Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.pickenspowerwashing.com.
Pickens Power Washing is a residential and commercial power washing service provider based in Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA.
Data Collection and Usage
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Newsletter
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your name and email through a third-party plugin form. The newsletter is sent through another third-party email management platform where we store your provided name and email. Our newsletters include an unsubscribe link that will retain your name and email to prevent accidental contact.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Data Collected Through Chatbot
We use a third-party chatbot service to interact with visitors. When you use the chatbot, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your conversation. This data is stored securely on third-party servers and is used to enhance your customer service experience. The third-party provider’s privacy policy governs the data storage and protection measures.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. If you are logged into Meta or opted to share your browsing history with Google, both companies may collect your data. Additionally, if you sign up for our newsletter, we use third-party platforms to manage our email list and distribute newsletters.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users who register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
For those who sign up for our email newsletter, the data given (provided name and email address) is kept as long as the company is active, whether subscribed or unsubscribed, to prevent sending emails to unsubscribed addresses. If the company is sold to a new owner, the provided names and email addresses would be transferred to the new owner.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Provided names and email addresses are stored and managed on third-party platforms for email and newsletter distribution. Chatbot data is stored on third-party servers, governed by the third-party provider’s privacy policies.