Wiretap Media Privacy Policy
Effective Date: February 12, 2026
Wiretap Media (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is a news media organization committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and manage your personal information when you access our website at wiretapmedia.ca (the “Website”), interact with our content, subscribe to our services, or otherwise engage with us. By using the Website or providing personal information to us, you consent to the practices outlined in this Policy.
We comply with applicable Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and relevant provincial legislation. This Policy does not apply to information collected for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes, nor to publicly available information as defined under applicable laws. If you are in the European Union or other jurisdictions with additional data protection requirements (e.g., GDPR), you may have further rights—please contact us for more information.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or the applicable age under local laws). If we discover such information has been collected, we will delete it promptly.
1. Types of Information We Collect
We collect information to deliver, personalize, and improve our news services, content, and user experiences. This includes:
Personal Information
Personal information is data that can identify an individual, such as:
- Contact and Account Details: Name, email address, postal address, phone number, username, password, and preferences when you subscribe, register an account, sign up for newsletters, or contact us.
- Payment Information: Credit card details, billing address, or other financial data for subscriptions or purchases.
- Demographic and Preference Data: Age, gender, interests, location preferences, or survey responses.
- User-Generated Content: Comments, feedback, submissions, or posts on articles, forums, or social features.
- Other Data: Information from contests, promotions, events, or interactions, including social media identifiers if you log in via third-party platforms.
Non-Personal Information
This is anonymous or aggregated data that does not identify you personally, including:
- Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device type and identifiers, operating system, pages viewed, time spent, search terms, referral sources, and interaction patterns.
- Location Data: Approximate location derived from IP address or device settings (with consent) for region-specific content.
- Device and Technical Data: Hardware details, language settings, and network information.
2. How We Collect Information
- Directly from You: When you voluntarily provide it, such as during registration, subscriptions, comments, contests, surveys, or inquiries.
- Automatically: Through cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, device identifiers, and similar tracking technologies as you browse or interact with the Website. We use tools like Google Analytics for this purpose. For more details, see our Cookie Policy (if applicable, or integrate: We use first- and third-party cookies for functionality, analytics, personalization, and advertising).
- From Third Parties: From social media platforms (e.g., if you log in via Facebook or Google), advertising partners, data providers, or public sources to enhance personalization or verify information.
- Other Sources: From service interactions, such as call recordings for quality assurance or video surveillance in our offices (if applicable).
You can manage cookie preferences via your browser settings, though this may affect Website functionality. We may combine data from different sources to create a more complete user profile.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information for the following purposes, based on your consent, contractual needs, legitimate interests, or legal obligations:
- To provide and manage our services, including content delivery, subscriptions, account management, and personalized recommendations.
- To communicate with you, such as sending newsletters, updates, promotional offers, or responding to inquiries (you can opt out of marketing communications).
- To analyze usage trends, improve content and Website performance, conduct research, and develop new features.
- To deliver targeted advertising, both on our Website and third-party platforms, using usage data, inferred interests, and demographics.
- To administer contests, surveys, promotions, or events.
- To ensure security, prevent fraud, enforce our terms, and comply with legal requirements.
- To generate anonymous insights or aggregated data for internal use or sharing with partners.
We may use automated systems to personalize experiences based on your interactions.
4. Sharing and Disclosure of Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share it as follows:
- With Affiliates and Service Providers: To trusted third parties (e.g., hosting, analytics, payment processors, email services, advertising networks) who help operate the Website, under strict confidentiality and data protection agreements.
- For Advertising and Analytics: With partners for targeted ads or audience measurement, using anonymized or hashed data where possible.
- In Business Transactions: During mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales, where your information may be transferred.
- For Legal Reasons: To comply with laws, regulations, subpoenas, or government requests; to protect rights, safety, or property; or to investigate violations.
- With Your Consent: For other purposes, such as sharing contest entries with sponsors.
5. Data Security
We employ reasonable physical, technical, organizational, and administrative safeguards to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, theft, or alteration. This includes encryption, firewalls, access controls, and secure servers. However, no method is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection. In case of a breach, we will notify affected individuals as required by law.
6. Your Rights and Choices
You have rights under applicable laws, including:
Inactive accounts may be deleted after a reasonable period (e.g., two years).
- Access and Correction: Request to view or update your personal information.
- Deletion: Ask us to delete your data, subject to legal retention obligations.
- Opt-Out: Withdraw consent for marketing, personalized ads, or data processing (e.g., via unsubscribe links or preference settings).
- Portability: Receive your data in a structured format.
- Objection: Object to certain processing based on legitimate interests.
- Complaint: File a complaint with us or a supervisory authority, such as the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Inactive accounts may be deleted after a reasonable period (e.g., two years).
7. Retention of Information
We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described, or as required by law (e.g., for tax or legal compliance). When no longer needed, it is securely deleted or anonymized.
8. Third-Party Links and Services
The Website may include links to third-party sites, embedded content (e.g., videos, ads), or social media features. These are governed by their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will post the revised version here with an updated effective date and notify you of material changes via email or Website notice. Continued use constitutes acceptance.
