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Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026 — Compliant with PIPEDA (Canada)

Who we are

Twisted Thorn Landscaping & Property Maintenance is a small business based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. If you have a question about this policy, or you'd like us to delete your data, email privacy@twistedthorn.ca. That reaches a real person, and that person is responsible for privacy here.

What we collect and why

If you fill in the contact form: your name, email address, and message are used to reply to you. If you choose to provide a phone number, we use it to call or text you back. Our spam filter also records your IP address and how long the form was open before you submitted it — that is how we tell a person from a bot. All of this lands in the email we receive. We don't add you to a mailing list, we don't sell it, and we don't pass it to anyone else.

If you click our email address directly (rather than the form), we note that distinction for internal conversion tracking only. No additional data is collected.

If you accept cookies: anonymous analytics about how you used this page (see below). If you decline, we collect none of it and the site works exactly the same.

Declining cookies doesn't affect the contact form. They are entirely separate: the cookie question is about browsing analytics, and the form is you choosing to send us a message.

We do not collect sensitive personal information. Please don't send us any through the form.

Cookies

Nothing loads until you give permission. Until you click "Sure, go ahead," no analytics cookie is set and no tracking script downloads. Here's what runs if you agree:

CookieProviderPurposeDuration
_ga, _ga_* Google Analytics 4 Counts visits and pages viewed. No names, emails, or identifying info. IP is anonymized. 2 years
tt-consent-v1 Twisted Thorn (localStorage) Remembers your cookie choice so we don't ask you every visit. Until you clear browser storage

Google Analytics data is processed in accordance with Google's privacy policy and may be stored on servers outside Canada, including in the United States. We use this data only to understand how our site is used in aggregate, not to identify individuals.

Your rights under PIPEDA

As a Canadian resident, you have the right to:

To exercise any of these, email privacy@twistedthorn.ca. We'll respond within 30 days.

Withdrawing cookie consent

You can change your cookie choice at any time. Click the button below or find "Cookie Settings" in the footer of any page.

Data retention

Emails we receive through the contact form are kept as long as the business correspondence is relevant, and deleted when no longer needed. Analytics data in Google Analytics is retained for 14 months (Google's default minimum for this product tier).

Third-party services

We do not use any ad networks, remarketing pixels, or social media tracking scripts.

Children's privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to this policy

If we make material changes, we'll update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

Questions, requests, or complaints about privacy:
privacy@twistedthorn.ca
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada