Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 2026 | Version 1.0

Summary: Tradscale Canada Inc. processes personal data only to deliver our editorial services and comply with legal obligations. We do not sell your data to third parties, do not use it for marketing without consent, and do not profile users for financial purposes.

1. Data controller

Tradscale Canada Inc.
240 Richmond Street West, Suite 808, Toronto, ON M5V 1V6, Canada
Email: info@tradscale.net
Phone: +1 647 382 9014

2. Legal basis

We process personal data in accordance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and its regulations and OPC guidance. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is the supervisory authority in Canada.

3. Types of data collected

3.1 Browsing data

Our systems automatically collect IP address, browser type, operating system, URLs visited, and visit time and duration. This data is retained for security and technical diagnostics for up to 30 days.

3.2 Voluntarily provided data

Through the contact form we collect: name, email address, subject, and message text. Through newsletter signup we collect only your email address.

3.3 Cookies and similar technologies

We use essential technical cookies, analytics cookies (Google Analytics 4), and, with consent, advertising cookies (Google AdSense). See our Cookie Policy for details.

4. Purposes and legal bases for processing

Responding to contact requests — legal basis: legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures.
Newsletter delivery — legal basis: consent, revocable at any time.
Statistical analysis of visits — legal basis: legitimate interest, limited to aggregated anonymized statistics.
Contextual advertising — legal basis: consent for non-essential cookies.
Legal compliance — legal basis: legal obligation.

5. Data retention

Contact data is kept only as long as needed to handle the request, and no longer than 24 months. Newsletter data is kept until consent is withdrawn. Aggregated browsing data is retained for 14 months (Google Analytics 4 default period).

6. Data recipients

Personal data is not sold. It may be shared with:

Google LLC (Analytics, AdSense) — as a processor, with appropriate safeguards for international transfers;
Hosting and IT infrastructure providers;
Public authorities when required by law.

7. International transfers

Data may be transferred to the United States through Google services, with safeguards consistent with PIPEDA and applicable OPC guidance. For Google’s privacy practices, see the Google Privacy Policy.

8. Your rights

Under PIPEDA, you have the right to:

Be informed that personal data is being processed;
Access your personal data;
Object to processing;
Request erasure or blocking;
Rectify inaccurate data;
File a complaint with the OPC (priv.gc.ca).

To exercise your rights: info@tradscale.net. We respond within 30 days.

9. Minors

Tradscale does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 18. If you believe we have processed such data, contact us to request deletion.

10. Changes to this policy

Tradscale may update this Privacy Policy. Material changes will be communicated to subscribers by email. The last update date is always shown at the top of this document.

For any questions: info@tradscale.net