SpinVerdict.com (“we”, “us”) is responsible for personal information processed via this site. This policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and your rights under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable provincial privacy law.
1. What we collect
We collect the minimum information necessary to operate the site and improve our content.
- Newsletter subscribers: email address (provided voluntarily).
- Analytics: anonymised usage data (page views, province, referrer, device type) via privacy-friendly analytics.
- Server logs: IP address and user-agent, retained 30 days for security and abuse prevention.
- Cookie consent state, stored in your browser, not transmitted to us.
2. How we use your data
- To send the newsletter you opted into (you can unsubscribe at any time).
- To detect and block automated abuse / scraping.
- To understand how content is used so we can improve our editorial output.
- To meet legal obligations under Canadian gambling-related advertising rules.
3. Consent and purpose
Under PIPEDA we collect, use, and disclose personal information only for purposes a reasonable person would consider appropriate, and with your knowledge and consent. We rely on your consent for the newsletter and non-essential cookies, and on legitimate business purposes for security logging and aggregate analytics.
4. Sharing
We do not sell personal information. We share limited data only with: our hosting and CDN providers (to deliver the site), our email-service provider (newsletter), and law-enforcement or regulators when legally required.
5. Data outside Canada
Some service providers process data outside Canada, including in the United States and the EEA. While that data is held abroad it may be accessible to foreign courts, law-enforcement, and regulators under the laws of those countries. We use contractual and technical safeguards comparable to our own protections.
6. Retention
- Newsletter email: until you unsubscribe.
- Server logs: 30 days.
- Analytics: aggregated and anonymised, retained 26 months.
7. Your rights
Under PIPEDA you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you, to ask us to correct it, and to withdraw consent at any time. If you have a concern we cannot resolve, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), or your provincial privacy commissioner where one has jurisdiction.
8. Contact
To exercise any of the above rights, see the contact section on our About page.