Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: [1-1-24]

Midwest Custom Electric (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used, and disclosed when you visit or interact with our website: https://midwestcustomelectric.com

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1. Who We Are

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

. This site is owned and operated by Midwest Custom Electric, based in Kansas, United States.

2. Information We Collect

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 (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine if you’re using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/

. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

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

Cookies

We use cookies for functionality, analytics, and advertising. These include:

  • Cookies for saving your name, email, and website if you leave a comment. These last for one year.

  • A temporary cookie is set to test cookie support when you visit the login page; it contains no personal data.

  • Login cookies last for two days (or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected). Display preference cookies last for a year.

  • Editing or publishing an article stores a cookie with the post ID, which expires after one day.

We also use third-party cookies (such as Google Analytics and Google Ads) to track site usage and advertising effectiveness.

Learn more about how Google uses data: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

3. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same as if you visited those sites directly. These external sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the content.

4. How We Use Your Information

Your data may be used to:

  • Respond to inquiries submitted through our contact form

  • Improve website functionality and user experience

  • Analyze traffic and marketing performance (via Google Analytics and Ads)

  • Detect spam and improve security

  • Support customer service and marketing communications

5. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or rent your personal information. However, we may share it with:

  • Trusted Service Providers such as analytics tools and email platforms

  • Spam Detection Services to filter out malicious or junk submissions

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

6. How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to auto-approve future follow-ups.

  • For users who register (if applicable), we store personal information in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (excluding usernames). Administrators can also access and manage this information.

7. What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you may request:

  • A copy of the personal data we have on file

  • Deletion of any personal information we hold (excluding data required for legal, security, or administrative purposes)

Submit requests through our Contact Form.

8. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor submissions (including comments and forms) may be scanned using automated spam detection services and processed via analytics platforms.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for users under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If we discover that such data has been collected, we will promptly delete it.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to make a data request, please reach out via our Contact Form.

11. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. Revisions will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this page regularly.