Effective Date: October 05 2025

Drapeau News respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, safeguard, retain, and permit access to personal information in accordance with Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and where applicable, provincial privacy laws such as Québec’s Law 25. priv.gc.ca+2Termly+2

1. Definitions

   • Personal Information: information about an identifiable individual, such as name, email address, IP address, or other identifiers.

   • User: anyone who visits or uses Drapeau News.

2. What Information We Collect

   • Information you voluntarily provide (e.g. when subscribing, submitting comments, contacting us).

   • Automatically collected information (e.g. IP address, device type, browser type, date/time of access, pages visited).

   • Cookies and similar technologies for analytics, personalization, and improving user experience.

3. How We Use Personal Information
   We use personal information for purposes including (but not limited to):

   • operation, maintenance, and improvement of the Service;

   • responding to inquiries and providing customer support;

   • sending newsletters or updates (if consent is given);

   • analytics and performance measurement;

   • complying with legal obligations and protecting legal rights.

4. Sharing and Disclosure

   • We do not sell your personal information.

   • We may share personal information with service providers who help us operate the website (hosting, analytics, email services, etc.), under contracts that require them to safeguard your data.

   • We may disclose personal information if required by law, to protect rights, safety, or property, or in response to legal processes.

5. Consent and Choice

   • By using the Service, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Policy.

   • Where required by law, we will obtain your explicit consent before collecting sensitive personal data.

   • You may opt out of certain communications (e.g. marketing newsletters) at any time by using unsubscribe links or by contacting us.

6. Data Security
   We implement reasonable administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect personal information against loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

7. Data Retention
   We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our policies, or for necessary archival purposes.

8. Your Rights
   Depending on applicable law (federal or provincial), you may have the right to:

   • access personal information we hold about you;

   • correct or update inaccurate or incomplete personal information;

   • request deletion of your personal information under certain circumstances;

   • complain to relevant privacy regulatory authorities if you believe your rights have been violated.

9. Cross-Border Transfers
   If your personal information is transferred or stored outside of your province or Canada (e.g. cloud servers in other countries), we will ensure adequate protections are in place and comply with applicable privacy laws.

10. Children
    Our Service is not directed at children under the age of 13 or other age as required by law. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under that age. If we become aware that we have collected such information without parental consent, we will delete it as soon as possible.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
    We may update this Policy from time to time. We will post the revised version with an updated effective date. Your continued use of the Service after changes means you accept the updated Policy.

12. Contact Information
    If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Policy or our privacy practices, please contact:
    Drapeau News
    Email: drapeau.news@gmail.com