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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from START A CLEANING BUSINESS.

1. Personal Information We Collect

When you visit our site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including details about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and installed cookies. Additionally, as you browse the site, we gather information about:

  • The individual web pages or products you view,
  • The websites or search terms that referred you to the site,
  • How you interact with the site.

We refer to this automatically collected data as “Device Information.”

We collect Device Information through the following technologies:

  • Cookies: Small data files placed on your device or computer, often containing an anonymous unique identifier. For more details about cookies and how to disable them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
  • Log Files: These track actions on the site and collect information such as your IP address, browser type, internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
  • Web Beacons, Tags, and Pixels: These electronic files record information about how you browse the site.

Additionally, when you make or attempt to make a purchase, we collect information including:

  • Name,
  • Billing and shipping addresses,
  • Payment information (e.g., credit card numbers),
  • Email address, and
  • Phone number.

This information is referred to as “Order Information.”

When we mention “Personal Information” in this policy, it encompasses both Device Information and Order Information.

2. How Do We Use Your Personal Information?

We use the collected Order Information to:

  • Fulfill orders, including processing payments, arranging shipping, and providing invoices or order confirmations,
  • Communicate with you,
  • Screen for potential risk or fraud, and
  • Provide information or advertising about our products/services, based on your preferences.

Device Information is used to:

  • Screen for potential risks or fraud (especially your IP address),
  • Improve and optimize our site, e.g., through analytics on customer browsing and marketing campaign effectiveness.

3. Sharing Your Personal Information

We may share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use it as described above. For example:

  • We use Google Analytics to understand how customers interact with our site. Learn more about how Google uses your data here. Opt out of Google Analytics here.

We may also share your information to comply with legal obligations, respond to subpoenas, or protect our rights.

4. Behavioral Advertising

We use your Personal Information to deliver targeted advertisements or marketing communications that may interest you. Learn more about targeted advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative’s educational page.

You can opt out of targeted advertising using these links:

To opt out of other services, visit the Digital Advertising Alliance’s portal.

5. Do Not Track

We do not alter our site’s data collection or use practices when a “Do Not Track” signal is received from your browser.

6. Your Rights

If you are a European or UK resident, you have the right to access, update, or delete the personal information we hold about you. To exercise this right, please contact us using the details below.

For UK residents, please note:

  • We process your information to fulfill contracts or pursue legitimate business interests.
  • Your data may be transferred outside the UK, including to Canada and the US.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your Order Information for our records unless you request its deletion.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or other operational needs.

9. Contact Us

For more information about this policy or to make a request, please contact us here.