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Privacy & Cookie Policy 

Last updated: July 21, 2018 

This page informs you of our, newsfire.ca, ("us", "we", or "our") policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of newsfire.ca in accordance with the guidelines set out in The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) of Canada.

Purpose of Collecting Personal Information 

We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the Site. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. 

Log Data 

Like many site operators, our Internet Service Provider’s servers collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site ("Log Data"). 

This Log Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics. 

Communications 

newsfire.ca  does not collect personal information from you such as name, address, phone number etc. with the exception of what you provide us by email feedback to the site via feedback@newsfire.ca.  We may or may not communicate to you through the information you supply.  All emails and email threads from you are retained securely and indefinitely for yours and our legal protection as evidence in case of, but not exclusive of, libel or harassment entanglements.

Cookies 

Cookies are files with small amounts of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer's hard drive. 

newsfire.ca only places preference cookies on your computer indicating your acceptance of our Privacy Policy when you visit our site.

However, our Third Party functionality providers do install cookies when you visit our site.  These Third Party cookies help track website traffic for the purposes of, but not exclusive to; statistical analysis to improve the site and/or tailored advertising to you from Third Party providers.

The Third Party providers for newsfire.ca may include Google Analytics and Google Adsense.

Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google. Google utilizes the data collected to track and examine the use of this site, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.

Google may use the data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

Personal data collected: Cookie and Usage Data. Place of processing: USA. Find Google's privacy policy here.

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More information about Google’s Privacy Policy and the information they collect while you visit our site can be found here:  https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/   https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites and here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Opting Out

As a visitor to newsfire.ca you have options to prevent cookies from being set on your computer or device.  

Most web browsers now offer the ability to block all or some cookies while you surf the internet. Safari and Firefox both offer a Private Window feature, for example.  Additionally,  Safari and Firefox provide specialized functionality in their preferences so you can customize which cookies you block or accept. For information on these options click here: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=en_US  or here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/disable-third-party-cookies   For other browsers please refer to your browser’s documentation for information on what functionality they may provide.

Additionally, Google, as a Third Party, provides opt out resources for you.  You can find information and instructions from Google here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/ and here: https://www.google.com/ads/preferences/  https://policies.google.com/technologies/types?hl=en

EU  Visitors

Important Notice:  newsfire.ca is located in the jurisdiction of Canada, North America and follows the privacy guidelines for site visitors mandated in the  The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)  of Canada. The European Common Market(or EU) is not a targeted user jurisdiction for newsfire.ca. If you are visiting our site from the EU jurisdiction by accident, by search, or by clicked link and believe your privacy is inadequately protected, you may wish to leave our site immediately and delete any cookies immediately as per the functionality provided by your browser and/or leave and use the Opt Out features provided by Google as outlined above.

Links To Other Sites

newsfire.ca contains links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

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Security 

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. 

Changes To This Privacy Policy 

This Privacy Policy is effective as of July 21, 2018 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page. 

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.

Substantive changes to the Privacy Policy will be noted prominently with a link back to this page. 

Contact Us 

Comments concerning this Privacy Policy can be made to feedback@newsfire.ca

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