Privacy Policy

Our website address is: https://repair2000.com.

You can reach us at brian@gizmoplans.com.

Here Is The Data We Collect And Why It Is Collected.

Comments Left On Our Site

When a visitor leaves a comment, we collect the data provided in the comments form.  We also collect the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to detect spam.

The Gravatar service may be notified via a hash (anonymous) to see if you are using the service. The Gravatar user avatar service has its privacy policy that is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. 

Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publically visible in your comment.

We never collect your email address from the comments form for any of the following uses: email list generation.  

We never sell email addresses provided to us to third parties.

Media

Generally, users are not permitted the ability to upload images or media files to this website.  However, if you or a member of your household uploads an image to the website, avoid uploading images with the embedded EXIF GPS location data. Visitors to our site may download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact Forms

When you fill out a form (such as a contact form) on Repair2000.com, we only collect the information you enter in the form.  If the form requires your name, email address, or any other personal information, that data is transmitted to us via email.  Information is only retained—including your email address—for as long as required to address your contact with us.

We do not ever use email addresses provided in contact forms for any purpose other than to reply to you regarding your reason for contacting us.  We abstain from selling information from contact forms to any third party.

Cookies

If you post a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website using cookies. These are provided for your convenience.  It allows you not to repeatedly fill in your details (when you leave a new comment). These cookies will last for a predetermined time.

Embedded Website Content From Other Sites

Articles available on this website may or may not include embedded content such as videos, images, articles, etc. The embedded content that is from other websites behaves in a similar way as if the visitor was visiting the other website.

These websites may collect your data.  They may use cookies or embed additional third-party tracking on your browser.  As well, they may monitor your interaction with the content.  It may include tracing your personal interaction with the content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

We use data collection technology that is automatic (Google Analytics) to collect specific data regarding your device, browser, browsing actions, and patterns. It typically includes information about where you are, how you use our website, and any communications between your computer and this site. We also will collect information regarding the type of technology you use, your internet connection, IP address, OS, and browser type.

This data is collected for statistical purposes. We don’t collect your personal data or information. The purpose of this data is for us to improve our website, the user experience, and offerings.

Suppose you wish to opt-out of Google Analytics so that none of your personal information is collected and stored by Google Analytics. In that case, you may choose to download and install Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.  For further information on how Google collects and uses your data, you can access the Google Privacy Policy here.

Advertising Privacy Statement

This Site is affiliated with Ezoic to place advertising on the Site.  Ezoic uses industry-standard tools for placing and serving ads.  It includes those provided by Google, Inc., and its affiliates. We include publishing interest-based advertisements on the site; that is, ads that are tailored to reflect your interests. Ezoic, Google, and our other advertising partners will track your behavior on our website and other websites across the Internet using cookies to help understand your interests.

A cookie is a file containing a string of letters and numbers (called an identifier) sent by a server to a browser, where it is stored by the browser. The identifier is sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page to view from the server. 

Cookies might be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies.

A persistent cookie is stored by the browser.  It will remain valid until the set expiry unless deleted by the user prior to the expiry date.

A session cookie expires at the end of the user session when the browser is closed.  Cookies generally don’t include information that identifies a user personally, but personal information stored about you might also be linked to information stored in (and derived from) cookies.

Using this Site, you consent to use cookies and share data captured by such cookies with Ezoic, Google, and our other third-party partners. You can view, delete, or add categories associated with your browser by visiting: https://adssettings.google.com. You may also decide to opt-out of the cookie using the settings or via the NAI (Network Advertising Initiative’s).  It is a multi-cookie opt-out mechanism tool found at http://optout.networkadvertising.org. However, one ought to note that these opt-out use cookies themselves. If you clear cookies from your browser, your opt-out will be discontinued.

For European Economic Area Residents

Suppose you reside in a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), then under the GDPR and applicable data protection laws. In that case, you have the rights, among other things, to access your data, have us erase it, and restrict further use.  If you wish to receive or delete your data maintained by our system or Ezoic that relates to advertising on our site, you may contact us at brian@gizmoplans.com and contact Ezoic at legal@ezoic.com. You can see the Ezoic privacy policy here: https://www.ezoic.com/privacy-policy/

For California Residents

California law provides residents the right to choose to opt-out of the use of their information to sell to third parties, including for advertising. Under the California legislation, the sharing of information (from you) with a service provider for advertising purposes could be considered a “sale.” To opt-out of sharing your data for advertising information, click the opt-out link provided in this page’s footer. You may also choose to request personal data categories that we have shared and third parties’ categories to whom the information was provided. To place the request, please contact legal@ezoic.com. We don’t share your name, contact information, or any other sensitive information with third parties in the interest of clarity. The types of third party organizations that we share information with for advertising purposes are demand-side platforms, supply-side platforms, and programmatic advertising exchanges.

Who We Share Your Data With – Email Services Used.

We don’t sell, share, or send your data with or to anyone other than as outlined.  We may use a third party email provider such as Mailchimp for the purpose of storing your email address. It is only saved if you signed up for our email newsletter. 

Who Can Access Your Information

Members of our website publishing team have access to the information you provide us. For example, both Administrators and 

  • Editors may work in the backend of our site and see the information provided in comments or contact forms.

Any additional information added to your WordPress profile may also be visible to the administrator(s).

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you write a comment on our site, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. It is to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of keeping the comments in a moderation queue.

For registered users, we may also store the personal information provided in the user profile. All users may view, edit, or delete any personal information except their username at any time. Website administrators may also choose to view and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have left comments on our site, you may request to receive a file copy of the personal data on our system about you.  It may include any data you have provided us with. You may also place a request that we erase any personal information we hold about you. It does not include information we are legally obliged to keep for administrative or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through a third party automated spam detection service.

Our Contact Information

For questions regarding your information, how it is collected, and how we use it, you can reach us at brian@gizmoplans.com.  

You may also email us if you would like an extract of your personal data stored or to have it deleted from our system.