Privacy Policy

Information you give us

• Your name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
• Reservation and rental details, such as the facility, unit, move-in date, and protection plan.
• Payment information, such as card numbers and billing address, and bank account details when you pay by bank account.
• Your gate code and online account login.
• After move-in, a photo of your government-issued ID, your driver’s license number and state, and any insurance documents you upload.
• Anything you send through our contact form, by email, or by phone.

Information we collect automatically

• Device and usage information, such as IP address, browser type, pages viewed, links clicked, and the site that referred you.
• Session recordings of how you move through the site. Form entries are masked, and payment and ID fields are excluded.
• Cookies and browser storage that keep you signed in, remember checkout progress, and record which ad brought you to us.
• Your approximate location, only if you allow your browser to share it, so we can show nearby facilities.

Phone calls and text messages

Calls to our facilities may be answered by an automated assistant. Calls may be recorded and transcribed to handle your request, for quality, and for training.

We send text messages only when you ask for them, such as a reservation or payment link or a sign-in code. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to stop receiving texts. We do not share your phone number with third parties for their own marketing.

Bank account connections through Plaid

When you choose to pay by bank account, we use Plaid Inc. (“Plaid”) to connect to your financial institution. By connecting your account, you grant Metro Mini Storage and Plaid the right, power, and authority to act on your behalf to access and transmit your personal and financial information from your financial institution. You agree to your personal and financial information being transferred, stored, and processed by Plaid in accordance with the Plaid End User Privacy Policy.

Plaid gives us the account and routing numbers, account type, account name, and institution name for the account you select. We use them only to set up and process payments for your rental. We never receive your bank username or password, and we do not sell or rent bank account information or use it for advertising.

How we use information

• To process reservations, rentals, payments, and move-ins, and to manage your account and gate access.
• To verify your identity and prevent fraud.
• To answer your questions and send confirmations, receipts, and account notices.
• To understand how the site is used, fix problems, and improve our services.
• To measure our advertising.
• To comply with the law and enforce our rental agreements, including notices required under state self-storage laws.

How we share information

We share information only as needed to run our business:

• Facility management software providers that hold your rental, lease, and payment records.
• Payment processors and Plaid, to process card and bank payments.
• Email, text message, and phone service providers.
• Hosting, analytics, and AI service providers that process data on our behalf, such as to answer calls or read documents you upload.
• Google, to measure ad performance. We turn off Google’s ad personalization signals on our site.
• Government authorities or others when required by law, or to protect our rights, property, or safety.
• A buyer or successor if we sell or transfer facilities or our business.

We do not sell your personal information.

Cookies and your choices

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, though checkout and sign-in may not work without them. You can manage Google ad settings at adssettings.google.com. Our site does not currently respond to Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signals.

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails with the link in each message. We will still send messages about your rental and account.

Keeping information secure

We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, including encryption in transit, to protect your information. No system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

How long we keep information

We keep information for as long as your rental or account is active and afterward as needed to meet legal, tax, and accounting requirements, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Your requests

You can ask to see, correct, or delete the personal information we hold about you. We will respond as required by law, and we may need to keep some information to complete your rental or meet legal duties.

Children

Our services are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information. If we learn that we have, we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. We will post the new version on this page with a new effective date.

Contact us

Questions or requests about this policy can go to info@metroministorage.com or our contact page.