Last updated: 07.11.2024

1. General Provisions

This Privacy Policy describes Canadka.ca's policy regarding the collection, use, storage, sharing, and protection of your personal information ("Privacy Policy"). This Privacy Policy applies to the website www.canadka.ca and all related websites, applications, services, and tools where this policy is referenced ("Services"), regardless of how you access the Services, including access via mobile devices. Canadka.ca is the data controller.

Scope and Consent: By using Canadka.ca and related Services, you expressly consent to the collection, use, disclosure, and retention of your personal information by us, as described in this Privacy Policy.

Canadka.ca may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We advise you to read it regularly. Significant changes to our Privacy Policy will be announced on our website. The amended Privacy Policy will take effect immediately after its first posting on our website. This Privacy Policy is effective as of July 11, 2024.

2. What Personal Information We Collect

You can visit our website without registering an account. When you choose to provide us with your personal information, you agree that such information is sent to and stored on our servers. We collect the following types of personal information:

• Information we collect automatically: When you visit our website, use our Services, or respond to advertisements or other content, we automatically collect information sent to us by your computer, mobile device, or other access equipment. This information includes, but is not limited to, information about your interaction with our website and Services, including device ID, device type, geolocation information, computer and connection information, page view statistics, traffic to and from www.canadka.ca, referral URL, ad data, IP address, and standard web log information; information we collect through cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies.

Information you provide to us: We collect and store any information you enter on our website or provide to us when using our Services. This information includes, but is not limited to:

• information you provide to us when registering an account or for using the Services, such as your full name and/or username, email address, social media links, address, and profile photo;
• additional information you may provide to us through social network sites or third-party Services;
• information provided in the context of dispute resolution, correspondence through our website, or correspondence sent to us;
• information about your location and the location of your device, including unique device identification information, if you have enabled this service on your mobile device;
• your resume if you choose to provide it to us for consideration through our career page.
• Information from other sources: We may receive or collect additional information about you from third parties and add it to your account information. This information includes, but is not limited to, demographic data, navigation data, additional contact details, and additional information about you from other sources, such as government authorities, within the limits permitted by law.

3. How We Use Your Personal Information

You agree that we may use your personal information for the following purposes:

• to prevent, detect, and investigate potentially prohibited or illegal activities, fraud, and security breaches and to enforce our Terms of Use;
• to personalize, measure, and improve our Services, content, and advertisements;
• to contact you by email, push notifications, text messages (SMS), or phone to clarify information about our Services and services of companies in the "corporate family" of Canadka.ca, for targeted marketing purposes, updates, and promotional offers based on your messaging preferences (where applicable), or for any other purposes specified in this Privacy Policy;
• to provide you with other services you requested, as described when collecting the information;
• to administer contests;
• to consider you as a potential candidate if you choose to upload your resume through our career page.

Information Sharing with Social Networks and Registration: We may offer login services that allow you to access the website or related websites with your login credentials. We may also offer services that allow you to share information with third parties, such as Facebook and X.

If you provide us with access to personal information stored on third-party websites, the extent of access to this information will vary depending on your browser settings and your consent. If you wish to connect your third-party account to your Canadka account and agree to access information in these third-party accounts, you agree that we may collect, use, and store information from this third-party website in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Sharing Your Personal Information with Third Parties: We may disclose your personal information to third parties in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable laws and regulations. As stated, we will not disclose your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent. We may share your personal information with:

• Classifieds group companies to provide joint content and services (such as registration and customer support), to prevent, detect, and investigate possible illegal activities, violations of our policy, fraud, and/or data security breaches, and to support decision-making regarding products, websites, applications, services, tools, and communications. Classifieds group companies will use this information only to send you marketing messages when you have requested their services, and they will use your personal information in accordance with their respective privacy policies;
• service providers with whom we have an agreement to help provide our Services on the website, such as financial service providers, marketing agencies, and advertising service and technical support providers. In such cases, personal information remains under the control of Canadka.ca. If you place an ad, your ad placement address may be displayed on a map in your ads (including the Canadka.ca mobile application) through Google Maps and therefore disclosed to Google (see Google's Privacy Policy for more information). Your information may also be disclosed to Microsoft in connection with our use of Microsoft Advertising (see Microsoft's Privacy Policy for more information);
• certain third parties (such as rights holders, supervisory authorities, tax authorities, police, and other regulatory authorities) if we are required to do so by law or in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We may share your personal information:
• to comply with legal obligations or court orders;
• if necessary to prevent, detect, or prosecute criminal offenses, such as fraud, deception, or harassment;
• if necessary to enforce our policies or to protect the rights and freedoms of others.
• other third parties to whom you have given consent to share your information through Canadka.ca, such as in collaboration;
• companies with which we intend to merge in the context of reorganization or which intend to acquire us;
• the intellectual property owner if the intellectual property rights owner or intermediary has a good faith belief that the advertisement infringes on the owner's rights. Before providing personal information, the IP owner enters into an agreement, which, among other things, stipulates that the information is provided strictly on the condition that it can only be used in the context of legal proceedings and/or obtaining legal advice and/or responding to inquiries from the relevant advertiser.

Without limiting the above, we also – in our efforts to respect your privacy and keep the website free from malicious entities or parties – will not disclose your personal information to third parties without a court order or official government request in accordance with applicable law unless we have a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to prevent imminent harm or financial loss or to report suspected illegal activity.

Information You Share on www.canadka.ca: Our website allows users to share ads and other information with other users, thereby making this information available to other users. As our website also allows you to contact the buyer or seller directly, we recommend that you think carefully before disclosing your personal information to other users. You are responsible for the personal information you share with other users on our website, and we cannot guarantee the privacy or security of that information.