Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 4, 2026
PacificByte Net Services respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, and disclosed when you visit pacificbyte.com.

Information We Collect

You may browse most areas of our website without providing personal information directly to us.

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, or other information when you contact us, complete a form, subscribe to a service, or otherwise communicate with us.

Our website and the third-party services we use may also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit the site. This may include:

  • your IP address;
  • browser and device information;
  • pages viewed and interactions with the website;
  • referring and exit pages;
  • approximate geographic location; and
  • cookies and similar identifiers.

We use this information to operate and improve the website, maintain security, understand how the website is used, prevent abuse, and provide and measure advertising.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website and third-party service providers may use cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small files stored on your device that can help websites and online services recognize a browser or device.

Cookies and similar technologies may be used for purposes such as:

  • website functionality;
  • security and fraud prevention;
  • measuring website traffic and usage;
  • remembering preferences;
  • providing and managing advertising;
  • limiting how often an advertisement is shown; and
  • measuring advertising performance.

Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function properly, while others may be used for analytics, advertising, or other optional purposes.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Where a cookie or privacy preference tool is provided on this website, you may also use it to manage the available choices.

Google Ad Manager

We use Google Ad Manager to display and manage advertising on this website.

Google and other advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, device information, and other technologies in connection with advertisements displayed on this website. These technologies may be used to deliver advertisements, prevent fraud and abuse, limit how often an advertisement is displayed, measure advertising performance, and produce aggregated reports.

Depending on your location, consent choices, and the advertising settings that apply to you, advertisements may be personalized or non-personalized.

Personalized advertising may use information about previous activity, interests, demographics, or other information to select advertisements. Non-personalized advertising is generally selected using contextual information, such as the content you are viewing and your general location.

Google may collect and process information when you use websites that use Google advertising services.

You can learn more at:

How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

You can also review Google’s privacy and advertising controls to manage certain advertising preferences.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use this website.

Google Analytics may collect information such as:

  • pages viewed;
  • approximate location;
  • browser and device type;
  • referring websites;
  • time spent on the website;
  • interactions with website content; and
  • other technical and usage information.

Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to distinguish visitors and sessions and to produce statistical reports about website usage.

We use this information to understand website traffic, identify popular content, diagnose website performance issues, and improve the website and its content.

Where required, Google Analytics may operate according to the consent choices you make through our cookie or privacy preference system.

Information collected through Google Analytics is processed by Google in accordance with Google’s privacy policies and terms.

More information about Google Analytics and privacy is available at:

https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245

Cloudflare

We use Cloudflare to help provide, secure, and improve the performance of this website.

Cloudflare provides services such as website security, protection against malicious traffic and denial-of-service attacks, content delivery, traffic routing, and performance optimization.

As part of providing these services, Cloudflare may process technical information relating to website visitors, including:

  • IP addresses;
  • browser and device information;
  • request and traffic information;
  • security-related information; and
  • cookies or other identifiers used for security or website functionality.

This information may be used to identify malicious activity, prevent fraud and abuse, improve website performance, and ensure reliable delivery of website content.

Cloudflare processes information in accordance with its own privacy policies.

More information is available at:

https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/

Google reCAPTCHA

We may use Google reCAPTCHA on forms or other areas of this website to help protect the website against spam, automated submissions, fraud, and abuse.

When reCAPTCHA is used, Google may collect and process technical and behavioural information in order to determine whether an interaction is being performed by a person or an automated system.

This information may include:

  • IP address;
  • browser and device information;
  • cookies;
  • mouse movements, keyboard interactions, or similar interaction data;
  • the date and time of the interaction; and
  • information about the page where reCAPTCHA is being used.

The use of reCAPTCHA is subject to Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Google Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

Google Terms of Service:
https://policies.google.com/terms

Embedded YouTube Videos

Some pages on this website may include videos embedded from YouTube, a service provided by Google.

When you visit a page containing an embedded YouTube video, your browser may communicate with YouTube or Google servers. Depending on how the video is embedded and your privacy settings, YouTube or Google may receive information such as:

  • your IP address;
  • browser and device information;
  • the page containing the embedded video;
  • information about your interaction with the video; and
  • cookies or other identifiers.

If you are signed in to a Google or YouTube account, information about your interaction with an embedded video may be associated with your account in accordance with Google’s privacy practices.

Where practical, we may use YouTube’s privacy-enhanced embedding mode. This mode is designed to reduce the use of embedded-video viewing activity for personalization. However, information may still be processed when you interact with the embedded video.

You can learn more about Google’s privacy practices at:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

Consent and Privacy Choices

Where required by applicable law, we may ask for your consent before using certain cookies or similar technologies for analytics, advertising, or other non-essential purposes.

If our website provides a cookie or privacy preference control, you can use it to review or change the choices available to you.

Depending on how the website is configured, your choices may affect services such as:

  • Google Analytics;
  • Google Ad Manager;
  • embedded YouTube content; and
  • other optional cookies or third-party services.

Some technologies may still operate where necessary for security, fraud prevention, website functionality, or other purposes permitted by law.

Choosing non-personalized advertising does not necessarily mean that no cookies or identifiers will be used. Certain technologies may still be used for functions such as frequency capping, aggregated advertising measurement, security, and fraud prevention.

Third-Party Services

We use third-party service providers to help operate, secure, analyze, and deliver this website and its content.

These providers may include services such as:

  • Cloudflare;
  • Google Analytics;
  • Google Ad Manager;
  • Google reCAPTCHA; and
  • YouTube.

These providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and may process or store information outside Canada.

When personal information is processed outside Canada, it may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction where it is processed.

WordPress

This website is built using WordPress.

WordPress and the plugins installed on this website may use cookies or process technical information required to provide website functionality.

If you submit comments, complete forms, create an account, or use other interactive website features, additional information may be collected. Where applicable, we will use that information for the purpose for which it was provided and for other purposes permitted or required by law.

How We Use Information

We may use information collected through this website to:

  • provide and maintain the website;
  • respond to inquiries and requests;
  • provide requested services;
  • analyze website traffic and usage;
  • improve website content and performance;
  • display, manage, and measure advertising;
  • prevent spam, fraud, abuse, and security threats; and
  • comply with applicable legal requirements.

We do not sell personal information that you provide directly to us.

Retention and Security

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as otherwise required or permitted by law.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information we hold.

However, no website, electronic transmission, or data-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and the laws that apply, you may have rights relating to your personal information.

These may include the right to request access to personal information we hold about you, request correction of inaccurate information, and withdraw consent where consent is the basis on which information is being processed, subject to applicable legal or contractual restrictions.

To make a privacy request or ask a question about our privacy practices, please contact us using the information below.

Children’s Privacy

This website is not intended to collect personal information from children without appropriate consent.

If we become aware that personal information from a child has been collected in circumstances where consent was required but was not obtained, we will take reasonable steps to address the situation.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to our website, third-party services, advertising practices, or legal requirements.

The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was most recently updated.

Contact Us

Questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our handling of personal information may be directed to:

PacificByte Net Services
112-3201 Wilson St, Penticton, BC  V2A 8J3 Canada
info@pacificbyte.com
pacificbyte.com

The person responsible for privacy matters at PacificByte Net Services can be contacted using the information above.