How We Protect Your Privacy (And Your Sanity)
This privacy policy lays out how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. By being here, whether you’re browsing, soul-searching, or just procrastinating, you’re agreeing to the terms of this policy. Especially the part where we say: we actually care about your privacy.
Minors
Sorry, kids—this site isn’t for you. If you’re under 18, you need a parent or guardian tagging along. No solo missions allowed.
This Policy Is Part of Our Terms of Use
This Privacy Policy works hand-in-hand with our site’s Terms and Conditions. If you haven’t read those yet, they’re basically the house rules. You can find them in the footer or by clicking [insert link to Terms of Use].
What We Collect (and Why)
Just by visiting our site, you’re already telling us some things—like your IP address, the browser you’re using, and where you wandered in from. Standard stuff. We also use cookies (yes, the tech kind, not the tasty kind) to make your experience smoother. You can block them, but some features may sulk and stop working.
Anything you actively send us—emails, forms, blog comments, love letters—we’ll keep on file to keep conversations going or improve our site. If you buy something, we may collect details like your billing address or transaction info, but we don’t store payment data. That’s between you and the payment processor (who’s way more secure than we are, promise).
How We Use Your Info
We use it to run the site, talk to you, and improve things around here. We don’t sell it. We don’t spam. We’re not shady.
However, if we’re legally required to—say, law enforcement comes knocking—we’ll comply. Also, sometimes we share general, non-identifiable site trends with partners or analytics tools (think: “Hey look, 10,000 people read this page last month!”)
Third Party Stuff
We may use trusted third-party services (like email or payment tools). If any of them collect your info, they’ll tell you so, and you can choose whether to share with them. They can’t resell or misuse your data, and if they do, we’ll uninvite them from our digital house.
Usernames, Passwords & Locking the Door
If parts of our site require a login, guard that password like it’s your Netflix account. Always log out and shut your browser when done. Safety first, right?
Don’t Be That Person (Re: Spam & Stalking)
If you get personal info about someone else from this site, don’t use it to spam or annoy them. Nobody likes that. Same goes for any email addresses or contact info you find here. Be cool.
Your Info Shared Outside Our Site
If you choose to share personal details with strangers in the comment section or other public areas, that’s on you. We’re not responsible for how others treat that info.
Autoresponders (A.K.A. “We Got Your Message”)
We might use autoresponders to reply to your messages or send updates. You can opt out any time with a single click. If that doesn’t work, yell politely by emailing icemike@telus.net.
Policy Changes
If we ever change this policy (rare, but possible), we’ll post a notice right on the homepage. Keep an eye out if you care about the fine print. Changes don’t apply retroactively—if you gave us info before the update, we won’t start doing new weird stuff with it without your say-so.
Contact
Questions? Concerns? Cookie recipes? Email us at icemike@telus.netor mail us the old-school way:
Owner/Author: Mike Davies Holisuite #32 712047 Range Road #55 Grande Prairie, Alberta T8X 2Z8 Canada
California Privacy Rights
If you’re a California resident, you’re entitled to know what we collect and how we use it. Feel free to email icemike@telus.net.