Privacy Policy
Gary Maria Professional Dog Training, (Gary Maria), is committed to keeping any and all personal information collected of those individuals that visit our website and make use of our online facilities and services accurate, confidential, secure, and private.
Our Privacy Policy has been designed and created to ensure those affiliated with Gary Maria Professional Dog Training, of our commitment and realization of our obligation not only to meet but to exceed most existing privacy standards.
THEREFORE, this Privacy Policy Agreement shall apply to Gary Maria Professional Dog Training, and thus it shall govern any and all data collection and usage thereof. Through the use of this website, you are herein consenting to the following data procedures expressed within this agreement.
Collection of Information
This website collects various types of information, such as:
- Voluntarily provided information which may include your name, address, email address, phone number, billing and/or credit card information and other personal information, which may be used when you purchase services and to deliver the services you have requested.
- Information automatically collected when visiting our website, which may include cookies, third party tracking technologies, and server logs.
- Name (first name, last name), email address, and phone number for newsletter and SMS communication opt-in.
Please be assured that this site shall only collect personal information that you knowingly and willingly provide by way of surveys, completed inquiry forms, emails, text messages, and/or newsletter opt-in which includes email and phone number for SMS communication.
It is the intent of this site to use personal information only for the purpose for which it was requested and any additional uses specifically provided on this site.
We may also gather information about the type of browser you are using, IP address, type of operating system, and mobile device type and operating system, to assist us in providing and maintaining superior quality service and user experience.
It is highly recommended and suggested that you review the privacy policies and statements of any website you choose to use or frequent as a means to better understand the way in which other websites garner, make use of, and share information collected.
Use of Information Collected
Gary Maria Professional Dog Training may collect and may make use of personal information to assist in the operation of our website and to ensure delivery of the services you need and request. At times, we may find it necessary to use personally identifiable information as a means to keep you informed of other possible products and/or services that may be available to you from https://garymaria.com/.
Gary Maria Professional Dog Training may also be in contact with you with regards to completing surveys and/or research questionnaires related to your opinion of current or potential future services that may be offered. Gary Maria may also reach out to current and past customers for a testimonial, photos, and other promotional materials including referrals, which are completely optional to provide.
Gary Maria Professional Dog Training does not now, nor will it in the future, sell, rent or lease any of our customer lists and/or names to any third parties.
Gary Maria Professional Dog Training may disclose your personal information, without prior notice to you, only if required to do so in accordance with applicable laws and/or in a good faith belief that such action is deemed necessary or is required in an effort to:
- Remain in conformance with any decrees, laws and/or statutes or in an effort to comply with any process which may be served upon Gary Maria Professional Dog Training and/or our website;
- Maintain, safeguard and/or preserve all the rights and/or property of Gary Maria Professional Dog Training; and
- Perform under demanding conditions in an effort to safeguard the personal safety of users of https://garymaria.com/ and/or the general public.
Children Under Age of 13
Gary Maria Professional Dog Training does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen (13) without verifiable parental consent. If it is determined that such information has been inadvertently collected on anyone under the age of thirteen (13), we shall immediately take the necessary steps to ensure that such information is deleted from our system’s database. Anyone under the age of thirteen (13) must seek and obtain parent or guardian permission to use this website.
Email Communications
If you are a Client or Site visitor, we may send you marketing emails about our Services. Clients may also receive informational or support emails from Gary Maria.
If you do not wish to receive these emails, you may change your preferences by using the links provided in the emails or by sending a request to newsletter(at)garymaria.com to be removed from our email list. Please note that if you opt-out of marketing communications, Gary Maria may still send you non-promotional communications, such as those about your account or services you have purchased and service delivery follow-up emails.
Texting Consent
If you provide us with your wireless phone number, you consent to Gary Maria sending you informational or service text messages. However, we will only send you marketing text messages if you opt-in to receive these notifications.
For SMS marketing messages, Gary Maria Professional Dog Training utilizes a third-party known as Brevo. To opt-out of SMS marketing messages, reply back to any text message with the word STOP or UNSUBSCRIBE.
Messaging and data charges may apply to any text message you receive or send. Please contact your wireless carrier if you have questions about messaging or data charges.
Unsubscribe or Opt-Out
All clients, users, and/or visitors to our website have the option to discontinue receiving communication from us and/or reserve the right to discontinue receiving communications by way of automatic un-subscription to Gary Maria’s Newsletter or other communications such as email , text messaging, and updates provided through SMS.
If you wish to unsubscribe or opt-out from any third party websites, you must go to that specific website to unsubscribe and/or opt-out.
Links to Other Web Sites
Our website does not contain links to affiliates and other websites. Gary Maria Professional Dog Training does not claim nor accept responsibility for any privacy policies, practices and/or procedures of other such websites. Therefore, we encourage all users and visitors to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. The aforementioned Privacy Policy Agreement applies only and solely to the information collected by our website.
Security
The company also uses a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Certification and encryption for authentication and private communications in an effort to build users’ trust and confidence in the internet and website use by providing secure access and communication of personal information (PI) and personally identifable information (PII). Users can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and looking for “https” at the beginning of a webpage address.
Additionally, our website forms are protected by reCAPTCHA v3, which blocks abusive bot form submissions and other activity, ensuring that legitimate users are the only ones submitting information.
Types of Cookies Used
Essential
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| wpconsent_preferences | This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences. | 30 days |
Google reCAPTCHA
Google reCAPTCHA helps protect websites from spam and abuse by verifying user interactions through challenges.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _GRECAPTCHA | Google reCAPTCHA sets a necessary cookie (_GRECAPTCHA) when executed for the purpose of providing its risk analysis. | 179 days |
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager simplifies the management of marketing tags on your website without code changes.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| cookiePreferences | Registers cookie preferences of a user | 2 years |
| td | Registers statistical data on users' behaviour on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator. | session |
Statistics
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
Learn more| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| __utmc | Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session. | End of session (browser) |
| __utmz | Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server | 6 months after last activity |
| __utmv | Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmx | Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. | 18 months |
| _ga | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gali | Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked | 30 seconds |
| _ga_ | ID used to identify users | 2 years |
| _gid | ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager | 1 minute |
| _gac_ | Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together. | 90 days |
| __utma | ID used to identify users and sessions | 2 years after last activity |
| __utmt | Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests | 10 minutes |
| __utmb | Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server. | 30 minutes after last activity |
Changes to Privacy Policy Agreement
If at any point in time Gary Maria Professional Dog Training decides to make use of any personally identifiable information on file, in a manner vastly different from that which was stated when this information was initially collected, the user or users shall be promptly notified by email. Users at that time shall have the option as to whether or not to permit the use of their information in this separate manner.
Acceptance of Terms
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
You can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. Our website and business practices, conform to the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018) which governs online data collection and use in the U.S. state of California.



