Privacy Statement (CA)
This privacy statement was last changed on December 3, 2025, last checked on December 3, 2025, and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of Canada.
In this privacy statement, we explain what we do with the data we obtain about you via https://vanyork.agency. We recommend you carefully read this statement. In our processing we comply with the requirements of privacy legislation. That means, among other things, that:
- we clearly state the purposes for which we process personal data. We do this by means of this privacy statement;
- we aim to limit our collection of personal data to only the personal data required for legitimate purposes;
- we first request your explicit consent to process your personal data in cases requiring your consent;
- we take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data and also require this from parties that process personal data on our behalf;
- we respect your right to access your personal data or have it corrected or deleted, at your request.
1. Purpose and categories of data
We may collect or receive personal information for a number of purposes connected with our business operations which may include the following: (click to expand)
1.1 To sell or share data with a third party
1.1 To sell or share data with a third party
The following categories of data are collected
- A first and last name
- Account name or alias
- A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town
- An email address
- A telephone number
- IP Address
- Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
- Geolocation data
- Social Media accounts
- Employment history
- Professional or employment-related information
- Education information
- A signature
- Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered
- Financial information such as bank account number or credit card number
Retention period
We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: The retention of personal data for sharing with third parties, such as analytics providers, is based on two criteria: the data’s relevance and the status of the legal basis permitting the sharing. The data is kept only as long as it remains accurate and useful for the specific, agreed-upon purpose. This retention period ends promptly when the legal basis for sharing is no longer valid, at which point the data is removed from all processes for future sharing. A separate record of the sharing transaction itself is retained for a limited, fixed period to meet legal or contractual obligations.
1.2 Contact – Through phone, mail, email and/or webforms
1.2 Contact – Through phone, mail, email and/or webforms
The following categories of data are collected
- A first and last name
- An email address
- A telephone number
- Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
- Geolocation data
- Professional or employment-related information
- Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered
- Account name or alias
Retention period
We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: We retain contact information from phone, mail, email, and webforms based on the purpose of the communication. General inquiries are kept for a short term, until the matter is resolved. If a contact becomes a client, their data is retained per legal requirements, such as the seven-year period for B.C. tax records. Information for ongoing subscriptions is kept until consent is withdrawn, and data related to legal matters is stored for the duration of any relevant dispute period.
1.3 Newsletters
1.3 Newsletters
The following categories of data are collected
- A first and last name
- Account name or alias
- An email address
- A telephone number
- Geolocation data
- Social Media accounts
Retention period
We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: The retention of your personal data for our newsletter is based on a single criterion: your active and ongoing consent. We keep your contact information, such as your email address, only for as long as you remain a subscriber. If you choose to unsubscribe or if your email address becomes permanently invalid (a hard bounce), your data is promptly removed from our active marketing lists. To honour your choice, your email may then be held on a separate suppression list solely to prevent you from being contacted again in the future.
1.4 To support services or products that a customer wants to buy or has purchased
1.4 To support services or products that a customer wants to buy or has purchased
The following categories of data are collected
- A first and last name
- Account name or alias
- A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town
- An email address
- A telephone number
- Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
- Geolocation data
- Social Media accounts
- A signature
- Professional or employment-related information
- Financial information such as bank account number or credit card number
- Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered
Retention period
We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: We retain personal data to support the products and services you’ve purchased for a period defined by our active business relationship. For an ongoing service or user account, we retain the data as long as your account remains active. Inactive accounts are scheduled for deletion after a fixed period of non-engagement. This is separate from our legal duty to retain the associated financial records, which are kept for a longer, seven-year period as required by tax law in B.C.
1.5 Compiling and analyzing statistics for website improvement.
1.5 Compiling and analyzing statistics for website improvement.
The following categories of data are collected
- Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
- Geolocation data
Retention period
We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: User-level and pseudonymous data is kept for a pre-defined period, typically 14 to 26 months, which is sufficient to identify meaningful trends and improve our services. After this period, this granular data is automatically deleted. We may then store only fully aggregated and anonymous statistical information indefinitely for long-term historical analysis.
1.6 Payments
1.6 Payments
The following categories of data are collected
- A first and last name
- Account name or alias
- A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town
- An email address
- A telephone number
- Geolocation data
- A signature
- Financial information such as bank account number or credit card number
- Professional or employment-related information
Retention period
We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: We do not store sensitive payment details like your full credit card number; this information is managed exclusively by our secure, PCI-compliant payment processor. Our objective criterion for retaining the record of your payment transaction is our legal obligation under Canadian tax law. We are required by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to keep all financial records, including payment confirmations, for a fixed period of six years following the last relevant tax year. This data is retained solely for financial auditing, processing refunds, and dispute resolution.
1.7 To be able to offer personalized products and services
1.7 To be able to offer personalized products and services
The following categories of data are collected
- A first and last name
- Account name or alias
- A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town
- An email address
- A telephone number
- Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
- Geolocation data
- Social Media accounts
- A signature
- Professional or employment-related information
- Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered
- Financial information such as bank account number or credit card number
Retention period
We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: We retain personal data to offer personalized products and services based on your status as an active customer and your ongoing consent. This data, such as your purchase history and preferences, is used for this purpose only as long as you remain an active customer or until you withdraw your consent. A customer is considered inactive after a pre-defined period without engagement. At that point, we will cease using your data for personalization, though the information itself may be stored for longer solely to comply with other obligations, such as our legally required seven-year period for financial records in B.C.
