Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 4, 2026

This page is a practical starting-point policy for SmartSideHustles.ca. Review it with a qualified Canadian privacy professional and replace any placeholders before relying on it for your business.

SmartSideHustles.ca (“SmartSideHustles”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect personal information when you visit our website or subscribe to our newsletter.

Information we collect

We may collect information you provide directly, such as your email address when you subscribe to the newsletter or send a message through our contact form. We may also receive basic technical information, such as browser type, device type, approximate location, pages visited, and referral source, when analytics or similar technologies are enabled.

How we use information

To send the newsletter and other updates you request.
To respond to questions and provide website information.
To understand how visitors use the website and improve its content.
To protect the website against abuse, spam, and security incidents.

Newsletter communications

If you subscribe, we use your email address to send the communications described at the point of signup. You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in an email or by contacting us through the contact page.

Cookies and analytics

We may use cookies or similar technologies for essential website functions, preferences, analytics, or campaign measurement. If third-party analytics or advertising tools are added, this policy should be updated to identify them and explain the available choices.

Service providers

We may use third-party providers for email delivery, website hosting, analytics, spam prevention, and form processing. Those providers may process information on our behalf and are expected to use it only for the services they provide.

Retention and security

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, legal obligations, dispute resolution, and business records. We use reasonable safeguards, but no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Your choices and privacy requests

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information we hold about you, subject to applicable law. You may also withdraw newsletter consent at any time. Use the contact page to make a request.

Children’s privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age required by applicable privacy law.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our practices, services, or legal obligations change. The revised version will be posted on this page with a new update date.

Contact

For privacy questions or requests, please use our contact page.