Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 30, 2025

Who We Are

Modern Power & Cooling Technology Ltd. is a company registered in Jamaica. Our website address is https://www.modernpowerja.com/. For privacy-related inquiries, please contact us at:

Email: admin@modernpowerja.com

Phone: 876-754-3176/876-632-2014-5

Address: 44 Dumbarton Avenue, Kingston 10, Jamaica, W.I.

Data We Collect and How We Use It

We collect personal data to provide and improve our services, communicate with you, and comply with legal obligations. The types of data we collect and their purposes are:

Contact Forms: When you submit a contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content to respond to your inquiries. This is based on your consent or our legitimate interest in providing customer support.
Media Uploads: If you upload images to our website (e.g., in comments or user profiles), we store the image and its metadata. Avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors may download and extract this data. We do not process EXIF data but recommend removing it before uploading.
Cookies and Analytics: We use cookies to enhance your experience and analyse site usage. See our “Cookies” section below for details.
User Accounts: If you register on our site, we collect your username, email, and any profile information you provide to manage your account and provide personalised services, based on your consent or contract.

Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. You can manage cookies via our cookie consent banner when you first visit our site.

Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to cookies that save your name, email, and website for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
Login Cookies: Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies; it contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. Upon login, we set cookies to save your login information (lasting two days, or two weeks if you select “Remember Me”) and screen display preferences (lasting one year). Logging out removes these cookies.
Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, a cookie storing the post ID (no personal data) is saved for one day.
Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics to track site usage, which sets cookies to collect anonymised data (e.g., IP address, pages visited). See Google’s privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can opt out via our cookie consent banner or browser settings.

To manage cookies, adjust your preferences in our cookie consent banner or disable cookies in your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect site functionality.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, images). This content behaves as if you visited the third-party website, which may collect data, use cookies, or track your interactions. For example, YouTube’s privacy policy applies to embedded videos and is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can limit tracking via browser settings or our cookie consent banner.

Who We Share Your Data With

We share your data only as necessary to provide our services or comply with legal obligations.

Service Providers: We share data with our hosting provider, Google Analytics for site analytics.
Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the reset email for security purposes.
Legal Requirements: We may share data to comply with legal obligations, such as responding to a court order.

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

How Long We Retain Your Data

We retain personal data only as long as necessary:

Comments: Comments and their metadata (e.g., name, email, IP) are retained indefinitely to recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically.
User Accounts: Profile data is stored as long as your account is active. You can request deletion at any time (see “Your Data Rights” below).
Contact Forms: Data from contact forms is retained for one year for customer service purposes.
Analytics Data: Anonymised analytics data is retained for up to 26 months by Google Analytics.
Logs: Server logs, including IP addresses, are retained for 30 days for security purposes.

Data Security

We implement measures to protect your data, including:

SSL encryption for data in transit.
Secure servers with access controls and regular security updates.
Regular backups are stored in encrypted form.

Despite these measures, no online system is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you have the following rights over your personal data:

Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Correction: Request corrections to inaccurate data.
Erasure: Request deletion of your data, except for data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Restriction: Request that we restrict the processing of your data in certain cases.
Portability: Request your data in a machine-readable format.
Object: Object to certain data processing (e.g., for marketing).

To exercise these rights, contact us at admin@modernpowerja.com. We will respond within 30 days. You may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (e.g., the Office of the Information Commissioner in Jamaica or your local data protection authority).

Where Your Data Is Sent

Your data may be transferred to servers outside Jamaica, such as in the United States, for hosting or analytics purposes. We use Standard Contractual Clauses to ensure compliance with GDPR for international transfers.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 16. If you believe we have such data, please contact us at admin@modernpowerja.com to request its deletion.

Policy Updates

We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of significant changes via email or a notice on our website at least 30 days before they take effect.

Contact Us

For questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact us at:

Email: admin@modernpowerja.com

Call: (876) 754-3176 | (876) 632-2014 | (876) 754-4642 | (876) 632-2015 | (876) 908-4461[Fax]

Address: 44 Dumbarton Avenue, Kingston 10, Jamaica, W.I.