Last updated: 2025.09.10

1. Who We Are

Gemco Building Systems, Inc. (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates the website Gemco.Biz (“Website”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a good experience while using our site.

2. What Information We Collect

We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data, including:

• Information you give us: When you contact us through forms (e.g. contact form, inquiry for inventory), we may collect your name, email address, phone number, or other details you voluntarily provide.
• Automatically collected information: When you visit our Website, we may collect data about your device, browser type, IP address, operating system, and browsing behavior on the site (pages viewed, time spent, referring/exit pages, etc.).
• Cookies and tracking technologies: We use cookies (and similar technologies) to operate the site, provide better user experience, analytics, and sometimes marketing.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal data for purposes including:

• To respond to your inquiries or requests
• To provide, maintain, or improve our Website and services
• To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities to help us better understand how users utilize the site
• To send you communications, if you have opted in (e.g. newsletters or updates)
• To comply with legal or regulatory obligations

4. Legal Basis (if applicable)

If you are in a jurisdiction that requires it (e.g. under GDPR in the EU or similar), our legal basis for processing your personal data may include your consent, legitimate interests (improving our services, security), performance of a contract, or compliance with legal obligations.

5. Sharing Your Information

We may share data with:

• Service providers who help us operate the Website (e.g. hosting, analytics, email services)
• Third parties when required by law (court order, subpoena, etc.)
• If our business (or substantially all its assets) is sold or acquired, we may transfer personal data to the new owner

We do not sell your personal information to unrelated third parties for profit.

6. Cookies, Tracking & Third-Party Tools

• We use cookies to improve the Website’s performance and user experience.
• Some of the cookies are essential for the site to function; others are for analytics or marketing.
• You can disable or refuse some cookies through your browser settings, though it may affect the functionality of the site.
• We may use third-party analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics) and possibly social media or ad networks.

7. Data Retention

We will keep your personal information only for as long as needed for the purposes for which it was collected (responding to your inquiry, maintaining the Website, complying with law). After that, we will delete or anonymize your data.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights such as:

• Accessing the personal data we hold about you
• Correcting or updating your data
• Deleting your data
• Opting out of marketing communications
• Withdrawing consent if consent was the basis for processing

If you want to exercise these rights, contact us (see below).

9. Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure — we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children below that age. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under the applicable age without parental consent, we will take reasonable steps to remove it.

11. International Data Transfers

If you are visiting the Website from outside the United States, please note that your data may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate. We will ensure that any transfers are in compliance with applicable laws and that your data remains protected.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page, update the “Last updated” date, and if the changes are material, we may provide notice by email or via a notification on our Website.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, you can contact us at:

Gemco
1931 Barton Dr
Shreveport, LA 71107
info@gemco.biz
318.936.5547