Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us.

www.retaining-wall-guide.com is committed to preserving the privacy of all visitors to this website. Please read the following privacy policy to understand how we use and protect the information that you provide to us.

By using this site, you consent to the collection, use and transfer of your information under the terms of this policy. If we decide to make any material changes to this policy then we will post such changes here or we may notify you through e-mail where appropriate.

Information collection:

When you visit, or request further information from our website you may be asked to provide us with certain information about yourself (including your name, contact details and address). We may also collect information about your usage of our website as you and others browse our website (see section on "cookies"), as well as information about you from messages you post to the website and e-mails or letters you send to us.

Use of the information we collect:

Your personal information will enable us to provide you with access to all parts of our site and will be used for several general purposes, including: administering our business activities; providing information and/or services you have requested; personalizing your experience on our website and keeping you up to date with our services.

Where you have consented, we may also provide other information which we think you may find of interest and we may contact you by post, telephone or fax, as well as by e-mail. If you change your mind about being contacted in the future, please let us know. You may be informed how to do this each time you are contacted, otherwise please send an email to info@www.retaining-wall-guide.com and insert "unsubscribe" or "stop" as the appropriate subject heading.

Disclosure of information:

The information you provide to us will be held on our computers and may be accessed by or given to our staff or to third parties for the purposes set out in this policy or for other purposes approved by you. Those parties process information, fulfill and deliver requests for information and provide support services on our behalf.

We will also pass aggregate information on the usage of our site and services onto third parties, but this will not include information that can be used to identify you.

Where you have consented when providing us with your details, we may also allow carefully selected third parties to contact you occasionally about products or services which may be of interest to you. They may contact you by post, telephone or fax, as well as by e-mail. If you change your mind about being contacted in the future by these third parties, please let us know.

In addition, if our business is sold, or is merged, or enters into a joint venture with another business entity, your information may be disclosed to our new business partners or owners.

Finally, we may disclose personal information in response to legal process, for example, in response to a court order. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency's request or where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, non-compliance with of our terms and conditions, or as otherwise permitted or required by law and consistent with legal requirements.

Cookies:

Similar to other commercial websites, our website utilises a standard technology called "cookies" and web server log files to collect information about how our website is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs allow us to monitor website traffic and to personalize the content of the site for you.

A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a website, that site's computer asks your computer for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a website to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites. Browsers are usually set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you may alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our site will not function as effectively when viewed by the users. A cookie cannot retrieve any other data from your hard drive or pass on computer viruses.

IP Addresses:

IP addresses are used by your computer every time you are connected to the Internet. Your IP address is a number that is used by computers on the network to identify your computer. IP addresses are automatically collected by our web server as part of demographic and profile data known as traffic data so that data (such as the web pages you request) can be sent to you.

Security and data retention:

We employ security measures to protect your information from access by unauthorized persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction or damage. We will retain your information for as long as required or as long as the law requires.

Accessing and updating your information:

You are entitled to see the personal information that we have collected on line and that we maintain. If you wish to do this, please contact us by emailing info@www.retaining-wall-guide.com and insert "access request" as the subject heading. We may charge a small fee to meet our costs in providing you with these details.

You may ask us to make changes to the information held about you, to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date. You may also request that we cease processing the personal information and that we delete this from our database or records. Please note that it may be impossible to completely delete your information because of back-ups and records of deletions. Please send your requests to info@www.retaining-wall-guide.com and insert "change details" or "unsubscribe" as the appropriate subject heading.

We will only perform the activities outlined above to the extent that such activities will not compromise privacy, security or any other legal interests.

Contact:

All comments, queries and other requests relating to our use of your information should be addressed to info@www.retaining-wall-guide.com

 

Retaining Wall News:

 

ODPEM Says Retaining Walls May Not be the Best to Prevent Landslides - Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service

ODPEM Says Retaining Walls May Not be the Best to Prevent Landslides
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is warning that the practice of erecting retaining walls as a solution to landslides, may not be the best option. Project Manager for the Community Based Landslide Risk Reduction .

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Baskets of rocks will replace concrete in wall at Weracoba Creek - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Baskets of rocks will replace concrete in wall at Weracoba Creek
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
By MIKE OWEN - mowen@ledger-enquirer.com Workers repairing the collapsed section of the Weracoba Creek retaining wall are replacing the section with a gabion wall, an approach that has several advantages over concrete, according to Donna Newman, .

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Question mark over safety of retaining wall
All chinks in the wall will be exposed in the rainy season, say R&B engineers..


