Privacy Policy (PIPEDA)

1. Commitment to Privacy

Maple Mortar Index ("we," "our," or "us") is dedicated to protecting the personal information and privacy rights of individuals who visit our website at canadamortar.com. This Privacy Policy outlines our standards and practices concerning the collection, storage, processing, and disclosure of personal information in compliance with the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable provincial privacy regulations in Ontario.

2. Scope and Application

This Policy applies exclusively to personal information gathered through canadamortar.com. It does not govern the data practices of third-party platforms, external game developers, or external publishers to which our directory links. We recommend reviewing the individual privacy notices of external publishers when leaving our platform.

3. Categories of Information We Collect — Maple Mortar Index

We adhere to the PIPEDA principle of data minimization, collecting only information necessary to operate and enhance the Service:

A. Technical & Diagnostic Telemetry (Non-Identifiable)

When you access the Website, our web servers automatically generate standard technical access logs. These include:

• Browser application type and rendering version (e.g., Chromium, Gecko, WebKit);
• Operating system environment (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS);
• Referring uniform resource locator (URL) and timestamp of the visit;
• Aggregated WebGL and Canvas diagnostic metrics (to evaluate hardware acceleration performance);
• Internet Protocol (IP) address, processed with truncation to safeguard geographic anonymity.

B. Information You Voluntarily Provide

We collect personal information only when you explicitly submit it to us:

• Contact Desk Dispatches: When you send an inquiry via our contact form, we collect your name, email address, inquiry subject, and message content to formulate an appropriate editorial response.
• Weekly Dispatch Newsletter: If you voluntarily enter your email address to receive game release notes, we store your email solely to distribute this publication. You may unsubscribe at any time.
• Local Community Configuration: Configuration nicknames and bookmarked games are retained strictly inside your own device's browser memory (LocalStorage) and are not stored in any external marketing database.

4. Purpose of Data Processing

Maple Mortar Index processes collected information for the following specific purposes:

• To render and deliver the Website interface across diverse display resolutions and hardware setups;
• To respond directly to inquiries, technical feedback, and game recommendations submitted by players;
• To detect, investigate, and prevent malicious bot activities, security breaches, and denial-of-service attempts;
• To compile aggregated, anonymous statistics concerning browser rendering efficiency and WebGL latency.

5. Absolute Prohibition on Selling Personal Information

Maple Mortar Index has never sold, leased, or rented personal information to third parties, data brokers, or advertising exchanges, and we will never do so.

We disclose information only where required by Canadian law or court order, or to essential technology infrastructure service providers (such as hosting and network security partners) bound by strict confidentiality and data protection obligations.

6. Local Browser Storage & Cookies

Our Website utilizes minimal, privacy-conscious browser storage tokens to remember your user interface choices (such as consent preferences and local game bookmarks). For comprehensive details on each token, please consult our dedicated Cookie Policy.

7. Data Security and Retention Standards

We implement appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, destruction, loss, alteration, or disclosure. All web traffic between your browser and our servers is encrypted using modern Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3).

We retain contact inquiry correspondence only for as long as necessary to address your communication, after which it is routinely purged from our active operational files.

8. Your Rights Under Canadian Privacy Law (PIPEDA)

Under PIPEDA, you hold specific rights regarding your personal information, including:

• Right to Access: You may request a statement detailing whether we hold personal information about you and receive a copy of such data;
• Right to Rectification: You may challenge the accuracy and completeness of your personal information and have it amended where appropriate;
• Right to Revocation of Consent: You may revoke your consent for email communications or optional telemetry at any time;
• Right to Erasure: You may request the deletion of communications submitted through our contact desk.

To exercise any of these statutory rights, please send a written request to our Data Protection Officer at the coordinates listed below.

9. Data Controller & Privacy Contact

For inquiries, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our compliance with Canadian privacy legislation, please contact: