Last Updated: February 18, 2026 | Effective Date: February 18, 2026
NorthSignal Media ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of all visitors to our website. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, with whom we share it, and your rights regarding that data. This policy applies to all users of the website operated by NorthSignal Media, located at 350 Bay Street, Suite 700, Toronto, ON M5H 2S6, Canada. For questions about this policy, contact us at [email protected].
Changes to this Privacy Policy will be notified via a homepage banner a minimum of 14 days before taking effect. We encourage you to review this page regularly.
We use cookies divided into three categories. Each category serves a distinct purpose and requires different levels of consent from users.
Purpose: Core site functionality, security, session management, and storing your cookie consent preference.
Examples: session_id, csrf_token, cookie_consent_status
Consent required: No. These cookies are activated automatically because the website cannot function properly without them.
Retention: Session duration, or up to 12 months for preference storage.
Purpose: Measuring traffic, user behavior, and site performance to help us improve our content and user experience.
Tools: Google Analytics 4
Examples: _ga, _ga_XXXXXXX, _gid, _gat
Consent required: Yes. These cookies are activated only after you explicitly accept them through our cookie consent banner.
Retention: Up to 14 months.
Purpose: Remarketing, personalized ad delivery, and conversion tracking to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
Consent required: Yes. These cookies are activated only after you explicitly accept them through our cookie consent banner.
Retention: Up to 540 days (Google Ads default).
Full details on marketing cookie sub-disclosures are provided in Section 2 below.
a) Third-party ad serving: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's previous visits to this website and other sites on the internet.
b) Advertising partners: We may work with advertising partners such as Google and Meta to deliver advertisements tailored to your interests across various websites and platforms.
c) Remarketing: We may use remarketing services to advertise to previous visitors of our website. After visiting our site, you may see our ads on other websites, apps, or platforms you visit.
d) YouTube and Display Network: Advertisements may appear across Google services including YouTube, Gmail, and the Google Display Network.
e) Tracking technologies: We use the following tracking technologies on this website:
f) Advertising measurement: We use conversion tracking to understand which advertisements lead to actions on our website, such as form submissions, calls, or purchases. This allows us to measure campaign effectiveness and allocate budget appropriately. Conversion data may be shared with Google Ads and Meta.
g) Technologies in use: Advertising and analytics technologies active on this site:
h) Opt-out from personalized advertising: You may opt out of personalized advertising at any time:
Opting out does not remove ads entirely. You will continue to see non-personalized advertisements.
i) Cookie preference management: You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Manage cookie preferences" link in the footer of any page on this website. This will open a panel where you can accept or reject each cookie category independently.
Our cookie consent banner offers three options: "Accept All", "Reject Non-Essential", and "Manage Preferences". Marketing and analytics cookies are not activated until you explicitly accept them. Your choice is stored in your browser's local storage for 12 months. The banner is dismissible without accepting; selecting "Reject Non-Essential" means only essential cookies remain active. The banner links directly to this Privacy Policy.
By clicking "Accept All Cookies", you consent to the storing of cookies on your device for analytics and advertising purposes, including personalized advertising delivered by Google and Meta. You may withdraw consent at any time through the cookie preferences panel without affecting the lawfulness of processing that occurred before withdrawal.
EEA / UK Users: Users in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom receive this consent notice in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR. Marketing and analytics cookies are activated solely after explicit, informed, freely given consent under GDPR Article 6(1)(a). Consent is recorded with a timestamp and may be audited upon request.
Withdrawal of Consent: You may withdraw consent at any time by clicking "Manage cookie preferences" in the website footer, or by clearing cookies via your browser settings. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred while consent was valid.
We share certain data with advertising partners for campaign delivery and measurement. Recipients and the data categories shared include:
We do not sell personal data. All transfers to Google and Meta operate under Standard Contractual Clauses where applicable. Data is processed for ad targeting and campaign measurement only and is not resold to unaffiliated third parties.
Google and Meta may use this data across their own platforms in accordance with their respective policies. We encourage users to review those policies directly.
When you submit a contact form, request a quote, or register interest in our services, we collect the information you provide. This typically includes: full name, email address, phone number, and your message.
Legal basis: Consent (GDPR Art. 6.1.a) and, where a service relationship exists, performance of a contract (GDPR Art. 6.1.b).
Retention: Form submission data is retained for up to 2 years from the date of submission, unless a longer period is required by applicable law.
You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us at [email protected].
A link to this Privacy Policy appears adjacent to every submission button on this site. Submitting a form constitutes acknowledgment of this policy.
This website uses the following Google services:
Google's advertising products are governed by: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
This website uses the Meta Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our advertising on Facebook and Instagram. The pixel may record:
We do not use the Meta Pixel to collect sensitive personal data, nor to target users based on health status, financial situation, religion, political views, sexual orientation, or any other special-category attribute prohibited under Meta's advertising policies.
Meta acts as an independent data controller for data collected via its Pixel and processed within its own platform. Refer to Meta's Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy
To manage your ad preferences on Meta platforms, visit: https://www.facebook.com/adpreferences/
This website does not promote, sell, or facilitate access to prohibited product or service categories including but not limited to: weapons, controlled substances, counterfeit goods, gambling services (unlicensed), adult content, or services that make misleading health or financial claims. All advertising conducted through Google Ads and Meta Ads complies with the respective platform policies in full.
The content of this website accurately represents the products and services advertised. No bait-and-switch practices are employed. The experience delivered to users arriving from paid advertisements is identical to the experience for all other visitors. Cloaking, automatic redirects, and content variation by traffic source are not used on this website.
This website is not directed at individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If we discover that data has been collected from a person under 16 without verifiable parental consent, we will delete it promptly. Contact us at [email protected] if you believe we have received data from a minor.
Personal data collected through this website may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the European Economic Area, including the United States, where Google LLC and Meta Platforms, Inc. are based.
These transfers are conducted under Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission, which provide appropriate safeguards for personal data. A copy of the applicable SCCs can be requested by contacting us directly at [email protected].
If you are located in the EEA or UK, you have the following rights:
To exercise any right, email us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority:
We may collect the following types of personal and non-personal data depending on your interaction with our website:
For each data type, the corresponding legal basis is as follows:
We retain data for specific periods depending on the category:
| Data Category | Retention Period |
|---|---|
| Contact form submissions | 2 years |
| Analytics data (GA4) | 14 months |
| Marketing cookies (Google Ads) | Up to 540 days |
| Email communications | Duration of relationship + 1 year |
| Server logs | 90 days |
| Cookie consent records | 3 years (audit requirement) |