Privacy Policy

We collect the details you give us directly — your name, email address, phone number, city and province, business name and description, website and social handles, and any photos or documents you attach — when you apply for membership, submit a business listing, send us a message, sponsor an event, or subscribe to our newsletter.

We also collect basic technical information when you visit the site, such as the pages you view, the type of device and browser you use, and the general region you are browsing from.

• To review, verify, and publish business listings in the directory.
• To respond to your messages, applications, and sponsorship inquiries.
• To send you updates, event invitations, and newsletters you have asked for.
• To run our events, hubs, and programs, and to understand what is useful on the site.

We ask for photo and documentary evidence so we can confirm that a listing is genuine and belongs to the person submitting it. Once a listing is approved, the business details and images you provided are shown publicly in the directory.

Please only submit material you own or are permitted to share. If you want a listing corrected or removed, contact us and we will action it.

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers who help us operate the site and our communications, and where we are required to do so by law.

We use cookies and similar technologies to keep the site working and to understand how it is used. You can control cookies through your browser settings, though some parts of the site may not work as intended without them.

You can ask to see, correct, or delete the personal information we hold about you, and you can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time. Reach us through the Message link in the footer and we will help.

We take reasonable measures to protect the information you share with us and keep it only for as long as we need it for the purposes described above, or as the law requires.

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the date at the top of this page.