchLocal currently works with a number of partners to provide users with practical and convenient information when using touchlocal.com. Our current partners include:

• AOL - Local listings powered by TouchLocal

  TouchLocal is AOL's partner in providing local business listings to AOL users through the AOL Local Search portal. This partnership gives TouchLocal advertisers even greater reach.

  AOL is a leading Web services company that operates some of the most popular Web destinations in the world. AOL delivers a range of market-leading online content, including music, film, sport, news, shopping and community. In Europe, AOL operates websites in 18 markets, with more than 113 million unique visitors generating 7.5 billion pageviews every month.

  

• AdJug - The Online Advertising Marketplace

  AdJug is an online advertising marketplace where advertisers and publishers buy and sell ads directly. It eliminates the need to use an advertising network, giving advertisers and publishers greater choice, transparency & control on how ads are bought and sold. AdJug's mission is to become Europe's leading online advertising marketplace. The company has headquarters in London.

  

• Instant booking for thousands of B&Bs, guesthouses and small hotels across the UK

  eviivo’s unique and extensive stock of B&Bs enables leisure and business travellers to check availability and book accommodation online in real-time. eviivo won the award for ‘Best Use of Technology’ at the Travolution Awards 2008.

  

• Just-Eat.co.uk- Order Food online from 1000's of local restaurants

  Order food online and pay by credit card or cash. It’s quick and easy. The choice of restaurants and food on Just-Eat ranges from a la carte restaurants, the perfect Indian, Chinese or Sushi to the local pizza shop round the corner. Re-order your favourite takeaways with one click.

  

• Kelkoo Comparison Shopping Engine

  The Livebookings Network is a global online restaurant reservations and marketing network. Livebookings brings together nearly 17,000 restaurants and more than 500 independent booking partners around the world, to create a potential market of 200 million diners.

  

• The Livebookings Network

  The Livebookings Network is a global online restaurant reservations and marketing network. Livebookings brings together nearly 17,000 restaurants and more than 500 independent booking partners around the world, to create a potential market of 200 million diners.

  

• Oodle - a whole new way to shop classifieds

  Bringing together over 3.5m UK listings from across the web, Oodle improves the way people buy & sell locally by offering the most comprehensive search, convenient email alerts & information to empower consumers to make better buying decisions.

  

• Innovators in classifieds

  Skupe Net delivers exceptional classified solutions that harness the power of existing website to seamlessly introduce classified adverts that deliver results for publishers and advertisers.

  

• SmallBusiness.co.uk | Online resource for start ups and small companies

  SmallBusiness.co.uk is the leading website for start-ups and small businesses. It provides a wealth of information, advice, news, tips and ‘how-to’ guides designed to reduce the challenges faced by start-ups and small and growing businesses.

  

• Websites4Pubs - websites for pubs,bars and restaurants

  Websites4pubs provide websites for pubs, bars and restaurants. Our proven system helps retain customers and our partnership with Touch Local helps find new ones. From eVouchers and eNewsletters to online food ordering and real ale ratings, websites4pubs.co.uk are your key to success.

  

Do you want to become a TouchLocal partner? We always welcome prospective ideas and suggestions. Get in Touch today

Testimonials

Here are just a few of the testimonials from our customers:

“Just a few words to express my appreciation for the time and expertise offered towards Belgrave Rooms, Nottingham. I'm a big supporter of Advertising (as a former publisher of regional magazines) when it offers proven circulation or OTS, now with the newer opportunities for on-screen ads, info. maps and links to websites, I believe Touch is at the forefront of cost-effective regional Google listings. Once again thanks for all your assistance. P.S. Now all we need to do is await the flood of emails from your wonderful service.”

Trevor Dempsey, Belgrave Rooms

“(our Touch LeadFinder) has improved the visibility of our practice on all of the major search engines... the overall coverage given to us by our listing is fantastic and the rating service shows how much our clinic is appreciated by our customers.”

