Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 25, 2026

1. Information Collected

This website does not require account creation or user registration. The contact form on the homepage collects a name, email address, phone number, and message text when submitted voluntarily by a visitor. This information is not transmitted to a server; the form operates as a frontend-only interface and does not store or forward submissions.

Standard server log data — including IP addresses, browser type, operating system, referring URL, and pages visited — may be retained by the hosting provider in accordance with their own data retention policies.

2. Cookies

This site uses a single cookie preference stored in the browser's localStorage to record whether a visitor has accepted or rejected the cookie notice displayed on the homepage. No tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or third-party analytics cookies are set by this site.

Visitors can clear localStorage data through their browser settings at any time, which will cause the cookie notice to reappear on the next visit.

3. External Links and Third-Party Resources

Articles on this site include links to external resources such as NFPA, CSA Group, WETT Inc., Natural Resources Canada, and Ontario legislation databases. This site has no control over the content or privacy practices of those destinations. Visitors follow external links at their own discretion.

Images displayed on this site are sourced from Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons licences. They are served directly from Wikimedia infrastructure. Visiting pages containing these images may result in Wikimedia's servers logging a request from your IP address.

4. Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

5. Data Retention

Because the contact form does not transmit data to any server controlled by this site, no personal data is retained by Oak Hearth Lane from form submissions. Server log data, if any, is governed by the hosting provider's retention schedules.

6. Your Rights

Visitors in Canada have rights under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable provincial privacy legislation. Because this site does not collect or store personal data, there is no personal data held by Oak Hearth Lane to access, correct, or delete. For questions about hosting provider data, contact should be directed to the relevant host.

7. Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated periodically. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site following a policy update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms.

8. Contact

Questions about this privacy policy can be directed to: info@oakhearthlane.org