Fourth Coast Web LLC

Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 14, 2025

Quick Overview

  • Who we are. Fourth Coast Web LLC provides professional website design, development, hosting/maintenance, and (optionally) domain registration/renewal. Our site is fourthcoastweb.com and we serve mainly U.S. businesses.
  • Contact. You can reach us via one of the following methods:
    a) Contact page
    b) Email: info@fourthcoastweb.com
    c) Phone/Text (SMS): (262) 320-7592
    d) Mail:

Fourth Coast Web LLC
2800 E. Enterprise Ave
STE 333
Appleton, WI, 54913, USA

  • What we collect. Contact details, project and billing/payment details, technical/log data, cookies/analytics, and any information you send us.
  • How we use it. To run our site, deliver services, process payments, secure our systems, meet legal obligations, and (lightly) market to business prospects. You can pay invoices online through our Payments page, direct wire transfer, or Paypal. We do not accept personal checks, cashier’s checks, certified checks, or any form of cryptocurrency.
  • Sharing. We don’t sell personal information for money. We share with contracted service providers (hosting, security, analytics, payments, email/CRM, registrars), advisors, and as legally required.
  • Your rights. U.S. state privacy laws (CA/CO/VA/CT/UT) and GDPR/UK GDPR may give you rights to access, delete, correct, object/opt-out, and more. We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) where required.
  • Controller vs. processor. For websites/apps we build/host for clients, we act as a service provider/processor and follow our client’s instructions; their privacy policy governs end-users.
  • Domains. If you ask us to procure/manage a domain, we’ll transmit registrant data to the registrar/registry as required (ICANN rules, accuracy requirements, and any available privacy/proxy options).

1) Who We Are & What We Do

Fourth Coast Web LLC (“Fourth Coast Web,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) provides website design and development with optional hosting and maintenance for businesses, trades, and individuals. We also assist clients with domain name registration and renewal through third-party registrars. Our website is fourthcoastweb.com.

This Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit our site, contact us, pay an invoice online, or engage our services. It does not apply to the sites or applications we build, host, or maintain for clients (see §11).

2) Personal Information We Collect

a) Information you provide directly

  • Contact details (name, email, phone) and message content when you reach out via our Contact page or email.
  • Billing and payment information (invoice ID, payer details, amount) when you pay online. We use a third-party processor (Stripe) and do not store full card numbers, card expiration dates, or CVVs on our servers.
  • Client/project information (business name, brand assets, site content, technical specs) to scope and deliver work.
  • Domain name information you provide for registration or transfer (desired domain, registrant name, organization, email, phone, address; and, if applicable, administrative/technical contacts).
  • Support communications (emails, tickets, change requests).

b) Information we collect automatically (online)

  • Usage data (pages viewed, links clicked, referring/exit pages, time on site).
  • Device/log data (IP address, browser type, OS, date/time, server logs, and security telemetry).
  • Cookies and similar technologies used for site operation, preferences, analytics, and (if enabled) advertising/remarketing. See §4 Cookies & Tracking and §12 Third-Party Tools.

c) Information from third parties

  • Payment processors (payment status, limited transaction metadata).
  • Vendors supporting our services (hosting, security, analytics, email/CRM, uptime monitoring, registrars, and DNS providers).
  • Public sources (e.g., business websites, directories) to verify business details or better serve you.

3) Why We Use Personal Information (Purposes)

We use personal information to:

  • Provide and improve our site and services.
  • Respond to inquiries and provide estimates.
  • Perform contracts and deliver projects (including themes, plugins, integrations, hosting/maintenance tasks, and domain operations).
  • Process payments and send receipts/records.
  • Secure our site and infrastructure (fraud prevention, diagnostics, threat detection).
  • Comply with legal obligations (tax, bookkeeping, regulatory requests, ICANN/registrar obligations for domain registrations).
  • Market our services (lawful, proportionate B2B outreach with opt-out).

EU/UK legal bases (where applicable): contract performance, legitimate interests (site security, service improvement, B2B marketing), legal obligation, and, where required, consent (e.g., for non-essential cookies).

4) Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Operate the site (session management, security/anti-abuse).
  • Remember preferences (e.g., previously submitted form data).
  • Measure performance/analytics (aggregate stats to improve usability and content).
  • Advertising/remarketing (if enabled) to measure reach and show relevant ads (see §12.A).

Your controls. You can manage cookies via your browser and, if present, our on-site Cookie Preferences link. Blocking some cookies may affect functionality.

Do Not Track / Global Privacy Control (GPC). Where required by law, we treat a valid GPC signal as a request to opt-out of “sale”/“sharing” for the browser sending the signal.

5) Domain Registration & Renewal (When You Ask Us to Handle Your Domain)

If you engage us to register, transfer, or renew a domain name on your behalf, we will collect and share required registrant contact information (name, organization, email, phone, postal address) with the registrar and, as applicable, the registry.