1.8 To be able to comply with legal obligations
1.8 To be able to comply with legal obligations
The following categories of data are collected
- A first and last name
- A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town
- An email address
- A telephone number
- Internet activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, and information regarding a consumer's interaction with an Internet Web site, application, or advertisement
- Geolocation data
- Financial information such as bank account number or credit card number
- Professional or employment-related information
- Physical characteristics or description
- Social Media accounts
- Commercial information, including records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered
Retention period
We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: We retain personal data to comply with legal obligations based on one fixed criterion: the specific timeframe mandated by the law itself. For example, in British Columbia, we are required by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to keep all financial records, which contain personal details, for a fixed period of six years following the last relevant tax year. This legal requirement overrides any other shorter retention policies, and the information is stored for this period solely to demonstrate compliance.
1.9 Deliveries
1.9 Deliveries
The following categories of data are collected
- A first and last name
- A telephone number
- A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city or town
- An email address
- Geolocation data
- Professional or employment-related information
- Account name or alias
Retention period
We determine the retention period according to fixed objective criteria: Personal information required for deliveries, such as your name and address, is retained to fulfill your order and manage any subsequent returns or warranty periods. This delivery-specific data is kept for a limited time after the transaction is complete (e.g., 12-24 months) to resolve any potential issues. Afterwards, this record is deleted, while the associated financial invoice, which includes your details, is retained for the legally required seven-year period for B.C. tax records.
2. Sharing with other parties
We only share or disclose this data to other recipients for the following purposes:
Purpose of the data transfer: Agency management and analytics
Country or state in which this service provider is located: Canada/USA
Purpose of the data transfer: Project management
Country or state in which this service provider is located: USA
Purpose of the data transfer: Payment processing
Country or state in which this service provider is located: USA
Purpose of the data transfer: Accounting
Country or state in which this service provider is located: Canada
Purpose of the data transfer: Office productivity and analytics
Country or state in which this service provider is located: Canada/USA
Purpose of the data transfer: CRM
Country or state in which this service provider is located: USA
3. Disclosure practices
We disclose personal information if we are required by law or by a court order, in response to a law enforcement agency, to the extent permitted under other provisions of law, to provide information, or for an investigation on a matter related to public safety.
If our website or organisation is taken over, sold, or involved in a merger or acquisition, your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers and will be passed on to the new owners.
4. How we respond to Do Not Track signals & Global Privacy Control
Our website does not respond to and does not support the Do Not Track (DNT) header request field.
5. Cookies
Our website uses cookies. For more information about cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy on our Cookie Policy (CA) webpage.
We have concluded a data Processing Agreement with Google.
Google may not use the data for any other Google services.
The inclusion of full IP addresses is blocked by us.
6. Security
We are committed to the security of personal data. We take appropriate security measures to limit abuse of and unauthorized access to personal data. This ensures that only the necessary persons have access to your data, that access to the data is protected, and that our security measures are regularly reviewed.
7. Third party websites
This privacy statement does not apply to third party websites connected by links on our website. We cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend you read the privacy statements of these websites prior to making use of these websites.
8. Amendments to this privacy statement
We reserve the right to make amendments to this privacy statement. It is recommended that you consult this privacy statement regularly in order to be aware of any changes. In addition, we will actively inform you wherever possible.
9. Accessing and modifying your data
If you have any questions or want to know which personal data we have about you, please contact us. Please make sure to always clearly state who you are, so that we can be certain that we do not modify or delete any data of the wrong person. We shall provide the requested information only upon receipt of a verifiable consumer request. You can contact us by using the information below.
9.1 You have the following rights with respect to your personal data
- You may submit a request for access to the data we process about you.
- You may request an overview, in a commonly used format, of the data we process about you.
- You may request correction or deletion of the data if it is incorrect or not or no longer relevant. Where appropriate, the amended information shall be transmitted to third parties having access to the information in question.
- You have the right to withdraw consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. You will be informed of the implications of such withdrawal.
- You have the right to address a challenge concerning non-compliance with PIPEDA to our organization and, if the issue is not resolved, to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
- We shall give access to personal information in an alternative format to an individual with a sensory disability who has a right of access to personal information under PIPEDA and who requests that it be transmitted in the alternative format if (a) a version of the information already exists in that format; or (b) its conversion into that format is reasonable and necessary in order for the individual to be able to exercise rights.
10. Children
Our website is not designed to attract children and it is not our intent to collect personal data from children under the age of consent in their country of residence. We therefore request that children under the age of consent do not submit any personal data to us.
11. Contact details
Van York Agency Inc.
789 West Pender Street, Unit #780, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 1H2
Canada
Website: https://vanyork.agency
Email: contact@ex.comvanyork.agency
Phone number: 604-900-2057
We have appointed a contact person for the organization’s policies and practices and to whom complaints or inquiries can be forwarded:
Alex Halpert
789 West Pender Street, Unit #780, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 1H2