Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 2025

1. Introduction

Southview Drone Imaging (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you visit our website or use our services. By using our website, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

When you contact us through our website forms, email, or phone, we may collect:

  • Your name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Company or organization (optional)
  • Details about your project or inquiry

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain non-personal information, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device information
  • Referring website
  • Pages visited
  • Date and time of visit

2.3 Visitor Log Tracking

Our website uses a custom visitor-logging system that records:

  • IP address
  • Referrer URL
  • Current URL visited
  • Browser user-agent
  • Date and time

This information is used strictly for security, abuse prevention, traffic analysis, and performance diagnostics. This data is not sold, rented, or shared with third parties unless legally required.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for:

  • Responding to contact requests
  • Providing quotes and service information
  • Improving website performance
  • Enhancing security and preventing misuse
  • Internal analytics
  • Legal compliance

We do not use your data for advertising networks or third-party marketing.

4. Sharing of Information

We do not sell or trade your personal information. We may share data only in these limited cases:

  • Legal requirements or government requests
  • Service providers who assist with hosting, security, or email delivery
  • Business operations necessary to fulfill project or service requests

5. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are stored only as long as needed to fulfill your request. Visitor logs may be retained for security and analytics purposes and may be cleared periodically. Backups may also retain some data for a limited time. You may request deletion of your personal information at any time.

6. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Our website may use basic session cookies, security-related cookies, and analytics cookies (if enabled later). We do not use tracking cookies for advertising or retargeting.

7. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information, including secured servers, encrypted database connections, firewall protection, and limited access to server logs. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, but we work to maintain a high standard of protection.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to:

  • Access the data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your personal information
  • Opt-out of communications
  • Request information about how your data is used

9. External Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external websites.

10. Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to request access or deletion of your data, contact us:

Southview Drone Imaging
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://southviewdroneimaging.com/

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as needed. Changes will be posted on this page with a new “Last Updated” date.