Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy applies between you and Goldpages ("Goldpages", "we", "us", or "our"). Goldpages operates as an online classified advertising marketplace that allows individuals and businesses to post, browse, advertise, purchase, sell, and inquire about goods and personal services.

Goldpages is committed to protecting personal information in accordance with applicable Canadian privacy laws including PIPEDA, Alberta PIPA, British Columbia PIPA, Québec privacy legislation, CASL, and other applicable privacy laws.

2. Information We Collect

Goldpages may collect:
  • • Name
  • • Username
  • • Date of birth
  • • Email address
  • • Telephone number
  • • Mailing address
  • • Business information
  • • Payment information
  • • Profile information
  • • Photographs and videos
  • • Advertisement content
  • • Communications through the platform
  • • IP address
  • • Browser and device information
  • • Operating system information
  • • Search and browsing activity
  • • Approximate location information
  • • Cookies and analytics information

3. How We Collect Information

Information may be collected directly from users, automatically through website technologies, from payment processors, identity verification providers, fraud prevention services, advertising partners, public sources, and law enforcement when authorized by law.

4. Public Listings and Search Engine Indexing

Goldpages is a public advertising platform. Information published in advertisements may be visible to the public, indexed by search engines, copied by third parties, archived, cached, republished, and retained outside the control of Goldpages.

Users are solely responsible for determining what information they choose to publish.

5. Removal of Listings and De‑Indexing Requests

Users may request removal of advertisements. Goldpages will make reasonable efforts to remove content from active services but cannot guarantee removal from search engine caches, archives, screenshots, third-party websites, or internet archives.

6. Personal Services Advertisements

Goldpages does not verify qualifications, licensing, certifications, legality, safety, suitability, or credentials of advertisers unless expressly stated. Users interact with advertisers at their own risk.

7. How We Use Information

Information may be used for:
  • • Account administration
  • • Publishing advertisements
  • • Facilitating communications
  • • Processing payments
  • • Customer support
  • • Fraud prevention
  • • Spam detection
  • • Content moderation
  • • Analytics and platform improvement
  • • Marketing where permitted by law
  • • Legal compliance
  • • Enforcement of Terms of Use

8. Communications Between Users

Goldpages may store, monitor, review, or disclose communications where reasonably necessary to investigate complaints, enforce policies, detect fraud, protect users, or comply with legal obligations.

9. Disclosure of Information

Goldpages may disclose information to hosting providers, payment processors, analytics providers, affiliates, professional advisors, regulators, law enforcement agencies, and in connection with mergers, acquisitions, financing transactions, or business sales.

10. Cookies and Advertising Technologies

Goldpages uses essential cookies, analytics cookies, functionality cookies, and advertising cookies. Users may disable cookies through browser settings although some features may not function properly.

11. Security

Goldpages maintains reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards including secure servers, access controls, encryption technologies, monitoring systems, password protection, and breach response procedures.

12. International Transfers

Personal information may be processed or stored outside Canada and may be subjected to access by foreign governments, courts, regulators, or law enforcement agencies.

13. Retention

Information is retained only as long as needed for operational, legal, regulatory, dispute resolution, enforcement, and business purposes. Backup and archival copies may continue to exist after deletion.

14. Privacy Rights

Users may request:
  • • Access to personal information
  • • Correction of inaccurate information
  • • Deletion where permitted by law
  • • Withdrawal of consent
  • • Restriction of processing
  • • Information regarding privacy practices
  • • Data portability where applicable

15. CASL Compliance

Commercial electronic messages are sent only where permitted by law. Users may unsubscribe at any time. Service-related communications may continue after marketing consent is withdrawn.

16. Minors

Goldpages is intended only for individuals who are at least 18 years of age or the age of majority in their jurisdiction.

17. Third‑Party Websites

Goldpages is not responsible for third-party websites, services, content, or privacy practices.

18. Business Transfers

Personal information may be transferred in connection with mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financing transactions, asset sales, or other business transfers.

19. Changes to this Policy

Goldpages may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updated versions will be posted on the website and continued use constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

20. Privacy Officer

Privacy Officer
Goldpages
info@goldpages.cc

21. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.