Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-05-27

Plain-language summary: HarvestGuide.ca is a static informational site. We don’t require accounts, run comments, or sell anything directly. We do receive basic server-side traffic data through Cloudflare (our host), and once activated, we will use Google Analytics 4, Google AdSense, and Amazon Associates — each of which sets its own cookies and processes information in accordance with the providers’ own privacy policies. We never sell your information.

1. Who we are

HarvestGuide.ca (the “Site”, “we”, “us”) is a Canadian preserving and home-canning informational website operated from Ontario, Canada. You can reach us at [email protected].

2. What we collect

2.1 Automatically, from your browser

• Server logs. Our host, Cloudflare, automatically records standard request data: IP address, user agent, referring URL, requested URL, response status, and timestamp. We use this to operate and secure the Site.
• Analytics. When activated, Google Analytics 4 (GA4) sets cookies and collects engagement data (pages viewed, session duration, device, approximate geography from IP). Data is processed by Google.
• Advertising. When activated, Google AdSense may set cookies for ad delivery and measurement.
• Affiliate tracking. When you click an Amazon affiliate link on the Site, Amazon may set cookies to attribute the visit. We see only aggregate, anonymized referral data from Amazon Associates Central.

2.2 Information you provide

• Email. If you email us, we receive your email address, name (if provided), and message contents. We use this only to respond to you and keep a record of the exchange.

2.3 Information we do not collect

• No accounts, logins, or passwords.
• No payment information.
• No comments or user-generated content (at the time of this writing).
• No newsletter sign-ups (at the time of this writing).

3. How we use information

• To operate and improve the Site.
• To understand which content readers find useful and where they come from.
• To respond to email enquiries.
• To comply with applicable Canadian law.

4. Cookies

HarvestGuide.ca itself does not set first-party tracking cookies. The third-party services above (GA4, AdSense, Amazon) may set their own cookies when active. You can disable cookies in your browser; the Site will continue to function.

5. Third-party processors

• Cloudflare — hosting (Cloudflare Pages), DNS, email routing for [email protected].
• Google LLC — Analytics (GA4) and Advertising (AdSense), when activated.
• Amazon.com.ca, Inc. — Amazon Associates affiliate tracking when you click an affiliate link.

Each of these processors has its own privacy policy; we encourage you to review them.

6. Data location and transfers

Server logs, analytics data, and ad-tech cookies are processed on infrastructure operated by Cloudflare, Google, and Amazon, which may include processing outside Canada — including in the United States. By using the Site, you consent to such cross-border processing.

7. Retention

• Cloudflare server logs: retained according to Cloudflare’s standard log policy (currently a rolling window measured in days).
• GA4 event-level data: 14 months by default.
• Email correspondence: as long as reasonably needed to respond and keep a record of the exchange.

8. Your rights under PIPEDA

If you are in Canada, the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) gives you the right to:

• Know what personal information we hold about you.
• Access and correct that information.
• Withdraw consent to its use, subject to legal or contractual restrictions.
• Make a complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

To exercise these rights, email [email protected].

9. Quebec residents — Law 25

If you reside in Quebec, the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec oversees additional rights under Law 25, including the right to data portability, the right to be informed of automated decision-making (we do not use it), and the right to file a complaint directly with the Commission. The Site is operated from Ontario; if data residency in Quebec is a requirement for you, please contact us before using the Site.

10. Children

The Site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us so we can remove it.

11. Security

We use HTTPS site-wide and rely on Cloudflare’s infrastructure security. No internet transmission is perfectly secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security but we make reasonable efforts to protect information in our custody.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the most recent change. Material changes will be highlighted on the home page.

13. Contact

Questions, complaints, or requests under PIPEDA / Law 25: [email protected].