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JOSEPHGARY.COM / POLICIES

Privacy Policy

Effective November 14, 2026

This explains what information I use to run JosephGary.com, deliver your purchases, and stay in touch.

Who operates this site

Joseph Gary personally operates JosephGary.com and sells its products and services. Grime Time is not the seller or operator of this site. The contact email and mailing address below are also used for this personal-brand business.

Information you provide

  • My Library: your email address, email-confirmation and sign-in records, marketing preferences, and any name or business details you choose to save.
  • Purchases: the product or service purchased, amount, payment and refund status, order references, and access associated with your account. Stripe processes payment details; this site does not store your full card number or security code.
  • Requests and conversations: your contact details, messages, business questions, preferred appointment times, and information you provide for consulting, speaking, or support.

Only send information needed for your request. Do not include client access codes, passwords, payment credentials, or unrelated personal information.

How that information is used

I use this information to verify your email, maintain your library access, fulfill purchases, handle refunds, arrange appointments, respond to requests, maintain business records, and protect the site against abuse. Service providers also process technical information such as IP addresses, browser and device details, request logs, and cookies to deliver and secure their services.

Email and your choices

The free Sample Cleaning Guide offer is a signup for Joseph Gary’s email list. The signup explains that you will receive business stories, training, and occasional offers. Email confirmation verifies ownership of your email address and connects access to your account.

You can unsubscribe from marketing using the link in a marketing email or the email preferences in My Library. Unsubscribing does not remove guide access you have already earned or unrelated purchases. Purchasing a product alone does not subscribe you to marketing. Sign-in, purchase, appointment, and support emails are separate from promotional newsletters.

Services that process information

I use providers to operate the site and fulfill these purposes:

  • WordPress.com and Automattic: website hosting, administration, delivery, and security. See Automattic’s notice for site visitors.
  • Supabase: private membership, consent, session, and application records. Information is also held in WordPress where needed for orders, profiles, and appointment workflows. See Supabase’s privacy information.
  • Stripe: checkout, payment processing, payment verification, and refunds. See Stripe’s Privacy Policy.
  • Google: email delivery and correspondence, Google Meet for consulting calls, and optional Google Analytics as described below. See Google’s Privacy Policy.
  • Mailchimp: newsletter contacts, consent and unsubscribe preferences, and relevant product tags used to manage Joseph Gary’s marketing emails. See Intuit’s Privacy Statement.

Joseph Gary’s customer records and mailing audience are kept separate from Grime Time’s contacts and employee operations. Providers may process information in the United States or other countries where they operate. Information may also be disclosed where required by law or needed to address fraud, security incidents, or legal claims.

Cookies and optional analytics

My Library uses a secure session cookie to keep you signed in for up to seven days. Hosting, administration, and checkout services may use additional cookies for their functions. Your analytics preference is stored in your browser.

Google Analytics loads only after you allow it through the site’s analytics controls. You can decline or withdraw through Analytics preferences on the homepage. Declining optional analytics does not prevent access to the site or purchases.

The custom analytics connection measures visits to selected public pages. It excludes private library and checkout routes, sign-in links, and pages with query parameters. It does not intentionally send names, email addresses, message contents, or private order details. External referrers are reduced to their website origin. Advertising personalization and Google signals are disabled. Analytics consent is separate from newsletter consent.

Blocking all cookies may prevent sign-in or checkout from working. Links to other websites, including social platforms, are governed by those services’ own privacy practices. If you use embedded third-party content, that provider may receive technical information about your visit.

How long information is kept

Account, consent, purchase, and access records are kept to maintain your account, fulfill purchases, and handle support, accounting, security, and legal needs. Inquiry and correspondence records are kept until I delete them; there is no fixed automatic deletion period for those messages. Unsubscribe records may be retained to avoid sending marketing you have opted out of. Deleting an account does not necessarily delete transaction records that must be retained for these purposes.

Access, correction, and deletion requests

Email me to request access to, correction of, or deletion of information associated with your account, or to ask about a privacy concern. I may need to verify that you control the account before acting. I will explain if information needs to be retained for a legal, accounting, or security reason. Your rights depend on the laws that apply to you; this policy does not limit those rights.

Policy updates

This page will be updated when the site’s practices change. The effective date identifies the current version.

Questions or help

Email joseph@grimetimepdx.com. For purchase questions, include the email used at checkout and your order reference, if available. Please do not send your card number or sign-in link.

Joseph Gary, PO Box 87133, Vancouver, WA 98683