Information collection

You can visit all public areas of whynotcookies.ca without providing any personal information about yourself. whynotcookies.ca tracks only information based on a visitor's Internet Protocol address (IP). Information collected includes the date and time of visit, the type of Internet browser used to access the site, the country of origin and the referring URL address, as well as which of the Web pages on whynotcookies.ca you have accessed. This data is used to create statistics on site usage and to help develop whynotcookies.ca to display properly for the majority of our visitors.

We only collect personal information that I need for the following purposes:
To understand your needs and to meet those needs, to detect and prevent fraudulent activity on whynotcookies.ca, and to meet legal requirements and to protect both our customers and Why Not Cookies from legal action(s).

What information do you collect when I complete the "Send us a message" form?

The "Name", "Email" and "Message" fields are required to complete the form. Other fields are optional.

Distribution of information

Why Not Cookies will only use or disclose your personal information with your consent. We will only retain your information as long as necessary to fulfill identified purposes.

Why Not Cookies may share information with government agencies or other companies helping us to investigate or prevent fraud. We may do so when: (1) permitted or required to do so by law; or, (2) preventing or attempting to prevent actual or potential unauthorized actions or fraud; or, (3) investigating past fraud. We will not however share user information with third parties for marketing purposes.

NOTE: Information about spammers, potential hackers, and others conducting questionable behavior will be provided to appropriate law enforcement officers for possible prosecution. Spammers, hackers, and others conducting questionable behavior (such as those using site-ripping software and spambots) will also be banned from this website and reported to appropriate authorities, solely at the discretion of the website owner and server owner.

Privacy policies of websites hyperlinked to from whynotcookies.ca

whynotcookies.ca may contain hyperlinks to third party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such third-party websites or advertisers. We do not share any of the individual personal information you provide with the third parties to which whynotcookies.ca links. Please check with those websites to determine their privacy policy.

Safeguards

whynotcookies.ca is obligated to protect your personal information by making reasonable security arrangements against such risks as unauthorized access, use, collection, disclosure or disposal. Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation and day-to-day operating practices as part of our commitment to protect the personal information we hold.

Privacy contact information

Why Not Cookies welcomes any questions or concerns about this privacy policy. If you have any such questions or concerns, please use the contact page.