Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you contact us, request a free estimate, submit a project inquiry, or otherwise communicate with Blackwell Design & Fabrication.

Depending on your interaction with us, the information we collect may include:

• Your name
• Phone number
• Email address
• Mailing or project address
• Business or company name
• Project location
• Information about your home, farm, business, property, equipment, trailer, or other project
• Information about the welding or fabrication services you are interested in
• Project details, specifications, dimensions, design preferences, or requirements
• Information about equipment, trailers, structures, or other items requiring repair or modification
• Preferred scheduling information
• Information included in your inquiry or message
• Photographs, drawings, plans, measurements, or other project materials you voluntarily provide
• Other information you voluntarily provide

Please avoid submitting unnecessary sensitive personal information through general website forms.

Project and Property Information

When requesting an estimate or discussing a project, you may voluntarily provide information about your property, equipment, trailer, existing metalwork, proposed project, measurements, design preferences, or other project requirements.

This information may be used to understand your project, determine appropriate welding or fabrication solutions, prepare an estimate, schedule an on-site visit or repair, and provide the requested services.

Blackwell Design & Fabrication works on projects ranging from mobile repairs and structural welding to custom trailers, gates, handrails, fire pits, BBQ grills, bumpers, racks, and other one-of-a-kind metalwork.

Please provide only information reasonably necessary for your inquiry or project.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically. This may include your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, pages visited, referring website, approximate location, date and time of your visit, and information about how you interact with the website.

The website currently uses Google Tag Manager, which may facilitate the use of analytics, tracking tags, cookies, and similar technologies.

We may use cookies, analytics tools, tags, scripts, and similar technologies to operate, maintain, secure, and improve our website and understand how visitors use it.

You can adjust your browser settings to limit or disable cookies. However, disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

How We Use Personal Information

Blackwell Design & Fabrication may collect and use personal information for purposes including:

• Responding to inquiries and requests for free estimates
• Understanding your welding, repair, or fabrication requirements
• Preparing estimates and recommendations
• Scheduling consultations, site visits, repairs, installations, or fabrication work
• Providing mobile and on-site welding services
• Providing custom metal fabrication services
• Building and repairing custom trailers
• Fabricating and installing stairs, handrails, fences, and gates
• Fabricating custom BBQ grills, fire pits, bumpers, racks, and other metalwork
• Coordinating projects with customers, contractors, suppliers, and other project partners
• Communicating with customers about projects, schedules, and appointments
• Providing customer service and follow-up communications
• Maintaining appropriate customer and business records
• Operating and improving our website
• Understanding website traffic and visitor behaviour
• Improving our services and customer experience
• Protecting the security and integrity of our website and systems
• Preventing fraud, misuse, or unauthorized access
• Complying with applicable laws and legal requirements
• Fulfilling other purposes for which the information was provided or for which consent has been obtained

Quote and Service Inquiries

The Blackwell Design & Fabrication website invites visitors to request a free estimate and contact the company about welding, repairs, custom fabrication, trailers, metalwork, and related services.

Information submitted through a quote or service inquiry may be used to understand the nature and scope of your project, contact you, determine whether Blackwell Design & Fabrication can provide the requested service, prepare an estimate, and arrange the next steps.

Submitting an inquiry does not guarantee that a particular service, price, project schedule, installation date, or repair timeframe will be available.

Project Materials

If you voluntarily submit photographs, drawings, plans, measurements, specifications, design ideas, or other project materials through the website or during an inquiry, Blackwell Design & Fabrication may use those materials for the purpose of evaluating and discussing your project and providing requested services.

You should ensure that you have the necessary rights or permissions to provide any documents, photographs, drawings, plans, or other materials submitted to Blackwell Design & Fabrication.

Consent

By providing personal information through our website, requesting an estimate, submitting an inquiry, or otherwise providing information to Blackwell Design & Fabrication, you consent to its collection, use, and disclosure for the purposes identified when the information is provided or for purposes reasonably related to those purposes.

Where required by applicable law, we will obtain additional consent before using or disclosing personal information for a new purpose.

You may withdraw your consent to certain uses of your personal information, subject to legal, contractual, service-related, or other reasonable limitations. Withdrawing consent may affect our ability to respond to an inquiry, prepare an estimate, schedule a project, or provide requested services.

Disclosure of Personal Information

Blackwell Design & Fabrication does not sell or rent personal information to third parties.

We may disclose personal information when reasonably necessary to operate our website, provide welding and fabrication services, process inquiries, or conduct our business. This may include disclosure to:

• Employees and authorized representatives who require the information to perform their duties
• Website hosting, technology, communications, analytics, and other service providers
• Contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, manufacturers, and project partners where reasonably necessary to provide requested services
• Payment processors and financial institutions where applicable
• Delivery or transportation providers where reasonably necessary
• Professional advisors where reasonably necessary
• Government authorities, regulators, courts, or law enforcement where required or permitted by law
• Other organizations or individuals where you have provided consent or where disclosure is otherwise authorized or required by law

We take reasonable steps to ensure that third-party service providers only receive information reasonably necessary for the services they provide.

Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites and services, including manufacturers, suppliers, social media platforms, mapping services, review platforms, payment providers, analytics services, and other external resources.

Once you leave the Blackwell Design & Fabrication website and access an external website or service, that provider’s privacy policy and terms may apply. Blackwell Design & Fabrication is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites or services.

We encourage you to review the applicable privacy policy before providing personal information to a third party.

Protection of Personal Information

Blackwell Design & Fabrication takes reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information against unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, loss, theft, or destruction.

Access to personal information is limited to individuals and service providers who reasonably require the information for legitimate business, project, or customer-service purposes.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or through our website.

Retention of Personal Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, respond to inquiries, prepare estimates, provide welding and fabrication services, maintain appropriate customer and business records, resolve disputes, and satisfy applicable legal, tax, regulatory, or business requirements.

When personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely destroy, delete, or anonymize it.

Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Information

You may have the right to request access to personal information Blackwell Design & Fabrication holds about you and request that inaccurate or incomplete information be corrected, subject to applicable legal requirements and limitations.

If you would like to make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the contact information provided on our website. We may need to verify your identity before providing access to or making changes to personal information.

Privacy Questions and Complaints

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, would like to request access to or correction of your personal information, or have a concern about how your personal information has been handled, please contact Blackwell Design & Fabrication through the contact information provided on our website.

We will review privacy inquiries and complaints and take reasonable steps to address concerns in accordance with applicable U.S. privacy laws and regulations.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Blackwell Design & Fabrication may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, welding and fabrication services, business practices, technology, or applicable privacy requirements.

When changes are made, the updated Privacy Policy will be posted on this website with a revised effective date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or Blackwell Design & Fabrication’s website privacy practices, please contact us using the current contact information provided on the Blackwell Design & Fabrication website.
Blackwell Design & FabricationPhone: 1-509-720-9215Email: moc.gnitacirbafllewkcalb%40ybbob