Privacy Policy
Last updated: December 10, 2025
Blacksand Forensics ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our contact form, in accordance with Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
Information We Collect
When you visit our contact page or submit our contact form, we collect:
- Your name (when you submit the form)
- Your email address (when you submit the form)
- Your message content (when you submit the form)
- Your IP address (when you visit the contact page, for security and spam prevention purposes)
- Your browser and operating system information (for technical support and security monitoring)
- The page you came from (referrer URL, for understanding traffic sources and detecting abuse)
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries and provide requested information
- Communicate with you about our services
- Monitor our contact page for spam, abuse, and security threats
- Prevent spam and abuse of our contact form
- Improve our website and services
- Comply with legal obligations
Data Protection and Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Your information is transmitted securely and stored on protected servers. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Contact form submissions are typically retained for up to two years for business correspondence purposes. IP addresses collected from contact page visits are retained for 90 days for security monitoring and then automatically purged.
Your Rights Under PIPEDA
Under Canadian privacy law, you have the right to:
- Access your personal information we hold
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your information (subject to legal obligations)
- Withdraw consent for future communications
- File a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Third-Party Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties. We may share information with trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website and conducting our business, provided they agree to keep this information confidential and comply with applicable privacy laws.
Cookies and Tracking
Our website uses minimal tracking technologies. We use Cloudflare Turnstile for bot protection on our contact form, which may set temporary cookies for security purposes. We also use Vercel Analytics to understand website traffic patterns, which respects user privacy and does not collect personally identifiable information. We log IP addresses on our contact page for security monitoring purposes without the use of cookies.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at privacy@blacksandforensics.com.