Effective Date: 01/01/2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Basil Beauty and Barber Shop (“Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting any personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your data when you visit https://basilbarbershop.com (“Website”).

By using our Website, you consent to the collection and use of your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect and process the following types of personal information:

2.1 Information You Provide to Us

  • Name, email address, phone number, and other contact details when you book an appointment or contact us.
  • Payment information when making transactions for our services.
  • Any personal details you submit in our contact forms, surveys, comments, or reviews.
  • Images or media you upload to our Website.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Website, we may automatically collect:

  • IP Address and browser type.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Information on how you interact with our Website (more details in Section 5).
  • Device Information: Your operating system, device type, and screen resolution.
  • Log Data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, and referral sources.

2.3 Information from Third Parties

We may receive information from third-party services (e.g., payment processors, social media platforms, or analytics providers) in compliance with their policies and applicable laws.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

  • To provide and improve our barber shop services.
  • To communicate with you regarding appointments, inquiries, or promotions.
  • To process payments and transactions.
  • To improve user experience and optimize our Website.
  • To ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations.
  • To prevent fraud, spam, or unauthorized access to our Website.

4. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal data. However, we may share your information with:

  • Service Providers: Third-party companies that help us operate our business (e.g., payment processors, email marketing services, appointment scheduling tools).
  • Legal Compliance: When required by law or in response to a court order, subpoena, or legal request.
  • Business Transfers: If we sell, merge, or transfer our business, user data may be included in the transaction.
  • Spam Detection: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

Types of Cookies We Use:

  • Essential Cookies: Required for Website functionality. 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.
  • Authentication Cookies: When you log in, we will 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.
  • Comment Cookies: 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.
  • Editor Cookies: 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 1 day.
  • Analytics Cookies: Help us analyze traffic and user behavior.
  • Marketing Cookies: Used for advertising and promotions.

To learn more about cookies and how you can control them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

6. Data Retention and Security

We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy unless a longer retention period is required by law.

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.

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. However, no system is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your data:

  • Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
  • Correction: Request corrections to inaccurate information.
  • Deletion: Request the deletion of your personal data (subject to legal limitations). 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.
  • Opt-Out of Marketing: Unsubscribe from promotional emails.
  • Restrict Processing: Request limitations on how we use your data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@basilbarbershop.com.

8. Third-Party Services and Embedded Content

Our Website may include third-party content, such as social media plugins, embedded videos, or links to external sites. These third parties may collect data about you in accordance with their privacy policies. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

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.

For example, if you use the Gravatar service, your anonymized email hash may be sent to Gravatar. 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.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us to have it removed.

10. 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.

11. Password Resets

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

12. Data Transfers (For International Users)

If you are accessing our Website from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred, processed, and stored in the U.S. or other countries with different data protection laws.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the updated policy on our Website with a revised “Effective Date.”

14. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at:

Basil Beauty and Barber Shop
4911 West 38th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46254
support@basilbarbershop.com
317-600-3722

By using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to this Privacy Policy.