Privacy Policy - Kirkland Exterior Cleaning

Last updated: 17/06/2026

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Kirkland Exterior Cleaning (“we”, “our”, or “us”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use our website. If you have any questions, you can contact us at: KirklandExteriorCleaning@gmail.com

2. Data we collect:

We collect the following types of information:

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect:

• Username
• First Name
• Last Name
• Email address
• Password (stored securely as a hashed value and never stored in plain text)

This data is necessary to create and manage your account.

2.2 Authentication Data

We use authentication cookies (JWT stored in a secure, HttpOnly cookie) to keep you logged in.

These cookies:

• Do not contain readable personal data
• Are used only for authentication and session management
• Cannot be accessed via JavaScript

2.3 Usage Data (Blog Interaction)

We may store limited information to improve website functionality and prevent abuse, including:

• Blog post views
• Likes or interactions with posts

This data may be stored using cookies or server-side mechanisms and is used only to:

• Prevent spam or repeated actions
• Provide basic interaction features (such as like counting)

3. How We Use Data

We use collected data to:

• Provide and maintain user accounts
• Authenticate users and manage sessions
• Enable blog features such as likes and view counts
• Prevent spam and misuse of the system
• Improve website functionality

We do not sell your personal data.

4. Legal basis for processing of data

We process your data under the following legal bases:

• Contract – to provide account services and authentication
• Legitimate Interest – to prevent spam and ensure proper functioning of features (such as likes and views)

5. Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

5.1 Essential cookies

These cookies are required for the website to function properly:

• Authentication cookies (login sessions via JWT)
• Blog post views cookies to prevent abuse or spam
• Blog post like cookies to prevent abuse or spam

6. Data Storage and Security

We take appropriate security measures to protect your data, including:

• Secure HTTPS communication
• Password hashing using encryption algorithms
• HttpOnly and Secure cookies for authentication
• Access control through ASP.NET Identity roles

Despite these measures, no system is 100% secure

7. Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary:

• Account data: until you request deletion your account by email
• Authentication sessions: until expiration (15 minutes) or logout
• Interaction data (likes/views): until expiration

Sharing data

We do not sell your data.

We may share data only with trusted service providers necessary to operate the website, such as:

• Hosting providers
• Database providers

These providers are required to handle your data securely and in compliance with GDPR.

9. User Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
• Request a copy of your data (data portability)
• Object to or restrict processing of your data
• Withdraw consent at any time (where applicable)

To exercise these rights, contact us at: KirklandExteriorCleaning@gmail.com

10. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact us at:

Email: KirklandExteriorCleaning@gmail.com