Privacy Policy

Who this policy applies to

This Privacy Policy applies to Leshai.ca and related pages, services and communications operated by Leshai.ca (“Leshai,” “we,” “us” or “our”). It applies to information collected through the website and through communications you send to shayinthemedia@hotmail.com.

Information we collect

We may collect information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address and the contents of a message when you contact us, submit a pitch, request permission or report a correction.

We may also receive limited technical and usage information, such as browser type, device type, approximate location, pages viewed, referral information and timestamps. We use this information to understand how the site is used, maintain security and improve the publication.

Analytics, cookies and advertising

Leshai uses Google Analytics 4 to understand aggregate readership and site performance. We may also use Google AdSense or other advertising services. These providers may use cookies, local storage, pixels or similar technologies under their own terms and privacy policies.

Where required, we ask for your advertising preference before enabling personalized advertising. You can choose contextual advertising and can reopen the advertising-preferences control from the site footer. Your choice should take effect for future eligible requests. No website can guarantee that every third-party technology will behave perfectly in every browser, so please also review the relevant provider’s settings and policies.

How we use information

We may use information to operate, secure and improve Leshai.ca; measure readership and content performance; respond to questions, pitches, permission requests and correction requests; prevent abuse; comply with legal obligations; and deliver or measure advertising where permitted by law and your choices.

Consent and your choices

We aim to describe our data practices in clear language and to request consent where applicable. You may change your advertising preference using the footer control. You may also limit cookies through your browser settings, although doing so may affect some site functions. If you contact us, you may ask what personal information we hold about you and request a correction where appropriate.

Service providers and sharing

We may share information with service providers that help us operate hosting, analytics, security, storage, communications and advertising. We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to a lawful request, protect the site or users, investigate abuse, or protect our rights.

We do not sell personal information as a standalone business asset. If our business or assets are reorganized, transferred or acquired, information may be transferred as part of that transaction subject to applicable law and reasonable safeguards.

International and cross-border processing

Some service providers may process or store information outside Ontario or Canada. Information processed in another jurisdiction may be subject to the laws of that jurisdiction. We select providers and safeguards with the aim of protecting information appropriately for the purposes described in this policy.

Retention and security

We keep information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to maintain records, resolve disputes, prevent abuse or meet legal obligations. We use reasonable administrative, technical and organizational safeguards, but no internet transmission or storage system is completely secure.

Children

Leshai is not directed to children and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children for advertising or profiling. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, contact shayinthemedia@hotmail.com so we can review the request.

Questions, access and complaints

For privacy questions, access requests, corrections or complaints, contact shayinthemedia@hotmail.com. Please include enough information for us to understand and respond to your request. You may also have the right to contact the applicable privacy regulator if you are not satisfied with our response.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when our site, services or legal obligations change. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. If a change is material, we will take reasonable steps to draw attention to it.