Regent Street Clinic

“'Phenomenal'... The amount of traffic and subsequent website visits (our Touch LeadFinder) generates is priceless.”

London Car Radios

“'Exceptional' is all I can say about the high profile given to my business through my Touch LeadFinder.”

Admiral Chauffeur Cars

“The Touch website is much more 'local' in comparison to searches done on other directories & search engines such as 'Yell' & 'Google'.”

Breckenridge & Viana, B2B Marketing

“We have had tons of enquiries as a result of our Touch listing and Touch LeadFinder. Since having our Touch LeadFinder it has dramatically improved the amount of customers that have contacted us.”

Gemini Kennels

“(Touch) has given our business a prominence on the internet. When someone wants to find us... on Google our business will come up at the top of the listings via the Touch Nottingham website.”

Pinnacle Chauffeur Transport

“The Touch LeadFinder product has been good for our business.

Two Wheel Centre

“I put up a Touch LeadFinder advertisement a couple of months ago and I have already recouped most of my investment with two sales leads. It only needs a couple of clients to have been worthwhile, so I am fairly positive about my decision to go with Touch Richmond. I was attracted to it because I was looking for local business: as a small company I don't want to travel too far for work.”

Janet Donbavand, Director, JMD IT Training and Consultancy, Touch Richmond

“I wasn't sure about adding my company to the listing on the Touch Directory, This was the first time I had advertised my business in an online environment. I took a gamble, the registration process was simple, quick and efficient; but perhaps most importantly the return on that investment was almost instantaneous. Within 4 days of adding my business a large property management company in London contacted me through my Touch LeadFinder advertisement. It is often difficult as a small business to find good value for money, Touch in my view have surpassed all my expectations.”

Carla Piedade, Managing Director, C-saws Limited (all female Carpenters & General Maintenance), Touch London

“For the first time in months and since subscribing to your search engine, we have finally made it into the listings on Google. I consider this a major leap for our business and cannot thank you enough. The question is, how can we improve on this? I would like to thank the gentleman specifically, who telephoned me and talked me through the process, an excellent salesman, if I say so myself. But hey! It worked. Thanks Again.”

Mark Bailey, Andalucia Rentals and Property Management Services, Touch Stoke

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Accessibility

Touch Local is dedicated to support all customers.

We are in the process of improving the accessibility on the site so you may experience some bugs when trying to access Touch Local using assistive devices. In the meantime, please check this page for the latest information on how to best access our website.

For users with mobility impairments, it is important to update your Flash Player to Flash Player 7. Earlier versions of Flash Player may prevent users from tabbing between the navigation bar and links elsewhere on the page. You can download the latest version Flash Player here.

For further assistance, please contact Customer Service, and we'll make every effort to help you find information difficult for you to access. If you have difficulty accessing content throughout the site, please notify us.

Touch Website Terms of Use

The Touch Website is managed and owned by Touch Local Ltd ("Touch").

Registered Office Address
9th Floor,
89 Albert Embankment,
London
SE1 7TP

Registered in England and Wales. Registration Number: 2885607 VAT Number: GB896112114

Phone: 020 7840 4300
Fax: 020 7840 4301
Email: info@touchlocal.com

Thank you for using this website (the "Website"). This page states the terms (these or the "Terms", or the "Agreement") under which you may use the Website. Please read this page carefully. By accessing the Website you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not accept any of the Terms stated here, you may not use the Website. Touch may, in its sole discretion, modify or revise these Terms at any time by updating this page. It is your responsibility to check the Terms periodically and to review any changes. By continuing to use the Website, you are deemed to have agreed to and are bound by any such modifications.

A: Website Materials

The contents of this Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, illustrations, logos, software, trademarks, service marks and other material (the "Materials") are protected by copyright and other laws.

Touch authorises you to view the Materials on the Website solely for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not sell or modify the Materials or reproduce, display, distribute, or otherwise use the Materials in any way for any public or commercial purpose without the written permission of Touch.

