Privacy-First Analytics
Pre‑launch preview. Projected launch: 2026.
Canadian Vault takes a privacy-first approach to website analytics. We collect only essential data and never share personal information with third parties.
Our Analytics Approach
🔒 What We Track
- Page views - To understand which content is most valuable
- Referral sources - To see how visitors find our site
- Device types - To optimize for mobile/desktop experiences
- Geographic regions - To plan infrastructure locations (country-level only)
- User interactions - Contact form submissions, button clicks (anonymized)
🚫 What We Don't Track
- Personal identifiers - No tracking of individual users
- Cross-site tracking - No third-party tracking cookies
- Behavioral profiling - No detailed user behavior analysis
- IP addresses - Anonymized immediately upon collection
- Sensitive data - No health, financial, or personal information
Technical Implementation
🇨🇦 Canadian-Hosted Analytics
We use self-hosted, Canadian analytics infrastructure that complies with PIPEDA and provincial privacy laws:
- Data residency: All analytics data stays in Canada
- Retention policy: Data automatically deleted after 13 months
- Access control: Only essential Canadian Vault staff can access aggregated data
- No third parties: Analytics data is never shared with external companies
📊 Data We Collect
# Example analytics data
page_path: "/beta/services.html"
referrer_domain: "search.engine"
device_type: "desktop"
country_code: "CA"
timestamp: "2025-08-11"
session_id: "anonymous_hash"
🛡️ Privacy Safeguards
- IP anonymization: Last octet removed immediately
- Session encryption: All data encrypted in transit and at rest
- Automatic expiry: Personal identifiers purged within 24 hours
- Audit logging: All data access is logged and monitored
Your Privacy Controls
🎛️ Consent Management
You have full control over analytics tracking:
Current status: Checking...
🗂️ Data Rights
Under Canadian privacy law, you have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of any data we have about you
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
- Deletion: Request deletion of your data
- Portability: Receive your data in a structured format
- Withdraw consent: Opt out at any time
Contact our Privacy Officer to exercise these rights.
Contact Information
📧 Privacy Officer
Email: privacy@canadianvault.example
Response time: We respond to privacy inquiries within 30 days as required by PIPEDA.
Escalation: If you're not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.