Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 8, 2025

Effective for: While Geek

At While Geek, accessible from https://whilegeek.com, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website, make a purchase, or use our services (including signing in with Google).

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

a. Information You Provide

Name, email address, and phone number when you contact us or create an account.
Billing and shipping information for purchases.
Any messages or inquiries you send through our contact forms or social media.

b. Information Collected Automatically

When you browse our website, we may automatically collect:

IP address, browser type, and device information.
Pages visited and actions taken (for analytics and performance improvement).
Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see “Cookies Policy” below).

c. Information from Google Sign-In

If you use Sign in with Google, we may access:

Your Google account name
Your email address
Your profile picture (if available)
Your Google account ID (for secure identification)

No other Google data (like contacts, files, or calendars) is accessed.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

Create and manage your account
Process orders and deliver products
Provide customer support
Improve our website, services, and marketing
Send order updates, promotions, or relevant offers (you can opt out anytime)

3. How We Use Google Account Data

When signing in with Google, your data is used only for:

Authentication (to verify your identity and create your While Geek account)
Personalizing your profile on our website
Communicating order or account information when necessary

We do not use Google account data for advertising purposes without your consent.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share limited data with:

Service providers who help operate our business (e.g., payment processors, hosting, email providers)
Law enforcement or authorities if required by law or to protect our rights

All third-party services are bound by confidentiality and data protection agreements.

5. Data Storage & Security

We take your privacy seriously.

All data is stored on secure servers using encryption and industry-standard protection methods, including:

HTTPS encryption across all While Geek pages
Restricted database access
Encrypted authentication and session tokens

6. Data Retention & Deletion

We retain your data only as long as your account remains active or as legally required.

You may request data deletion at any time by contacting us at:

📧 contact@whilegeek.com

or via our contact form at https://whilegeek.com/contact

Upon verification, your data will be permanently deleted from our systems.

7. Cookies Policy

While Geek uses cookies to:

Improve website performance and user experience
Analyze visitor interactions through tools like Google Analytics
Remember your preferences (e.g., login sessions or cart items)

You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings.

Please note that disabling cookies may affect some website functions.

8. Third-Party Services

We use trusted third-party tools to enhance our website, including:

Google Analytics (for traffic insights)
Google Ads (for marketing campaigns)
WooCommerce (for eCommerce functionality)

Each service may collect some data as governed by its own privacy policies.

9. Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access the data we hold about you
Request corrections or updates
Request deletion of your personal information
Withdraw consent for data processing

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at support@whilegeek.com.

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Any changes will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact:

While Geek

📧 support@whilegeek.com

🌐 https://whilegeek.com

📞 +92 306 1301661

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.