Privacy Policy.

Last updated: [DATE]

Depending on your relationship with us, we may collect:

We collect only the information we need to provide our service. We do not collect personal information “just in case.”

We use your personal information only for these purposes:

• —To respond to your enquiry and arrange an initial conversation
• —To understand you well enough to provide thoughtful matchmaking
• —To verify your identity and conduct background checks, so that every member can trust who they are introduced to
• —To make and manage introductions between members
• —To process payments for memberships and services
• —To communicate with you about your membership
• —To meet our legal and regulatory obligations

We will not use your information for any new purpose without first obtaining your consent.

We collect, use, and disclose your personal information only with your consent.

• —You provide consent when you submit information to us and agree to this Privacy Policy.
• —Before we conduct a background check, we will obtain your specific, written consent.
• —Before your identity or information is shared with another member as part of a proposed introduction, we will obtain your agreement.
• —You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us, subject to legal or contractual restrictions. Withdrawing consent may mean we can no longer provide our service to you.

Your privacy is central to our service. We do NOT sell, rent, or trade your personal information to anyone, for any reason.

We share your information only in these limited circumstances:

• —With another member, ONLY as part of an introduction, and ONLY with your prior agreement. Your contact details are never shared without your knowledge.
• —With our background-check provider, solely to verify identity and conduct screening, and only with your written consent.
• —With our payment processor, solely to process payments.
• —With professional advisors (such as our lawyer or accountant) where necessary, under confidentiality obligations.
• —Where required by law, such as a valid court order or legal obligation.

All third parties who handle personal information on our behalf are required to protect it to a standard consistent with this policy.

Payments are processed by a third-party payment provider, [PAYMENT PROVIDER NAME, e.g. Stripe]. We do not store your full card details on our systems. The payment provider handles your payment data under its own security standards and privacy policy.

We take the protection of your information seriously and apply safeguards including:

• —Storage on encrypted systems, with Canadian data residency where reasonably possible
• —Two-factor authentication on systems that hold personal information
• —Restricting access strictly to those who need it to serve you
• —Encrypted communication for sensitive correspondence
• —Secure, encrypted backups
• —Ongoing review of our security practices

No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, but we work diligently to protect your information and to respond promptly to any risk.

We keep your personal information only as long as necessary:

• —While you are an active member, for the duration of your membership.
• —After your membership ends, for [RETENTION PERIOD, e.g. 12 months], for follow-up and legitimate business purposes, after which identifying information is securely deleted.
• —Some information may be kept longer where required by law (for example, financial records for tax purposes).
• —We may keep anonymised, non-identifying information for analysis.

Our website uses cookies and analytics tools to understand how visitors use the site and to improve it. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. [CONFIRM analytics tools used, e.g. Google Analytics, and adjust this section accordingly.]

If you give us your email, we may send you updates about The Courtship Bureau. Every marketing email includes a way to unsubscribe. We follow Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). We will not add you to marketing lists without an appropriate basis to do so.

You have the right to:

• —Ask what personal information we hold about you
• —Ask for a copy of that information
• —Ask us to correct information that is inaccurate
• —Ask us to delete your information, subject to legal limits
• —Withdraw your consent (see Section 4)
• —Make a complaint about how we have handled your information

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [PRIVACY CONTACT EMAIL]. We will respond within the timeframe required by law (generally 30 days).

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta.

If a breach of your personal information occurs that creates a real risk of significant harm, we will notify you and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta as required by law, and act promptly to address it.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “last updated” date at the top shows when it was last changed. Significant changes will be communicated to active members.

For any question about this policy or your personal information: