Privacy Policy

Last Updated: [16/09/2025]

1. Introduction

Welcome to CanadaHunting.Org (“we,” “us,” “our,” or “the Site”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect the information you provide when you visit our website, https://www.canadahunting.org, and use our related services.

This policy is designed to comply with Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable provincial legislation, as well as relevant United States privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA).

By accessing and using our Site, you consent to the practices described in this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide better services to our users and to improve our community. The types of information we collect include:

a) Information You Provide Directly:

  • Account Information: When you register for an account, we collect your username, email address, and a secure hashed version of your password.
  • Profile Information: You may choose to provide additional information such as your first and last name, location (province/state), biography, and profile picture.
  • Content You Submit: Information you post on our forums, including comments, stories, photos, and reviews.
  • Communication: Records of your correspondence with us if you contact us via email (info@CanadaHunting.Org) or through our contact forms.
  • Transactions: If you make a purchase (e.g., for merchandise, membership, or event tickets), we collect payment information. Note: we use third-party payment processors (e.g., PayPal, Stripe) and do not store your full credit card details on our servers.

b) Information Collected Automatically:

  • Log Data: When you visit our site, our servers automatically record information (“log data”), including your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.
  • Device Information: We may collect information about the device you use to access our Site, including the hardware model, device settings, and unique device identifiers.

c) Information from Third Parties:
We may receive information about you from third-party services. For example, if you choose to log in to our Site using a third-party authentication service like Google or Facebook, we will receive your name and email address as authorized by your privacy settings on that service.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To create, maintain, and secure your account.
  • To operate, maintain, and improve our Site and services.
  • To enable you to participate in interactive features like forums and comments.
  • To communicate with you about your account, respond to your inquiries, and send you administrative messages.
  • To send you newsletters, marketing communications, and promotional offers (you can opt-out at any time).
  • To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site.
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or illegal activities.
  • To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Service.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (For Canadian and EU Users)

Our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information depends on the context in which we collect it:

  • Consent: We rely on your consent to use your information for marketing purposes. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Contract: Processing is necessary to perform the contract with you (i.e., our Terms of Service) to provide you with our services.
  • Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as operating our website, ensuring security, analyzing user behavior, and improving our services.
  • Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.

5. How We Share and Disclose Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following situations:

  • With Your Consent: We will share personal information with third parties when we have your explicit consent to do so.
  • Service Providers: We employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), such as hosting, data analysis, payment processing, email delivery, and customer service. These third parties have access to your information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
  • For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
  • To Protect Rights: We may disclose information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
  • Business Transfer: In connection with a merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners.

6. International Data Transfers

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside Canada and the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Canada and the United States and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you have certain rights regarding your personal information:

Canadian Users (under PIPEDA):
You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to request that any inaccurate information be corrected. You can make this request by contacting us at the email below.

California Residents (under CCPA):
You have the right to:

  • Know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold.
  • Delete personal information held by us.
  • Opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell your data).
  • Non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

All Users:

  • Access and Correction: You can access and update much of your personal information directly through your account settings.
  • Marketing Communications: You can opt-out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe link in those emails or by contacting us.
  • Cookies: You can usually set your browser to remove and reject cookies. Please note that this may affect your experience on our Site.

8. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for use by individuals under the age of majority in their jurisdiction (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Children. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from Children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

10. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: info@CanadaHunting.Org
Website: https://www.canadahunting.org/contact