Who We Are
Our website address is: https://newpathwebworks.com. New Path Webworks is an online web design, web management, and hosting business located in Garland, Maine. For privacy-specific concerns, you can contact us via email at newpathwebworks@gmail.com or by phone at 207-250-3377.

Personal Data We Collect and Why
We may collect the following personal data:

• Name, email address, phone number, company details, and personal account preferences.
• Technical data such as IP address, browser type, and device information.
• Transactional data such as purchase information.

We collect this data to effectively communicate, manage client relationships, process transactions, and enhance the user experience on our site. Our legal basis for collection is your explicit consent and legitimate business interests.

Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection. An anonymized string from your email address (hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service. After comment approval, your profile picture becomes publicly visible with your comment. Gravatar’s privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/

Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on our website.

Contact Forms
When visitors submit contact forms:

• For potential or active clients, we retain form submissions indefinitely, or until deletion is requested.
• General inquiries are retained for up to 30 days.

This information is used exclusively for customer service and is not used for marketing without explicit consent.

Forminator Forms
We use Forminator PRO to create and embed various forms on our website, such as contact forms, inquiry forms, and subscription forms. When visitors submit these forms, we capture their IP Address to assist in spam prevention. We also collect email addresses, names, and other personal data provided within form fields. Form submission data is retained for up to 30 days.

Akismet Anti-Spam
We use Akismet to protect our website from spam. When visitors leave comments, Akismet collects information including the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, Site URL, name, username, email address, and the content of the comment. Akismet’s privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/

Ultimate Member Forms
We use Ultimate Member to manage user registration, login, and profile forms. These forms collect personal data such as names, email addresses, usernames, passwords (securely stored), and any additional profile information users choose to provide. User data is retained indefinitely until a user requests deletion. Ultimate Member data is stored securely within our website.

Cookies
Cookies are used for convenience (e.g., remembering login details, preferences) and analytics. Detailed cookie usage will be specified in our Cookie Policy.

Analytics
We use analytics services to understand site usage and improve our website experience. Specific service details will be updated here once implemented.

Who We Share Your Data With
We share your data with third-party service providers necessary for our services, such as newsletter management or analytics. Currently, we use Mailchimp (privacy policy: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/) but reserve the right to use comparable third-party providers in the future.

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Data Retention

• Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely.
• Registered user profile data is retained until users request deletion.

Your Data Rights
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or request deletion of any personal data we hold. Excluded from deletion is data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Data Transfers
Our website data may be hosted outside the European Union through MediaServe hosting. We ensure data protection compliance through appropriate agreements and standard contractual clauses that meet EU data protection standards.

Data Security Measures
We employ SSL encryption, secure hosting practices, and regular data security reviews to protect your personal information.

Data Breach Procedures
In case of a data breach, we will immediately notify all affected users and undertake prompt measures to repair or mitigate damage.

Pop-up and Forms (Hustle Plugin)
We utilize Hustle to manage pop-ups, including our free consultation forms. Hustle captures IP addresses and submitted data. Form submission data is retained for up to 30 days.

Third-party Integrations
We currently use Mailchimp for subscriber management. We may integrate with other comparable third-party services in the future, at which point their privacy policies will be linked here accordingly.

Updates to This Policy
We may periodically update this policy. Updates will be clearly posted on this page with an updated revision date.