Who we are
Our website address is: https://bearbrookgamemeats.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
We only collect information provided by the user. This information is provided when website visitors complete one of our online forms (examples include opt in and contact forms). The following list includes ways we collect personal information from our website visitors and the type of information collected:
Contact forms
Information submitted through the contact forms on the Site are sent to our company email, hosted by Gmail. Google adheres to the EU “Privacy Shield” policy and you can find more information about this here: https://policies.google.com/privacy/frameworks.
While we keep these submissions for customer service purposes they are never used for marketing purposes or shared with third parties.
Order information
When you place an order online, certain standard required information includes name, addresses, email and phone numbers. No payment or credit card information is stored on this website.
Electronic (email) Newsletters
To register online for our email newsletter in we request the following required information: (i) name, and (ii) e-mail address. The provision of an e-mail address is mandatory in order to receive our newsletter. Bearbrook Game Meats relies on a third-party service, Mailmunch/Mailchimp, to collect contact information and distribute our newsletter. View Mailchimp Privacy Policy.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Links
This Site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
You can opt out of targeted advertising by:
FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
GOOGLE – https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
BING – https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
Analytics
We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.” We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site. When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser and IP address (anonymized – does not collect full IP). Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. Data collected via these Google products is not linked with any personally identifiable information you submit while on our Site.
Read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. - We use security monitoring, firewall and malware scanning technology to identify possible malicious or fraudulent activities (hacking) to the Site. For more information on Wordfence Security and their GDPR Compliance, visit https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/
How do we use your personal information?
We use your information that we collect generally to fulfill any orders placed through the Site and providing you with replies to your queries. Additionally, we use this information to:
- Communicate with you.
- Screen access to the site for potential risk or fraud; and
- When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information relating to our products or services that will help improving the overall user experience. We DO NOT, and WILL NOT share user information with third parties other than the ones required for normal website functionalities (Google Analytics, Mailchimp).
You may opt-out from our newsletter mailing list at any time.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information, not including passwords.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Additional information
How is your data stored and secured?
We use the industry’s standard procedures for ensuring optimal security of the user information we store. Databases are not directly accessible. They are only accessible via our hosting provider. Therefore, access to the databases implies a two-way authentication procedure. Strong passwords are used and regularly changed to further enforce security.
All user data is stored with HostGator, an award winning hosting provider, inside their data centers located in Huston, Texas, USA. HostGator adheres to the strictest security standards, so your data is safe.
Your rights
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
Data retention
When you place an order or contact us through the Site, we will maintain your information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
Right of access
You can ask us what personal data is being processed (used), why and where. To do this, please send your request to the email listed below from the email address you submitted through our forms.
Right to rectification
If you, or your customer, want to correct, revise or remove any of the data we retain on you – as explained in our Privacy Policy – you may do so at any time. To do this, please send your request to the email listed below from the email address associated with your account.
Right to be forgotten
If you, need to cancel your account at any time, we will permanently remove your account and all information associated with it. To do this, please send your request to the email listed below from the email address associated with your account.
Right to restrict processing
If you, believe your personal data is inaccurate or collected unlawfully, you may request limited use of your personal data. To do this, please send your request to the email listed below from the email address associated with your account.
Right to object
If you, decide that you no longer wish to allow your data to be included in our analytics or for us to provide personalized (targeted) marketing content at any time, you may contact us to request removal of this data. You can also do this via the unsubscribe link offered in our newsletter emails.
CHANGES
We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at
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5396 Dunning Rd
Navan, Ontario
K4B 1J1
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We will respond to all requests, inquiries or concerns within thirty (30) days.
