1. Introduction
Formula Flooring, Inc. (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website, formulaflooringinc.com (“the Site”). This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information. By using the Site, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
2. Information We Collect
- Comments:
- When visitors leave comments on the Site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection.
- An anonymized string (hash) generated from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar service’s privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Upon approval of your comment, your profile picture will be publicly visible in the context of your comment.
- Media:
- If you upload images to the Site, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract location data from images on the Site.
- Cookies:
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies will last for one year.
- A temporary cookie is set when you visit our login page to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded upon browser closure.
- Upon login, we set cookies to save login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” will persist your login for two weeks. Login cookies are removed upon logout.
- If an article is edited or published, a cookie indicating the post ID of the edited article is saved in your browser. This cookie expires after one day and contains no personal data.
- Embedded Content:
- Articles on the Site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. This embedded content behaves as if you visited the external website.
- These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you are logged in to that website.
- Contact Forms:
- Information collected from contact forms will be used to respond to your inquiries.
3. How We Use Your Information
- To provide and maintain the Site.
- To respond to your comments and inquiries.
- To improve the Site and user experience.
- To detect and prevent spam and fraudulent activity.
- To maintain security of the website.
4. Sharing Your Information
- If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services.
- We will not sell your personal information.
5. Data Retention
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments.
- For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information (except for their username). Website administrators can also access and modify this information.
6. Your Rights
- If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data.
- You can request the erasure of your personal data, except for data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
- To exercise these rights, please contact us at the contact information provided below.
7. Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no internet transmission is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Third-Party Links
The Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these websites.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Formula Flooring, Inc.
14007 S Bell Rd, Homer Glen, IL 60491
708-945-8730
help@formulaflooringinc.com