You may not hack into or tamper with any part of the Website. Nor may you cause any virus, corrupted file or other similar software or program to damage or impair the Website or the operation of another's computer. You may not use any automated means (whether electronic or not, including by way of example only, robots, spiders and other data mining, data gathering or extraction methods) to copy, crawl or monitor the Website or the Materials. Nor may you use the Website to create, amend, update or verify any databases, directories, customer lists, mailing lists or other records. This prohibition includes, without limitation, "harvesting" email addresses, passwords and other contact information.

If you violate any of these Terms, your permission to use the Materials automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies of the Materials you have made.

B: Website Warranties

The Website and materials contained therein are provided on an "AS IS" basis without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Touch disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to warranties of title, quality, accuracy, suitability, completeness, fitness for a particular purpose, freedom from viruses and non-infringement of third party rights. Touch makes no warranties about the accuracy, completeness, reliability or timeliness of the materials and links presented on the Website.

Touch does not warrant that the Website will operate without error or that the Website and its server are free of computer viruses or other harmful code. Touch is not responsible for any costs associated with servicing or replacing your equipment or data due to your use of this Website. The Website contains materials provided by third parties, and likewise Touch will not be held responsible for any such third party materials.

C: Disclaimer of Damages & Limitation of Liability

Your use of the Website is at your own risk. If you are dissatisfied with any of the Materials or other contents of the Website or with these Terms, our Privacy Policy or any other policies of ours, your sole remedy is to discontinue use of the Website.

Other than personal injury or death caused by Touch's negligence, in no event shall Touch be liable to any user or other third party for any damages resulting from the use or inability to use the Website, the materials contained therein or any link to another website. This disclaimer and limitation includes direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential (including loss of data, business, profit or goodwill), or exemplary damages and applies whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), common law or statute, regardless of whether Touch is advised of the possibility of such damages.

D: Public & User Submissions - General

The Website includes postings, listings, stories, and articles from third parties. Such content is the responsibility of the third party creator of the content. Touch has no responsibility for such content and is merely providing access to such content as a service to you. Touch does not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy or reliability of any information or opinions posted by third parties. While Touch will endeavour to remove any offensive or harmful content from the Website as soon as it comes to its attention, third party materials may include offensive, inappropriate, harmful, or deceptive information. HOWEVER, WE EXPECT YOU TO USE CAUTION AND COMMON SENSE AND EXERCISE GOOD JUDGEMENT WHEN USING THIRD PARTY INFORMATION. You acknowledge that any reliance on such third party materials will be at your own risk.

E: Links to Other Websites

The Website contains links to third party websites that are maintained by others. These links are provided solely as a convenience to users, and are not an endorsement by Touch of the contents of such third-party websites. Touch is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third-party sites. If you decide to access linked third-party websites, you do so at your own risk.

F: User Responsibilities

If submitting reviews or making use of the privileges of Touch Local Membership, you agree that you will abide by the Touch Local Terms and Conditions for Membership.

You further agree, in connection with the Website, that you will not:

• Restrict or inhibit any other user from using the Website.
• Post any files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of the Website or another's computer.
• Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services for any commercial purpose (unless you have contracted to abide by Touch's Advertising Products Terms and Conditions).
• Send any unsolicited advertisement or other promotional material i.e. spam.
• Conduct or forward competitions, surveys or chain letters.
• Commit or encourage a criminal offence.

G: Our Obligation to Monitor Content

Touch does not control or endorse and is not responsible for the information posted by Registered Members, and has no obligation to monitor postings. However, Touch reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, for any reason whatsoever, in Touch's sole discretion.

If Touch is notified by a user of content which allegedly does not conform to any relevant term of use, we may investigate the allegation and determine in good faith and in our sole discretion whether to remove or request the removal of the content. Touch will have no liability or responsibility for performance or non-performance of such investigation.

