This Privacy Policy describes how Londonly (londonly.ca) handles your personal information when you use our website. Your use of this site indicates your agreement to these practices.
1. Who We Are
Londonly is a digital publication focused on London, created in Canada by Canadians. The Content Panel publishes this site.
Privacy Contact: [email protected]
Address: The Content Panel, 145 1/2 Church Street, Unit 5, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1Y4, Canada
2. Information We Collect
Information collected automatically:
Your visit to this site automatically generates certain technical data. This includes your IP address, the browser and operating system you use, which pages you view, how long you spend on each page, the site that referred you here, your approximate location (based on IP address), and what type of device you are using.
Information you provide voluntarily:
When you sign up for a newsletter or use a contact form, we may collect your name and email address. Any additional details you include in messages to us are also retained.
Information from third parties:
Our analytics and advertising partners may provide us with anonymised, aggregated data.
3. How We Use Your Information
The information we gather serves several purposes: running and improving this website; analysing visitor behaviour through analytics tools; answering your enquiries and messages; delivering newsletters or updates to subscribers; showing relevant advertisements; preventing fraud, spam, and abuse; and meeting our legal requirements.
Your personal information is never sold to third parties.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Cookies and similar technologies like pixels and local storage are used on this site. These small text files sit on your device and help us learn how you interact with our content.
Types of cookies we use:
- Essential cookies – necessary for basic site operations like session management. You cannot disable these.
- Analytics cookies – allow us to study traffic patterns and usage, including Google Analytics.
- Advertising cookies – enable targeted ads and performance measurement, such as Google AdSense.
- Social media cookies – may appear when you engage with embedded social content.
Your browser settings allow you to control or block non-essential cookies. Be aware that disabling cookies may limit site functionality. Visit allaboutcookies.org for detailed information about cookies.
5. Third-Party Services
Several third-party services collect information during your visit. These include but are not limited to:
- Google Analytics – for analysing website traffic. Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- Google AdSense – for serving advertisements. Google’s ad policies: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Each third-party service has its own privacy policy, which we recommend you read. We have no control over how these services collect data.
6. Data Sharing and Disclosure
Your personal information is not sold, rented, or traded. We may disclose your information only in these specific situations: to service providers who help run this site (like hosting and analytics companies), who are bound by confidentiality agreements; when legally required by regulation, court order, or government authority; to defend the rights, property, or safety of Londonly, our users, or others; or during a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, with prior notice to you.
7. Data Retention
Personal information is kept only as long as needed for the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law. Analytics data is stored in aggregated, anonymised form. Newsletter subscribers’ email addresses remain on file until they unsubscribe. You can request deletion of your personal data anytime by contacting [email protected].
8. Your Rights
Your location may grant you certain rights over your personal information:
- Access – you can request a copy of the personal information we maintain about you.
- Correction – you can ask us to correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Deletion – you can request that we delete your personal information, within legal limits.
- Objection – you can object to certain processing activities, including direct marketing.
- Data portability – you can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Withdraw consent – where we process data based on consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.
9. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence, including Canada and the United Kingdom. These countries may have data protection laws that differ from those in your jurisdiction. By using this site, you consent to the transfer of your information to these countries. We take reasonable steps to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
10. Children’s Privacy
This site is not directed at individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us at [email protected] and we will promptly delete it.
11. Security
We employ reasonable technical and organisational safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, modification, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method is completely secure, so we cannot promise absolute protection. Should we discover a data breach likely to impact your rights, we will notify you and the relevant regulatory authority as the law requires.
12. Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be revised periodically. Updates will appear on this page with a new date. Continuing to use the site after changes means you accept the updated policy. When changes are significant, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you, such as through a site banner.
13. Governing Law
This site is operated from Canada by The Content Panel. This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Any disputes arising under this policy shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario, Canada.
14. Contact
For questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, reach us at:
Email: [email protected]
Address: The Content Panel, 145 1/2 Church Street, Unit 5, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1Y4, Canada