Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://glassblockwarehouse.com/.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

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

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: 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, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. 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 will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be 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, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

We use a few third party analytics programs from large corporations. Google, Bing, Yahoo, Facebook and others may be collecting additional data. We use analytics to properly market our customers and find users who need our products. We collect this data for the sole purpose of creating marketing solutions and understanding user behaviors.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell or distribute information to any third parties, corporations, entities or any other party. All data collected through our forms, subscribtion links and elsewhere, is not intentionally shared or sold. If you subscribe to the mailing list, data is sent through a private API key to Glass Block Warehouse, Inc. Private MailChimp account.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Customer orders are stored for 90 days or more. Once order is completed and shipped, and the order is closed, data may be removed to follow GDPR regulations. If you wish to have your ordering information or personal details remove, email debbie@glassblockwarehouse.com to request an immediate removal.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. To make a request, contact debbie@glassblockwarehouse.com. Furthermore, if you wish to have any data removed, please contact debbie@glassblockwarehouse.com. We will remove any public data as quickly as possible.

Where we send your data

Some data is sent through an API (Application Programming Interface) to a third party. Examples include MailChimp subscribtion. Your data is saved within WooCommerce, the provider of our online shopping cart service.

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. If a comment is spam, it will be removed immediately.

Your contact information

Glass Block Warehouse, Inc. 516-997-3500

Additional information

How we protect your data

We use additional firewalls and have multiple security tools in place. All data is sent to a database that is using additional security protocals to protect customer data as well as our own data. For specific information on the additional security used to protect your information, email us at debbie@glassblockwarehouse.com.

What data breach procedures we have in place

In the unlikely event of a data breach, we will be notified by our firewall service of the breach. This will prompt immediate notification to all customers whose data is saved within our server. When a data breach occurs, we will temporarily remove our website and clean our the breach. We will send a report of any details that need to be shared if a breach should occur.

What third parties we receive data from

We receive data from our security systems, Google, Facebook, MailChimp and a few other third party services. This data includes user input information (through a form or other), analytics, pixel data, and all other information that is used for security, marketing, and data management.

What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data

At times, your data may be used to set up third party freight or shipping services. We will only provide the minimum details needed to ensure your shipment arrives.

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements

Glass Block Warehouse, Inc. complies with State and Federal Regulations for the retail sale of Glass Block products. Glass Block Warehouse, Inc. is a subcontractor with the ability to work in the tricounty area of New York. Glass Block Warehouse, Inc. is licensed and insured as per state and federal requirements.

Glass Block Warehouse, Inc. complies with the legal requirements that it is subject to as a regulated professional retailer of building products.

Disclaimer

All data, images, media, graphics, videos and content are the property of Glass Block Warehouse, Inc. or its manufacturers. We DO NOT give permission for the information of our website, social media, or other data pertaining to our business to be used by any individual or business. For further details, contact us at info@glassblockwarehouse.com.