Privacy Policy
Effective Date: April 1, 2026 | Last Updated: April 1, 2026
bayareastock.com (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information in accordance with Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and, where applicable, Quebec’s Loi 25 (Bill 64).
By using this website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of this website.
1. Information We Collect
We collect personal information only when you voluntarily provide it to us, such as when you complete a quiz and submit the contact form. The categories of information we may collect include:
- Contact information: First name and email address, when you submit our contact or quiz lead form.
- Quiz responses: Your answers to the quiz questions on our site, used to personalise the guide we send you.
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and time spent on pages, collected automatically via cookies and standard web server logs.
- Cookie data: See Section 5 below.
We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information such as financial details, health information, or government identification numbers.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to your enquiries and send the personalised guide you requested.
- To send you relevant information about professional development resources, where you have consented to receive such communications.
- To improve the content, functionality, and user experience of our website.
- To comply with applicable legal obligations.
We will not use your personal information for purposes other than those described above without obtaining your prior consent, except as required by law.
3. Consent and Electronic Marketing (CASL)
In accordance with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), we only send commercial electronic messages to individuals who have provided express consent by checking the consent box on our form. Consent is not pre-checked and is never implied.
Each commercial message we send will include:
- Identification of the sender (bayareastock.com)
- A contact email address: contact@bayareastock.com
- A clear and simple mechanism to withdraw consent (unsubscribe), which will be honoured within 10 business days of your request.
You may withdraw consent at any time by emailing us at contact@bayareastock.com with the subject line “Unsubscribe”.
4. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:
- Service providers: We use Formspree (formspree.io) to process form submissions. Formspree processes data on our behalf and is subject to appropriate data processing agreements. Formspree may be located outside Canada.
- Legal requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal process.
- Business partners: If you click on affiliate or partner links on our site, those parties may collect information independently in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Where your data is transferred to service providers located outside Canada, we take reasonable steps to ensure it receives comparable protection, consistent with PIPEDA’s accountability principles.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:
- Essential cookies: Required for the website to function correctly (e.g., remembering your cookie consent preference). These are set without additional consent.
- Analytics cookies: Used to understand how visitors interact with our website in aggregate. These are only set if you click “Accept” on our cookie banner.
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or by declining cookies via our cookie banner. Note that declining cookies may affect certain features of the website.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Form submission data is typically retained for no longer than 24 months, after which it is deleted or anonymised.
7. Your Rights Under PIPEDA
Under PIPEDA, you have the following rights with respect to your personal information:
- Right of access: You may request access to the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to correction: You may request that inaccurate or incomplete information be corrected.
- Right to withdraw consent: You may withdraw consent to the use of your personal information at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Privacy Officer at: privacy@bayareastock.com
We will respond to your request within a reasonable time, generally within 30 days.
8. Complaints
If you believe we have not handled your personal information in accordance with PIPEDA, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at priv.gc.ca or by calling 1-800-282-1376.
9. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Links to Third-Party Websites
This website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
12. Contact Us
For any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer:
Email: privacy@bayareastock.com
General contact: contact@bayareastock.com
Website: bayareastock.com
See also our Terms of Use and Disclaimer.