Privacy Policy
How The Beck Standard collects, uses and protects the information you share through this website.
Effective October 27, 2026
Who we are
The Beck Standard is an independent consulting firm based in Georgia that supports businesses pursuing federal, state, local and education government work. In this policy, “we,” “us” and “our” mean The Beck Standard. Questions about this policy can be sent to shirley@thebeckstandard.com.
Information we collect
Information you give us
When you complete the consultation inquiry on our Contact page, we collect what you choose to enter. This can include:
- Your name, business email address and phone number.
- Your company name, company size, SAM.gov registration status, prior contract awards, NAICS codes and certifications or set-aside status.
- Details about the opportunity or support you are interested in, such as a response due date, solicitation number or public link, target agencies, a recompete you are watching and a short description of the work.
- How you heard about us.
When you book a consultation, we collect your name, email address and the time you choose.
Information collected automatically
Like most websites, this site collects some information automatically when you visit, such as the pages you view, the website that referred you, your browser and device type, and an approximate location based on your IP address. We collect this through cookies set by HubSpot, our customer relationship management service, and through standard server logs kept by our website host.
Please do not send sensitive material
Our inquiry form is for a brief, non-sensitive overview. Please do not submit classified, controlled unclassified (CUI), proprietary or procurement-sensitive information through this website. If sensitive documents are needed, we will agree on an appropriate way to share them.
How we use your information
- To respond to your inquiry and prepare for and hold your consultation.
- To scope, propose and deliver services you ask us for.
- To keep records of our conversations and work with you.
- To understand how visitors use this website and improve it.
- To protect this website against spam, fraud and misuse.
- To meet legal, tax and accounting obligations.
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Who we share it with
We share information only with service providers that help us run our business and that process it on our behalf:
- HubSpot: stores inquiries and contact records, schedules consultations, measures website visits and runs our cookie notice.
- Google Workspace: our business email and calendar.
- Vercel: hosts this website.
We may also disclose information if the law requires it, to protect our rights or the safety of others, or as part of a business transfer such as a merger or sale.
Cookies and your choices
When you first visit, a cookie notice lets you accept or decline HubSpot’s tracking cookies. If you decline, a single cookie remembers that choice and you will not be tracked. You can change your choice at any time with the link in the footer of every page. We also honor Global Privacy Control signals sent by your browser. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings too.
How long we keep information
We keep inquiry and client information for as long as we need it for the purposes above, including our ongoing relationship with you and our legal, tax and accounting obligations. When we no longer need it, we delete it or remove details that identify you.
Your rights
You can ask us to tell you what personal information we hold about you, correct it, or delete it. You can also ask us to stop contacting you. Email shirley@thebeckstandard.com and we will respond as required by applicable law. Depending on where you live, you may have additional privacy rights. We will not treat you differently for using them.
Security
We use reasonable safeguards to protect the information you share with us. No website or online service is completely secure, so please share only what is needed for an initial conversation.
Children
This website is intended for businesses and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page shows when it was last changed.
Contact us
The Beck Standard
Based in Georgia. Serving clients nationwide.
shirley@thebeckstandard.com