Bat Removal Sioux Falls — Privacy Policy
Bat Removal Sioux Falls operates this website to provide information about our bat removal services and to connect homeowners across the Sioux Falls area with professional bat removal help. We take your privacy seriously. This page explains exactly what information we collect when you visit our site, how we use it and what your rights are.
We keep this simple and straightforward. No legal maze. No confusing language. Just a plain honest explanation of how we handle your information.
Information We Collect
We collect information in two ways — information you give us directly and information collected automatically when you visit our website.
Information You Give Us Directly
When you fill out our contact form or call us directly you may provide:
- Your full name
- Your phone number
- Your city or town
- A description of your bat problem
- Your preferred callback time
We use this information for one purpose — to contact you about your bat removal situation and schedule your free inspection. We do not sell this information. We do not share it with third parties for marketing purposes. It goes to our team and nobody else.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website certain information gets collected automatically through standard web technologies. This includes:
- Your IP address
- The type of device and browser you are using
- The pages you visit on our site
- How long you spend on each page
- The website that referred you to our site
- Your general geographic location based on IP address
This information helps us understand how people find and use our website so we can improve the experience for future visitors. It does not identify you personally.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes only.
To respond to your inquiry — When you fill out our contact form or call us we use your contact details to get back to you promptly and schedule your free inspection.
To provide our services — Your name, address and description of the problem help our technicians prepare for your inspection and complete the bat removal work efficiently.
To improve our website — Automatically collected data about how visitors use our site helps us make the website more useful and easier to navigate.
To comply with legal requirements — In certain situations we may be required by law to retain or disclose information. We comply with all applicable South Dakota state and federal laws regarding data handling.
We do not use your information to send unsolicited marketing emails or texts. We do not add you to any mailing list without your explicit consent. We contact you about your bat removal situation and nothing else unless you ask us to.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to help the site function properly and to understand how visitors interact with our content.
Types of cookies we use:
Essential Cookies — These are required for the website to function. They enable basic features like page navigation and form submission. You cannot opt out of essential cookies without affecting how the site works.
Analytics Cookies — We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use our website. These cookies track things like which pages are visited most often and how long visitors spend on the site. The data is anonymous and does not identify individual users. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
How to manage cookies — Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when a cookie is being sent. If you disable cookies some features of our website may not function correctly.
Third Party Services
We use a small number of third-party services to operate our website and manage communications. These services may have access to certain information in order to perform their functions.
Google Analytics — We use Google Analytics to track website traffic and user behavior in aggregate anonymous form. Google’s privacy policy is available at google.com/policies/privacy.
Google Maps — Our website may display Google Maps to show our service area. Google’s use of data through Maps is governed by their privacy policy.
Web Hosting Provider — Our website is hosted on a third-party server. Our hosting provider has access to server logs which may include IP addresses and pages visited. Our hosting provider does not use this information for any purpose beyond operating the server.
Call Tracking — We may use call tracking technology to understand which pages on our website generate phone calls. This helps us improve our content and advertising. Call tracking does not record the content of your calls without your explicit consent.
We do not use Facebook Pixel, third-party advertising networks or any retargeting technology that tracks your browsing activity across other websites.
How We Protect Your Information
We take reasonable precautions to protect the information you share with us. Our website uses SSL encryption — indicated by the padlock icon and https in your browser address bar — to secure data transmitted between your device and our server.
Contact form submissions are transmitted securely and stored in a protected environment accessible only to our team. We do not store credit card information on our website. Any payment processing is handled by secure third-party payment processors.
No method of transmission over the internet is 100 percent secure. While we work hard to protect your information we cannot guarantee absolute security. If you have concerns about sharing sensitive information online please call us directly instead of using the contact form.
Your Rights Regarding Your Information
You have the following rights regarding any personal information you have shared with us.
Right to Access — You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you at any time.
Right to Correction — If any information we hold about you is inaccurate you can ask us to correct it.
Right to Deletion — You can ask us to delete your personal information from our records. We will honor this request unless we are legally required to retain the information.
Right to Opt Out — If you have received any communications from us and wish to stop receiving them contact us and we will remove you from our contact list immediately.
To exercise any of these rights contact us directly using the information at the bottom of this page. We will respond within 30 days.
Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are intended for adult homeowners and property managers. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through our website contact us immediately and we will remove it.
Links to Other Websites
Our website may contain links to external websites — such as South Dakota Department of Health resources or wildlife regulation pages. We do not control these external sites and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We recommend reading the privacy policy of any website you visit through a link from our site.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. When we make changes we update the date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of our website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.