Last Updated: June 2024
Thomas & Galbraith Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wrench Group, LLC (“Thomas & Galbraith Heating, Cooling & Plumbing" “we,” “us,” or “our”), are a leader in home repair, replacement, and maintenance services specializing in heating, ventilation and air conditioning, plumbing, water, and electrical services. We facilitate our Services through our website https://thomasgalbraith.com/. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect, use, process, and share your personal information, and to help you understand and exercise your privacy rights. For residents of California and other states that provide additional rights, more information about the data we collect is available in our Notice at Collection and Supplemental Notice for Residents of Certain Other States, which is found here.
1. SCOPE AND UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
2. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
3. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
4. HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
5. YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES AND RIGHTS
6. SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
7. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
8. RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
1. SCOPE AND UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information processed by us and our parent company Wrench Group LLC, including through our Services, on our websites, mobile applications, and other online or offline offerings. To make this Privacy Policy easier to read, our websites, mobile applications, and other offerings are collectively called the “Services.” Our Services, company and affiliates are offered and operated solely in the United States and are not intended for use by individuals located outside of the USA. If you reside outside of the United States and have concerns about using our website, please discontinue any future visits. By visiting or accessing this website and/or our services, you acknowledge and agree that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
Changes to our Privacy Policy. We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time in our sole discretion. If there are any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you as required by applicable law. You understand and agree that you will be deemed to have accepted the updated Privacy Policy if you continue to use our Services after the new Privacy Policy takes effect.
2. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
The categories of personal information we collect depend on how you interact with us, our Services, and the requirements of applicable law. We collect information that you provide to us, information we obtain automatically when you use our Services, and information from other sources such as third-party services and organizations, as described below. For residents of certain states, including California, additional disclosures about the information we collect is available in our supplemental disclosure below.
A. Personal Information You Provide to Us Directly
We may collect personal information that you provide to us.
B. Personal Information Collected Automatically
We may collect personal information automatically when you use our Services.
See Your Privacy Choices and Rights below to understand your choices regarding these Technologies.
C. Personal Information Collected from Other Sources
Third-Party Services and Sources. We may obtain personal information about you from other sources, including through third-party services and organizations. For example, if you access our Services through a third-party application, such as an app store, a third-party login service, or a social networking site, we may collect personal information about you from that third-party application that you have made available via your privacy settings. We may also obtain demographic information about you, such as household income, from third-party data providers.
Referrals and Sharing Features. Our Services may offer various tools and functionalities that allow you to provide personal information about your friends through our referral service. Our referral services may also allow you to forward or share certain content with a friend or colleague, such as an email inviting your friend to use our Services. Please only share with us contact information of people with whom you have a relationship (e.g., relative, friend, neighbor, or co-worker).
3. HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We use your personal information for a variety of business purposes, including to provide our Services, for administrative purposes, and to market our products and Services, as described below.
A. Provide Our Services
We use your information to fulfil our contract with you and provide you with our Services, such as:
B. Administrative Purposes
We use your information for various administrative purposes, such as:
We may use your information for other legitimate business purposes as permitted by law.
C. Marketing and Advertising our Products and Services
We may use personal information to tailor and provide you with content and advertisements. We may provide you with these materials as permitted by applicable law.
Some of the ways we market to you include email campaigns, text messages, custom audiences advertising, and “interest-based” or “personalized advertising,” including through cross-device tracking.
If you have any questions about our marketing practices or if you would like to opt out of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes, you may contact us at any time as set forth in Contact Us below.
D. With Your Consent
We may use personal information for other purposes that are clearly disclosed to you at the time you provide personal information or with your consent.
E. Other Purposes
We also use your personal information for other purposes as requested by you or as permitted by applicable law.
4. HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We disclose your personal information to third parties for a variety of business purposes, including to provide our Services, to protect us or others, or in the event of a major business transaction such as a merger, sale, or asset transfer, as described below.
A. Disclosures to Provide our Services
The categories of third parties with whom we may share your personal information are described below.
