Privacy Policy

Who We Are
Our website address is: shelbyspestcontrolpro.com. Shelby’s Pest Control is committed to protecting your privacy and providing a transparent overview of how we collect, use, and protect your data.

Information We Collect

Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the information provided in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This data helps us detect and prevent spam.

If you use the Gravatar service, an anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be shared with Gravatar to verify usage. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at Automattic Privacy Policy.
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture will be publicly visible alongside your comment.

Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from uploaded images.

Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience on our site.

Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
Login Page: A temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Logged-In Users:
- Login cookies last for two days unless you select “Remember Me,” which extends this to two weeks.
- Screen display preference cookies last for one year.
- Upon logging out, login cookies are removed.
Publishing Content: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor has accessed that website.
These third-party websites may:

Collect data about you.
Use cookies or third-party tracking.
Monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged into their services.

How We Use and Share Your Data

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For registered users (if applicable), we store personal information provided in user profiles indefinitely. Users can see, edit, or delete their personal information, except for their username. Website administrators can also view and edit this data.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you can:

Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including data you provided.
Request that we delete your personal data, excluding data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments are checked through automated spam detection services to ensure the security and functionality of our site.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at:
Email: shelbyspestcontrol@gmail.com