Effective Date: 1/1/2023
Price Self Storage Holdings, LLC, Price Self Storage Management Inc. and all other Price Self Storage Companies (“Price Self Storage,” “we,” “us’” or “our”) are committed to responsible information management practices. As a part of that commitment, this Price Self Storage Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is an effort to provide users of our websites and services, including at PriceSelfStorage.com, RVandBoatStorage.com, PriceWinestorage.com, Mini-Max.com, PriceStudentStorage.com, StoreForTheSummer.com, Student-self-storage.com, StudentStorage123.com, StudentStorageSpecial.com, SummerSelfStorage.com, SanJuanCapistranoSelfStorage.com, SanJuanSelfStorage.com, SelfStorageSanJuan.com, SelfStorageSanJuanCapistrano.com and BestPriceSelfStorage.com (collectively, the “Websites” or this “Website”), (which includes our regular and mobile websites) with a clear understanding of how we collect information, how we use the information we collect, with whom we disclose such information, and the steps we take to secure the information we collect.
By using our Websites or services, you consent to the collection, use and sharing of your
information by Price Self Storage in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This
Privacy Policy incorporates herein the Terms and Conditions of this Website; both statements should be read in conjunction with each other.
This Privacy Policy is intended solely and exclusively for residents of the United States. Accordingly, this Privacy Policy is directed only towards residents of the United States. By using the Websites, you represent that you are not a European Union resident. If you are located outside of the United States, including in the European Union, and you use the Websites you are doing so in violation of our Terms and Conditions. By providing Personally Identifiable Information, you acknowledge and consent to the transfer and processing of such information in the United States.
This Privacy Policy is not intended to govern any information that may be located in storage units. Any information that may be located in storage units will be governed by the terms of the Price Self Storage Self-Storage Agreement.
What Does This Privacy Policy Apply To?
This Privacy Policy describes our privacy practices for information that we collect:
• through the Websites;
• when you use, purchase, obtain or consider our self-storage services (“Services”);
• when you communicate with us in any way including by calling or emailing our customer service department, participating in an online chat, connecting with us on social media, post to our social media pages and tagging us in your social media posts (collectively, “Communications”); and
• when you respond to our advertisements or participate in surveys or participate in our contests or promotions (the “Participation Opportunities”).
What information is being collected?
1. Personally Identifiable Information: This category includes information that would allow us to identify you personally. This includes contact information, such as names, addresses, e-mail addresses, driver’s license information, and phone numbers, as well as billing information, such as credit card numbers. For instance, if a customer desires to make an online payment, we require the customer to provide a credit card number.
2. Other Information: This category refers to information that does not directly identify a specific individual. For instance, this Website may track the total number of visitors to the Website, the number of visitors to a particular page of the Website, and/or other such technical information, including, internet protocol (IP) address, user settings, MAC address, cookie identifiers, mobile carrier, mobile advertising and other unique identifiers, browser or device information, approximate location derived from IP address, and internet service provider. This data may be used to diagnose problems with the Website, gather demographic, geographic and other information that does not directly identify you to improve our services or marketing efforts, improve our services and product, and for similar purposes. We may also make Personally Identifiable Information anonymous or aggregate such anonymous data so that it becomes Other Information.
How Do We Collect Information?
1. Voluntarily Provided Information: Price Self Storage may collect information, which may include Personally Identifiable Information, that is provided to us voluntarily. This information may be collected in coordination with a voluntary survey, information or service request, promotional contest, a reservation, the execution of a self storage agreement, or by similar voluntary methods.
2. Passive Information Collection: Price Self Storage may also collect information, which may include Personally Identifiable Information, automatically when you visit the Website. This information may include website "traffic" data or IP addresses (an IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer in order to use the Internet), or other similar information . Information may be collected using technologies such as standard server logs, cookies, pixels, and clear GIFs or Web beacons. To learn more about our use of cookies, please review our Cookie Statement
a) Analytics Companies: We partner with certain third parties (such as Google Analytics) to collect information about the use of our website and the use of other websites, apps, and online resources. These third parties may use server logs, web beacons, tags, pixels, and similar technologies, and they may set and access cookies on your browser. These third parties may provide us your Personally Identifiable Information, as well as aggregated information and anonymized information. We use the information collected by these third parties to engage in analytics, auditing, research, and reporting. You can read Google’s privacy policy, which applies to Google Analytics and the information collected by Google Analytics, at http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
3. When You Contact Us: Personally Identifiable Information may be gathered as a result of phone calls, emails or other communications with us. In the case of phone calls and chat widget, some Personally Identifiable Information may be collected automatically, like a phone number.