We may also share your information with third parties as appropriate and permitted by law. The privacy choices you may have about your personal information are determined by applicable law and are described in Your Privacy Choices and Rights below.
B. Disclosures to Protect Us or Others
We may access, preserve, and disclose any information we store associated with you to external parties if we, in good faith, believe doing so is required or appropriate to: comply with law enforcement or national security requests and legal process, such as a court order, subpoena, or regulatory audit; protect your, our, or others’ rights, property, or safety; enforce our policies or contracts; collect amounts owed to us; or assist with an investigation or prosecution of suspected or actual illegal activity.
C. Disclosure in the Event of Merger, Sale, or Other Asset Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, purchase or sale of assets, or transition of service to another provider, your information may be sold or transferred as part of such a transaction, as permitted by law and/or contract.
5. YOUR PRIVACY CHOICES AND RIGHTS
Your Privacy Choices. The privacy choices you may have about your personal information are determined by applicable law and are described below.
The online advertising industry also provides websites from which you may opt out of receiving targeted ads from data partners and other advertising partners that participate in self-regulatory programs. You can access these and learn more about targeted advertising and consumer choice and privacy by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative and the Digital Advertising Alliance.
Please note you must separately restrict in each browser and on each device.
Your Privacy Rights. In accordance with applicable law, you may have the right to:
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us as set forth in Contact Us below or submit a request using the form found here. We will process such requests in accordance with applicable laws.
6. SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
We take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, no system is 100% secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we do not accept liability for unauthorized access, use, disclosure, or loss of personal information.
By using our Services or providing personal information to us, you agree that we may communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of our Services. If we learn of a security system’s breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically by posting a notice on our Services, by mail, or by sending an email to you.
7. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
All information processed by us may be transferred, processed, and stored anywhere in the world, including, but not limited to, the United States or other countries, which may have data protection laws that are different from the laws where you live. We endeavor to safeguard your information consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.
For more information about the safeguards we use for international transfers of your personal information, please Contact Us as set forth below.
8. RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We store the personal information we collect as described in this Privacy Policy for as long as you use our Services, or as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our Services, resolve disputes, establish legal defenses, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our agreements, and comply with applicable laws, or based upon other criteria, including, but not limited to, the sensitivity and volume of such data. Additionally, we endeavor to retain all such personal information in accordance with legal requirements.
9. NOTICE AT COLLECTION AND SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS AND RESIDENTS OF CERTAIN OTHER STATES.
This Notice at Collection and Supplemental Notice is for residents of states that have adopted comprehensive privacy legislation and others that may come into effect from time to time, including, but not limited to, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Utah and Virginia (collectively, “Applicable State Laws”).
The following table describes the categories of personal information Thomas & Galbraith Heating, Cooling & Plumbing has collected and whether Thomas & Galbraith Heating, Cooling & Plumbing disclosed that personal information for a business purpose (e.g., to a service provider).
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As more fully described in the section titled Personal Information We Collect , the sources from which we collect personal information include directly from you when you interact with us, automatically from you when you use our sites and services (for example through cookies and other online technologies), from third parties (for example, if you access our services through a third-party application, such as an app store, a third-party login service, or a social networking site, we may collect personal information about you from that third-party application that you have made available via your privacy settings), and through referrals from others. The business purposes for which we collect personal information are described in more detail in the section titled, How We Use Your Personal Information and include:
“Sales” of Personal Information under the California’s CCPA and Opting Out of Targeted Advertising.
For purposes of Applicable State Laws, we do not “sell” personal information, nor do we have actual knowledge of any “sale” of personal information of minors under 18 years of age as the term “sell” is commonly understood. That said, we may share information with third-party advertising partners for the purpose of promoting our Services as described above, such as for cross-context behavioral advertising. To the extent that such sharing is considered a “sale” or “sharing” or disclosing for targeted advertising under California or other Applicable State Law, you may limit such sharing by:
The categories of data we share for cross contextual advertising and targeted advertising include:
Each of these categories may have been shared with advertising networks for the purpose of providing targeted advertising and marketing.
