Privacy Policy
At MB Electrical, we value your privacy. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you interact with our website at www.mb-electrical.ca.
Who We Are
This website is owned and operated by MB Electrical, a commercial electrical contractor based in Alberta. Our official web address is: https://www.mb-electrical.ca.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the information provided in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.
An anonymized string (or “hash”) of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you use it. You can read the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if available) becomes visible to the public.
Media Uploads
If you upload images to our website, we recommend removing any embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to download and extract location information from uploaded images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
When you visit our login page, we use a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when your browser is closed.
When you log in, we set several cookies to save your login details and screen preferences:
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Login cookies last for two days.
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Screen options cookies last for one year.
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If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.
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If you log out, login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish a post, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and simply stores the ID of the post you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content
Articles or pages on our website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited the source website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking tools, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content.
Data Sharing
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email to protect against abuse.
Data Retention
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve future comments without delay.
For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for usernames. Website administrators can also access and edit this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments on our site, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request the deletion of any personal data we hold, excluding any data we are required to keep for legal, administrative, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be reviewed through an automated spam detection service to protect our site and users.
If you have any questions about our privacy policy or how your data is handled, please contact us directly through our Contact Page.
