1. Introduction
Gearlay Technologies Inc. (“Gearlay”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is a financial technology company headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit our website at gearlay.com and use our services.
We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable Canadian privacy legislation.
2. Information We Collect
Information you provide directly: When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.
Information collected automatically: When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information including your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs. This data is collected through cookies and similar tracking technologies used by our analytics providers.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
• Respond to your inquiries and communications submitted through our contact form
• Analyze website traffic and usage patterns to improve our website
• Monitor website performance and diagnose technical issues
• Comply with legal obligations
4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as how often users visit the site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our site. We use this information solely to improve our website. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics is governed by the Google Privacy Policy.
Vercel Analytics: We use Vercel Analytics to monitor website performance and collect web vitals data. This helps us understand page load times and overall site performance.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect your experience on our website.
5. Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with the following service providers who assist us in operating our website:
• Resend — for processing and delivering emails from our contact form
• Google — for website analytics via Google Analytics
• Vercel — for website hosting and performance analytics
These providers are bound by their own privacy policies and are only permitted to use your information as necessary to provide services to us. We may also disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid legal requests.
6. Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and maintain records of our communications. Analytics data is retained in accordance with the respective provider’s data retention policies.
7. Your Rights
Under PIPEDA and applicable Canadian privacy law, you have the right to:
• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information
• Withdraw your consent to the collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information, subject to legal or contractual restrictions
• File a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada if you believe your privacy rights have been violated
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
8. Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Gearlay Technologies Inc.
Vancouver, BC, Canada
info@gearlay.com