Privacy Policy
Learn how we handle your information when using our US water heater repair directory
Last Updated: April 1, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to WaterHeaterRepairServiceNearMe.com ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and providing you with a safe online experience.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website WaterHeaterRepairServiceNearMe.com (the "Site") or use our services, which include providing a directory of water heater repair services across the United States. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.
2. Information We Collect
Personal Data
Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, and mailing address, that you voluntarily give to us when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site, such as submitting a contact form or requesting service provider information. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however, your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site.
Derivative Data
Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Site, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Financial Data
We do not collect financial information such as credit card numbers. Any transactions for service providers found on our directory would be conducted directly with those businesses and subject to their privacy policies.
Service Provider Data
If you are a water heater repair service provider, we collect business information including business name, address, phone number, website, service areas, and other information relevant to providing your listing in our directory. This information is displayed publicly as part of our directory service.
Mobile Device Data
Device information such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer, and information about your location, if you access the Site from a mobile device.
Third-Party Data
Information from third parties, such as personal information or network friends, if you connect your account to the third party and grant the Site permission to access this information.
Data From Contests, Giveaways, and Surveys
Personal and other information you may provide when entering contests or giveaways and/or responding to surveys.
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect about you to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our Site and services to you
- Create and manage your account or user profile
- Connect you with water heater repair service providers in your area
- Process your requests and transactions
- Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support and administrative messages
- Respond to your comments, questions, and requests and provide customer service
- Communicate with you about products, services, offers, promotions, and events, and provide other news or information about us and our partners
- Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site
- Personalize your experience on our Site and deliver content and product and service offerings relevant to your interests
- Help maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our Site, products and services, databases, other technology assets, and business
- Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities and protect our rights and property
- Carry out any other purpose described to you at the time the information was collected
4. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
By Law or to Protect Rights
If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
Third-Party Service Providers
We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
Marketing Communications
With your consent, or with an opportunity for you to withdraw consent, we may share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.
Interactions with Other Users
If you interact with other users of the Site, those users may see your public profile, the content you post, and information from your public profile.
Online Postings
When you post comments, contributions, or other content to the Site, your posts may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside the Site in perpetuity.
Affiliates
We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
Business Partners
We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
Other Third Parties
We may share your information with advertisers and investors for the purpose of conducting general business analysis or other business purposes.
Sale or Bankruptcy
If we reorganize or sell all or a portion of our assets, undergo a merger, or are acquired by another entity, we may transfer your information to the successor entity. If we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, your information would be an asset transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that the transferee may decline to honor commitments we made in this Privacy Policy.