Privacy Policy

Winnipeg Picks ("we", "us") operates this website from Winnipeg, Manitoba. We handle personal information in accordance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). This page explains what we collect, why, who sees it, and your choices.

What we collect and why

Quote requests. When you ask for quotes, we collect your name, contact details, and job description for one purpose: sending your request to the Winnipeg businesses you are asking to quote the work. That sharing is stated on the form and happens only with your consent.

Business sign-ups. When you claim, update or add a business, the form collects your name, role, email and phone number, the business details you type (description, services, areas, years in business, licence or insurance), and any logo or photo you upload. We use them to confirm you run the business, which can mean calling the phone number on its Google listing, to publish the approved details, and to contact you about your sign-up. Your name, email and phone number are never published. The business details and photos are published only after we approve them, labelled as the business's own words.

Sign-ups are stored with Cloudflare, which hosts this site, and copied into our customer management system so we can follow up. If we turn a sign-up down, we delete it and its photos from our sign-up records 30 days later. The copy in our customer management system stays until you ask us to remove it. To change or remove a business's published owner details, or to have your sign-up deleted, email [email protected].

Listing information. Directory listings are built from publicly available business information, including Google Business Profile data such as ratings, review counts, addresses, and hours. This is business contact information, which PIPEDA treats differently from personal information. If a listing shows your personal information and you want it corrected or removed, email us and we will act on it.

What we count. When you tap a Call or Website button on Winnipeg Picks, we count the tap against that business so we can tell owners how many people reached them through the site. We store the date, the business, the button and the page, nothing about you: no name, phone number, IP address or cookie. We also use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which counts page visits without cookies.

Who your information goes to

Quote requests go to the businesses relevant to your request, and to the service providers that run our forms and customer management systems. Business sign-ups stay with Winnipeg Picks and the providers that host this site and our customer management system. We do not sell personal information, and we do not add quote requesters to marketing lists.

Consent and withdrawing it

Every marketing consent on this site is a separate, unchecked box that names the channel. You can withdraw any consent at any time: reply STOP to a text, use the unsubscribe link in an email, or email us at [email protected]. Withdrawal is processed without delay as CASL requires.

Retention and safeguards

We keep personal information only as long as it serves the purpose it was collected for, or as the law requires, and we protect it with safeguards appropriate to its sensitivity. Our systems are operated by reputable providers with their own security programs.

Your rights

You may ask what personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Email [email protected] and we will respond within a reasonable time. If you are not satisfied, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

Contact

Winnipeg Picks, Winnipeg, Manitoba. [email protected]