Retention of Personal Information.
We store the personal information we collect as described in this Privacy Policy for as long as you use our Services, or as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our Services, resolve disputes, establish legal defenses, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our agreements, and comply with applicable laws, or based upon other criteria, including, but not limited to, the sensitivity and volume of such data. Additionally, we endeavor to retain all such personal information in accordance with legal requirements.
Additional Privacy Rights for Residents of Certain States Including California.
In addition to the rights described in the section titled Your Privacy Rights and Choices, you may also have the following rights.
Non-Discrimination. Residents of certain states have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment by us for the exercise of their rights conferred by applicable law.
Authorized Agent. Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child. To authorize an agent, provide written authorization signed by you and your designated agent and contact us as set forth in Contact Us below for additional instructions.
Verification. To protect your privacy, we will take steps to reasonably verify your identity before fulfilling your request. These steps may involve asking you to provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative, or to answer questions regarding your account and use of our Services. If we cannot verify your identity or authority to make a request, we may not be able to fulfill your request.
Appeal. You may have the right to appeal our decision or response to your request. To exercise your right to appeal, you can submit an appeal request using the same method used to submit your original request, including by contacting us as set forth in Contact Us below.
Financial Incentives.
Refer-a-Friend and Similar Incentive Programs. Wrench Group, LLC and its subsidiaries, including Thomas & Galbraith Heating, Cooling & Plumbing, may offer referral programs or other similar promotions that allow you to receive discounts or other benefits. For example, we may offer you discounts or promotional items or credit in connection with these programs, wherein you provide your personal information (such as email address and/or telephone number) in exchange for a reward or provide personal information regarding your friends or colleagues (such as their email address) and receive rewards when they sign up to use our Services. (The referred party may also receive rewards for signing up via your referral.)
Because these programs involve the collection of personal information, they may be interpreted as a “financial incentive” program. These programs are entirely voluntary and allow us to grow our business and provide additional benefits to you. You will have to join, or affirmatively opt-in, to any incentive program. The value of your data to us depends on how you ultimately use our Services, whereas the value of the referred party’s data to us depends on whether the referred party ultimately uses our Services. Said value will be reflected in the incentive offered in connection with each program.
You may withdraw, or opt-out, of any program by following the instructions in the applicable program description and terms or by contacting us as set forth in Contact Us below.
De-Identified Information. If we create or receive de-identified information, we will not attempt to reidentify such information, except to comply with applicable law.
California Shine the Light. The California “Shine the Light” law permits users who are California residents to request and obtain from us once a year, free of charge, a list of the third parties to whom we have disclosed their personal information (if any) for their direct marketing purposes in the prior calendar year, as well as the type of personal information disclosed to those parties.
Right for minors to remove posted content. Where required by law, California residents under the age of 18 may request to have their posted content or information removed from the publicly-viewable portions of the Services by contacting us directly as set forth in Contact Us below.
The Services are not directed to children under 18 (or other age as required by local law), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has uploaded personal information to our site without your consent, you may contact us as described in Contact Us below. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal information in violation of applicable law, we will delete any personal information we have collected, unless we have a legal obligation to keep it.
Third-Party Websites/Applications. The Services may contain links to other websites/applications and other websites/applications may reference or link to our Services. These third-party services are not controlled by us. We encourage our users to read the privacy policies of each website and application with which they interact. We do not endorse, screen, or approve, and are not responsible for, the privacy practices or content of such other websites or applications. Providing personal information to third-party websites or applications is at your own risk.
Thomas & Galbraith Heating, Cooling & Plumbing a wholly owned subsidiary of Wrench Group, LLC is the controller of the personal information we process under this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or to exercise your rights as detailed in this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Thomas & Galbraith Heating, Cooling & Plumbing
(833) 330-4376
privacy@wrenchgroup.com