Cookie Policy

Understanding Cookies

At JoeThorntonRoofing.com, we and our business partners collect information about your use of our website through cookies. Cookies are small information files stored on your computer, tablet, or smartphone that help websites remember who you are and provide information about your visit. Cookies can enhance your browsing experience by displaying content that matches your interests. Most major websites utilize cookies.

Cookies Used

The cookies and tracking technologies used on our website fall into the following categories:

• Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the website to function correctly and to provide the services you have requested. They allow you to navigate our site, use essential features, and ensure the security of our site. Without these cookies, you may not be able to use our website effectively.

• Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how users interact with our website. For example, they allow us to count unique visitors and understand user engagement with different features. Without these cookies, we would count repeat visits as new users, making it difficult to analyze and improve our website’s performance.

• Functional Cookies: We use these cookies to remember your preferences, improving your experience on our site. Examples include remembering your settings or preferences so that you receive consistent content or so that your preferences are retained for future visits.

• Social Cookies: These third-party cookies enable you to share content directly on social media platforms like Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter). They help remember your preferences and improve your experience, for example, by allowing you to “like” or “tweet” about our services.

• Interest-Based Advertising Cookies: You may notice ads for products or services you’re interested in when browsing online. These cookies, often placed by third parties, help ensure that the ads you see are relevant to you based on your interests and location. These cookies do not increase the number of ads shown but tailor them to be more relevant to you. Please see our “Third-Party Cookies” section for more details.

Managing Cookies

If you do not wish for cookies to be stored on your device, you can delete them from your browser. Most browsers also allow you to prevent cookies from being stored in the future. For more information on deleting or disabling cookies, use your browser’s “Help” function or visit https://www.allaboutcookies.org. Additionally, you can click “Manage Consent Preferences” in the footer of our website for more information about the cookies used on this site and to customize your cookie settings.

Please note that we cannot control third-party cookies stored on your device via our website. You may need to visit the relevant third-party website to manage cookies stored by them. Refer to our “Third-Party Cookies” section below.

Opting Out of Personal Information Sharing

Residents of certain states, including California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, and Oregon, have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal information for targeted advertising purposes. The use of certain third-party cookies and tracking devices on this site may be considered “sharing” under these states’ laws. If you are a resident of any of these states and wish to opt out of personal information sharing, please visit the third-party sites listed below in our Third-Party Cookies section. Additionally, you can click “Manage Consent Preferences” in the footer of our website for more information about cookies and to customize your preferences.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies described in the “Cookies Used on JoeThorntonRoofing.com” section are set by third parties when you use our website. These third parties may also read cookies in your browser to collect information, serve content, or display advertisements. We do not control these cookies or how the third parties use them. These cookies may be used to provide services such as analytics or to serve interest-based advertising.

For more information on these cookies and how to disable them, visit the Internet Advertising Bureau’s website at https://www.youronlinechoices.com, where you can opt-out of receiving Interest-Based Advertising cookies from the third parties listed below. You can also click the links provided for each third-party to learn how to opt out directly.

• Google

  • Analytics: Google provides anonymized data about visits to our website.
  • User: Google uses cookies to protect your privacy and ensure safe browsing.
  • Interest-Based Advertising: Google may collect data to deliver relevant ads.
  • More information and opt-out: https://policies.google.com/privacy#infochoices

• Microsoft (Bing)

  • Analytics: Microsoft provides anonymized data about visits to our website.
  • User: Microsoft uses cookies to protect your privacy and ensure safe browsing.
  • Interest-Based Advertising: Microsoft may collect data to deliver relevant ads.
  • More information and opt-out: https://choice.microsoft.com

• Meta (formerly Facebook)

  • Interest-Based Advertising: Meta may use tracking tools to deliver relevant ads.
  • More information and opt-out: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/

• iPromote

  • Interest-Based Advertising: iPromote uses cookies to deliver relevant ads.
  • More information and opt-out: https://www.ipromote.com/privacy-policy/

We may update this policy from time to time, so please check it whenever you visit our website. The last update to this policy was on July 8, 2024.