Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Gabriel Maggio Construction operates the website https://gabrielmaggioconstruction.com (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website.

Comments

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

An anonymized string (hash) generated from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After comment approval, your profile picture will be publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to our website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images posted on the site.

Cookies

Comments

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies enhance your convenience by saving your details for future comments and will last for one year.

Login & User Preferences

  • A temporary cookie is set when visiting the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
  • When you log in, several cookies are set to store your login credentials and screen display preferences.
    • Login cookies last for two days.
    • Screen preference cookies last for one year.
    • If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks.
    • Logging out removes login cookies.
  • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser, storing the article’s post ID. This cookie expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves the same way as if you visited the originating website. These external websites may:

  • Collect data about you
  • Use cookies
  • Embed third-party tracking
  • Monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Google Analytics & Tracking Technologies

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous data about how visitors interact with our website. This helps us understand website traffic, improve user experience, and optimize content.

What Data Google Analytics Collects

Google Analytics may collect the following types of data:

  • Your IP address (anonymized in compliance with GDPR)
  • Your device type, browser type, and operating system
  • Pages visited and time spent on our website
  • Referring websites (where you came from)
  • Actions taken (e.g., clicks, scrolling, downloads)

How We Use Google Analytics Data

  • Improve website functionality and performance
  • Understand visitor preferences and trends
  • Optimize content and marketing strategies

Opting Out of Google Analytics

If you do not wish for your data to be tracked by Google Analytics, you can:

  1. Disable cookies in your browser settings
  2. Use Google’s opt-out tool: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

For more details, please review Google’s Privacy Policy.

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 retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
  • For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username, which cannot be changed). Website administrators can also view and edit user information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account on our site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold. However, this does not include data that we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

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