Last updated Jan 30, 2025
We collect the following information directly from you when using our Sites and Services.
Contact Information. We collect your contact information when you use, inquire about, or purchase our Services or engage in our Marketing Activities. This information may include your full name, email address, phone number, and location.
Professional Information. We collect professional information about you, including your company name, company website, job title, and industry.
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Site and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Geist include the Site. The Geist website is a web development services site. By using the geist website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
If you purchase Geist's products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction. Geist encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Geist so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Geist is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Geist website.
Geist collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested. Geist may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Geist. Geist does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Geist may share data with trusted parties to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Geist, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. Geist will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Geist; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Geist; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Geist, or the public.
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Geist. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Geist website.
A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server to uniquely identify your browser or to store information in your browser. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. A “web beacon” links web pages to servers and may be used to transmit information collected through cookies back to a web server. Most cookies expire after a certain period of time depending on what they are used for.
Geist uses both first-party cookies (which are set by our website when it is being visited) and third-party cookies (which are set by a server located outside the domain of our website). If you would like to learn more about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information collected and shared with third parties.
Essential Cookies
Certain cookies are necessary in order for Geist's website to operate properly. For example, we use cookies to authenticate you. When you log on to our platform, authentication cookies are set which let us know who you are during a browsing session. These cookies also facilitate the social media login functionality (e.g., via Google, GitHub, Facebook, or LinkedIn) on our website. Essential cookies do not include advertising cookies, which are discussed further below.
Personalization/Customization Cookies
In some cases, we use cookies to remember the choices you make while browsing the Geist website and to store your preferences for you. When you return to the same Geist website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Geist features that you customized. This functionality improves user experience and allows us to customize your site experience accordingly.
Analytics Cookies
Through our service providers, we may use analytics to collect information about your use of the Geist website to create reports and statistics on the performance of the website. Analytics collect information such as your IP address, type of device, operating system, geolocation, referring URLs, time and date of page visits, and which pages you visit. The information allows us to quantify our audience size, see the overall patterns of usage on the platform, help us record any difficulties you have with the website, and show us whether our advertising is effective or not.
Advertising Cookies
We may use advertising cookies to market Geist products or services to you on third-party websites. For example, if you visit the Geist website, you may then see an advertisement for Geist products or services on certain third-party websites you visit in the future. We sometimes use cookies delivered by third parties to track the performance of our advertisements. For example, these cookies remember which browsers have visited our websites. The information provided to third parties does not include personal information. This process helps us manage and track the effectiveness of our marketing efforts.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most desktop web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. You'll want to refer to your browser's help section to do this since the instructions are usually browser-specific. Mobile devices typically allow you to control cookies through their system settings. Refer to your device manufacturer’s instructions for more information on how to do this.
Geist secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Geist uses the SSL Protocol for this purpose: When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption - the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
Geist will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Geist encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how the Site is protecting your information.
Geist welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Geist has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Geist's team by sending a message through the contact form.