Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device — your computer, phone, or tablet — when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work properly, remember your preferences, and give website owners useful information about how their site is being used.

Cookies do not contain viruses or harmful code. They cannot access other files on your device or identify you personally on their own — they simply store small pieces of information to improve your experience online.

2. Who We Are

This Cookie Policy applies to the website operated by:

The Real Carpet Cleaners
437 Park Drive, Carlisle, PA 17015
📞 717-307-5849
✉️ info@therealcarpetcleaners.com
🌐 therealcarpetcleaners.com

3. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

• Keep our website functioning correctly
• Understand how visitors find and use our site
• Remember your preferences during a browsing session
• Measure the effectiveness of any promotions or content we publish
• Improve our website over time based on real usage data

We do not use cookies to collect sensitive personal information, serve targeted advertising, or track you across other websites.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function. Without them, certain parts of the site — such as the contact form — may not work properly. These cookies do not collect any personal information and cannot be switched off.

Analytical / Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website — which pages are visited most, how long people stay, and where they come from. This information is collected anonymously and used only to improve our site.

We may use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics collects data such as your approximate location (country/city level), browser type, device type, and pages visited. It does not identify you personally.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking at any time by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On.

Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make — such as your preferred language or region — and provide a more personalized experience. They do not track your browsing activity on other websites.

Marketing / Third-Party Cookies

Our website may include links to or embedded content from third-party platforms including:

• Facebook (Meta) — if you interact with a Facebook plugin or link from our site, Facebook may set its own cookies
• Instagram — similar to Facebook, Instagram may set cookies if you click through to our profile
• TikTok — TikTok may set cookies through embedded content or links

These cookies are set by the third-party platforms themselves and are governed by their own cookie and privacy policies. We do not control these cookies and are not responsible for them.

If we run any paid advertising campaigns in the future (such as Google Ads or Facebook Ads), additional tracking pixels or cookies may be used. This policy will be updated to reflect that if and when it applies.

5. Cookies We Do NOT Use

To be clear about what we don’t do:

• We do not use cookies to build profiles of your personal browsing habits
• We do not sell cookie data or share it with advertisers
• We do not use cookies to serve you personalized or retargeted ads
• We do not use fingerprinting or other tracking technologies beyond standard cookies

6. How to Manage and Control Cookies

You are in control of your cookies. You can manage, restrict, or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Here’s how to do it in the most common browsers:

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari (Mac/iPhone): Settings → Safari → Privacy → Block All Cookies
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies
• Opera: Settings → Advanced → Privacy & Security → Site Settings → Cookies

Please note that restricting or deleting cookies may affect how some parts of our website function. For example, the contact form may not submit correctly if essential cookies are blocked.

You can also visit www.allaboutcookies.org for general guidance on managing cookies across different browsers and devices.

7. Cookie Consent

When you first visit therealcarpetcleaners.com, you may see a cookie notice or banner. By continuing to browse the site, you are consenting to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings or clearing your cookies. Withdrawing consent will not affect anything you did before withdrawing it.

8. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that sends a signal to websites requesting that your browsing not be tracked. Because there is currently no universal standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals, our website does not alter its behavior in response to them. We encourage you to use the cookie control options in Section 6 above to manage your preferences directly.

9. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time — for example, if we add new third-party tools, change our analytics provider, or begin running paid advertising. When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to check back periodically, especially if you are a regular visitor to our site.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about how we use cookies or this policy, please don’t hesitate to get in touch:

The Real Carpet Cleaners
437 Park Drive, Carlisle, PA 17015
📞 717-307-5849
✉️ info@therealcarpetcleaners.com
🌐 therealcarpetcleaners.com