10. Contact Us
For questions, requests, or complaints, contact our Privacy Officer at:Wiretap Media
Email: info@wiretapmedia.ca
Email: info@wiretapmedia.ca
Wiretap Media Privacy Policy
Effective Date: February 12, 2026
Wiretap Media (“we,” “us,” or “our”) is a news media organization committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and manage your personal information when you access our website at wiretapmedia.ca (the “Website”), interact with our content, subscribe to our services, or otherwise engage with us. By using the Website or providing personal information to us, you consent to the practices outlined in this Policy.
We comply with applicable Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and relevant provincial legislation. This Policy does not apply to information collected for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes, nor to publicly available information as defined under applicable laws. If you are in the European Union or other jurisdictions with additional data protection requirements (e.g., GDPR), you may have further rights—please contact us for more information.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or the applicable age under local laws). If we discover such information has been collected, we will delete it promptly.
1. Types of Information We Collect
We collect information to deliver, personalize, and improve our news services, content, and user experiences. This includes:
Personal Information
Personal information is data that can identify an individual, such as:
- Contact and Account Details: Name, email address, postal address, phone number, username, password, and preferences when you subscribe, register an account, sign up for newsletters, or contact us.
- Payment Information: Credit card details, billing address, or other financial data for subscriptions or purchases.
- Demographic and Preference Data: Age, gender, interests, location preferences, or survey responses.
- User-Generated Content: Comments, feedback, submissions, or posts on articles, forums, or social features.
- Other Data: Information from contests, promotions, events, or interactions, including social media identifiers if you log in via third-party platforms.
Non-Personal Information
This is anonymous or aggregated data that does not identify you personally, including:
- Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device type and identifiers, operating system, pages viewed, time spent, search terms, referral sources, and interaction patterns.
- Location Data: Approximate location derived from IP address or device settings (with consent) for region-specific content.
- Device and Technical Data: Hardware details, language settings, and network information.
2. How We Collect Information
- Directly from You: When you voluntarily provide it, such as during registration, subscriptions, comments, contests, surveys, or inquiries.
- Automatically: Through cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, device identifiers, and similar tracking technologies as you browse or interact with the Website. We use tools like Google Analytics for this purpose. For more details, see our Cookie Policy (if applicable, or integrate: We use first- and third-party cookies for functionality, analytics, personalization, and advertising).
- From Third Parties: From social media platforms (e.g., if you log in via Facebook or Google), advertising partners, data providers, or public sources to enhance personalization or verify information.
- Other Sources: From service interactions, such as call recordings for quality assurance or video surveillance in our offices (if applicable).
You can manage cookie preferences via your browser settings, though this may affect Website functionality. We may combine data from different sources to create a more complete user profile.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information for the following purposes, based on your consent, contractual needs, legitimate interests, or legal obligations:
- To provide and manage our services, including content delivery, subscriptions, account management, and personalized recommendations.
- To communicate with you, such as sending newsletters, updates, promotional offers, or responding to inquiries (you can opt out of marketing communications).
- To analyze usage trends, improve content and Website performance, conduct research, and develop new features.
- To deliver targeted advertising, both on our Website and third-party platforms, using usage data, inferred interests, and demographics.
- To administer contests, surveys, promotions, or events.
- To ensure security, prevent fraud, enforce our terms, and comply with legal requirements.
- To generate anonymous insights or aggregated data for internal use or sharing with partners.
We may use automated systems to personalize experiences based on your interactions.
4. Sharing and Disclosure of Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share it as follows:
- With Affiliates and Service Providers: To trusted third parties (e.g., hosting, analytics, payment processors, email services, advertising networks) who help operate the Website, under strict confidentiality and data protection agreements.
- For Advertising and Analytics: With partners for targeted ads or audience measurement, using anonymized or hashed data where possible.
- In Business Transactions: During mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales, where your information may be transferred.
- For Legal Reasons: To comply with laws, regulations, subpoenas, or government requests; to protect rights, safety, or property; or to investigate violations.
- With Your Consent: For other purposes, such as sharing contest entries with sponsors.
5. Data Security
We employ reasonable physical, technical, organizational, and administrative safeguards to protect your information from unauthorized access, loss, theft, or alteration. This includes encryption, firewalls, access controls, and secure servers. However, no method is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection. In case of a breach, we will notify affected individuals as required by law.
6. Your Rights and Choices
You have rights under applicable laws, including:
Inactive accounts may be deleted after a reasonable period (e.g., two years).
- Access and Correction: Request to view or update your personal information.
- Deletion: Ask us to delete your data, subject to legal retention obligations.
- Opt-Out: Withdraw consent for marketing, personalized ads, or data processing (e.g., via unsubscribe links or preference settings).
- Portability: Receive your data in a structured format.
- Objection: Object to certain processing based on legitimate interests.
- Complaint: File a complaint with us or a supervisory authority, such as the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Inactive accounts may be deleted after a reasonable period (e.g., two years).
7. Retention of Information
We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described, or as required by law (e.g., for tax or legal compliance). When no longer needed, it is securely deleted or anonymized.
8. Third-Party Links and Services
The Website may include links to third-party sites, embedded content (e.g., videos, ads), or social media features. These are governed by their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will post the revised version here with an updated effective date and notify you of material changes via email or Website notice. Continued use constitutes acceptance.
10. Contact Us
For questions, requests, or complaints, contact our Privacy Officer at:Wiretap Media
Email: info@wiretapmedia.ca
Email: info@wiretapmedia.ca