2. What We Collect and How We Collect It
3. Automated Information Collection
4. How We Use Your Information
5. How We Share Your Information
6. Your Choices and Selecting Your Privacy Preferences
8. Accuracy and Access to Your Personal Information
12. For Website Visitors Outside of the United States
13. Safeguarding the Information We Collect
1. General
At Goshen Tiny Homes, we’re committed to protecting your privacy and earning your trust. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website at goshentinyhomes.com or any other website owned by us where this Policy is linked (our “Website”).
Scope of This Policy
This Policy applies to the information we collect:
- On our Website
- Through emails and electronic messages between you and our Website
- When you interact with our advertising on third-party websites that link to this Policy
This Policy does not cover the information collected:
- Offline or through other means
- On other websites operated by us or third parties
- Through applications or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from our Website (see “Third-party Websites” below)
Your Consent
By using our Website, you agree to the terms of this Policy. If you don’t agree, please don’t use our Website. We may update this Policy from time to time, so please check back periodically for changes. Your continued use of our Website after we make changes is considered acceptance of those changes.
2. What We Collect and How We Collect It
To provide you with the best possible experience, we collect, use, and share personal information about you in accordance with this Policy. Personal information is any information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, or is reasonably capable of being associated with a particular individual, household, or device.
We may collect the following categories of personal information from you:
Category | What It Means | Examples |
Identifiers | Information that identifies you, like your name and contact info | Your name, email address, phone number, and address |
Home and Property Information | Information about your home, property, or ADU project | Photos of your property, floor plans, and project details |
Internet Activity | Information about how you interact with our website and online services | Your search history, browsing history, and information about your device |
Geolocation Data | Information about your physical location, which may be used to provide location-based services | Your location when you use our services or the location of your device |
Professional Info | Information about your job or work history, which may be relevant to your ADU or home-building project | Your resume, job title, and work experience, which may be relevant to your project |
Providing Personal Information
When providing personal information, please only provide relevant information and avoid sharing unnecessary sensitive information, such as Social Security numbers, credit card information, or other sensitive personal data, unless required for our services.
3. Automated Information Collection
When you visit our website, we collect information about you and your behavior on our site. This information is collected using automated tools, which are described below. These tools collect information about your behavior and your computer system, such as your internet address (IP Address), the pages you have viewed, and the actions you have taken while using the website.
Category | What It Means | Examples |
Cookies | Small files that help us understand how you use our website | Tracking your browsing history, remembering your login information |
Google Analytics | A tool that helps us understand how users interact with our website | Tracking page views, bounce rates, and time on site |
Facebook Pixel | A tool that helps us understand how users interact with our website and our Facebook ads | Tracking user behavior on our website and on Facebook, displaying targeted ads |
Web Beacons | Electronic images that track user behavior | Tracking email open rates, click-through rates, and conversion rates |
Embedded Web Links | Links that track user behavior | Tracking user behavior on our website and on third-party websites |
Third-party Websites and Services | Service providers that help us with marketing communications | Working with companies that provide email marketing services, social media advertising services, and more |
Facebook Pixel
For specific information and details about the Facebook pixel and how it works, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/742478679120153?id=1205376682832142.
Google Analytics
For more information on how Google Analytics supports our Website and uses information sent from our Website, please review Google’s privacy policy available at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we gather and that you provide to provide you with the services you request, as well as for various other purposes. These purposes include, but are not limited to:
How We Use Your Information
- Providing the information, products, and services you request
- Ensuring security, credit, or fraud prevention
- Providing effective customer service
- Delivering a personalized experience when you use our Website
- Contacting you with special offers and other information we believe will be of interest to you (in accordance with your privacy preferences)
- Notifying you with information and notices related to your use of our Website
- Inviting you to participate in surveys and provide feedback to us (in accordance with your privacy preferences)
- Better understanding of your needs and interests
- Improving the content, functionality, and usability of our Website
- Enhancing our products and services
- Improving our marketing and promotional efforts
- Any other purpose identified in an applicable privacy notice, click-through agreement, or other agreement between you and us
Duration of Information Retention
We intend to retain any personal information, including sensitive personal information, for as long as reasonably necessary to carry out our intended business purpose for such information.
5. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell or lease your personal information to any third party. However, we may share your personal information with third parties for a business purpose, such as:
- Our affiliates
- Third-party vendors who provide services that enhance our Website, products, and services to you (e.g., vendors for credit card processing, advertising and marketing, and customer support)
When we disclose your personal information, we enter into a contract that requires the recipient to keep that information confidential and only use it for the specified purposes.
Exceptions to Sharing Your Information
We may share your information without your notice and consent in the following circumstances:
Legal Reasons:
- We believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, subpoena, or court order.
- To respond to duly authorized information requests from law enforcement or other governmental authorities.
- To enforce our agreements and policies.
- To investigate and prevent security threats, fraud, or other malicious activity.
- To respond to an emergency that we believe in good faith requires us to disclose such information to assist in preventing the death or serious bodily injury of any person or Company employee.
