Effective Date: October 24, 2025
Last Updated: October 24, 2025
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://farwestenvironmental.com.
Farwest Environmental provides professional environmental services, including certified mold testing and remediation, asbestos abatement, lead-safe services, hoarding cleanup, and related environmental consulting. We take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit or interact with our website.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with 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, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the site.
Contact Forms
When you submit information through our contact or estimate request forms, we collect your name, email address, phone number, service location, and any message details you provide. We use this information to respond to inquiries, schedule inspections or services, provide estimates, and deliver customer support.
We do not share this data with third parties except as necessary to fulfill your request, operate our website, or comply with legal obligations.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we 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 set cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks. When you log out, login cookies are removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, or maps). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited that 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 if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We may use analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to understand website usage and improve our services. These tools may collect your IP address, approximate location, device and browser information, referring/exit pages, page views, and timestamps. We use this data in aggregate to analyze trends and enhance site performance and content.
Learn more about Google’s data practices here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
You can opt out of Google Analytics using this browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share information only with:
- Trusted service providers who help us operate our website, schedule appointments, send communications, or provide services (e.g., hosting, email/SMS delivery, analytics), under confidentiality obligations.
- Regulatory authorities or law enforcement if required to comply with applicable laws, subpoenas, or court orders.
No mobile information will be shared or sold with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All the stated categories in this privacy policy exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. 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, except for data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Some analytics and hosting data may also be processed by trusted third-party providers as described above.
Your Contact Information
If you have privacy-specific concerns or requests, please contact us:
Email: info@farwestenvironmental.com
Website: farwestenvironmental.com
Additional Information
How We Protect Your Data
We use secure servers, SSL/TLS encryption, access controls, and regular software updates to protect your personal data. We also implement employee training and data handling best practices to reduce the risk of unauthorized access or misuse.
What Data Breach Procedures We Have in Place
If a data breach occurs, we will promptly investigate, take steps to contain and resolve the issue, and notify affected users and authorities as required by law.
What Third Parties We Receive Data From
We may receive limited data from referral partners, advertising or analytics providers, or scheduling/payment systems (if applicable), solely to provide services, measure performance, or improve user experience.
What Automated Decision-Making and/or Profiling We Do with User Data
We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects on users. Any automated processes on our site are limited to spam detection, security, and analytics.
Industry Regulatory Disclosure Requirements
We comply with applicable U.S. privacy and communications laws, including CAN-SPAM and TCPA requirements for marketing communications and call/text consent, and applicable environmental service regulations within our operational areas.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect operational, legal, or regulatory changes. The most recent version will always be available on this page with an updated Effective Date.
