Who we are
The purpose of this website is to connect Consumers with Professional Floor Covering Installers, the url is: https://findafloorguy.com. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Users are encouraged to use common sense and perform due diligence when contacting potential professionals and customers alike. FindaFloorGuy site administrators and owners do our best to verify that all Floor Guys are who they say they are, though we can not absolutely say for certain that all information offered is true and accurate. We do not vet users of our search system. Users of this service agree to hold FindaFloorGuy site administrators and owners harmless for any connections made where deals went wrong.
Visitors who would like to search the directory
You may use the site without registering to find a floor guy in your zip code. No personal data is collected for this purpose. The software does set a cookie on your system so the site may remember visitors. This cookie includes no personal data and you may delete it or choose not to accept cookies in the preferences setting of your browser. Be advised that for reasons of security the site may disallow your use if you block cookies. See more about cookies below.
Floor Covering Installers who would like to list their services
In order to list your floor installation services you will need to register. That is done with a valid email address and password of your choosing. For convenience you may also opt to use your credentials from either a Facebook or Google account. The system collects and stores your registration email address to identify you as the owner of the account, but does not display it to the public. You have the option to enter your private contact details in your profile if you choose to make this information known. By using this site you agree to hold FindaFloorGuy site administrators and owners harmless for any use or abuse of self-published contact information. You may choose to use the system’s internal messaging system so that consumers may contact you or you may contact other Floor Guys. Messages in the system are private and not accessible to site administrators.
Your password is known only to you and if lost or stolen you may change it at any time using our forgot password feature or within your user portal. The site administrator has access to the data you enter in your profile and listings. This data will not be used anywhere other than for purposes of this website or from time to time send you relevant information about the site and new offerings or promotions.
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 if you do not want to advertise where and when the photograph was taken. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website. By using this site you agree to hold FindaFloorGuy site administrators and owners harmless for any misuse of self-published media.
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 do collect and analyze data of visitors to better the performance and service of the site.
Who we share your data with
FindaFloorGuy site administrators and owners do not share you data or use it in any way other then the original intentions of the website.
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.
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.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to this policy
At our discretion, we may change our privacy policy to reflect current acceptable practices. We will take reasonable steps to let users know about changes via our website. Your continued use of this site after any changes to this policy will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information.
If we make a significant change to this privacy policy, for example changing a lawful basis on which we process your personal information, we will ask you to re-consent to the amended privacy policy.