How We Protect Your Privacy
Effective Date: 2023-01-01
Last Updated: 2025-08-26
At Notorious Suites (“we,” “our,” or “us”), your privacy matters. We are committed to protecting the personal information of our clients, website visitors, and business partners in compliance with Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), and other applicable privacy laws.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you interact with our website https://notorioussuites.com or our services.
1. Who We Are
We are Notorious Suites, a construction company based in Calgary, Alberta, specializing in legal basement suite development and residential construction projects.
Website: https://notorioussuites.com
2. Information We Collect
We may collect personal and non-personal information when you interact with our website or services, including:
- Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address, project details, or other identifiers you provide when contacting us, requesting a quote, or leaving comments.
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, and device information, collected automatically for analytics and security.
- Website Interactions: Comments, form submissions, uploaded media, or engagement with embedded content.
3. Comments and User-Generated Content
When you leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string, to help detect spam.
If you use Gravatar, an anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service. After approval, your profile picture is visible in the context of your comment. Please review the Gravatar Privacy Policy at: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
4. Media Uploads
If you upload images to our website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from posted images.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies may store your preferences, login details, or session data. Examples include:
- Comment cookies – store your details for convenience when leaving another comment (1 year).
- Login cookies – store login session information (2 days, or 2 weeks if “Remember Me” is selected).
- Screen options cookies – store display preferences (1 year).
- Post-edit cookies – store post ID for editing (1 day).
You may disable cookies in your browser, but this may limit certain website functionality.
6. Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles and pages may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, social media feeds, or external articles). These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with their content in accordance with their own privacy policies.
7. How We Use Your Information
We use collected information to:
- Respond to inquiries and provide construction services.
- Communicate with you about quotes, projects, or updates.
- Improve our website and services.
- Detect and prevent fraud, spam, or security threats.
- Comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
We will never sell or rent your personal information.
8. Disclosure of Information
We may share your information only in the following situations:
- Service Providers: With trusted third parties who assist in operating our website or delivering services (e.g., hosting providers, spam detection services).
- Legal Requirements: If required by law, regulation, or court order.
- Business Transactions: If our business is sold, merged, or restructured, personal data may be transferred as part of the transaction.
9. Data Retention
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely.
- For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in user profiles. Users may view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except usernames).
- Project-related records may be retained as required by Alberta law and industry standards.
10. Your Rights
Under PIPA (Alberta) and PIPEDA (Canada), you have the right to:
- Access personal information we hold about you.
- Request corrections or updates to your personal information.
- Withdraw consent for the collection, use, or disclosure of your information (subject to legal and contractual restrictions).
- Request deletion of your information, unless retention is legally required.
Requests can be made by contacting us (see Section 12 below).
11. Data Storage and Security
Your personal information is stored securely in Canada or in jurisdictions with comparable privacy protections. We implement reasonable safeguards to protect against unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse.
12. Contact Information
If you have questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us:
Notorious Suites
Calgary, AB T2J 1L7
Email: nathan@notorioussuites.com
Phone: (403) 614-4094
13. Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law or business practices. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.