Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://nordic-waste.com.

Nordic Waste Management provides demolition, waste removal, and construction support services across Minnesota, committed to making lives better through safe, efficient, and respectful waste management solutions.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it. You can review the Gravatar service privacy policy here. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public within the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract any location data from images available on the website.

Contact forms

When you fill out a contact form, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and any other details you choose to provide. This information is used exclusively to respond to your inquiry and deliver customer service and support.

Cookies

• Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

• Login page: A temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

• Login and screen options: Upon logging in, several cookies are set to save your login info and display preferences. Login cookies last for two days; screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.

• Post editing: When editing or publishing an article, an additional cookie saves the post ID. It expires after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you visited those other websites.

These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in.

Analytics

We may use analytics tools to understand website traffic and user behavior. This helps us improve our services and website experience. These tools may collect anonymous traffic data like browser type, device type, IP address, and page views.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to outside parties, except as necessary to provide services (such as website hosting and analytics providers) who agree to keep this information confidential.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

For users who register on our site (if any), we store the personal information provided 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 view and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold, excluding any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to ensure the integrity and security of the site.

Your contact information

If you have any privacy-specific concerns, you can contact us through the information provided on our Contact Page.

Additional Information

How we protect your data

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. This includes encrypted communications (SSL), secured server hosting, and restricted database access.

What data breach procedures we have in place

In the event of a data breach, we will follow industry-standard notification procedures, including promptly informing affected users if their data is at risk.

What third parties we receive data from

Currently, we do not receive personal data about visitors from third-party sources.

What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data

We do not conduct any automated decision-making or profiling based on user data.

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements

As a waste management service provider, we are not subject to any additional industry-specific privacy regulations beyond standard online data privacy requirements.