Privacy Policy
How Protective IT collects, uses, and protects information submitted through this website.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide through our website forms, including:
- Your name
- Business or organization name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- The service or subject you are contacting us about
- Information included in your message
- Any other information you choose to provide
Please do not submit passwords, account credentials, Social Security numbers, financial information, health information, or other sensitive personal information through a general website contact form.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the website, our hosting, security, and website systems may automatically record limited technical information, such as:
- Internet Protocol address
- Browser and device type
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Referring website
- Date and time of access
- General website activity and error information
This information may be used to operate the website, maintain security, diagnose technical problems, and understand general website usage.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
The website may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for website operation, security, form functionality, user preferences, and performance.
Additional cookies may be used if analytics, embedded media, advertising, or other third-party services are enabled. Where required, visitors may be provided with choices regarding nonessential cookies.
Browser settings can generally be used to restrict or delete cookies. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
How We Use Information
We may use collected information to:
- Respond to questions and contact requests
- Schedule consultations
- Provide information about our services
- Communicate with prospective and existing customers
- Route support-related requests to the appropriate person
- Operate, maintain, and improve the website
- Detect spam, misuse, security threats, or technical problems
- Maintain business and communication records
- Comply with legal requirements
- Protect our rights, systems, customers, and users
We will not use information submitted through a contact form to send unrelated marketing messages unless you have requested such communications or otherwise agreed to receive them.
How Information May Be Shared
We may share information with service providers that assist us with website hosting, form processing, email delivery, website security, data storage, analytics, or other necessary business functions.
These providers may access information only as needed to perform services on our behalf and are subject to their own contractual and legal obligations.
We may also disclose information:
- When required by law, regulation, subpoena, or legal process
- To investigate fraud, misuse, or security incidents
- To protect the rights, safety, or property of Protective IT, our customers, or others
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of business assets
- With your direction or consent
Protective IT does not sell personal information submitted through this website.
Contact Forms
Information submitted through website forms may be delivered to Protective IT by email and may also be retained within the website, form-management system, hosting environment, customer-management system, or other business systems used to process the request.
Form submissions may be screened by spam-prevention or security services.
Submission of a form does not create a customer relationship, support agreement, confidentiality agreement, or other contractual relationship unless separately confirmed in writing.
Data Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to a request, maintain business records, provide services, meet contractual obligations, resolve disputes, protect our systems, and comply with applicable legal requirements.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.
Data Security
Protective IT uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, email system, transmission method, or storage platform can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors should avoid sending confidential or highly sensitive information through standard website forms.
Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social-media platforms, scheduling services, or other external services.
Protective IT does not control the privacy, security, or content practices of those third parties. Visitors should review the privacy policies of any third-party service they choose to use.
Children’s Privacy
This website is intended for businesses and adult users. It is not directed toward children under 13, and Protective IT does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through this website.
Your Choices and Requests
You may contact us to:
- Ask what information you previously submitted through the website
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of information, subject to legal and business-retention requirements
- Withdraw a request for future marketing communications
Depending on your location, additional privacy rights may apply. We will evaluate and respond to requests as required by applicable law.
Changes to This Policy
We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, business practices, technology, service providers, or legal obligations.
The revised policy will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.
Contact Us
Questions or requests concerning this Privacy Policy may be submitted through our Contact Us page or by calling:
Protective IT, Inc.
Phone: 217-793-7500
Website: Protectiveit.com