Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

The short version: I don't sell your information, I collect as little as possible, and this page explains the tools on this blog that use cookies.

Effective date: October 27, 2026

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Cookies
Used by Google ads and Google Analytics. You can turn off personalized ads.

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Your messages
Used only to reply to you. Never sold or shared for marketing.

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Affiliate links
Amazon may set its own cookies when you click a product link.

1. Who runs this blog

The Canada Story (www.thecanadastory.com) is a personal blog written by HaruC in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The blog is hosted on Blogger, a Google service. If you have a question about this policy, email thecanadastory.com@gmail.com.

2. Information you choose to share

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Comments. When you leave a comment, the name and profile you use and the comment itself are shown publicly on the post. Comments are handled by Blogger and Google's privacy policy applies to the account you sign in with.

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Emails. If you email me, I receive your email address and whatever you include in your message. I use it only to reply to you, and I keep it only as long as needed for that.

Please don't send sensitive personal information, such as your SIN, passport, health card or banking details.

3. Advertising (Google AdSense)

This blog shows ads through Google AdSense, which helps keep the blog free to read.

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Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website or other websites.

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Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

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You can turn off personalized advertising in Google's My Ad Center. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info.

To learn more, see how Google uses information from sites that use its services.

4. Analytics (Google Analytics)

I use Google Analytics to understand how readers find and use the blog, such as which posts are read most and which pages people arrive from. It uses cookies and collects information like your approximate location, device type and the pages you visit. I see this information only as summary reports, not as identifiable individuals. You can block Google Analytics with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

5. Affiliate links

Some posts include affiliate links, including links to Amazon.ca as part of the Amazon Associates program. If you click one, Amazon may set cookies to know the visit came from this blog. If you buy something, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Amazon's own privacy notice applies on its website.

6. Blogger and other services

Because this blog runs on Blogger, Google may collect technical information such as your IP address and browser type when you visit. Web fonts are loaded from Google Fonts. Links to other websites, including government sites and Pinterest, are covered by those sites' own privacy policies. You can read Google's Privacy Policy for details on Google services.

7. Managing cookies

Most browsers let you block or delete cookies in their settings. If you block cookies, the blog will still work, but ads may be less relevant to you.

8. Children

This blog is written for adults. I don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has sent me personal information, please email me and I will delete it.

9. Your choices

You can ask what personal information I hold about you (usually just an email you sent me), ask me to correct it, or ask me to delete it by emailing thecanadastory.com@gmail.com. I don't sell or rent your personal information to anyone.

10. Changes to this policy

If I add new tools or change how the blog works, I'll update this page and change the effective date at the top.

Questions? Contact me or read more about this blog.