How We Collect, Use, and Protect Website Information

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you contact us, request pricing, submit a form, ask a question, send project details, or communicate with The Vintage Shed Company.

Information you may provide includes:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Project location or general service area
• Information about your shed, backyard structure, site conditions, or project request
• Messages submitted through contact forms, quote forms, calculator forms, email links, text links, or phone calls
• Photos, documents, or project details you choose to send us

Information collected automatically may include:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Pages visited
• Time spent on pages
• Referring website or search engine
• Approximate geographic location
• Interactions with website buttons, forms, links, and calls to action

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to operate our business, respond to inquiries, improve the website, and communicate with people who request information from us.

• Respond to your questions or project requests
• Provide estimates, pricing information, or consultation follow-up
• Schedule calls, site reviews, or project discussions
• Improve our website, services, marketing, and customer experience
• Understand which website pages, images, forms, or calls to action are most useful
• Send requested information about products, services, pricing, or availability
• Communicate with you by phone, text, email, or other methods you provide
• Maintain business records
• Protect against spam, fraud, abuse, or unauthorized website activity
• Comply with legal, regulatory, or business obligations

We do not sell your personal information.

3. Google Analytics and Website Measurement

This website may use Google Analytics or similar website measurement tools to help us understand how visitors use the website. Google Analytics may collect information such as pages visited, time spent on the website, device type, browser type, approximate location, referral source, and interactions with website content.

This information helps us improve page structure, content clarity, website performance, user experience, and marketing effectiveness.

Google provides information about how it uses information from sites and apps that use Google services at: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

4. Google Ads, Remarketing, and Advertising Cookies

This website may use Google Ads, remarketing, conversion tracking, data segments, or similar advertising tools. These tools may use cookies, pixels, tags, device identifiers, or similar technologies to help us measure advertising performance, understand whether visitors contacted us after seeing an ad, and improve the relevance of advertising and website content.

Third-party vendors, including Google, may show ads for The Vintage Shed Company on websites across the internet. Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies or device identifiers to serve ads based on a person’s past visits to this website or interactions with our online content.

You can learn more about Google advertising technologies and available controls at: Google Advertising Privacy & Terms.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies, pixels, tags, scripts, and similar technologies. Cookies are small files placed on your device that help the website function, remember preferences, measure performance, and improve the user experience.

We may use:

• Essential cookies to help the website function properly.
• Analytics cookies to understand website traffic and visitor behavior.
• Advertising cookies to measure ad performance and support relevant advertising.
• Functionality cookies to remember preferences or improve website usability.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Depending on your location and the tools active on the website, you may also see a cookie notice or consent banner.

6. Contact Forms, Quote Forms, and Calculator Forms

When you submit a form on our website, we collect the information you provide so we can respond to your request. This may include your name, email, phone number, project details, preferred structure type, site information, budget range, timing, or any message you submit.

Submitting a form does not create a contract or obligation to purchase. It allows us to respond to your inquiry.

7. Phone Calls, Text Messages, and Email Links

If you call, text, or email us through the website, we may use your contact information to respond to your request. Standard carrier message and data rates may apply for text messages. You may ask us to stop texting you at any time.

We do not use phone numbers or email addresses submitted through project inquiries for unrelated third-party marketing.

8. Email Communications

If you request information, submit a form, or contact us by email, we may email you in response. We may also send follow-up messages related to your inquiry, estimate, project discussion, appointment, or requested information.

If we later offer a newsletter or promotional email list, we will provide a way to unsubscribe from marketing emails.

9. Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited information with trusted service providers who help us operate the website, manage communications, measure performance, host data, process forms, provide advertising, prevent spam, or support business operations.

These may include:

• Website hosting providers
• Email providers
• Form plugins or CRM tools
• Analytics providers
• Advertising platforms
• Spam prevention or website security tools
• Scheduling or communication tools
• Professional advisors, if needed

We may also disclose information if required by law, legal process, government request, fraud prevention, security protection, or to protect our rights, property, customers, or business.

10. Third-Party Services and Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, maps, videos, social media pages, review platforms, payment tools, scheduling tools, or embedded content.

Examples may include:

• Google Maps
• Google Business Profile
• YouTube
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Pinterest
• LinkedIn
• Payment processors
• Scheduling tools
• Review platforms
• Embedded videos or media

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of third-party websites. You should review the privacy policies of any third-party services you use.

11. YouTube, Embedded Videos, and Media

Our website may include embedded videos or links to videos hosted by YouTube or other platforms. Embedded content may collect data, use cookies, or track interactions according to the privacy practices of the third-party platform.

12. Sensitive Information

Please do not submit Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, payment card numbers, medical information, passwords, or other sensitive personal information through general website forms unless specifically requested through a secure and appropriate process.

13. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect information submitted through our website. However, no website, email system, form plugin, internet transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

14. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for business, customer service, legal, tax, recordkeeping, security, or operational purposes. Project inquiries, emails, form submissions, and related communications may be retained to manage customer relationships, provide follow-up, document estimates, or maintain business records.

15. Your Privacy Choices

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

Your choices may include:

• Requesting access to personal information we have about you
• Requesting correction of inaccurate information
• Requesting deletion of certain information
• Opting out of certain marketing communications
• Managing cookies through your browser or consent settings
• Asking questions about how your information is used

To make a privacy request, contact us using the information listed at the bottom of this policy.

16. Children’s Privacy

This website is intended for adults seeking information about backyard structures, sheds, outdoor buildings, construction services, or related business services. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

17. State, National, and International Privacy Laws

This website is operated by a United States-based business. Privacy rights may vary depending on your location. If applicable law gives you privacy rights, we will make reasonable efforts to respond to requests as required by that law.

If this website receives visitors from jurisdictions with specific privacy rights or consent requirements, additional rights or cookie-consent requirements may apply.

18. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers offer “Do Not Track” signals. Because there is no consistent industry standard for responding to these signals, our website may not respond to them in a uniform way. You can manage cookies and tracking preferences through your browser settings, device settings, cookie consent tools, or Google’s available privacy controls.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, services, technology, advertising tools, analytics tools, legal obligations, or business practices. When we update this policy, we will revise the effective date at the top of the page.

Your continued use of the website after changes are posted means you acknowledge the updated policy.