Last Updated: 10 February 2026
Privacy Policy for Maplewood Locksmith
At Maplewood Locksmith, we are committed to protecting the privacy of our customers and website visitors in Maplewood, NJ, and surrounding areas. This Privacy Policy outlines how Maplewood Locksmith collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal information when you interact with us, whether through our website, phone calls, or in-person services.
1. Information We Collect
Maplewood Locksmith collects various types of information to provide you with reliable and efficient locksmith services.
Information You Provide Directly to Us
When you request services, contact us, or fill out forms on our website, you may provide us with personal information, including: * Contact Information: Your name, address (for service location), email address, and phone number. * Service Details: Information about the specific locksmith service you require, such as the type of lock, location of the property, urgency of the service, and any access instructions. * Payment Information: While we process payments through secure third-party payment processors, we may collect billing addresses and transaction details. Maplewood Locksmith does not store your full credit card details on our servers. * Communications: Records of your correspondence with us, including emails, phone call logs, and messages submitted through our website.
Information We Collect Automatically
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity using technologies like cookies. This may include: * Device Information: Your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, and device identifiers. * Usage Data: Pages you view on our website, links you click, the time and date of your visit, the duration of your visit, and the website you visited before ours (referring URL). * Location Information: General location information derived from your IP address or, if enabled on your device, precise location data necessary for dispatching services.
Information from Other Sources
We may receive information about you from third-party sources, such as online directories, social media platforms, or referral services, consistent with their privacy policies. This information is typically used to supplement the data we have and improve our service delivery.
2. How We Use Your Information
Maplewood Locksmith uses the information we collect for the following purposes: * To Provide Services: To schedule, dispatch, and perform locksmith services you request, including emergency services, lock installations, repairs, and key duplication. * To Communicate With You: To confirm appointments, provide updates on service status, respond to your inquiries, and offer customer support. * Payment Processing: To process payments for services rendered through secure third-party processors. * Website Improvement: To understand how users interact with our website, analyze trends, and improve the user experience and functionality of our site. * Marketing and Promotions: To send you updates, promotional materials, or special offers that may be of interest to you, where permitted by law and in accordance with your preferences. You may opt out of marketing communications at any time. * Security and Fraud Prevention: To protect our services, systems, and customers from fraud, unauthorized access, and other security incidents. * Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes, and to respond to lawful requests from public authorities.
3. How We Share Your Information
Maplewood Locksmith is committed to maintaining your privacy. We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances: * Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our business and providing our services. This includes payment processors, website analytics providers, IT support, and dispatching software. These providers are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them. * Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency). * Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information. * With Your Consent: We may share your information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
4. Data Security
Maplewood Locksmith implements reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. These measures include: * Encryption: Using secure socket layer (SSL) technology for data transmission on our website. * Access Controls: Restricting access to personal information to authorized employees and contractors who need the information to perform their job duties. * Regular Audits: Periodically reviewing our security practices to ensure compliance and effectiveness.
While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
5. Third-Party Services
Our website and services may integrate with or contain links to third-party services. * Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect data about website usage and traffic. This service helps us understand how visitors engage with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies and other tracking technologies. Information generated by Google Analytics about your use of the website is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google’s privacy policy is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy. * Payment Processors: When you make a payment, we use PCI-compliant third-party payment processors. Maplewood Locksmith does not directly store your credit card details. These processors handle your payment information in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms of service.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.
6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site usage, and support our marketing efforts. * What are cookies? Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owners. * Types of Cookies We Use: * Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function correctly (e.g., enabling navigation). * Analytical/Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information about page visits, traffic sources, etc. * Functionality Cookies: Allow the website to remember choices you make (like language preferences) and provide enhanced, more personal features. * Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. * Your Choices: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
7. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your state of residence, you may have specific rights regarding your personal information under applicable US state privacy laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), and the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA). While Maplewood Locksmith may not be directly subject to all provisions of these laws, we are committed to respecting the privacy principles they embody. You may have the following rights concerning your personal information: * Right to Know/Access: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources from which it was collected, the purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom it was shared. * Right to Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., to complete a transaction, detect security incidents, or comply with legal obligations). * Right to Correction/Rectification: You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal information we hold about you. * Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: While Maplewood Locksmith does not sell your personal information, you have the right to opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information for purposes like cross-context behavioral advertising, if applicable under relevant state laws. * Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below. We will verify your request and respond within the timeframes required by applicable law.
8. Data Retention
Maplewood Locksmith retains your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. This means we keep your data for the duration of our relationship, to provide ongoing service, for a reasonable period thereafter to resolve disputes, enforce agreements, or comply with legal obligations.
9. Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. Maplewood Locksmith does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under 13, we will delete such information from our records. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Maplewood Locksmith may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make changes, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information. Your continued use of our services after any changes to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such changes.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or if you wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact Maplewood Locksmith using the following details:
Maplewood Locksmith 54-20 Burnet St Maplewood, NJ 07040 Email: info@maplewoodlocksmiths.com
