At A-V Emergency Plumbing Repair, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your information.

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://a-vplumbing.com

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string (also called a hash) from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to see if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

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

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded upon closing your browser.

Upon login, we set up cookies to store your login and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” will keep your login active for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.

If you edit or publish a post, a cookie will be saved in your browser. It contains no personal data and simply notes the post ID. 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 sites behaves the same way as if you visited that site directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with that embedded content.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

If users register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Website administrators can also view and edit that information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold, including any data you provided. You can also request that we erase your personal data, excluding any data we must retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.