Privacy Policy

Bay Area Web Solutions (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website located at https://www.bayarea-websolutions.com (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. This Site and our services are directed at U.S. residents, primarily in California.

Information We Collect

Information you provide directly: When you submit our contact form, we collect your first and last name, email address, phone number, company name, company website, the topic of your inquiry, and any message you include.

Information collected automatically: Like most websites, we automatically collect certain technical information when you visit, including IP address, browser type and version, device information, pages visited, referring page, and time/date of visit, via Google Tag Manager and standard web server logs.

Cookies: We use cookies and similar technologies for site functionality (session cookies), remembering preferences, security, and basic traffic measurement via Google Tag Manager. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, though some Site features may not work properly without them.

How We Use Information

To respond to inquiries submitted through our contact form.
To operate, maintain, and improve the Site.
To understand how visitors use the Site (aggregate, non-identifying analytics).
To protect the Site against spam and abuse.

How We Share Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We share information only with the service providers that help us run the Site and respond to inquiries, including:

Gravity Forms / our WordPress hosting provider (Pressable) — to process and store contact form submissions.
Google (Tag Manager) — for basic site traffic measurement.
Jetpack / Akismet (Automattic) — for site security and spam filtering.

We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect our legal rights, or to protect the safety of users or the public.

Data Retention

We retain contact form submissions for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your inquiry and maintain business records, after which they are deleted or anonymized.

Your Choices

You may decline to submit personal information via our contact form, though we may not be able to respond to your inquiry.
You may set your browser to block or delete cookies at any time.
To request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information you’ve submitted to us, contact us using the information below and we will respond on a good-faith, reasonable-efforts basis.

Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not directed to, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from, children under 18. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to delete it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Contact Us

Bay Area Web Solutions
2211 Alameda de Las Pulgas, San Mateo, CA 94403
(650) 576-4343 • jason@ba-ws.com