Sale of Business or Merger:
- In the event of a sale, merger, or reorganization of our business, we may share or receive personal information with prospective or actual partners or affiliates. In such circumstances, we will ensure that your information is used in accordance with this Policy.
We will not share your information with third parties without your notice and consent, except as described in this Policy.
6. Your Choices and Selecting Your Privacy Preferences
We strive to provide you with the relevant information that you have requested. Whenever possible, we will offer options regarding the information we collect and how you can manage your preferences related to that information.
Subscription-Based Services
If we offer subscription-based services, such as email newsletters, we will provide you with choices about the information you provide at the point of collection or at any time after you have received a communication from us while you are subscribed. Please note that transactional or service-oriented messages, such as delivery confirmation messages, are typically excluded from these preferences, as they are necessary to respond to your requests or provide goods and services and are not intended for marketing purposes.
Email Newsletters and Marketing Emails
We will not intentionally send you email newsletters and marketing emails unless you have explicitly consented to receive such marketing information. Once you have requested to receive these emails, you can opt out of them at any time by selecting the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of each email. Please be aware that by opting out or unsubscribing, you may affect other services you have requested we provide to you, where email communication is a requirement of the service provided.
By providing you with these choices, we aim to respect your privacy and give you control over the information you receive from us.
7. Text Messaging
You may have the opportunity to receive SMS or “text” messages, pre-recorded voice messages, or auto-dialed phone calls from us, our affiliates, and related entities, as well as third parties. These messages may be used to:
- Authenticate your identity or mobile device
- Provide you with informational updates about services or products you have requested
By providing your mobile device number or cell phone number to us, you knowingly consent to receive these communications from us or our authorized agents. You represent that you have the authority to agree to receive text messages at the telephone number you provide to us, or from which you sent the text message request to us.
Opting Out
Please note that no purchase is required to opt in to this service, and you may opt out at any time by following the instructions provided in our communications to you.
Communication Preferences
Any communications you receive from us will be administered in accordance with your preferences and this Policy. We will respect your communication preferences and only send you messages that are relevant to the services or products you have requested.
8. Accuracy and Access to Your Personal Information
We strive to maintain and process your information accurately. We have implemented processes to ensure that all our information is maintained in accordance with relevant data governance frameworks and legal requirements. We employ technologies designed to help us maintain information accuracy on input and processing.
If you would like to view and change the personal information that you have provided to us, please contact us directly for assistance.
9. Information of Minors
We do not intentionally collect information from individuals under the age of eighteen (18). We do not target our Website to minors, and we do not expect them to be engaging with our Website or services. We encourage parents and guardians to provide adequate protection measures to prevent minors from providing information unwillingly on the Internet. If we become aware of any personal information that we have collected about minors, we will take steps to securely remove it from our systems.
10. Submissions
We welcome your inquiries, feedback, suggestions, ideas, materials, comments, or other information you provide to us (collectively, “Submissions”). Please note that any Submissions you make on or through our Website, such as reviews, may be available to others who visit our Website. We may use your Submissions in advertising campaigns and other promotions, and we may or may not use your name in connection with such use. We may or may not seek your consent before using the Submissions for such purposes. Therefore, you should have no expectation of privacy with respect to your Submissions on or through our Website. You should not submit any content you do not wish to make available to the general public. In particular, your Submissions must not violate the privacy or other rights of others. You may not use false identifying information or contact information, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead us as to the origin of any Submission.
11. Third-Party Websites
This Policy does not apply to websites or other domains that are maintained or operated by third parties or our affiliates. Our Website may link to third-party websites and services. For example, if you click on an advertisement on our Website, you may be taken to another website that we do not control. These links are not endorsements of these websites, and this Policy does not extend to them. Because this Policy is not enforced on these third-party websites, we encourage you to read any posted privacy policy of the third-party website before using the service or website and providing any information.
12. For Website Visitors Outside of the United States
Our Website is designed for use by individuals in the United States only. We do not warrant or represent that this Policy or the Website’s use of your Personal Information complies with the laws of any other jurisdiction. To provide you with our services, we may store, process, and transmit information in the United States and other locations around the world, including countries that may not have the same privacy and security laws as yours. Regardless of the country in which such information is stored, we will process your Personal Information in accordance with this Policy.
13. Safeguarding the Information We Collect
We take the security of your Personal Information seriously and use reasonable technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to protect it against accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. While we strive to provide a secure environment for your information, no security measures are foolproof. If you ever suspect that your information has been compromised or is at risk, please contact us immediately using the information provided below.
14. Changes to this Policy
This Policy outlines our current practices and procedures for collecting and using Personal Information through this Website. As we continue to improve and expand our Website and services, we may update this Policy from time to time. If we make any changes to this Policy, we will post a revised version on this webpage and update the “Last Revised” date above. You can access this Policy from any of our web pages by clicking on the “Privacy Policy” link.
15. How to Contact Us
We value your feedback and welcome your questions or concerns about this Policy or your Personal Information. If you would like to contact us, please reach out to us using the contact information provided below. We will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible.