Privacy Policy

Your privacy matters to us. This policy explains what personal information scheep.ca collects, why we collect it, how it is used and protected, and what rights you have over it. scheep.ca is operated by Scheep Ventures Ltd., based in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. We are committed to complying with the BC Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and Canada’s federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Who we are

Our website is scheep.ca, operated by Scheep Ventures Ltd., based in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.

Under BC PIPA, every organization must designate a Privacy Officer. For scheep.ca, all privacy inquiries should be directed to our Privacy Officer:

Privacy Officer
Scheep Ventures Ltd.
Langley, BC, Canada
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://scheep.ca

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form: your name, email address, and website (if you choose to provide one). We also collect your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam and manage comment moderation.

An anonymized hash (a scrambled version) of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check whether you use a profile picture there. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. If your comment is approved, your profile picture and comment content may be visible publicly.

Media

If you upload images to the site, you should remove any embedded location data (EXIF GPS data) from those images beforehand. Visitors to the site may be able to download and extract location information from images that are made publicly available.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Posts on this site may include embedded content — such as videos, images, or articles — from other websites. Embedded content from third-party sites behaves in exactly the same way as if you visited those sites directly. Those third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content, particularly if you have an account and are logged in on that site.

Scheep.ca is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you interact with.

Legal Basis for Collection (BC PIPA / PIPEDA)

Under BC PIPA and PIPEDA, we collect personal information only when there is a lawful basis to do so. We collect personal information only:

With your implied consent — for example, when you submit a comment form or send an email inquiry, you are implying consent for us to use that information to respond;
With your express consent where required — for example, before sending any marketing communications, as required under CASL; or
Where collection is necessary for a legitimate business purpose that a reasonable person would consider appropriate under the circumstances.

You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us at [email protected], subject to any legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. We will inform you of the implications of withdrawing consent.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We only share personal information in very limited circumstances:

Password reset requests: Your IP address is included in the password reset email sent to you.
Spam detection: Comments submitted on the site are checked through an automated spam detection service (Akismet). This involves sharing comment content and associated metadata.
Gravatar: An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to Automattic’s Gravatar service to retrieve your profile image, if you use one.
Legal requirements: If required by law enforcement or a valid court order, we may disclose personal information as required under Canadian law.

We do not share personal information with any other third parties except as strictly necessary to operate this website and deliver our services.

How long we retain your data

We retain personal information only as long as it is needed for the purpose it was collected. Here is a summary of our retention practices:

Comments and metadata: Retained indefinitely to support ongoing comment moderation workflows.
Registered user profile data: Retained until the user requests deletion of their account and associated data.
Email inquiries: Retained for a reasonable period to fulfill the purpose of the inquiry, then securely deleted.

Under BC PIPA, you have the right to request that we destroy or anonymize personal information that is no longer needed for its original purpose. Contact us at [email protected] to make such a request.

Your Rights Under BC PIPA and PIPEDA

You have the following rights with respect to your personal information:

Right of access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you. We will respond within 30 business days as required by BC PIPA.
Right of correction: Request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
Right of deletion: Request deletion or anonymization of your personal information where it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was collected.
Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw your consent for non-essential data uses at any time, subject to reasonable notice.
Right to complain: File a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe your privacy rights have not been respected (see below).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We take all privacy requests seriously and will respond promptly.

Where your data is sent

Some of your personal information may be sent outside of British Columbia or Canada in limited circumstances:

Website hosting: Our website is hosted on servers that may be located outside of British Columbia. Where personal information is transferred outside of Canada, we take reasonable steps to ensure it receives comparable protection to that required under Canadian privacy law.

Spam detection: Visitor comment data may be sent to an automated spam detection service for processing.

Gravatar: Anonymized email hashes are sent to Automattic’s servers to check for associated profile images.