Effective Date: [July 16th, 2025]
1. Introduction
Welcome to Durham Cycles. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information in two ways:
A) Information You Provide to Us:
When you use our bicycle repair services, we may ask for the following information to identify your property and contact you:
Your Phone Number
Your name
Details about your bicycle (e.g., make, model, color)
This information is used solely to provide our repair services and contact you about your bicycle. This specific customer information is stored locally on a computer and not uploaded online to ensure its security.
B) Information Collected Automatically for Advertising:
Our website uses services from third-party vendors, including Google, to advertise Durham Cycles online. To do this, some data is collected automatically when you visit our site:
Cookies and Similar Technologies: Like most websites, we use cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on your computer that helps us and our advertising partners understand how you use our site.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To provide and manage our bicycle repair services.
To communicate with you about your bicycle.
For Advertising Purposes: We use data collected by cookies to show you relevant ads on other websites across the Internet. This is sometimes called "remarketing."
4. Third-Party Vendors and Cookies for Advertising
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website.
This allows us to show our ads on other sites you visit on the internet.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
5. Your Choices and How to Opt-Out
You have control over your information.
You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices.
6. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect the information you provide. The customer and bicycle data mentioned in section 2A is stored securely offline. For data collected online, we rely on the security protocols of our third-party vendors, such as Google.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: Durhambicycle@gmail.com
Phone: 289-943-9812