Hawthorne Driving Traffic School (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website hawthornedrivingtrafficschool.com. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.
Information We Collect
Information you give us: When you use our contact form or email us, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.
Information collected automatically: When you visit our website, we and our service providers may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, time spent on pages, referring website, and general location (city or region).
How We Use Your Information
- To respond to your messages, news tips, and correction requests
- To understand how visitors use our website and improve our content
- To keep our website secure and prevent spam or abuse
- To display advertising, if and when ads are shown on our site
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small files stored on your device. We use cookies and similar technologies for:
- Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site.
- Security and performance: Services such as Cloudflare may use cookies to protect the site and help it load faster.
- Advertising: In the future, we may display ads through Google AdSense or other ad networks.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the site work.
Google Advertising
If we display Google ads, third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to show ads based on your previous visits to this and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies allows it and its partners to show ads based on your visits to our site and other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings page, or opt out of some third-party vendors’ cookies at www.aboutads.info.
Third-Party Services
We use trusted third-party services to run our website, including:
- Google Analytics: website traffic analysis
- WPForms: contact form handling
- Cloudflare: security and performance
- Google AdSense: advertising (if enabled)
These services have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them.
Data Retention
We keep contact form messages only as long as needed to respond to you and for our records. Analytics data is kept according to the settings of our analytics provider.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal information, including the right to:
- Know what personal information we have about you
- Request that we correct or delete your personal information
- Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information
California residents: Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the CPRA, you have the rights listed above. We do not sell personal information.
To make a privacy request, email [email protected]. We will respond within the time required by applicable law.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
Links to Other Websites
Our articles link to other websites, including government sources and news outlets. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page shows when it was last changed.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, email [email protected] or visit our Contact Us page.