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Effective October 5, 2026. This page explains the cookies and similar storage used on miamidadeplumbingcompany.com. It is part of our Privacy Policy. Florida does not have a separate “cookie statute” for a local contractor. United States practice, and the Federal Trade Commission’s expectation that a business say what it collects, is why this notice exists. We would rather tell you plainly than hide a tracker in the footer.
What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file a site asks your browser to store. Similar technologies include local storage, which stays in the browser until you or the site clears it. Cookies can be session cookies, which disappear when you close the browser, or persistent cookies, which stay for a set time. They can be set by us or by a company whose tool we use, such as Google.
The notice on this site
A note appears at the bottom of the page until you click OK. That click does not sign a contract. It records that you saw the note, so we do not show it on every visit from the same browser. We store that choice in the browser’s local storage under the name mdp_cookie_ok. It is not sent to us as a customer record. Clearing site data for this domain brings the note back.
The host may also set a short-lived technical cookie so a cached copy of a page does not hide an update. That cookie is not used to recognize you across other websites.
What we use
| Name | Who sets it | Why | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
| mdp_cookie_ok | This site, in local storage | Remembers that you closed the cookie note | Until you clear site data |
| _ga, _ga_… | Google Analytics | Counts visits and shows us which pages are used. | Up to about two years, on Google’s schedule |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Connects an ad click to a later visit on this site | About 90 days, on Google’s schedule |
| Host and security cookies | The website host | Deliver the page and reduce stale cached copies | Session, or a short period set by the host |
Google Analytics and the Google Ads tag load when you open a page. We do not wait for the OK button to start them, because this is a notice, not a European consent wall, and the business is in Florida. The OK button only dismisses the note. If you do not want these cookies, use the opt-out below or block cookies in the browser before you browse. Blocking cookies does not stop you from calling us.
The Ask box
The Ask button is a chat widget hosted for us. It can store, in your browser, what is needed to keep the panel open and to show the conversation on that visit. The question you type is sent to that host so it can be answered from our pages. It is not an advertising cookie. Do not type a card number or a password into it. More on that processing is in the Privacy Policy.
What we do not use
We do not use Facebook pixels or TikTok pixels. We do not sell cookie data. We do not allow other companies to follow you from this site onto other sites in order to sell you unrelated products.
Google Analytics
Analytics tells us things like how many people opened the water-heater page and whether they came from a phone. It does not tell us your name. Google’s own policy is at policies.google.com/privacy. You can install Google’s browser opt-out at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. A global privacy control signal in the browser does not change a “sale,” because we do not sell personal information. We still honor a direct request to delete a form message, as the privacy policy describes.
Google Ads
The Google Ads tag lets us see that someone who clicked our ad then opened this site. It can set a cookie such as _gcl_au. It does not tell us your name. It uses the same Google tag as analytics, so the page carries one tag, not two.
How to limit cookies yourself
- In the browser’s settings, block third-party cookies, or block all cookies for this site. The pages will still load. The cookie note may return each visit if local storage is blocked.
- Use a private window. Storage from that window is dropped when you close it.
- Clear cookies and site data for miamidadeplumbingcompany.com. That removes the analytics cookies and the “note dismissed” flag.
Browser makers document the steps under privacy or site settings. We cannot see whether you blocked a cookie.
Changes
On October 5, 2026 we added the Google Ads tag and updated this notice the same day. If we add another kind of cookie, we will update this page and the effective date before we rely on it.
Contact
Miami Dade Plumbing
Service-area plumber, Miami-Dade County
(786) 756-3185
abe@miamidadeplumbingcompany.com