Retaining walls - Boston.com (blog)

Retaining walls
Boston.com (blog)
Today, our Monday guy, Sam Schneiderman, Broker-owner of Greater Boston Home Team, provides and overview of property tax bills, property assessments and tax exemptions., discusses discusses retaining walls. It's not uncommon to see brick or stone walls .

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Anti-Flood Project Underway In Bristol - WCYB

Anti-Flood Project Underway In Bristol
WCYB
The banks will be reshaped with a retaining wall and when finished, the old Sears Building site will have an urban park-like setting with benches and landscaping. But it's keeping the creek steadily flowing that could keep downtown safer during a major .

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Hayward man killed in Milpitas retaining wall collapse in hills
City of Milpitas, along with the Milpitas police and fire departments, is investigating why a construction worker was trapped and killed under a collapsed wall on Calaveras Ridge Drive Saturday after crews had been given a stop work order...


Truck Hangs on Retaining Wall
A Lincoln driver said it only took a second and his truck was teetering on a wall...


Weracoba Creek retaining wall repair to cost $75K
Repairing a collapsed stretch of the Weracoba Creek retaining wall will cost taxpayers about $75,000, Deputy City Manager David Arrington said Monday...


Retaining wall collapses during storm
A RETAINING wall separating the back of an antique furniture showroom and a house in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur collapsed during a downpour on Wednesday evening...


Baskets of rocks will replace concrete in wall at Weracoba Creek
No, those arent crab traps along the side of Cherokee Avenue.Workers repairing the collapsed section of the Weracoba Creek retaining wall are replacing the section with a gabion wall, an approach that has several advantages over concrete, according to Donna Newman, the citys director of engineering...


Cindy Bass Makes Retaining Walls a Priority - Patch.com

Cindy Bass Makes Retaining Walls a Priority
Patch.com
By Zach Subar A Lincoln Drive retaining wall isn't the only one this week that Cindy Bass thinks is important. The councilwoman has put forward a bill that would require an addendum to deeds for properties where there is a retaining wall on site.

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Slough mural to adorn retaining wall
A new retaining wall is under construction on Green Valley Road at Main Street...


Centex sues two local companies - Blames them for retaining wall collapse
Millions of dollars were spent by the subdivision's builder, Centex, repairing the wall and buying back 22 homes. Now, in the lawsuit, they are claiming they weren't responsible for the...


Take bread off circuses to spend in real world - Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney Morning Herald

Take bread off circuses to spend in real world
Sydney Morning Herald
A retaining wall by the footpath and an iron railing fence have been demolished not once, but four times, in the past 12 months by cars which have become airborne attempting to negotiate a corner at great speed. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, to crash into .

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Lincoln Drive Repair Work to Close Parking, Lanes - Patch.com

Lincoln Drive Repair Work to Close Parking, Lanes
Patch.com
By Kaitlyn Foti Record rainfall in 2011 has caused some long-term damage to the retaining wall supporting Lincoln Drive, according to a Philadelphia Streets Department. In a press release, the city has announced that work will begin Feb.

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Question mark over safety of retaining wall - The Hindu

The Hindu

Question mark over safety of retaining wall
The Hindu
The R & B experts, who made an inquiry, said the road caved in because the retaining wall collapsed. The retaining wall had collapsed because the Irrigation Department disturbed its foundation while taking up de-silting work. The canal was cleared for .

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Montville retaining wall work to continue into March
Montville - Construction of a retaining wall at the busy intersection of routes 32 and 163 will continue into March, Mayor Ronald K. McDaniel Jr. said this week.The state awarded a contract for the..


Driver injured after striking retaining wall on I-24
A driver suffered minor injuries after striking a retaining wall on Interstate 24 Tuesday morning...


Hayward man killed in Milpitas retaining wall collapse in hills - Milpitas Post

abc7news.com

Hayward man killed in Milpitas retaining wall collapse in hills
Milpitas Post
A worker was crushed in a 10- to 12-foot deep trench that had been cut for placement of a future foundation of a retaining wall due to the sliding of unstable soil, which had been caused by the lack of shoring of the trench walls, staff said.
Carpenter buried alive in Milpitas is IDdSan Francisco Chronicle

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Fencing, Wall Planned for Marietta Public Parking Lot - Patch.com

Fencing, Wall Planned for Marietta Public Parking Lot
Patch.com
A retaining wall and fencing are planned for the Marietta Public Parking Lot, which was recently expanded. Maplewood City Council approved a design during last Tuesday's meeting that consists of a mosaic retaining wall and wrought iron ornamental fence .

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