1. Introduction
FacilityRegister.com is operated by Proactive Facility Solutions, LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit facilityregister.com or use any of our services. By accessing or using our platform, you consent to the data practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this policy, please do not use the platform.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To create and manage your account and authenticate your identity when you log in.
- To publish and maintain contractor profiles in the FacilityRegister directory.
- To process membership payments, manage subscription billing, and send invoices and payment confirmations.
- To facilitate connections between facility managers and contractors, including routing job requests to the appropriate contractor.
- To send transactional emails such as account confirmation, password resets, job request notifications, and membership status updates.
- To send platform updates and service announcements. You may opt out of non-transactional communications at any time.
- To analyze usage patterns, diagnose technical issues, and improve the platform’s features and user experience.
- To comply with applicable legal obligations and respond to lawful requests from government or regulatory authorities.
- To detect, prevent, and address fraud, security incidents, and other harmful or prohibited activity on the platform.
4. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information with trusted service providers who assist us in operating the platform, processing payments, and delivering communications — solely as necessary to provide our services. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
Specifically, we may share information with the following categories of recipients:
- Payment processors for billing, subscription management, and fraud prevention.
- Email service providers for sending transactional and marketing communications on our behalf.
- Hosting and infrastructure providers who store and process data on our behalf under appropriate data processing agreements.
- Analytics services using aggregated, non-personally-identifiable data where possible to help us understand platform usage.
- Law enforcement or government agencies when disclosure is required by law, court order, or to protect the rights and safety of our users and the public.
Contractor Profile Information: Information you include on your public contractor profile — including company name, services, coverage area, and trade categories — is publicly visible to all visitors of the platform. Contact information (phone number and email address) is visible only to registered FM account holders who are logged in.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the platform, remember your preferences, and understand how visitors use our site. Specifically, we use cookies to:
- Keep you logged in to your account across sessions.
- Remember your preferences and settings.
- Analyze platform usage and performance through analytics tools.
- Deliver relevant advertising in the future (currently not in use).
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies: Required for basic platform functionality, including user authentication and session management. These cannot be disabled without affecting core functionality.
- Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the platform, which pages are visited most, and where users encounter issues. We use tools such as Google Analytics for this purpose.
- Preference cookies: Remember your settings and preferences to provide a more personalized experience.
- Marketing cookies: May be used in the future to deliver relevant content and advertising. We will update this policy before implementing any marketing cookies.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the platform, including the ability to stay logged in.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide our services and comply with legal obligations. Specifically:
- Account data is retained for the duration of your active account and for a reasonable period following account closure to allow for reactivation and to fulfill any outstanding legal obligations.
- Contractor profile data is retained for the duration of your membership and for a reasonable period after cancellation to allow for account reactivation. Profiles downgraded to Basic upon cancellation remain visible in the directory unless you request removal.
- Transaction records are retained for a minimum of seven years as required for tax and accounting purposes.
- Log data is retained for up to 12 months and then deleted or anonymized.
You may request deletion of your account and associated personal data by contacting us at info@facilityregister.com. We will process deletion requests within 30 days, subject to any legal retention requirements.
7. Data Security
We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement industry-standard measures to protect it, including:
- SSL/TLS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our servers.
- Secure password hashing using industry-standard algorithms. We never store passwords in plain text.
- Restricted access to personal data on a need-to-know basis among our staff and service providers.
- Regular security monitoring and updates to our platform infrastructure.
- Payment data processed exclusively through PCI-DSS compliant payment processors — we do not store payment card data on our servers.
No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security. In the event of a data breach that affects your rights or freedoms, we will notify affected users as required by applicable law.
8. Your Rights (CCPA / Georgia)
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Right to access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to correction: Request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information we hold about you.
- Right to deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, subject to our legal retention obligations.
- Right to opt out: Opt out of certain data sharing practices, including any future sale of personal data (we do not currently sell personal data).
- Right to portability: Receive a copy of your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@facilityregister.com. We will respond to verified requests within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
9. Children’s Privacy
FacilityRegister is intended for users 18 years of age and older. Our platform is not directed at children under 18, and we do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use personal information from individuals under 18 years of age. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a minor, we will take immediate steps to delete that information from our records. If you believe we may have collected information from a minor, please contact us at info@facilityregister.com.
10. Third-Party Links
Our platform may contain links to third-party websites, including contractor websites and external resources. These links are provided for your convenience and do not signify our endorsement of those sites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. We strongly encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit. Your interactions with third-party sites are governed entirely by their respective terms and privacy policies.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or platform features. When we make material changes, we will notify registered users by email or by posting a prominent notice on the platform prior to the changes taking effect. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page reflects the date of the most recent revision. Your continued use of FacilityRegister after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.