Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

This policy explains how we collect and handle personal information at statebeacon.com. We follow the principles of Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Contact

For privacy enquiries: our contact form.

What we collect

When you visit the Site we collect standard technical information that your browser sends to any website: IP address, user agent, referring page, pages viewed, and approximate location derived from IP. We use this for analytics, security and to operate the Site. If you contact us by email, we keep your correspondence to respond to you and for our records.

Cookies

We use a small number of cookies for essential site functionality and aggregate analytics. See our Cookie Policy for details.

How we use information

To deliver and improve the Site, understand which content readers find useful, prevent abuse, and respond to enquiries. We do not sell your personal information.

Sharing

We share information only with service providers who help us operate the Site (hosting, CDN, analytics), under contracts that limit their use of the data to those services. We may disclose information where required by law.

International transfers

Our publisher is based in Canada. Personal information may be transferred to and processed in Canada and in other countries where our service providers operate. We apply equivalent safeguards regardless of where data is processed.

Your rights

Under PIPEDA you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you, request corrections, and withdraw consent (where consent is the basis for processing). To exercise these rights, use our contact form. You may also raise concerns with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

Retention

We keep personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this policy or as required by law.

Changes

We may update this policy. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent change.