Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2025-08-11 (YYYY-MM-DD)

Last Updated: 2025-08-11 (YYYY-MM-DD)

CanadaAd.ca (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services.

1. Information We Collect

a) Information You Provide to Us

  • Name, email address, and contact number

  • Login credentials (if you register an account)

  • Classified ad details, including descriptions, images, and location

  • Payment information (when you use paid features)

b) Information Collected Automatically

  • IP address, browser type, operating system

  • Pages you visit, time spent on the site, and referral URLs

  • Device identifiers (for mobile users)

c) Information from Third Parties

  • Social network authentication (e.g., Google, Microsoft, Twitter)

  • Publicly available information from other platforms when linked

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information to:

  • Create and manage your account

  • Publish and manage your classified ads

  • Process payments and transactions

  • Send service updates and promotional offers (with your consent)

  • Improve website performance and user experience

  • Detect and prevent fraud or illegal activity

  • Comply with legal obligations

3. Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with:

  • Service providers who help operate our website (e.g., hosting, payment processing)

  • Law enforcement or regulators when required by law

  • Potential buyers or sellers in relation to posted ads (e.g., contact info in your listings)

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Keep you logged in

  • Remember your preferences

  • Measure traffic and usage patterns

  • Deliver targeted advertising

You can manage cookies via your browser settings.

5. Your Privacy Rights

Under Canadian privacy laws (PIPEDA), you have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you

  • Request corrections to your information

  • Withdraw consent for certain uses of your information

  • Request deletion of your account and data (subject to legal obligations)

To exercise these rights, contact us at: support@canadaad.ca

6. Data Security

We use technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to protect your data.
However, no online service is completely secure — we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Cross-Border Data Transfer

  • We operate in Canada but use cloud service providers whose servers are physically located in the United States.

  • This means that your personal information may be transferred to and stored in the United States.

  • While your data is in the U.S., it will be subject to U.S. laws, which may allow government authorities to access it in accordance with their legal processes.

  • Regardless of where your data is stored, we take appropriate steps to protect it in accordance with Canadian privacy laws (PIPEDA) and industry-standard security practices.

8. Data Storage & Retention

  • Your personal data is stored on secure cloud servers physically located in the United States.

  • While your data is outside Canada, it may be subject to the laws of the United States, including lawful access requests by U.S. government authorities.

  • We work only with cloud service providers that use strong security measures and are compliant with recognized privacy and security standards.

  • We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal requirements, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

  • When personal data is no longer required, we securely delete or anonymize it.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our services are not intended for children under 13.
If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy from time to time.
We will notify you by posting the updated version on CanadaAd.ca with a new “Last Updated” date.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, contact us:

 

CanadaAd.ca – Privacy Team
Email: support@canadaad.ca

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