  • We rely on these providers’ systems to perform domain services and comply with applicable rules (e.g., ICANN policies and accuracy requirements).
  • Where available, we can enable privacy/proxy services to limit public exposure of registrant data in WHOIS-like outputs.
  • We keep order/transaction records for bookkeeping, dispute resolution, and compliance with registrar/ICANN requirements.
  • If you later change providers, we will cooperate with valid transfer requests consistent with policy and law.

6) How We Share Personal Information

We do not sell personal information for money. We may disclose personal information to:

  • Service providers under contract (hosting and security platforms, analytics, uptime/error monitoring, email/CRM, payment processing, registrars/DNS providers, subcontracted specialists) who process information per our instructions.
  • Business partners/advisors (accountants, attorneys) under confidentiality.
  • Authorities/others when required by law or to protect rights, safety, and security.
  • Successors in a merger, acquisition, or asset transfer (subject to this Policy).

Depending on the technologies you enable (see §12), certain disclosures to analytics/advertising partners could be deemed a statutory “sale” or “sharing” under California law. You may opt-out. See §8 Your Privacy Rights.

7) Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described:

  • Inquiries and sales records: typically 3–6 years.
  • Contracts, invoices, and payment/transaction records: 7 years (or longer if law requires).
  • Server/security logs: typically 90 days to 1 year.
  • Client project data: for the engagement and a reasonable period after, unless you ask us to delete/return data sooner (subject to legal holds and backups).
  • Domain records: for the duration of the registration and as required by applicable registrar/ICANN policies.

8) Your Privacy Rights

United States (e.g., CA/CO/VA/CT/UT)

Subject to your state’s law, you may have rights to access/know, delete, correct, opt-out of “sale/sharing” for cross-context behavioral advertising, limit use of sensitive information (we generally don’t process sensitive data for non-exempt purposes), and appeal (CO/VA/CT).

How to exercise: Email info@fourthcoastweb.com with “Privacy Request” or use our Contact page. We’ll verify your identity (e.g., by matching info we already hold) and respond within statutory timelines. Authorized agents may act for you with proper verification, and we won’t discriminate for exercising rights.
Opt-out of sale/sharing: Use your browser’s GPC signal (which we honor where required) and/or contact us as above. See §4 and §12.A.

EEA/UK/Switzerland

Where GDPR/UK GDPR applies, you may access, rectify, erase, restrict, port, and object (including to direct marketing) and withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
International transfers. If we transfer your data outside the EEA/UK, we’ll rely on appropriate safeguards (e.g., EU SCCs/UK IDTA) or another lawful mechanism.
You can lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority.

9) Payment Processing

When you pay an invoice online, payment information is collected and processed by our third-party payment processor (Stripe). We receive confirmation of payment and limited transaction metadata; we do not store full card numbers on our servers. For security and data-handling details, see the processor’s privacy/security notices at checkout and/or contact us as above.

10) Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information we process (e.g., HTTPS in transit, access controls, least-privilege, vendor diligence, and continual patching/monitoring). No system is ever 100% secure; please transmit information with appropriate caution for its sensitivity.

11) Processing Client-Owned Data (Service-Provider Role)

For websites/apps we build, host, or maintain for clients, we act as a service provider/processor and process end-user data under the client’s instructions (e.g., hosting logs, form submissions, analytics data, backups, and—if requested—domain operations). We will enter into a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) only upon request and require appropriate safeguards from any subcontractors. Your end-user data is governed by your own privacy policy.

12) Third-Party Tools & Disclosures (Integrated)

A. Analytics & Advertising (remarketing pixels)

If enabled now or in the future, we may use analytics and advertising pixels (e.g., Google, Meta, LinkedIn) that place/read cookies or similar technologies to measure site performance and, where configured, deliver/measure ads. These partners may receive limited data (e.g., hashed identifiers, IP/address-derived location at a general level, device info, pages visited).
Your choices: manage cookies (browser/settings), use GPC, and see §8 to exercise opt-out rights where applicable.

B. Spam Prevention (e.g., Google reCAPTCHA)

We may use spam-prevention tools on forms to protect against automated abuse. Your use of such tools is subject to the provider’s terms and privacy policy in addition to ours.

C. Email Marketing & CRM

If you join our mailing list, download resources, or ask for updates, we may store your contact details with an email/CRM provider to send updates and measure engagement (opens/clicks). You can unsubscribe at any time via the footer link or by contacting us.

D. Error Monitoring, Uptime & Security Services

We may use operational tools (e.g., uptime monitoring, DDoS/application firewalls, error/diagnostic logging) that collect limited technical information to protect, maintain, and troubleshoot our services.

13) Children’s Privacy

Our site and services target businesses and trades, and are not directed to children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe a child provided personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

14) Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy periodically to reflect changes in practices, technologies, or legal requirements. We’ll post the updated version with a new Effective date at the top. Material changes will be highlighted where appropriate.

15) How to Contact Us

a) Contact page (preferred)
b) Email: info@fourthcoastweb.com (preferred)
c) Phone/Text (SMS): (262) 320-7592
d) Mail:

Fourth Coast Web LLC
2800 E. Enterprise Ave
STE 333
Appleton, WI, 54913, USA

For faster handling, include your name, the nature of your request, and your jurisdiction (e.g., California, Colorado).