H: Copyright Infringement

Touch may, in appropriate circumstances and at its sole discretion, remove or disable access to material on the Website that infringes the rights of others. If you believe that your work has been used on the Website in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide Touch with a written notice.

I: Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Website, Touch, its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal fees, resulting from your use of the Material or your alleged breach of the terms of this Agreement. Touch will provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit, or proceeding and shall reasonably assist you, at your expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding. This indemnity shall survive termination of the Agreement.

J: General Disclaimer

Touch makes no claims that the materials presented are appropriate for any particular purpose or audience. Access to the Materials by certain persons may not be legal. If you access the Website from outside the United Kingdom, you are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

K: Termination

• Touch reserves the right to cease operating the whole or any part of the Website at any time.
• The termination of this Agreement (for any reason) shall;
• (i) be without prejudice to any other rights or remedies which Touch may be entitled to under this Agreement or at law;
• (ii) not affect any accrued rights or liabilities which Touch may then have; and
• (iii) not affect the coming into or continuance in force of any provision of this Agreement which is expressly or by implication intended to come into or continue in force after such termination.

L: General

From time to time, Touch may change, alter or modify these Terms. Any changes to these Terms will be posted on the Website and any use by you of the Website after any such changes have been posted shall be deemed to indicate your agreement to the modified Conditions. If you do not agree to the modified Terms, you should cease use of the Website.

Touch may freely assign this Agreement. It may not be assigned by you.

Touch is based in London, England. All legal issues arising from or related to the use of the Website shall be construed in accordance with and determined by English Law. You hereby accept and irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts for such issues.

Privacy Policy

The Community Portal is managed and owned by Touch Local Ltd ("Touch").

In providing the Community Portal Touch collects information about you. In doing so, we take your privacy and our obligations under the data protection legislation very seriously. You have a right to expect a website to disclose its privacy policies - how your personal information is collected, used and shared. You also have a responsibility to choose which sites you feel comfortable disclosing such information to.

In order to comply with our obligations, Touch must obtain your consent to the use of your personal information. Please ensure therefore that you read the following statement carefully. Registration will be taken as consent to certain uses of your information.

Item A: Access to Registration Information

Touch will under no circumstances give access to your registration information to any third party for any purpose, either commercial or otherwise. Consistent with our obligations under the Data Protection Act 1998, your information is maintained on a secure webserver in what we believe to be a well protected environment. Neither Touch nor any other website operator can, however, guarantee that your information will remain secure from unauthorised access.

Item B: Cookies

In order to become a registered member of the Community Portal, you must have 'Cookies' enabled on your machine. Our website relies on this technology to allow you to re-access your registered user profile and personalised page during a web session. In this way, once you initially log in during a web session, you will not be asked for your log-in ID and password again unless you log out. This mechanism is employed solely for your convenience and for no other purpose.

Item C: Public vs Confidential Information

You acknowledge that all of your submissions and postings to the public portion of the website are public and not private information. Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your household. Touch specifically disclaims any liability with regard to any actions resulting from your submissions and postings to the public portion of the website. Generally, any communication which you post to the website is considered to be non-confidential. If a particular webpage or form permits the submission of information that will be treated by Touch as confidential, that fact will be stated on those pages.

Item D: Use of Public Information

By posting communications on or through the website, you automatically grant Touch a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform and display the information alone or as part of other works in any form, media or technology whether now known or hereafter developed. The foregoing grants shall include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such communication, including but not limited to rights under copyright, trademark, service mark or patent laws under any relevant jurisdiction. You agree to waive any moral rights which you may have in such material. Touch reserves the right to refuse to post and/or remove any material sent or posted by you.

Your consent

By registering with us you consent to the collection and use of your information by Touch in the ways outlined above. If, having given your consent to the use of your data, you subsequently change your mind you can stop all, or particular uses of your data by sending us an e-mail.

Link to TouchLocal

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Choose from these two options

1. Simply copy and paste the following HTML into your page.

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