Privacy Policy
Vineyard Fence Co. operates vineyardfence.com. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights. We keep this simple because we are a small local business, not a data company.
1. Information We Collect
Information you provide directly — when you fill out our contact form, request a quote, or sign a service agreement through our website. This may include your name, property address, phone number, email address, project details, and your electronic signature.
Information collected automatically — when you visit our website, we use analytics tools to collect data about your visit, including pages viewed, time on site, browser type, device type, and approximate location (city/region level). This data is collected using cookies and does not personally identify you.
Service agreement data — when you sign a service agreement online, we also record the date and time of submission, your browser and device information, and the agreement version. This audit trail exists to support the legal validity of your electronic signature.
2. Cookies
Our website uses cookies placed by our analytics provider to understand how visitors use the site. These cookies do not identify you personally. They help us measure traffic and improve the website experience.
You can opt out of analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, or by disabling cookies in your browser settings.
3. How We Use Your Information
- Respond to your contact or quote request
- Prepare and deliver service agreements
- Communicate about your project (scheduling, updates, payments)
- Understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information for marketing or advertising purposes. If our business changes ownership, your information may transfer with it as described in Section 7 (Business Transfer).
4. Third-Party Services
We use a small number of trusted third-party services to operate our website, including services for hosting, analytics, and contact form processing. These providers may collect limited technical data (such as IP addresses and browser type) as part of normal operations. We only work with providers that maintain industry-standard privacy and data-protection practices.
We do not share your personal information with any other third parties except as required by law or in connection with a business transfer as described in Section 7.
5. Data Retention
Contact form submissions and signed service agreements are retained for as long as needed for business and legal purposes — typically 7 years, consistent with Massachusetts record-keeping standards. Analytics data is retained according to our analytics provider's default settings (14 months).
6. Your Rights
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information at any time, where we are not legally required to retain it. Contact us at info@vineyardfence.com or (508) 444-2542.
7. Business Transfer
If Vineyard Fence Co. is sold, merged, acquired, or otherwise transfers ownership of all or part of its business or assets, your personal information and any data collected through this website may be among the assets transferred to the successor entity. The successor will be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy with respect to any information collected before the transfer. We will make reasonable efforts to notify users of any such transfer by updating this policy.
8. Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
10. Contact
Vineyard Fence Co.
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
info@vineyardfence.com