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Privacy Policy
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The Hypnotist, operated by Frank Nagler ("we", "us", or "our"), is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you visit thehypnotist.ca or contact us through our website.
This policy is governed by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable Canadian provincial privacy legislation.
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide Directly
When you use our contact form, we collect:
- Your full name
- Your email address
- Your company or organization name (optional)
- Your service of interest (optional)
- The content of your message
Information Collected Automatically
With your consent, we may collect:
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Referring website or search terms
- Browser type, device type, and operating system
- General geographic location (country/city level)
This information is collected via Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and is only activated after you provide explicit consent through our cookie banner.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Respond to your inquiries and booking requests
- Provide information about our corporate hypnosis and coaching services
- Improve our website and user experience
- Comply with legal obligations
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
3. Cookies and Analytics
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies. We distinguish between:
- Essential cookies: Required for the website to function. These are always active.
- Analytics cookies: Used to understand how visitors interact with our site (Google Analytics 4). These are only loaded after you click "Accept" on our cookie consent banner.
You may withdraw your analytics consent at any time by clicking "Revoke Consent" (available in the site footer) or by clearing your browser's local storage.
4. Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained in our email inbox for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and maintain business records, typically no longer than 3 years. Analytics data is retained in Google Analytics for 14 months by default.
5. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may process your data:
- Google Analytics 4 — website analytics (consent-gated). Google Privacy Policy
- YouTube (Google LLC) — embedded video content. Viewing embedded videos may result in data being sent to Google.
6. Your Rights
Under PIPEDA and applicable Canadian law, you have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Withdraw consent for non-essential data processing
- Request deletion of your personal information (subject to legal retention requirements)
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
7. Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of our website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact:
Frank Nagler
The Hypnotist
[email protected]
1-289-707-0045
See also: Terms of Use