Effective Date: [01.01.2020]
Who We Are
Gary’s Pool & Patio operates the website:
https://www.garyspoolandpatio.com
We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled responsibly and securely.
Information We Collect
When you interact with our website, we may collect certain information including:
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Name, email address, phone number, or other details you voluntarily submit through contact forms or comments
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Technical data such as IP address, browser type, and device information
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Information submitted when requesting estimates, services, or contacting our team
This information is used solely to communicate with you, provide services, and improve website performance.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at:
https://automattic.com/privacy/
After approval, your profile picture may be visible publicly alongside your comment.
Media & Project Photography
Gary’s Pool & Patio may photograph completed projects, installations, and outdoor living spaces for documentation, marketing, and portfolio purposes.
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Project photos may be retained indefinitely.
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We do not intentionally publish sensitive personal information.
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Images are used to showcase our work across our website, social media, and marketing materials.
If you have concerns about specific images, you may contact us to request review or removal when appropriate.
Visitors should avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as such data can potentially be extracted by others.
Cookies
Our website may use cookies to improve your browsing experience.
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
Temporary cookies may also be set when visiting login pages to confirm browser compatibility. Login cookies typically last two days, or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected.
Cookies do not contain sensitive personal information.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles or pages on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or social media posts). Embedded content behaves the same as if you visited the originating website directly.
These external websites may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction according to their own privacy policies.