This policy explains what personal information kaangural.ca collects, why, who it is shared with, and the choices you have. “I”, “me” and “my” mean Kaan Gural, the SEO consultant based in Toronto, Ontario, who runs this site. Questions go to contact@kaangural.ca.
What I collect
Information you give me:
- Book a Call form: your first and last name, email address, company, website and the message you write.
- Newsletter forms: your email address.
- Anything you send me by email or share during a call.
Information collected automatically when you visit:
- Pages you view, how you arrived (for example a search engine, an AI assistant, a referring site or an ad), and campaign tags in the link you followed (UTM parameters, and Google or Meta ad click IDs).
- Technical details such as your browser, device type, approximate location derived from your IP address, and the date and time of your visit.
When you submit a form, the page you submitted it from, the page you first landed on during that visit, the site that referred you and any campaign tags are sent along with it, so I can understand which content and channels bring in enquiries.
How I use it
- To reply to your enquiry and, if we agree to work together, to prepare for and deliver that work.
- To send the newsletter, only if you signed up for it.
- To understand how visitors find and use the site, so I can improve its content and measure which marketing works.
- To keep the site and its forms secure and free of spam.
- To meet legal, accounting and tax obligations.
Submitting the Book a Call form does not sign you up for the newsletter or any other marketing email.
Email and your consent
I only send the newsletter to people who signed up for it. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing takes effect right away. You can also ask me to stop at any time by email. I follow Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL).
If you contact me through the Book a Call form, I use your details to respond to that enquiry and related follow-up about it.
Cookies and similar technologies
The site uses cookies and browser storage for the following:
- HubSpot tracking cookies (such as __hstc, hubspotutk, __hssc and __hssrc) record visits and page views and, if you later submit a form, connect that browsing history to your enquiry.
- Google Analytics cookies (such as _ga), set through Google Tag Manager when it is enabled, measure site usage in aggregate.
- A temporary session entry in your browser (kg_attribution) holds the campaign tags and landing page from your current visit. It is deleted when you close the tab.
Where required, a cookie banner asks for your consent before non-essential cookies are set, and you can change your choice at any time. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings; the site will still work, though forms will not carry visit information with them.
Who I share it with
I do not sell or rent personal information. I share it only with service providers that help me run the site and business, and only for that purpose:
- HubSpot: website analytics, form handling and my contact database (CRM).
- Resend: delivering form notifications to my inbox.
- Vercel: hosting the website.
- Google (Tag Manager and Analytics), when enabled: aggregate website analytics.
I may also disclose information if the law requires it, to protect my rights or the safety of others, or as part of a sale or transfer of the business.
Where your information is stored
These providers may store and process information outside Canada, including in the United States, where it may be accessible to authorities under local law. I choose providers that protect personal information to a standard comparable to Canadian law.
How long I keep it
I keep enquiry and client information for as long as it is needed to respond, to deliver and support any work, and to meet legal and tax requirements, and then delete it. Newsletter details are kept until you unsubscribe or ask for them to be deleted. Analytics data is kept according to each provider’s retention settings.
How I protect it
Information is sent over encrypted connections (HTTPS) and held with established providers that use industry-standard security. Access is limited to me and the tools listed above. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so I cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your rights
You can ask me to:
- Tell you what personal information I hold about you and how it has been used.
- Correct information that is wrong or incomplete.
- Delete your information, where I am not required to keep it.
- Stop sending you marketing email.
- Withdraw consent you gave earlier.
Email contact@kaangural.ca and I will respond within 30 days. If you are in the European Union, the United Kingdom or California, you may have additional rights under local law, such as data portability or objecting to processing, and I will honour those requests too. If you are not satisfied with my answer, you can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada or your local data protection authority.
Children
This site and its services are for businesses and are not directed at anyone under 16. I do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has sent me personal information, contact me and I will delete it.
Links to other sites
Articles and pages link to other websites and may embed content such as YouTube videos. Those sites have their own privacy policies, and I am not responsible for how they handle your information.
Changes to this policy
I may update this policy when the site or the law changes. The date at the top shows when it last changed. Significant changes will be made clear on this page.
Contact
Kaan Gural is responsible for personal information collected through this site. For any privacy question or request, email contact@kaangural.ca.