Privacy Policy

Who we are

Boomin' Barbershop operates a barbershop in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and this Site. You can reach us at the address and phone number in the Contact section below. This policy applies only to this Site, not to any third-party site or booking provider we link to.

Information we collect

Information you provide

The Site itself does not host a booking form or store customer records. If you call the shop using a number on the Site, or contact us directly, we receive the information you choose to share (such as your name, phone number, and what you’re asking about) so we can respond and schedule your visit.

Booking through a barber’s provider

Boomin’ is a chair-rental shop — each barber takes appointments through their own booking provider. When you tap a barber’s “Book” button, you leave this Site and go to that barber’s booking page (for example, a third-party scheduling platform). Any information you enter there — name, contact details, appointment time — is collected and controlled by that barber and their booking provider under their privacy practices, not ours.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, our hosting and any analytics/advertising tools we use may automatically receive technical information such as your IP address, browser and device type, pages viewed, referring page, and approximate (city-level) location. With your consent, this is associated with cookies and similar technologies described below.

Cookies and tracking technologies

Cookies are small files stored on your device; we also use similar browser storage and advertising pixels. Non-essential cookies and pixels do not load until you accept them via our cookie banner. You can change your choice at any time using the Cookie preferences link in the footer. Declining keeps analytics and advertising trackers off.

These analytics and advertising tools are integrated into the Site and may be enabled now or in the future. When enabled, they still only run after you accept. You can also control cookies through your browser settings.

How we use information

• To operate, secure, and improve the Site;
• To understand traffic and which content and barbers people are interested in (analytics, with consent);
• To measure and improve advertising and the results of marketing campaigns (with consent);
• To respond to calls and messages and help you reach a barber;
• To comply with law and protect our rights.

Third parties and service providers

We rely on reputable providers that process limited data on our behalf or under their own policies:

• Hosting / delivery: Vercel (serves the Site).
• Analytics: Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC).
• Advertising / conversion measurement: Google Ads (Google LLC) and Meta Pixel (Meta Platforms, Inc.).
• Maps: Google Maps embed (Google LLC).
• Booking: each barber’s own scheduling provider, which you reach by leaving this Site.

We do not sell your personal information for money. Note that some advertising cookies may constitute a “sale” or “sharing” of information under certain state laws; declining cookies (or using the Cookie preferences link) opts you out of that activity on this Site.

Data retention

We keep information only as long as needed for the purposes above or as required by law. Analytics and advertising data are retained according to the providers’ standard retention periods (for example, Google Analytics retention settings). Information you share by phone or message is kept only as long as needed to assist you.

Your choices and rights

You can decline or withdraw consent to non-essential cookies at any time via the Cookie preferenceslink in the footer, and manage cookies in your browser. You may also opt out of Google Analytics using Google’s browser add-on and adjust ad personalization in your Google and Meta account settings.

California (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request access or deletion, to correct inaccurate information, and to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information (which, on this Site, you do by declining advertising cookies). We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights. To make a request, contact us using the details below.

EEA / UK (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to our processing of your personal data, and to data portability. Where we rely on consent (for analytics and advertising cookies), you may withdraw it at any time without affecting prior processing. Our legal bases are your consent (cookies/pixels) and our legitimate interests in operating and securing the Site. You may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

Do Not Track

Because there is no common industry standard for “Do Not Track” signals, the Site does not respond to them. Our cookie banner gives you a clear, direct way to refuse non-essential tracking.

Children’s privacy

The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact us and we will delete it.

Security

We use reasonable measures to protect information handled through the Site. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Links to other sites

The Site links to third-party sites (including barbers’ booking pages and social media). We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices; please review their policies.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will revise the “Effective” date above when we do, and material changes will be reflected on this page.

Contact us

Questions or privacy requests? Reach the shop: