Who We Are
Our website address is: https://stowesis.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 created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These cookies are for your convenience so you don’t have to fill in your details again for future comments. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. Logging out removes the login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if the visitor visited the original website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
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 to automatically approve follow-up comments.
For users that register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except changing their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold. This excludes data 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.
SMS Opt-In Policy
Verbal Opt-In
Stowe’s Independent Systems collects verbal opt-ins from customers. Customers can opt in to receive SMS notifications (such as billing, appointment reminders, dispatch updates, and job completion surveys) in person at our location or during a phone call initiated by the customer.
Upon registration, customers provide their phone number and are informed about:
- Receiving text messages.
- Possible message and data rates.
- Variable message frequency.
- Instructions to text HELP for support or STOP to unsubscribe.
- Assurance that their number will not be shared with third parties for marketing or promotional purposes.
Opt-In Text at Sign-Up
By submitting a form and signing up for texts, customers consent to receive messages from Stowe’s at the provided number, including messages sent via auto-dialer. Consent is not a condition of purchase.
- Msg & data rates may apply.
- Msg frequency varies.
- Unsubscribe at any time by replying STOP or clicking the unsubscribe link (where available).
- For help, reply HELP.
- Information will not be shared with third parties for marketing or promotional purposes.
Contact Information
For privacy-related inquiries, contact us at:
Stowe’s Independent Systems
Contact: https://stowesis.com/contact/