Privacy Policy
Effective date: 2026-07-15 · Last updated: 2026-07-15
usedappliancestores.com is a directory of used-appliance stores in the United States, operated by APPLIANCERENTALS.COM LLC, an Ohio limited liability company ("we," "us," or "the operator"). This page explains what information the site collects about you, what it does with it, and how to reach us. Plain language, no legal padding.
The short version: the site has no user accounts, sells nothing, and collects very little. Analytics only runs if you say yes to it. Our server keeps standard access logs, and if you send us a correction or a message through a form, we keep what you typed so we can answer you.
What we collect
Analytics (Google Tag Manager / Google Analytics) — only if you accept. When you first visit, a cookie banner asks whether we can run analytics. If you accept, we load Google Tag Manager, which in turn loads Google Analytics to measure traffic: pages viewed, approximate location (city level), device and browser type, and how you found the site. These set cookies to do this (see the Cookies section below). If you decline, or make no choice, nothing analytics-related loads: no tag manager, no analytics script, no analytics cookies. Google processes this data on our behalf when it does run; Google's own privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy describes their handling. We do not use advertising features, remarketing, or ad personalization. You can change your choice at any time from the cookie preferences link in the footer.
Server logs. Like nearly every website, our server records each request: IP address, browser user agent, the page requested, and a timestamp. We use logs for security and debugging. Logs are deleted after 90 days.
Forms. If you submit a correction, removal request, or contact message, we collect what you enter: typically your name, email address, and the message. We use it only to process your request and reply to you. We keep form submissions while the request is open and for 12 months after, as a record of what was fixed and when.
Nothing else. No accounts, no payments, no sign-ins, no profiles at launch. If that changes, this policy changes first.
What we do not do
- We do not sell your personal information.
- We do not share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
- We do not run third-party ad trackers.
- We do not buy data about you to combine with what we collect.
Cookies
The site sets these cookies:
| Cookie | Purpose | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| cc_cookie | First-party. Stores your cookie consent choice (which categories you accepted or declined) so we don't ask again every visit. | 6 months |
| _ga, _ga_* | Analytics. Google Analytics: distinguishes visitors and sessions. Set only after you accept the analytics category in the cookie banner; never set if you decline or make no choice. | up to 2 years |
| _gid | Analytics. Google Analytics: distinguishes visitors for a shorter window. Set only after you accept the analytics category; never set if you decline or make no choice. | 24 hours |
| XSRF-TOKEN, session | Security and basic site function (form protection) | session / short-lived |
To opt out of Google Analytics, decline (or don't accept) the analytics category in the cookie banner — the tag manager simply never loads. You can revisit that choice anytime from the cookie preferences link in the footer. You can also install Google's browser opt-out add-on (tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout) or block analytics cookies in your browser as a backstop. The site works fully without analytics cookies.
Your choices and rights
Global Privacy Control (GPC). If your browser sends a GPC signal, we treat it as an opt-out of any sale or sharing of your personal information. Since we do not sell or share personal information, the signal changes nothing today, but we honor it as a standing instruction.
Access and deletion. Contact us through the correction form and we will tell you what we hold about you (usually: your form submissions, if any) and delete it on request, unless we need it to resolve an open dispute. We answer within 10 business days.
Do Not Track. Browser DNT signals are inconsistent and we do not respond to them separately; GPC is the signal we honor.
Store listings are business data
Listings on this site describe businesses, not private individuals: store names, addresses, phone numbers, hours, and brands carried, compiled from the stores' own public websites, public records, and the stores' public business profiles (obtained through licensed data services). Each listed field shows its source and the date we checked it. If a listing includes your business and you want it corrected or removed, use the Data & Corrections page; that process is faster than a privacy request.
Children
The site is a business directory and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to this policy
When this policy changes, we update the date at the top. A material change (collecting something new, a new purpose) gets a notice on the site before it takes effect.
Contact
Reach APPLIANCERENTALS.COM LLC through the Data & Corrections page. Operated in the United States.