Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how New Online Casino, reached at pineryfallclassic.ca, collects, uses, safeguards and shares personal information when you visit and use the site. We are an independent information and comparison resource covering new online casinos for players in Canada. We aim to handle personal information in line with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and, where it applies, substantially similar provincial privacy legislation.

This policy applies to everyone who browses pineryfallclassic.ca, sends us a message or subscribes to our updates. It does not cover information you give directly to a casino operator. By continuing to use the site, you acknowledge that you have read this policy and accept the practices it describes. If you do not agree, please stop using the site.

A key point before you read further: we are not a casino operator. We do not open or hold player accounts, accept deposits, process payments or request identity documents. Any personal or financial details you submit to a casino, including during registration, verification (KYC) or withdrawals, are governed by that operator's own privacy policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect a limited amount of information. It falls into two groups.

Information you choose to give us. If you fill in our contact form, we receive your name, your email address and the content of your message. If you sign up for our newsletter, we receive the email address you enter. You are never required to provide this information to read the site.

Information collected automatically. When you load a page, our systems and the tools we use may record your IP address, device type, browser, operating system, approximate location (usually at the city or region level, derived from your IP address), the pages you view, how long you stay, and whether you click a link that leads to a casino operator's website.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive information such as banking details, government identification or health information, and we ask that you do not include it in messages to us.

2. Legal Basis for Processing

We rely on the following grounds when handling personal information:

• Consent. When you submit the contact form, subscribe to the newsletter or accept non-essential cookies, you consent to the related processing. You may withdraw that consent at any time.
• Legitimate interests. We process limited technical and usage data to keep the site secure, measure how it performs and improve our content, provided this does not override your privacy interests.
• Legal obligations. We may process or retain information where Canadian privacy law or another applicable law requires it.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use personal information only for purposes a reasonable person would expect from an editorial comparison site. Specifically, we use it for:

• responding to questions, corrections and feedback sent through the contact form;
• sending newsletters, only if you have subscribed;
• analysing traffic and reader behaviour so we can improve the structure and accuracy of our pages;
• protecting the site against spam, abuse, automated attacks and fraud;
• measuring referrals when a visitor follows a link from our site to a partner operator;
• meeting our legal and regulatory obligations.

When we compile statistics, such as how many readers viewed a review or which provinces our visitors come from, we use aggregated or anonymised data that does not identify any individual.

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We never sell or rent personal information. We share it only in the limited circumstances below:

• Service providers. Companies that host the site, provide analytics, send email or protect the site from malicious traffic may process data on our behalf. They may use it only to provide those services to us.
• Affiliate networks and partner operators. Some links on our site carry a referral identifier. When you click one, the operator or affiliate network may record that the visit came from us. This tracking is used only to attribute referrals. We do not pass your name or email address to operators.
• Authorities. We may disclose information where the law requires it, for example in response to a valid court order or a lawful request from a regulator or law enforcement body.

5. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers may store or process data on servers located outside Canada. Where this happens, the information may be subject to the laws of that country. We transfer data outside Canada only when appropriate safeguards are in place, such as contractual commitments requiring the provider to protect the information to a standard comparable to Canadian requirements.

6. Data Retention

We keep personal information only for as long as it is needed for the purpose for which it was collected, or for as long as the law requires. In general terms:

• contact form messages are kept while an enquiry is being handled and for a reasonable period afterwards in case follow-up is needed;
• newsletter email addresses are kept until you unsubscribe;
• technical and analytics data is kept only as long as it is useful for security and site improvement.

When information is no longer needed, we delete it or anonymise it so that it can no longer be linked to you.

7. Security Measures

We use reasonable technical and organisational safeguards to protect personal information against loss, theft and unauthorised access, use or disclosure. No website can guarantee complete security, but our measures include:

• encryption of data in transit through HTTPS;
• restricting access to personal information to people who need it for their role;
• keeping software, plugins and systems updated, and reviewing our setup periodically for vulnerabilities;
• a process for investigating and responding to any suspected data breach, including notifying affected individuals and authorities where Canadian law requires it.

8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. We use the following types:

• Essential cookies that allow the site to load and function, including remembering your cookie choices;
• Analytics cookies that help us understand how readers use the site;
• Preference cookies that remember settings such as display choices;
• Affiliate tracking cookies that record when you follow a link to a partner operator, so the referral can be attributed.

You can accept or decline non-essential cookies through the cookie banner shown on your first visit, and you can change your choice later. Most browsers also let you block or delete cookies in their settings. Blocking essential cookies may stop parts of the site from working properly. Where we publish a separate cookie notice, it provides further detail.

9. Your Privacy Rights

Subject to Canadian privacy law, you may have the right to:

• access the personal information we hold about you;
• correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete;
• request deletion of your information where we no longer need it;
• object to certain processing, including processing based on legitimate interests;
• withdraw consent at any time, for example by unsubscribing from the newsletter;
• request portability of information you provided to us, where applicable law grants this right.

To exercise these rights, contact us using the details in section 12. We may need to confirm your identity before acting on a request. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada or to the privacy authority in your province, where one applies.

10. Responsible Gambling and Privacy

We do not track individual gambling activity. We cannot see whether you register with a casino, how much you deposit, what you play or whether you win or lose. Tools such as deposit limits, time-outs, reality checks and self-exclusion are run by the casino operators and, in Ontario, through the regulated market's own framework. If you want to use those tools, you will need to set them up with the operator directly.

Our content is intended only for adults of legal gambling age in their province: 19+ in most provinces and territories, and 18+ in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec. For information on support services and safer play, see our Responsible Gambling page.

11. Third-Party Links and Services

Our reviews and comparisons link to casino websites and other external resources. Once you leave pineryfallclassic.ca, this policy no longer applies. Each external site has its own privacy practices, which we do not control and for which we are not responsible. Before you share personal or payment information with any casino or other third party, please read its privacy policy and terms carefully.

12. Contact Information and Policy Updates

If you have questions about this policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please reach us through the contact form on pineryfallclassic.ca.

We may revise this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, the tools we use or legal requirements. When we do, we will publish the updated version on this page. The date shown below identifies the version currently in effect, and your continued use of the site after a change means the revised policy applies.

Last updated: the version in effect is the one most recently published on this page.