Privacy Policy

Bayfield Trading (“we,” “our,” “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information across all jurisdictions where we operate, including Canada, the European Union, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information when you interact with our website www.bayfieldtrading.ca:

• Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and any details you provide in the contact form.
• Technical Information: Limited information automatically provided by your browser (IP address, device type, browser type, and referring pages).
• No Payment Data: We do not currently collect or process payment card details through this website.

2. How We Use Your Information

• Responding to your inquiries.
• Providing information about our products and services.
• Maintaining website functionality and security.
• Meeting our legal and regulatory obligations.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR – EU/UK)

For visitors from the European Economic Area or the UK, we process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

• Consent (e.g., when you submit a contact form).
• Legitimate interests (e.g., improving our services, ensuring website security).
• Legal obligation (e.g., compliance with record-keeping laws).

4. Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share only with:

• Service providers: Website hosting, email, or IT support providers who act as processors under contract.
• Regulators or legal authorities: If required by law.

We do not disclose personal information to advertisers, data brokers, or unrelated third parties.

5. International Transfers

Because we operate in Canada and may use third-party service providers located in other countries (including the United States), your personal information may be transferred across borders. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as contractual clauses or adequacy decisions where applicable.

6. Retention of Data

We do not store personal information in a database. Any limited technical data (such as IP addresses) may appear in server logs provided by our hosting provider (Vercel). These logs are automatically cleared on a routine basis, typically within 30 days.

7. Your Privacy Rights

• Canada (PIPEDA): Right to access and correct your personal information.
• EU/UK (GDPR): Right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, object to processing, and data portability. Right to withdraw consent at any time.
• United States (CCPA/CPRA – California residents): Right to know what personal information we collect, request deletion, and opt out of “sale” or “sharing” of personal data (we do not sell/share data).
• Australia & New Zealand: Right to access, correction, and complaint to the relevant privacy commissioner.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at privacy@bayfieldtrading.ca. We will respond within applicable legal timeframes.

8. Cookies and Tracking

At present, we do not use non-essential cookies or third-party trackers. If we introduce analytics or marketing cookies in the future, we will update this policy and provide a clear consent option.

9. Security of Your Information

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, including encryption in transit (HTTPS). However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed to individuals under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with the “Last Updated” date.

12. Contact Us

Note: This Privacy Policy should be read together with our Cookie Policy.