Privacy Policy: Stump Grinding Co.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://stumpgrindingco.net. We provide professional stump grinding and tree services in California.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help 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, 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.
Cookies & Consent Management (Updated 2026)
We use a “Privacy Bar” to give you full control over your data. By default, all non-essential tracking is blocked until you provide your consent.
- Consent Management: We use the WP Consent API to manage your preferences. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the “Cookie Preferences” link below.
- Google Consent Mode v2: This site uses Google’s latest privacy protocol. If you decline cookies, we send a “cookieless signal” to Google Analytics which allows us to see that a visit happened without identifying you personally.
- Functional Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name and email in cookies for your convenience. These last for one year.
- Technical Cookies: If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
Embedded content from other websites
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, and monitor your interaction with that content.
Who we share your data with
We do not sell your personal information. Data is only shared in the following instances:
- Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Service Providers: We may share data with trusted tools (like Google Analytics or anti-spam services) strictly to maintain and analyze our website performance, provided you have granted consent.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. For users that register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.