Last updated: October 2025
Introduction
Welcome to Canadian AI Guy ("we," "us," "our"), a service operated by Octopus Creative Inc. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, process, and disclose your information across the Canadian AI Guy website and its related services (collectively, the "Services"). This policy is designed to comply with Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and includes specific provisions relevant to Application-to-Person (A2P) messaging services.
By using our Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
- Personal Identification Information: This includes your name, email address, and telephone number. We collect this information when you voluntarily provide it to us, such as when you fill out a contact form, subscribe to a newsletter, or register for our services.
- Usage Data: We may automatically collect information about how you access and use our Services. This may include your IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
- Cookies and Tracking Data: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Services and hold certain information. Please see our Cookie Policy for more details.
How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide, maintain, and improve our Services.
- To notify you about changes to our Services.
- To provide customer support and respond to your inquiries.
- To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Services.
- To monitor the usage of our Services.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
- To send you marketing and promotional materials, news, and general information about our services, provided you have opted in to receive such communications.
SMS/Text Messaging Policy (A2P 10DLC Compliance)
This section outlines our practices regarding SMS (Short Message Service) and text messaging communications.
- Consent and Collection: When you provide us with your mobile phone number, you are expressly consenting to receive informational, transactional, and/or marketing text messages from us. This consent is a prerequisite for us to communicate with you via SMS.
- Use of Information: Your mobile phone number will be used solely for the purpose of sending you text messages related to our Services, as described at the time of collection.
- No Sharing with Third Parties: We will not share, sell, rent, or lease your mobile phone number or personal information to any third parties for their marketing purposes. Your data is used exclusively for communication from Canadian AI Guy (a service of Octopus Creative Inc.).
- Opt-Out: You may opt-out of receiving SMS messages from us at any time. To stop receiving messages, reply with the word STOP, END, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE, or QUIT to any message you receive from us. Upon receiving your opt-out request, we will send you a one-time confirmation message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed. After this, you will no longer receive any future messages from us.
- Help and Support: If you need assistance, reply with the word HELP to any message you receive from us, or contact us directly at [Your Contact Email].
- Message Frequency: Message frequency may vary depending on your interactions with our Services.
- Rates: Message and data rates may apply for any messages sent to you from us and to us from you. If you have any questions about your text plan or data plan, it is best to contact your wireless provider.
Data Disclosure and Transfer
We will not disclose your personal information except in the limited circumstances described here:
- Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Services ("Service Providers"), who are granted access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, or protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.
Data Security
The security of your data is important to us. We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
Your Data Protection Rights
Under PIPEDA, you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us.
Children's Privacy
Our Services are not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Email: he*@***********uy.ca
Company: Canadian AI Guy (a service of Octopus Creative Inc.)