Privacy Policy

Newest update of this page: 30 September 2020

TheGunBlog.ca works aggressively to protect your privacy, anonymity, and data security.
We invest in the best hardware, software, systems, tools and processes at our disposal.
We maximize privacy settings and minimize the number of web trackers, what the surveillance industry calls “cookies.”
The owner of TheGunBlog.ca is an advocate for personal privacy and anonymity.
We recommend using tools and technology that promote privacy.

TheGunBlog.ca asks subscribers and members for your e-mail address.
TheGunBlog.ca won’t ask for your name, address or location. (The donation system asks for a first name. You can enter anything.)
We use your e-mail addresses to share information relevant and related to TheGunBlog.ca, such as managing subscriptions and memberships and e-mailing you updates and newsletters.
TheGunBlog.ca doesn’t store your name or credit-card info on our servers. That is handled by our payment processor, Stripe.
We will never sell, rent, reveal or abuse your personal information.

Risks exist from our reliance on many software applications and services.
Risks exist from the possibility of deliberate hacks or malicious attacks.
Even if TheGunBlog.ca is hacked, we believe the risk to you would be limited since the only subscriber data we store is e-mail addresses.
TheGunBlog.ca uses many companies and services that may access your personal information (e-mail) or track web visits. The main ones:
- Amazon (if you log in via TheGunBlog.ca Store)
- ChartMogul (payment tracking)
- Cloudflare (content distribution)
- GiveWP (payments)
- Google, including Google Analytics (tracking), Google Fonts (fonts), Gmail (e-mail)
- Mailchimp (e-mail)
- PayPal (payments: accesses e-mail and credit card)
- Restrict Content Pro (publishing, memberships)
- Stripe (payments: access to e-mail, credit card and IP address)
- WordPress (publishing), and WordPress add-ons/plugins