4. Social Media: If you interact with us on social media networks - such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube or Pinterest - we may collect or receive Personally Identifiable Information about you such as your name and profile photo. For example, we may collect this information when you tag us, like our posts or comments, comment on or reply to our posts and comments, or incorporate our name into a hash tag. We will treat the information we collect or receive in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We are not, however, responsible for the collection, use or disclosure of your information by such third-party social media networks. Their collection, use, and disclosure of information is governed by their own information collection and privacy policies.
5. From Third Parties: We may collect information, which may include Personally Identifiable Information, from third parties and vendors, as well as from publicly available sources, and add it to the other information collected.
a) Third Party Reservation Sites: When you use a third-party reservation site to reserve one of our storage units, that third- party will collect your Personally Identifiable Information and will subsequently provide some of your Personally Identifiable Information to us to confirm your reservation. We will treat the information we receive in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, the information collected by the third-party reservation company. Please review their privacy policy to learn about their privacy practices.
How Do We Use Personally Identifiable Information?
Information collected by this Website is used for the following purposes:
•To provide you with the Services or products you request;
• To confirm your identity
• To address customer inquiries or issues;
• To maintain customer accounts and dealings;
• To process customer payments;
• To enhance Website operations;
• To provide marketing and promotional efforts;
• To enforce agreements, address security hazards, prevent fraud or illegal or improper activities;
• To provide, develop, maintain, and improve our Services (e.g. evaluating the performance of our staff, assessing the quality of our products and Services, and helping us improve our websites, processes, and facilities);
• To confirm your eligibility for and process discounts, special pricing, and rebates;
• To allow creation of and access to an online customer portal;
• To communicate with you (e.g., for customer service purposes, to discuss billing or payments, or to notify you about past-due payments, liens or auctions relating to your storage unit);
• To coordinate and facilitate events;
• To comply with our legal obligations;
• To protect our legitimate business interests and legal rights;
• For research and analytical purposes (e.g., identifying trends and effectiveness of marketing campaigns);
• For administrative purposes (e.g., auditing and reporting);
• For other legally permissible purposes.
How Long Do We Retain Information?
We retain relevant Personally Identifiable Information related to your account and/or your business relationship with us pursuant to applicable federal and state rules and regulations and so long as retaining said Personally Identifiable Information is necessary including, but not limited to, the duration of your lease, the duration of time when you are a tenant, the duration for which any amounts owed to us are due by you, and a reasonable period after termination of any business relationship.
To What Extent Do We Disclose Your Information to Third Parties?
Price Self Storage may share your information in the following situations:
1. Service Providers: We may share your information, including Personally Identifiable Information, with third parties or affiliates to assist in our business operations (e.g., to process payments, store data, deliver information, market our services, and perform other similar functions), or to provide the services you have requested.
2. Business Transfers: We may share your information, including Personally Identifiable Information, as part, of or in connection with, a merger, acquisition, assignment, as part of debt financing, the sale of company assets, or in any similar transaction, or to the extent as may be required in the unlikely event of insolvency bankruptcy, or a receivership.
3.Disclosures Under Special Circumstances. We may disclose your information to third parties: (i) where we have a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or other legal obligation; (ii) when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect or prevent harm, illegal activity, or financial loss, (iii) to detect, investigate and help prevent fraud or technical issues; and (iv) to cooperate with law enforcement, government, quasi-governmental and public agency requests or reporting requirements
4. Protection of Price Self Storage. We, our agents, and independent contractors, may disclose your information, including Personally Identifiable Information, where we believe it may limit our liability in an actual or potential lawsuit, or where otherwise necessary to protect our rights, interests and/or property (including, without limitation, to enforce our agreements), or the rights, interests and/or property of our agents, independent contractors, customers, and others. For example, if there is an unpaid balance on your account, we will provide your Personally Identifiable Information to a collection agency and the unpaid balance may be reported to a credit agency.
