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Privacy Policy

Last updated · March 2026

The Surge Agency ("Surge," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, and how we handle it when you visit thesurgeagency.com ("Site") or engage us for acquisition, advertising, web design, SEO, or AI follow-up services ("Services").

1. Who We Are

Surge is a home services marketing agency headquartered in San Diego, California. We work with roofing, HVAC, plumbing, and outdoor services operators across North America. The data controller for purposes of this policy is The Surge Agency.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide directly

  • Name, business name, role, email, phone number, and website URL submitted through our intake form, strategy-call requests, or any contact form on the Site.
  • Business details you share during onboarding — industry, service area, monthly ad spend, current vendors, conversion goals, and similar context required to scope our work.
  • Billing and payment information processed by our payment processors. We do not store full card numbers on our servers.
  • Communications you send us by email, SMS, voice, or messaging platforms.

Information collected automatically

  • Device, browser, and operating system metadata.
  • IP address, approximate geolocation, and referrer URL.
  • Pages viewed, time on page, clicks, scroll depth, and other engagement signals captured by analytics and advertising pixels.
  • Cookies and similar technologies described in Section 5.

Information from third parties

When you engage our Services, we receive lead, conversion, and performance data from advertising, analytics, and CRM platforms operating under your accounts (for example Google Ads, Meta, Microsoft Ads, Google Analytics, Google Business Profile, and your chosen CRM). We process this data on your behalf to operate your campaigns.

3. How We Use Information

  • To respond to inquiries, schedule strategy calls, and qualify potential engagements.
  • To deliver, operate, and improve our Services — building, launching, and optimizing paid ads, websites, SEO, AI follow-up, and adjacent acquisition systems.
  • To send transactional, account, and service communications.
  • To send occasional marketing communications you may unsubscribe from at any time.
  • To monitor and improve the Site, prevent abuse, and ensure security.
  • To comply with legal obligations and enforce our agreements.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share lead data captured for one client with any other client.

4. How We Share Information

We share information only as needed to operate the Services, comply with the law, or with your consent. Categories of recipients include:

  • Service providers — hosting, analytics, payment processing, customer support, email delivery, and similar vendors operating under written agreements that restrict their use of your data.
  • Advertising and measurement platforms — for example Google, Meta, and Microsoft, where we operate campaigns under accounts owned by you or by us on your behalf.
  • Professional advisors — accountants, lawyers, and auditors as necessary.
  • Legal and safety reasons — to comply with valid legal process, protect rights, prevent fraud, or address security issues.
  • Business transfers — in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets, subject to standard confidentiality protections.

5. Cookies and Tracking

The Site uses first- and third-party cookies and similar technologies (pixels, local storage, server-side tags) for essential functionality, analytics, and advertising measurement. Technologies we may use include Google Analytics, Google Ads, Meta Pixel, and conversion APIs.

You can control cookies through your browser settings and opt out of personalized advertising at aboutads.info/choices and youronlinechoices.eu. Blocking some cookies may affect Site functionality.

6. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as needed to provide the Services, satisfy our legal, accounting, and reporting obligations, and resolve disputes. When we no longer need information, we delete or anonymize it.

7. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the information we hold. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Your Rights

California residents (CCPA / CPRA)

California residents have the right to know what personal information we collect, to request access or deletion, to correct inaccurate information, to opt out of any "sale" or "sharing" of personal information, and to be free from retaliation for exercising these rights. We do not sell personal information.

EU/UK residents (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data, and to data portability. Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.

How to exercise your rights

Email us at privacy@thesurgeagency.com. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.

9. Children's Privacy

The Site and Services are intended for businesses and adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

10. International Transfers

We are based in the United States. If you access the Site from outside the U.S., your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the U.S. or other countries with different data protection laws than your jurisdiction.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date above. Material changes will be communicated through the Site or by email where appropriate.

12. Contact Us

Questions, requests, or complaints about this Policy:

  • The Surge Agency
  • San Diego, California
  • privacy@thesurgeagency.com