Cookie Policy

1. What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files that a website may place on your browser or device. Similar technologies, including local storage, pixels, tags, identifiers, and server logs, may also be used to remember settings, support website functions, measure performance, attribute calls or inquiries, or protect the website.

2. How This Website Operates

San Diego Tankless Water Heaters is an informational, referral, lead-generation, and pay-per-call website that helps visitors seeking tankless water heater installation information connect with independent service contractors or related service providers.

The website may receive compensation when a visitor calls a displayed number, submits an inquiry, or is connected with a provider. Cookies and similar technologies may support website operation, security, analytics, advertising measurement, call attribution, and referral tracking.

3. Technologies Used on This Website

Strictly necessary and operational technologies

These technologies may support core website functions, security, fraud prevention, network management, accessibility, preference storage, and reliable page delivery.

Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking (UET)

At the time of this policy update, the website includes Microsoft Advertising UET. UET may use first-party and Microsoft cookies or identifiers to measure visits, referral sources, advertising performance, and conversion activity. The website is configured to send a phone_click conversion event when a visitor activates a telephone link.

Microsoft Clarity

At the time of this policy update, the website includes Microsoft Clarity, a website analytics tool. Clarity may use first-party and third-party cookies or pseudonymous identifiers to associate page views and interaction data and to provide aggregated website analytics, subject to Microsoft's settings and policies.

Call-routing and pay-per-call attribution

Telephone numbers displayed on the website may be supported by call-routing, referral, or attribution systems. These systems may process call metadata and referral information so inquiries can be routed and so the source of a call can be measured.

Functional technologies

Functional technologies may remember settings or choices, such as display preferences or other website options, when such features are enabled.

4. Server Logs and Hosting Data

The hosting provider, content-delivery network, security tools, and web server may automatically record technical information when the website is accessed. This may include an IP address, browser type, device type, requested page, referring page, access time, response status, and security-related events.

Server logs are generally used for security, troubleshooting, traffic management, abuse prevention, and website administration.

5. Third-Party Tools and Services

The website may use or link to third-party services such as hosting, telephone and call-routing providers, contractors, maps, analytics platforms, advertising platforms, spam protection, manufacturers, or external media. When present, these services may set or read cookies and process technical or inquiry information under their own privacy and cookie policies.

Third-party providers may change as the website, advertising relationships, or call-routing arrangements are updated. This policy will be revised when material website practices change.

6. Call Routing, Referral Tracking, and Attribution

The telephone number displayed on the website may be supported by call-routing or attribution technology. These systems may process information such as the number called, the number calling, call time, call duration, referral source, routing destination, and technical call data.

Call-routing and attribution tools may be used to connect inquiries with independent contractors or service providers, administer pay-per-call or referral relationships, maintain service records, and understand how calls originate. This policy does not state that calls are recorded.

7. How to Control Cookies

Most browsers allow you to review, delete, block, or limit cookies through browser settings. You may also be able to clear local storage or prevent websites from storing certain information on your device.

Blocking or limiting cookies may affect analytics, advertising measurement, preference settings, embedded services, or other website functions. Browser controls vary, so review the help documentation for your browser or device.

8. Consent and Regional Requirements

Where applicable law or a third-party platform requires consent before nonessential cookies or similar technologies are used, consent controls may be required before or in connection with those technologies. Necessary technologies may remain active where they are needed to provide or protect the website.

Consent requirements and available controls can vary by visitor location, applicable law, browser settings, and the configuration of third-party tools.

9. Retention

Cookie and technology retention periods vary. Some technologies may last only for the current browsing session, while others may remain until they expire or are deleted through browser settings. Server-log and provider retention periods may be controlled by the hosting, security, analytics, advertising, or call-routing provider.

10. Relationship to the Privacy Policy

Additional information about the collection, use, sharing, retention, and protection of information is available in the Privacy Policy.

11. Changes to This Cookie Policy

This policy may be updated when website technologies, service providers, advertising tools, referral arrangements, legal requirements, or operational practices change. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated date.