Last updated: October 21, 2026
1. Who We Are
Geeks on the Beach is a Canadian web design, website development, and digital marketing agency based in British Columbia.
Our website is https://geeksonthebeach.ca.
We respect your privacy and are committed to handling personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable Canadian privacy legislation, including British Columbia’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), where applicable.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect personal information when you visit our website, communicate with us, or use our services.
2. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with Geeks on the Beach, we may collect the following categories of information:
Contact and Identification Information
Your name, email address, telephone number, business name, job title, and other information you voluntarily provide when contacting us or requesting services.
Customer and Project Information
Information relating to project inquiries, proposals, service agreements, billing, communications, website requirements, and ongoing customer relationships.
Website Usage and Technical Information
Information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, approximate geographic location, referring website, pages visited, and interactions with our website. This information may be collected through cookies, analytics technologies, and similar tools.
Marketing and Communication Preferences
Information about newsletter subscriptions, marketing consent, advertising preferences, and interactions with marketing communications.
Forms and Live Chat
Information you submit through website contact forms, inquiries, live chat conversations, or other communication tools.
We collect personal information directly from individuals, automatically through website technologies, and, where legally permitted, from third-party services or business partners.
3. How We Use Personal Information
Geeks on the Beach may use personal information to:
- Respond to inquiries and communicate with prospective and existing customers.
- Provide website design, development, hosting coordination, SEO, digital marketing, and related services.
- Prepare proposals, manage projects, and maintain customer relationships.
- Process payments, maintain business records, and administer service agreements.
- Understand website traffic, visitor behaviour, and website performance.
- Improve our website, services, and customer experience.
- Send marketing communications where permitted by applicable law.
- Conduct advertising, remarketing, and audience-building activities where legally permitted and with appropriate consent where required.
- Maintain website security, prevent misuse, and comply with legal obligations.
We limit our collection and use of personal information to purposes that are reasonable, identified, and permitted by applicable law.
4. Google Analytics and Website Tracking
Geeks on the Beach uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors interact with our website and evaluate website performance.
Google Analytics may collect information including:
- Pages visited and time spent on the website.
- Website navigation and interactions.
- Device, browser, and operating system information.
- Approximate geographic location.
- Traffic sources and referring websites.
- Website events, conversions, and engagement metrics.
We use this information to understand website traffic, improve website functionality, measure marketing effectiveness, and make informed business decisions.
Google Analytics may use cookies and other identifiers to recognize browsers and measure website interactions. Depending on our configuration and applicable consent, analytics information may also support advertising measurement and remarketing.
Google’s processing of information is governed by its applicable privacy policies and service terms.
For more information, visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses or may use cookies, pixels, scripts, and similar tracking technologies to support website functionality, understand visitor activity, and measure marketing performance.
These technologies may include:
Essential Cookies
Technologies necessary for website operation, security, navigation, and other essential functions.
Analytics Cookies
Technologies used to understand website traffic, visitor interactions, and website performance, including Google Analytics.
Advertising and Marketing Cookies
Technologies that may be used by Google, Meta, and other advertising platforms to measure conversions, deliver relevant advertising, and support remarketing activities.
Third-Party Technologies
Technologies associated with external services such as HubSpot, embedded content, forms, and live chat functionality.
Where required by applicable law, we seek appropriate consent before using non-essential tracking technologies.
Visitors can manage cookies through their browser settings and, where available, the website’s cookie preference controls.
Disabling certain technologies may affect website functionality or limit personalized features.
Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that occurred lawfully before the withdrawal.
6. Email Marketing and Communications
Geeks on the Beach may use customer and prospective customer contact information to send newsletters, service updates, promotional offers, company announcements, and other marketing communications.
We conduct commercial electronic messaging in accordance with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) and other applicable requirements.
Where required, we obtain express consent before sending commercial electronic messages. In circumstances permitted by CASL, we may rely on implied consent, including certain existing business relationships, subject to applicable conditions and time limits.
Our marketing communications include appropriate sender identification and an unsubscribe mechanism as required by law.
Individuals may withdraw consent to receive marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an applicable email or contacting us directly.
Unsubscribing from marketing communications does not necessarily prevent us from sending essential service-related, contractual, or legally required communications.
We may use third-party email marketing and customer relationship management platforms to manage subscriptions, maintain communication preferences, and measure email engagement.
7. Third-Party Services and Data Sharing
Geeks on the Beach may use third-party platforms and service providers to operate our website, manage customer relationships, deliver services, and support marketing activities.
Depending on the services and integrations in use, these may include:
- Google: Analytics, advertising, conversion measurement, and related services.
- Meta: Facebook and Instagram advertising, Meta Pixel, Custom Audiences, and related marketing services.
- HubSpot: Customer relationship management, contact forms, live chat, marketing communications, and website tracking.
- WordPress and Website Plugins: Website functionality, content management, form submissions, and security.
- Website Hosting and Security Providers: Hosting infrastructure, website maintenance, backups, and security monitoring.
- Email and Communication Providers: Business correspondence, newsletters, and customer communications.
- Payment and Administrative Service Providers: Billing, accounting, and business administration where applicable.
These providers may process personal information on our behalf or, depending on the service and circumstances, for their own purposes under their applicable terms and privacy policies.
We share personal information only where reasonably necessary for identified business purposes, where authorized or consented to as required, or where otherwise permitted or required by law.
We do not sell customer contact lists to third-party data brokers.
8. Data Storage, Security, and Retention
Geeks on the Beach takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.
Depending on the systems involved, safeguards may include access controls, authentication measures, encrypted connections, security monitoring, backups, and restrictions on access to customer information.
No electronic storage or transmission method is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, maintain legitimate business records, meet contractual obligations, and comply with applicable legal requirements.
When personal information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to securely delete, destroy, or anonymize it, subject to applicable retention obligations and technical limitations.
9. International Data Processing
Geeks on the Beach operates in Canada, but some of the third-party platforms and service providers we use may store, access, or process personal information outside Canada, including in the United States and other jurisdictions.
When personal information is processed outside Canada, it may be subject to the laws of the country in which it is stored or processed, including lawful access requests by government authorities.
We take reasonable steps to evaluate third-party service providers and protect personal information in accordance with applicable Canadian privacy requirements.
10. Your Privacy Rights and Choices
Subject to applicable privacy legislation, individuals may have the right to:
- Request access to personal information held about them.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Withdraw consent to certain uses or disclosures of personal information, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice.
- Unsubscribe from marketing communications.
- Request that their contact information no longer be used for customer-list-based advertising, where applicable.
- Ask questions or raise concerns about our privacy practices.
Where applicable, individuals may also manage advertising preferences directly through Google, Facebook, Instagram, and their browser settings.
We may need to verify an individual’s identity before responding to requests involving personal information.
We will respond to privacy requests in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are intended primarily for businesses and individuals seeking professional web design and digital marketing services.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children for behavioural advertising purposes.
If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child without the consent required by applicable law, we will take appropriate steps to address the situation.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Geeks on the Beach may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our business practices, website technologies, service providers, or applicable legal requirements.
When changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date displayed on this page.
Where required by applicable law, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent before implementing material changes to how personal information is collected, used, or disclosed.
We encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to access or correct your personal information, withdraw applicable consent, or raise a privacy concern, please contact:
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Website: https://geeksonthebeach.ca
Phone: 778-432-2600
We will review and respond to privacy-related inquiries in accordance with applicable privacy legislation.
