WEBSITE PRIVACY & COOKIE POLICY

Last updated: October 1, 2026

A.J. Kirkwood & Associates, Inc. (“AJK,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects the privacy of people who visit our website.

Our website is primarily intended to provide information about our company, our services, our projects, and employment opportunities, and to give visitors a way to contact us.

We do not use our website to sell personal information or build advertising profiles about our visitors. We also do not intentionally track visitors across unrelated websites for advertising purposes.

We do use Google Analytics to help us understand how our website is being used. We also have contact forms that allow visitors to voluntarily provide information to us. This policy explains what information may be collected and how we use it.

Website Privacy Policy

Information You Provide to Us

You do not need to create an account or provide personal information to browse our website.

If you choose to contact AJK through one of our website forms, you may provide basic information such as:

Your name
Email address
Phone number
Company or organization
Information you include in your message or inquiry
Other information you choose to provide through the form

We use this information to respond to your request or for the reason you provided it to us.

For example, if you submit a contact form asking about our services, the information may be provided to the appropriate AJK employee so that we can respond.

We do not use our website contact forms to intentionally collect sensitive personal information. Please do not submit Social Security numbers, financial account information, passwords, medical information, or other sensitive information through a general website contact form.

Information Collected Through Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our website.

Google Analytics measures website traffic and visitor interactions. This helps us understand which parts of our website are being used and whether visitors can find and interact with our content.

Our Google Analytics configuration may measure the following website activity:

Page views – which pages visitors view.
Scrolls – whether a visitor reaches approximately 90% of a webpage.
Outbound link clicks – when someone clicks a link that takes them away from ajk-a.com.
Site searches – searches visitors perform using our website's search feature.
Form interactions – when someone starts interacting with or submits a website form.
Video engagement – plays, progress, and completion of supported embedded YouTube videos.
File downloads – when someone clicks to download a file, such as a PDF or document.

Google Analytics may also collect general technical and usage information, including:

Number of users
Session information and activity
Browser information
Device information
Approximate geographic location
First visits and returning website activity

Our current Google Analytics reports include information such as page views, website engagement, sessions, first visits, and a lead-generation event.

We use this information to understand general website traffic and engagement and to improve our website. We do not use Google Analytics for the purpose of personally identifying individual visitors.

Google Analytics is subject to our website's cookie consent controls.

How We Use Website Information

Information collected through our website is used for normal business and website purposes, including:

Responding to questions or requests submitted through our website
Understanding how visitors use our website
Measuring website traffic and engagement
Identifying which pages and website features are useful to visitors
Improving our website and its content
Maintaining the security and operation of our website

We do not operate our website to collect or monetize visitor information.

Selling or Sharing Personal Information

AJK does not sell personal information collected through our website.

We also do not intentionally share website visitor information with third parties for cross-site or behavioral advertising.

Our website is not supported by selling visitor information or targeted advertising.

We may use service providers that are necessary to operate, host, secure, maintain, or measure the performance of our website. Google Analytics is one example of a service used to measure website activity.

Contact Form Information

Information voluntarily submitted through a website contact form is provided to AJK so that we can respond to the visitor's request.

This information may be retained as part of normal business communications. For example, if you send us a business inquiry through the website and we respond by email, that communication may be retained as a normal company business record.

We do not maintain a database of website visitors for advertising or profiling purposes.

Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to websites or services operated by other organizations.

For example, a visitor may click an outbound link or interact with an embedded service such as a YouTube video.

Once you leave our website or interact directly with a third-party service, that company's privacy practices and policies may apply. AJK does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites.

Security

We take reasonable steps to protect our website and the information submitted through it.

However, no website or Internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Visitors should not send confidential or highly sensitive information through our general website contact forms.

Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly use our website to collect personal information from children.

California Privacy

If you are a California resident, your information may be covered by the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).

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Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of information that a website can store on your computer, phone, tablet, or other device.

Some cookies are necessary for websites to work properly. Others may be used to remember preferences or understand how visitors use a website.

Our website uses limited cookies and similar technologies for website operation and analytics.

Essential Cookies

Some cookies may be required for the basic operation, security, and functionality of our website.

These are considered essential cookies because the website may not function properly without them.

Essential cookies may be used regardless of whether a visitor accepts optional analytics cookies.

Google Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand general website traffic and visitor interactions.

Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to measure things such as:

Pages viewed
Scrolling activity
Outbound link clicks
Website searches
Form interactions
Video engagement
File downloads
Sessions and website engagement
First visits
Browser and device information
Approximate geographic location

This information helps us understand how our website is being used and identify ways we can improve it.

Our current reports include measurements such as page views, website engagement, sessions, first visits, and a lead-generation event.

Google Analytics is subject to the cookie consent controls on our website.

Cookie Consent

When you visit our website, you may be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies.

Non-essential analytics cookies are subject to the choices available through that consent system.

Declining non-essential cookies will not prevent you from accessing the primary information and content on our website.

Changing Your Cookie Preferences

Visitors can use the cookie controls available on our website to manage their cookie preferences.

You can also control or delete cookies through your web browser. Most modern browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies through the browser's privacy settings.

Blocking certain cookies may affect some website features, but declining analytics cookies should not prevent you from viewing the main content of our website.

Advertising and Marketing Cookies

AJK does not intentionally use third-party advertising or marketing cookies to create advertising profiles about website visitors or track visitors across unrelated websites for targeted advertising.

We currently use Google Analytics for website measurement and analytics, not for building advertising profiles about our website visitors.

If our website practices or technologies change in the future, we will update this policy as appropriate.

Data Retention

AJK does not maintain a database of website visitors for advertising or marketing profiling.

Information that you voluntarily provide through a website form may be retained as part of our normal business communications and records when reasonably necessary to respond to your request or conduct normal business.

Google Analytics information is retained according to the settings and retention periods configured for our Google Analytics account and Google's applicable services.

Changes to This Policy

Our website and the technologies used to operate it may change over time.

We may update this Website Privacy and Cookie Policy when we make significant changes to our website, analytics configuration, business practices, or privacy requirements.

When the policy is updated, we will update the Last Updated date at the top of this page.

If you have questions about this Website Privacy and Cookie Policy or about information you have submitted through our website, please contact:

A.J. Kirkwood & Associates, Inc.
Address: 4300 N. Harbor Blvd. Fullerton, CA 92835

Phone: 714-505-1977
Website: ajk-a.com
Email: ajk-a@ajk-a.com