Last Updated: August 12, 2026
Cottom’s Wildlife Removal & Pest Services (“Cottom’s,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when visiting mcwildlife.com (the “Website”), contacting our business, requesting service, or otherwise interacting with us.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and the choices you may have regarding your information.
By using our Website or voluntarily providing information to us, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you contact us, submit a form, request an estimate, request service, communicate with our team, or otherwise interact with our Website or business.
This information may include:
- First and last name
- Email address
- Telephone or mobile phone number
- Home, property, service, or physical address
- Information submitted through contact or service-request forms
- Information regarding your wildlife or pest control needs
- Appointment or scheduling information
- Communications you have with our team
- Other information you voluntarily provide to us
We may also maintain information relating to services we have provided or that you have requested.
2. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our Website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, pixels, tags, analytics technologies, and similar technologies.
This information may include:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device type
- Operating system
- Approximate geographic location
- Pages viewed
- Referring website or traffic source
- Date and time of Website visits
- Website interactions
- Advertising campaign information
- Conversion and attribution information
We use this information to operate and improve our Website, understand how visitors use our Website, measure advertising performance, and improve our marketing efforts.
3. How We Use Your Information
Cottom’s Wildlife Removal & Pest Services may use information we collect to:
- Respond to questions and inquiries
- Provide estimates and service information
- Schedule wildlife removal, pest control, inspection, or related services
- Communicate regarding appointments or requested services
- Provide customer support
- Follow up regarding service requests
- Maintain customer and prospective-customer records
- Send transactional or service-related communications
- Send marketing emails where permitted by applicable law
- Improve our Website and services
- Analyze Website traffic and visitor behavior
- Measure advertising and marketing performance
- Track leads and conversions
- Prevent fraudulent, abusive, or unauthorized activity
- Protect our Website, customers, employees, and business
- Comply with applicable laws and legal obligations
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our Website may use cookies, tracking pixels, tags, scripts, and similar technologies to operate the Website, understand Website usage, measure advertising performance, and improve our services and marketing.
Cookies are small files that websites may store on your device to remember information about your browser or Website activity.
Depending on your browser and device, you may be able to block, restrict, or delete cookies. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some portions of the Website.
5. Google Analytics and Google Technologies
We use Google technologies, which may include Google Analytics and Google Tag, to understand how visitors interact with our Website and measure Website and marketing performance.
These technologies may collect information regarding your browser, device, Website interactions, traffic source, and other usage information.
Information collected by Google through these technologies may be processed according to Google’s applicable privacy policies and terms.
6. Meta Pixel
Our Website may use the Meta Pixel and related technologies provided by Meta.
These technologies may help us measure advertising performance, understand how visitors interact with our Website, improve our advertising campaigns, and build advertising audiences.
Meta may process information collected through these technologies in accordance with its applicable privacy policies and terms.
7. GoHighLevel
We use GoHighLevel and related technologies to assist with customer relationship management, lead management, form submissions, scheduling, customer communications, and other business operations.
Information you provide to Cottom’s Wildlife Removal & Pest Services may be processed or stored using these systems solely as necessary to operate our business, respond to your requests, communicate with you, and provide our services.
8. Email Communications
If you provide your email address, we may use it to communicate with you regarding your inquiry, requested services, appointments, estimates, customer relationship, and other business matters.
Where permitted by applicable law, we may also send marketing or promotional emails concerning Cottom’s Wildlife Removal & Pest Services.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in those messages or by contacting us.
Unsubscribing from marketing communications will not necessarily prevent us from sending transactional, administrative, appointment-related, or service-related emails.
9. SMS and Text Messaging
Cottom’s Wildlife Removal & Pest Services may use SMS or text messaging to communicate with individuals who have provided their mobile phone number and consented to receive text messages from us.
These communications may include service-related messages such as:
- Responses to customer inquiries
- Appointment confirmations
- Scheduling and rescheduling communications
- Technician or service updates
- Estimate or service-request follow-ups
- Customer-care communications
- Other communications directly related to services requested from Cottom’s Wildlife Removal & Pest Services
We do not use SMS consent obtained for service-related communications as consent to receive unrelated third-party marketing communications.
Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of purchasing goods or services.
Message frequency may vary depending on your interactions with us and the services you request. Message and data rates may apply.
You may opt out of SMS communications at any time by replying STOP to a message from us. After opting out, you may receive a confirmation message indicating that your opt-out request has been processed.
For assistance with text messaging, reply HELP to a message from us or contact Cottom’s Wildlife Removal & Pest Services using the contact information available on our Website.
10. Mobile Information and SMS Consent
Cottom’s Wildlife Removal & Pest Services does not sell, rent, or provide mobile information to third parties or affiliates for their own marketing or promotional purposes.
No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. Information sharing to subcontractors in support services, such as customer service, is permitted. All other use case categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
SMS consent is specific to Cottom’s Wildlife Removal & Pest Services and the communications for which the individual provided consent.
11. Disclosure of Information to Service Providers
We may use service providers that perform functions necessary to operate our Website and business. These may include website hosting, analytics, customer relationship management, communications infrastructure, advertising technology, security, and other operational services.
Such providers may process information on our behalf as necessary to perform services for Cottom’s Wildlife Removal & Pest Services.
We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to:
- Comply with applicable law, regulations, court orders, or governmental requests
- Protect our rights, property, customers, employees, or business
- Investigate fraud, abuse, security incidents, or illegal activity
- Enforce agreements and policies
- Facilitate a merger, acquisition, financing, sale of assets, restructuring, or similar business transaction
The categories described above exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent. SMS opt-in data and consent will not be provided to third parties for marketing or promotional purposes.
12. We Do Not Sell SMS Consent
Consent to receive SMS or text messages from Cottom’s Wildlife Removal & Pest Services is not sold, rented, transferred, or exchanged for third-party marketing purposes.
We do not purchase SMS consent from third parties or use purchased lists as consent to send text messages from Cottom’s Wildlife Removal & Pest Services.
13. Data Retention
We may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide requested services, maintain appropriate business records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, and fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information involved and the reason it was collected.
14. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information in our possession.
However, no website, internet transmission, electronic storage system, or method of communication can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We therefore cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or stored by us.
15. Third-Party Websites
Our Website may contain links to websites or services that are not operated by Cottom’s Wildlife Removal & Pest Services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of websites or services operated by other organizations. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.
16. Children’s Privacy
Our Website and services are intended for adults seeking wildlife removal, pest control, and related property services.
We do not knowingly collect personal information online from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
17. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on applicable law, you may have certain rights or choices concerning personal information maintained about you.
You may contact us to:
- Request information regarding personal information we maintain about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of certain information where applicable
- Unsubscribe from marketing emails
- Withdraw consent to receive SMS communications
- Ask questions about our privacy practices
Certain requests may be subject to exceptions or limitations under applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain privacy requests.
18. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our Website, services, technology, business practices, or legal obligations.
When changes are made, we may update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
We encourage visitors to periodically review this page for updates.
19. Contact Cottom’s Wildlife Removal & Pest Services
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or our SMS communications, please contact:
Cottom’s Wildlife Removal & Pest Services
Website: mcwildlife.com
You may also contact us using the telephone number, email address, or contact form provided on our Website.