How is Personally Identifiable Information Secured?
We employ safeguards to help preserve our Websites’ user’s security and privacy and to help prevent the misuse of any Personally Identifiable Information. These safeguards are consistent with industry standards. In addition to other procedural safeguards, we use security software (SSL, or Secure Sockets Layer, technology) and firewalls to protect your information.
What Third Party Technologies May Be Encountered on the Websites?
Third Party Websites
Our Websites may contain images of and links to third-party websites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under our control and we are not responsible for examining or evaluating any Linked Sites. We also do not warrant the offerings of any of these businesses or individuals or the content of the Linked Sites. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, product, and content of all these Linked Sites or any other third parties. We are providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by us of any Linked Sites or any association with its operators, or with any of its products or services. You should carefully review their privacy statements and other conditions of use.
Third Party Applications
Third-party applications, such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Google buttons, may be available on our Websites. The owners or providers of those third-party applications may collect Personally Identifiable Information from you when you click through to their platform or website from our Websites. We are not responsible for the collection, use or disclosure of your information by such third parties. Their collection, use, and disclosure of information is governed by their own information collection and privacy policies.
Digital Advertising
We partner with third parties to provide advertising services that are targeted based on your online activities across websites, mobile apps, and devices over time (commonly referred to as “interest-based advertising” or “online behavioral advertising”). Our advertising partners may collect information about your activities on our Websites and combine it with information about your activities on other websites, mobile apps, and devices. They may collect such information using server logs, cookies, web beacons, tags, pixels, mobile advertising IDs (such as Facebook cookies or Google’s Advertising ID), cross-device linking, and similar technologies. For example, our advertising partners may use the fact that you visited our website to target advertising to you on other websites and mobile apps on your current device or on other devices you use. They may match your browsers or devices if you log into the same online service on multiple devices or if your devices share similar attributes that support an inference that they are used by the same person or household. This means that information about your activity on websites or apps on your current browser or device may be combined and used with information collected from your other browsers or devices.
What Privacy Rights and Choices Do You Have?
In addition to the rights and choices listed in this section, California Consumers may also have the rights described in the section below titled: Notice to California Residents - Your California Privacy Rights, found below.
Promotional/Marketing Communications: You may opt out of receiving future promotional communications from us by emailing us at marketing@priceselfstorage.com or by following the instructions within a promotional communication you received from us. We will try to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable. If you opt out of receiving marketing emails from us, we may still send you important administrative messages - such as communications regarding billing, payments, lien notices or auction notices concerning your storage unit - from which you cannot opt out.
Cookies: You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies. However, they are an important part of how the Websites work, so you should be aware that if you choose to refuse or remove cookies, it could affect the availability and functionality of the Websites. When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a banner which offers you a choice about whether to allow all cookies or customize your consent to our use of cookies and similar tracking technologies, the use of which may constitute a “sale” or “share” of personal information under applicable law. If you wish to amend your choices, you can do so by clicking here . Please note that your request to opt-out of sale/sharing will be linked to your browser identifier only. If you use a different computer or Internet browser to access our sites, you will need to renew your cookie management choices. In addition, most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. To do so, please follow the instructions provided by your browser. For further information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your device and how to manage and delete them, you can visit https://allaboutcookies.org/. Please note that your request to opt-out of sale/sharing will be linked to your browser identifier only. If you use a different computer or Internet browser to access our sites, you will need to renew your cookie management choices.
Analytics: As discussed above, we partner with Google Analytics. You can read Google’s privacy policy, which applies to Google Analytics and the information collected by Google Analytics, at http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can opt-out from being tracked by Google Analytics in the future by downloading and installing Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your current browser https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
We also use Hotjar’s session replay analytics services. This allows us to record and replay an individual’s interaction with the Services. For more information about how Hotjar uses your personal information, please visit the “Personal Data collected from a visitor of a Hotjar Enabled Site” section of Hotjar’s Privacy Policy. To learn more