Cookies Policy for Guardian Pest Solutions
This Cookies Policy explains how Guardian Pest Solutions ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, guardianpestsolutions.com (the "Website"). This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy .
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies enable the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don't have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
How We Use Cookies
Guardian Pest Solutions uses cookies to:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly. They include cookies that allow you to log into secure areas of our Website, use a shopping cart, or make use of e-billing services.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our Website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our Website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. We use Google Analytics for this purpose.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to recognize you when you return to our Website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Targeting Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our Website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our Website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Specifically, we utilize cookies to:
- Analyze website traffic and usage patterns to improve user experience.
- Personalize content and advertising based on your interests.
- Provide social media features, like sharing articles on Facebook or Twitter.
- Remember your preferences, such as language settings or font sizes.
- Ensure the security and proper functioning of our website.
Types of Cookies We Use
Here’s a breakdown of the types of cookies you might encounter on our site:
- First-Party Cookies: These are cookies set by Guardian Pest Solutions.
- Third-Party Cookies: These are cookies set by a domain other than that of the website you are visiting. We use third-party cookies for analytics, advertising, and social media integrations.
- Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and expire when you close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period of time, even after you close your browser. Persistent cookies are used to remember your preferences for future visits.
Examples of specific cookies we might use:
- Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _gid, _gat): Used to track website traffic and user behavior.
- Facebook Pixel cookie (fr): Used to track conversions from Facebook ads.
- Our own session cookie (PHPSESSID): Used to maintain your session while you are browsing our website.
Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by:
- Browser Settings: You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted.
- Cookie Consent Tool: Upon your first visit to our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent tool that allows you to customize your cookie preferences. You can access and modify these preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org .
Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Guardian Pest Solutions
Attn: Data Protection Officer
123 Main Street
Austin, TX 78704
Email:
privacy@guardianpestsolutions.com
Phone: 512-555-1212