Privacy Policy
Effective Date: June 24, 2026
Richard Goettle, Inc. (“Goettle,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, submit a contact form, request information, communicate with us, or otherwise interact with us online.
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our website at goettle.com and related online services that link to this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information that you provide directly to us, information collected automatically through our website, and information from service providers or business partners.
Information You Provide to Us
When you fill out a contact form, request information, ask for service, email us, call us, or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect information such as:
- Name
- Company name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Project location or service area
- Information about your project, request, or service need
- Any other information you choose to provide in a form, email, phone call, or message
Please do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your request.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, we and our service providers may automatically collect information such as:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages viewed
- Referring website or traffic source
- Date and time of visit
- Approximate location based on IP address
- Interactions with pages, forms, buttons, and website features
- Advertising and analytics identifiers
- Cookie and similar technology information
2. Cookie Notice
Our website uses cookies, pixels, tags, scripts, and similar technologies to operate the website, understand how visitors use it, measure advertising performance, improve our services, and protect the website from misuse.
Cookies are small files stored on your browser or device. Some cookies are necessary for the website to function. Others help us understand website traffic, measure marketing performance, or improve the visitor experience.
Types of Cookies and Similar Technologies We May Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These help the website function and may support security, page navigation, form submission, spam prevention, and basic website operations.
Analytics Cookies
These help us understand how visitors use the website, including which pages are viewed, how visitors arrive at the site, and how the site performs.
Advertising and Conversion Cookies
These help us measure the performance of our advertising, understand whether visitors interact with our ads, and measure conversions such as form submissions, calls, or other website actions.
Functional Cookies
These may remember preferences or support website features.
3. Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Google Tag Manager
We use Google Analytics, Google Ads, and Google Tag Manager to help us understand website traffic, operate website tags, measure advertising performance, and improve our website and services.
Google Analytics may collect information such as pages viewed, time on site, device and browser information, approximate location, referring websites, and interactions with the website. Google Ads may help us measure ad performance and conversions. Google Tag Manager helps us manage website tags and scripts.
Google may use cookies and similar technologies to collect and process information. You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites and apps that use Google services by visiting Google’s “How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services” page.
We do not knowingly send names, email addresses, phone numbers, form messages, or other directly identifying contact-form content to Google Analytics.
4. How We Use Information
We may use information for purposes such as:
- Responding to your inquiries
- Evaluating your project or service request
- Providing construction, foundation, drilling, engineering, and related services
- Communicating with you about your request
- Scheduling calls, meetings, estimates, or follow-up communications
- Routing your inquiry to the appropriate team
- Referring you to a partner when appropriate
- Operating, maintaining, and improving our website
- Measuring website traffic and advertising performance
- Preventing fraud, spam, misuse, or security incidents
- Complying with legal, regulatory, contractual, accounting, or insurance obligations
- Protecting our rights, property, business, users, and others
5. How We Disclose Information
We may disclose information in the following circumstances.
Service Providers
We may disclose information to vendors and service providers that help us operate our business and website, such as website hosting providers, analytics providers, advertising platforms, form tools, email providers, CRM or lead-management systems, IT support providers, spam-prevention services, and professional advisors.
Partner Referrals
If we cannot provide the requested service, if the request is outside our service area or scope, or if we determine that another company may be better suited to assist you, we may share your inquiry and contact information with an appropriate partner, subcontractor, affiliate, or service provider so they can follow up with you.
This is intended to help respond to your request. It is not a sale of your personal information.
Business Operations and Legal Purposes
We may disclose information when we believe it is necessary or appropriate to comply with law, respond to legal process, enforce our rights, protect our business, prevent fraud or security issues, or complete a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of assets.
6. We Do Not Sell Personal Information
We do not sell personal information in exchange for money. We do not sell contact-form submissions, project inquiries, or customer contact information to data brokers.
We may disclose information to service providers that help us operate our website, analyze website traffic, measure advertising, respond to inquiries, and provide our services. We may also share inquiry information with appropriate partners as described above when needed to respond to your request or refer you to a suitable provider.
Some privacy laws define “sell,” “share,” or “targeted advertising” broadly. Depending on your location and how certain analytics or advertising technologies are configured, some uses of cookies, pixels, tags, or similar technologies may be considered sharing or targeted advertising. Please see our Your Privacy Choices page for more information.
