Privacy
What this site collects, why, and what you can ask me to do about it. Short, because there is not much. Last updated October 23, 2026.
Who I am
Built By M is a web design studio run by Michael in Toronto, Ontario. This page explains what www.builtbym.ca collects when you visit, why, and what you can ask me to do about it. Questions go to hello@builtbym.ca.
What this site collects
- The contact form. Your name, email, message and the page you sent it from. It is delivered to my inbox by Web3Forms, a form service, and used only to reply to you and talk about your project.
- Email. If you write to me, I keep the conversation for as long as it is useful for the project and my business records.
- Analytics. Google Analytics shows me how the site is used: pages viewed, how people arrived, device and browser, and approximate location at city level. It uses cookies. I do not use it to identify you or to show you ads.
- Hosting. The site is hosted by Vercel. Like any web server, it processes your IP address and basic request details to deliver pages and keep the site secure.
- Fonts. The site's own typeface and its code are served from this site. Some case studies show a client's typeface loaded from Google Fonts, so on those pages your browser connects to Google, which receives your IP address.
- Browser storage. When you click a link, the site remembers it for a moment so the next page can finish the transition. Nothing is stored after you close the tab, and it is not used for tracking.
What I do not do
I do not sell, rent or trade personal information. There are no advertising pixels on this site.
Where it is stored
Web3Forms, Google and Vercel may process and store data outside Canada, including in the United States, under their own privacy policies.
How long it is kept
Messages and emails are kept for as long as they are needed to respond and for normal business records. Analytics data is kept for the retention period set in Google Analytics and then deleted automatically.
Your choices
Under Canadian privacy law you can ask what personal information I hold about you, ask me to correct it, or ask me to delete it. Email hello@builtbym.ca and I will respond within 30 days.
You can stop Google Analytics by blocking cookies in your browser or installing Google's opt-out add-on. If you are not satisfied with how I handle a request, you can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Other websites
Case studies link to client websites. Those sites have their own privacy policies, and this one does not cover them.
Changes
If what this site collects changes, this page changes with it, and the date at the top is updated.