Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 4, 2026

Who We Are

This Privacy Policy applies to openhearthco.org, operated by Open Hearth Co, 344 Elgin Street, Suite 200, Ottawa, ON K2P 1M6, Canada. For questions, contact info@openhearthco.org.

Information Collected

When you submit the contact form on this site, we collect your name, phone number, and email address solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not sell, rent, or share this information with third parties for marketing purposes.

This site uses cookies to understand basic traffic patterns (page views, referral sources, approximate geography). No personally identifying information is attached to those cookies. You can reject cookies using the banner displayed on your first visit; doing so does not affect your ability to read the content on this site.

Third-Party Links

Articles on this site link to external resources including wettinc.ca, nrcan.gc.ca, canada.ca, nfpa.org, and wikimedia.org. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. Clicking an external link takes you away from openhearthco.org.

Images

Photographs on this site are sourced from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licences. Attribution links are available through the Commons pages referenced in each image URL.

Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained for a maximum of 12 months and then deleted. Server access logs (IP address, timestamp, page requested) are retained for 30 days for security purposes.

Your Rights

Under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal information we hold about you. Send requests to info@openhearthco.org.

Changes to This Policy

Updates to this policy are posted on this page with a revised date. Continued use of the site after a posted update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.