7. Your Privacy Choices
You have choices about how information is collected and used.
Cookies and Browser Controls
Our website does not currently provide an interactive cookie-preference tool. You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block, delete, or manage cookies.
If you block or delete cookies, some parts of the website may not work properly.
Google Analytics Choices
You may be able to limit Google Analytics collection by blocking or deleting cookies through your browser, using browser privacy settings, using Google’s available Google Analytics opt-out tools, or adjusting your Google privacy settings.
Advertising Choices
You may be able to limit certain advertising-related cookies or personalization by blocking or deleting cookies through your browser, adjusting Google ad personalization settings, using browser privacy controls, or using available industry opt-out tools.
Opting out of personalized advertising or blocking cookies does not mean you will stop seeing ads. It may mean the ads you see are less personalized or that certain ad measurement features are limited.
Privacy Requests
Depending on your state of residence and applicable law, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or information about personal information we maintain about you. You may also have the right to opt out of certain sales, sharing, targeted advertising, or profiling.
To submit a privacy request, contact us at:
Email: info@goettle.com
Phone: (513) 825-8100
Mailing Address: 12071 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45231
We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.
8. State Privacy Rights
Certain U.S. states provide residents with specific privacy rights. These rights vary by state and may apply only to businesses that meet certain legal thresholds.
Where applicable, residents of states with comprehensive privacy laws may have rights such as:
- The right to know or access personal information
- The right to correct inaccurate personal information
- The right to delete personal information
- The right to obtain a copy of personal information in a portable format
- The right to opt out of the sale of personal information
- The right to opt out of sharing or targeted advertising
- The right to opt out of certain profiling
- The right to appeal a denied privacy request
- The right not to be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights
We will respond to privacy requests as required by applicable law.
9. California Privacy Notice
This section applies to California residents to the extent the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, applies to our business.
Categories of Personal Information We May Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal information:
- Identifiers, such as name, email address, phone number, IP address, and online identifiers
- Commercial or inquiry information, such as project details, service requests, and communications with us
- Internet or electronic network activity information, such as pages viewed, interactions with the website, device information, and browser information
- Geolocation information, such as approximate location inferred from IP address
- Professional or employment-related information, such as company name, job title, or business contact information if you provide it
- Inferences, such as information about likely service interests based on website interactions
Sources of Personal Information
We may collect personal information from you, your browser or device, service providers, analytics providers, advertising providers, and business partners.
Purposes for Collection and Use
We may collect and use personal information for the business and commercial purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including responding to inquiries, providing services, measuring website and advertising performance, improving our website, preventing misuse, and complying with legal obligations.
Disclosure of Personal Information
We may disclose personal information to service providers, advertising and analytics providers, professional advisors, business partners, subcontractors, referral partners, and other parties as described in this Privacy Policy.
Sale or Sharing of Personal Information
We do not sell personal information in exchange for money. We do not sell contact-form submissions, project inquiries, or customer contact information to data brokers.
Depending on how certain advertising or analytics technologies are configured, some disclosures may be considered “sharing” or targeted advertising under certain privacy laws. You may review or exercise choices on our Your Privacy Choices page.
Sensitive Personal Information
We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information for purposes that would require a right to limit use under California law, unless we provide a specific notice and choice as required by law.
California Privacy Rights
California residents may have the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, sell, or share
- Access personal information
- Delete personal information
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Opt out of sale or sharing of personal information
- Limit certain uses of sensitive personal information, if applicable
- Not be discriminated against for exercising privacy rights
To submit a request, contact us using the contact information above or visit our Your Privacy Choices page.
10. Opt-Out Preference Signals
Some browsers and browser extensions allow you to send opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control.
At this time, our website may not automatically recognize all browser-based opt-out preference signals. You may still exercise your privacy choices by using your browser settings or by contacting us using the information in this Privacy Policy or on our Your Privacy Choices page.
11. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information. However, no website, system, or transmission method is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
12. Data Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including responding to inquiries, providing services, maintaining business records, complying with legal and accounting obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing agreements.
13. Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are intended for business and general adult audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.
14. Links to Other Websites
Our website may link to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Your continued use of the website after an update means the updated Privacy Policy applies to your use of the website.
16. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to submit a privacy request, contact us at:
Richard Goettle, Inc.
Email: info@goettle.com
Phone: (513) 825-8100
Mailing Address: 12071 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45231
