Privacy Policy for Painted Turtle
Effective Date: January 1, 2025
Painted Turtle ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website and users of our mobile messaging services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information when you interact with our website (the "Site") and receive mobile messages from us regarding our painting services.
1. Information Collected
We may collect the following types of information:
- Personal Data: This includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, phone number, physical address, and any other information you voluntarily provide through forms on our website or in response to our mobile messages.
- Usage Data: This includes information about how you interact with our Site and mobile messages, such as:
- Website Activity: Pages visited, links clicked, time spent on pages, and other actions taken on our Site.
- IP Address: Your device's internet protocol address, which may provide general location information.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Small data files stored on your device that help us track your activity and preferences (see Section 6 for more details).
- Mobile Messaging Interaction: Information about your interaction with our mobile messages, including message opens, clicks on links, and responses.
2. Purpose of Data Collection
We collect and use your information for the following purposes:
- To Provide and Improve Website Functionality: To ensure our Site operates effectively and to enhance its features and user experience.
- To Personalize User Experience: To tailor content, offers, and communications to your interests and preferences.
- For Marketing and Promotional Communications: To send you information about our painting services, promotions, special offers, and other relevant updates via email, SMS/MMS messages, or other communication channels, subject to your consent where required.
- To Respond to Inquiries and Provide Customer Support: To address your questions, requests, and concerns.
- To Comply with Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
3. Data Sharing
We may share your information with the following categories of third parties:
- Trusted Third-Party Service Providers: We may share information with service providers who assist us with website hosting, data analysis, email marketing, SMS/MMS messaging services, payment processing, and other business operations. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes we specify.
- Analytics Providers: We may share anonymized or aggregated data with analytics providers to understand website traffic, user behavior, and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
- Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process, or to protect our rights or the rights of others.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.
4. Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include technical, administrative, and physical safeguards. However, please be aware that no method of data transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
5. User Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data, subject to applicable law:
- Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification: You have the right to request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
- Opt-Out of Marketing Communications: You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in our emails or by replying "STOP" to our SMS/MMS messages.
- Data Portability: You may have the right to receive your data in a portable format.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our Site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, personalize content, and analyze website traffic.
- Cookies: Small text files stored on your device. We use session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device for a set period).
- Types of Cookies:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the basic functioning of our Site.
- Analytics Cookies: Used to track website usage and performance.
- Marketing Cookies: Used to deliver targeted advertisements.
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, please note that blocking certain cookies may affect the functionality of our Site.
7. Third-Party Links
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
8. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Painted Turtle
4175 Eton Place
Lambertville, MI 48144
Phone: 419-344-1811
Email: pti3@live.com
9. Updates to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will post any updates on our Site and encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our Site and mobile messaging services after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
10. Compliance with Applicable Laws
This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with applicable data privacy laws, including but not limited to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other relevant regulations.
This privacy policy is a sample and should be reviewed by legal counsel to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.