Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 25, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Protea Properties ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit our website (the "Site").

As a business operating in San Diego, California, we are committed to respecting your privacy and complying with applicable California data privacy laws.

1. Information We Collect

When you visit or interact with our Site, we may collect certain information about you. This falls into two categories:

  • Information You Provide Voluntarily: If you fill out a contact form, request leasing details, or send an inquiry regarding a property, we collect personal information you explicitly provide. This typically includes your name, email address, phone number, company name, and any details included in your message.

  • Information Collected Automatically: Because our Site is hosted by Squarespace, certain information about your device and visit is logged automatically. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and details about how you interact with our Site (such as pages viewed or links clicked).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the data we collect for straightforward business operations, specifically:

  • To respond directly to your leasing inquiries, property questions, or business messages.

  • To monitor and analyze website traffic to improve our Site’s performance and user experience.

  • To protect the security and integrity of our website.

We do not use your information for cross-context behavioral advertising, nor do we build consumer marketing profiles.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Site uses cookies and similar technologies provided by Squarespace to help the platform run securely and effectively. These cookies assist with site analytics, remembering functional preferences, and tracking traffic sources. You can configure your web browser to refuse all or some cookies if you prefer, though some parts of the Site may not function optimally as a result.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We only share data with trusted service providers necessary to run our digital presence, primarily:

  • Squarespace: Our website hosting and design infrastructure provider.

  • Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, court order, or government regulation, or to protect the safety, rights, or property of Protea Properties and our visitors.

5. Data Security and Retention

We rely on Squarespace’s standard, commercially acceptable security practices to protect the personal information submitted to us. We retain your contact information only as long as necessary to fulfill the business purpose for which it was collected (such as handling a leasing negotiation) or to meet legal documentation requirements.

6. Your California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, California law grants you certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • The Right to Know: You can request details about the categories of personal data we have collected about you.

  • The Right to Delete: You can request that we delete the personal information we have collected via our contact forms.

  • The Right to Correct: You can request that we update or correct inaccurate personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below. We will not discriminate against you in price, service, or responsiveness for exercising your privacy rights.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. Any updates will be posted directly on this page with a revised "Effective Date" at the top.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us by phone at 858-457-5993.