Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 2, 2025
Last Updated: July 2, 2025

Who we are

AJ Stone Painting (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is committed to protecting your data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you use our website and services. Our website address is: https://ajstonepainting.com.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. For more details, see our https://ajstonepainting.com/cookie-policy/.

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Information We Collect

We collect the following personal data through our website:

  • Contact Information: When you submit forms (e.g. contact, service request), we collect your name, email address, and phone number.
  • Comment Data: When you comment on our blog, we collect your name, email address, and comment content.
  • Usage Data: Includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referral source, and activity on the site (via cookies or similar technologies).

How We Use Your Data

We use your data to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our services
  • Respond to your inquiries or service requests
  • Manage blog comments
  • Send updates or marketing communications (with your consent)
  • Analyze website performance and user interaction

Sharing Your Data

We do not sell your data. We may share your data with:

  • Service Providers (e.g., hosting providers, analytics tools, email marketing services)
  • Legal Authorities if required by law or to protect our rights


All third parties are required to respect the confidentiality of your data and comply with data protection laws.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version on this page and update the “Last Updated” date.

Contact Us

For questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact: noreply@ajstonepainting.com