Privacy Policy - www.beeftallowbusiness.com

Last Updated:

May 5, 2025

1. Introduction

Beef Tallow Business ("BTB", "we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect the personal information of users ("you", "your") of our website,

www.beeftallowbusiness.com

(the "Site"), and our associated services, including informational content, free offers, and product purchases (collectively, the "Services").

By accessing or using our Site and Services, you signify your understanding and agreement with the collection, use, and disclosure practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use our Site or Services.

This policy is intended to comply with Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).

2. What Personal Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal information:

Contact Information: Name, email address, mailing address, phone number.

Account Information (If Applicable): Username, password, account preferences.Transactional Information: Details about products or services you purchase or request (including free offers), order history, payment information (processed securely by third-party payment processors – we do not store full credit card numbers), shipping details.

Survey/Questionnaire Information: Responses you provide when requesting free guides or participating in surveys.Technical Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, referring URLs, pages visited on our Site, time spent on pages, usage patterns (collected via cookies and analytics).Communication Information: Records of your correspondence with us (e.g., emails, contact form submissions).

3. How We Collect Your Information

We collect personal information in the following ways:

Directly From You: When you fill out forms on our Site (e.g., contact form, newsletter signup, order checkout, free offer request forms, survey/questionnaire forms), create an account, make a purchase, or communicate with us directly.

Automatically Through Technology: When you browse our Site, we use cookies, log files, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect technical information about your device and browsing activity. (See Section 8: Cookies & Tracking Technologies).From Third Parties (Limited): We may receive information from third-party payment processors confirming payment success or failure.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information for the following purposes, based primarily on your consent, contractual necessity, or legitimate business interests:

To Provide and Manage Services: Fulfill your orders (including free offers), process payments, deliver products and guides, manage accounts, provide customer support.

To Communicate With You: Respond to inquiries, send order/shipping confirmations, send requested materials (like the free guide after questionnaire completion), send newsletters or marketing emails (where consent is obtained), inform you about changes to our terms or services.

To Improve Our Site and Services: Analyze website usage data to understand user behaviour, improve Site navigation and content, optimize user experience, develop new products or services.

For Marketing and Promotions (With Consent): Send promotional emails about new products, special offers, or other information we think you may find interesting, only if you have opted-in to receive such communications. You can opt-out at any time.

To Understand Your Needs (Survey Data): Analyze responses to questionnaires to better understand the goals and challenges of our audience, allowing us to tailor support and content (the guide itself is delivered upon completion, but aggregated, anonymized data may inform future development).

To Comply with Legal Obligations: Meet legal and regulatory requirements, prevent fraud, enforce our Terms and Conditions.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described above will depend on the personal information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it. However, we will normally collect personal information from you only where we have your consent to do so, where we need the personal information to perform a contract with you (e.g., to fulfill an order), or where the processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.

6. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your personal information with third-party service providers only in the ways that are described in this Privacy Policy and necessary to provide our Services, including:

Payment Processors: To securely process payments (e.g., Stripe, PayPal). They have their own privacy policies.

Shipping Carriers: To deliver physical products (e.g., Canada Post). We provide them with necessary shipping information.

Email Service Providers: To manage email lists and send communications (e.g., Mailchimp, ConvertKit).

Website Hosting & Analytics Providers: To host our Site and analyze usage (e.g., Google Analytics).Legal Requirements: If required by law, subpoena, or other legal process, or if we have a good faith belief that disclosure is reasonably necessary to (1) investigate, prevent, or take action regarding suspected or actual illegal activities or to assist government enforcement agencies; (2) enforce our agreements with you; (3) investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations; (4) protect the security or integrity of our Service; or (5) exercise or protect the rights and safety of BTB, our users, personnel, or others.

We require third-party service providers to respect the security of your personal information and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.

7. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process it, and applicable legal requirements. Information collected solely for delivering a free guide after a questionnaire may be retained for analysis or follow-up communication based on consent, but access details for the guide itself are not typically needed long-term. Transactional data is typically kept for several years to comply with tax and accounting regulations.

9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Site uses cookies (small text files placed on your device) and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons or pixels) to:

Ensure the Site functions properly.

Enhance user experience (e.g., remembering preferences).Analyze Site traffic and usage patterns (e.g., via Google Analytics).

Assist with our promotional and marketing efforts (e.g., tracking ad effectiveness).

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable cookies, some parts of the Site may not function properly.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Under Canadian privacy laws (PIPEDA and PIPA), you have certain rights regarding your personal information, subject to legal limitations:

Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.

Right to Correction: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.

Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process personal information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time (e.g., by unsubscribing from marketing emails). Withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

Right to Challenge Compliance: You have the right to address a challenge concerning compliance with the above principles to our Privacy Officer (see contact details below).

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided in Section 14. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable laws.

11. Children's Privacy

Our Site and Services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18 (or the age of majority in Alberta). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child, we will take steps to delete such information promptly.

12. International Data Transfers (If Applicable)

If you use service providers (like website hosting, email marketing) located outside of Canada (e.g., in the United States), state that here. Example:

Your personal information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in countries outside of Canada, such as the United States, where our third-party service providers may operate. Data protection laws in these countries may differ from those in Canada. We take steps to ensure that any such transfers comply with applicable Canadian privacy laws and that your information remains protected.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Site and updating the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

14. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or our data handling practices, or if you wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact our Privacy Officer at:

Beef Tallow Business

[email protected]

We are committed to working with you to obtain a fair resolution of any complaint or concern about privacy.