1. Who We Are

EZblocks (“we,” “us,” “our”) operates this website at ezblocks.ca. We are committed to protecting the personal information of our customers in compliance with applicable Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”).

2. What Personal Information We Collect

• Contact Information: When you leave comments, fill out inquiry forms, subscribe or register, we may collect your name, email, phone number, address, and other contact details.

• Comments Data: If you comment on a post, we may collect the information shown in the comment form, your IP address, browser type, and a hashed value of your email for Gravatar.

• Cookies & Usage Data:

  • Session cookies for login functionality

  • “Remember Me” cookies active up to two weeks

  • Authoring cookies (screen options) up to one year

  • WordPress session cookies that expire when you log out

  • Cookies in comments to remember your info for one year

• Device & Browser Info: May include user-agent string, IP address, browser resolution, OS type, and version.

3. How We Use Personal Information

We process personal data to:

• Respond to inquiries and provide services

• Maintain effective communication

• Administer user accounts and subscriptions

• Improve user experience and tailor site functionality

• Monitor site performance and prevent fraud or unauthorized access

• Send you marketing communications about offers (with your consent)

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We collect, use, and retain personal information based on:

• Consent (e.g., subscribing to offers)

• Legitimate interests (administering your account, maintaining site security)

• Legal obligations (complying with laws or responding to lawful requests)

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to enhance your experience:

Third-party embedded content (e.g., YouTube, social media) may set additional cookies under their policies.

6. Disclosure of Information

We may share your personal information:

• With trusted third parties providing essential services (e.g., hosting, support, analytics)

• Where required by law, court order, or government request

• To investigate or prevent fraud, security breaches, or illegal activities

All third parties must agree to safeguard your information and limit use.

7. Retention of Data

• Comments and Metadata: Retained indefinitely until manually deleted

• User Accounts: Stored for the duration of your account

• Inquiries & Support Data: Retained as needed for record-keeping and service provision

We may anonymize data for reporting or analysis purposes after active retention ends.

8. Your Rights and Choices

• Access & Correction: You can view, update, or delete personal data associated with your account at any time

• Export Data: You may request an export of your personal information

• Withdraw Consent or Erase Data: Except where legally required to retain records

• Unsubscribe: Opt-out of marketing emails or comment notifications

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the details below.

9. Use of Cookies in Comments & Login

• Commenting may save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience

• Login features (“remember me”) use cookies to extend login sessions

• Standard WordPress cookies may be used for security and session maintenance

10. Embedded Content from Other Sites

Embedded content (e.g., videos, images) behaves as if you’re visiting the external site. These content providers may collect data and track usage based on their own privacy policies.

11. Security Measures

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical protections to safeguard your data (e.g., HTTPS, restricted access, secure servers). However, no method is 100% secure; we encourage you to maintain good security practices.

12. Policy Updates

We may update this policy over time. Changes will be posted here with an updated effective date. If materially altered, we may notify you via email or prominent site announcements.

13. Questions & Contact

For any privacy-related inquiries, please contact:

EZblocks Privacy Officer
Email: info@ezblocks.ca
Address: 3370 Pharmacy Avenue,
Toronto, ON M1W 3K4, Canada
Phone: (877) 3-EZBLOCK

14. Data Residency

By providing information on this site, you consent to its storage and use in Canada and similar jurisdictions.

15. Managing Compliance

You can challenge our use of your information or our compliance with this policy by contacting us or by reaching out to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.