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Privacy Policy

Updated May 14, 2026

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Privacy Policy
Effective date: May 14, 2026


Cinch Communications (“Cinch,” “we,” “our” or “us”) operates www.cinchcommunications.com (the “Website”).
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store and protect personal information when you visit our Website, contact us or use our services.


Personal information we collect


We may collect the following types of personal information:

  • name

  • email address

  • phone number

  • business name

  • website URL

  • mailing address

  • information you submit through our contact form, by email, by phone or otherwise

  • marketing and communication preferences

  • photographs or images taken at events

  • information you post or submit through our Website

  • information about how you use our Website

  • technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, browser version, device information, time zone, pages visited, time and date of visit, time spent on pages and other diagnostic data

Cookies and tracking technologies


We use cookies and similar technologies to help operate our Website, understand how visitors use it and improve our services.
Cookies are small files stored on your device. They may include an anonymous unique identifier.


We may use:

  • Session cookies to operate the Website

  • Preference cookies to remember your settings

  • Security cookies to support Website security

  • Analytics and advertising cookies to understand Website traffic and support marketing

You can set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. Some parts of the Website may not function properly without cookies.


How we use personal information


We may use personal information to:

  • provide, operate and maintain our Website and services

  • respond to inquiries and provide customer support

  • communicate with you about our services

  • send marketing communications, where permitted

  • understand and improve Website performance

  • monitor Website usage

  • detect, prevent and address technical or security issues

  • comply with legal obligations

  • protect our rights, property and safety, and the rights, property and safety of others

Analytics


We may use third-party analytics providers, including Google Analytics, to help us understand how visitors use our Website.
Google Analytics may collect information such as your IP address, device information, browser type, pages visited and time spent on the Website. Google may use this information in accordance with its own privacy policy.


You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.


Advertising and remarketing


We may use remarketing services to advertise to you on third-party websites after you visit our Website. These services may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads based on your past visits.


Third-party providers may include:

  • Google Ads

  • Meta/Facebook

  • X/Twitter

  • other advertising platforms we may use from time to time

You can adjust your advertising preferences through the settings offered by those platforms.
Disclosure of personal information


We may share personal information with:

  • service providers who help us operate our Website, provide services, analyze usage or support marketing

  • professional advisers, such as lawyers, accountants or consultants

  • law enforcement, regulators, courts or public authorities where required or permitted by law

  • another organization in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring or sale of assets

Service providers are authorized to use personal information only as needed to provide services to us, unless otherwise permitted by law.
Transfers outside Canada


Your personal information may be stored or processed outside your province or outside Canada. Privacy laws in those jurisdictions may differ from those in your jurisdiction.


Where personal information is transferred to service providers outside Canada, we take reasonable steps to ensure it is protected through appropriate contractual, technical and organizational safeguards.


Retention


We keep personal information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by law.


Security


We use reasonable physical, technical and administrative safeguards to protect personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.


Your privacy rights


Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • access the personal information we hold about you

  • request that inaccurate or incomplete information be corrected

  • withdraw consent, where we rely on consent to process your information

  • request deletion of personal information, where applicable

  • ask questions or make a complaint about our privacy practices

We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to a request.


Marketing communications


You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us directly. We may still send you non-marketing messages related to services, transactions or legal matters.


Do Not Track


Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting. Our Website does not currently respond to Do Not Track signals.


Links to other websites


Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content, privacy policies or practices of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any website you visit.


Children’s privacy


Our Website and services are not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate consent.


Changes to this Privacy Policy


We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will post the updated version on this page and update the effective date.


Contact us


For questions, requests or complaints about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, contact us at:


Cinch Communications

Tel: 403-967-1600

marketing@cinchcomm.com

Head Office:

230, 4919 - 59 Street 

Red Deer, Alberta

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