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Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 28, 2026


Who We Are

Brick & Harbor is an editorial archive operated from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The site address is https://brickandharbor.org/. For privacy-related inquiries, contact: editorial@brickandharbor.org.

What Data We Collect

This site does not operate user accounts and does not collect personally identifiable information through registration forms.

When you use the contact form on the About page, you provide a name, phone number, and email address. This information is used only to respond to your inquiry and is not stored in a database accessible to third parties.

Standard web server logs record the IP address, browser type, referring URL, and pages accessed for each visit. These logs are used for technical maintenance and basic traffic analysis. They are retained for a maximum of 90 days and are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Cookies

This site sets one first-party cookie (bah_cookie_consent) to record whether you have accepted or rejected the cookie consent banner. This cookie does not track browsing behaviour across other sites. It expires after 365 days.

No third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking cookies are set by this site. No social media tracking pixels are used.

Third-Party Content

Images on this site are loaded directly from Wikimedia Commons servers (upload.wikimedia.org). When your browser loads an image from Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia's servers may log your IP address and request headers. Wikimedia Foundation's own privacy policy applies to those requests: https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy.

This site does not embed Google Fonts, Google Analytics, Facebook tracking, or any other third-party scripts that would transmit visitor data to external parties.

Data Retention

Contact form submissions received by email are retained at the editorial team's discretion for correspondence management. Server logs are deleted after 90 days. Cookie data resides in your browser and can be deleted through your browser's settings at any time.

Your Rights

If you are a resident of Canada, the European Economic Area, or another jurisdiction with applicable data protection legislation, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal data we hold about you. Requests can be directed to editorial@brickandharbor.org. We will respond within 30 days.

Changes to This Policy

Material changes to this policy will be reflected in an updated "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

Contact

Privacy-related questions: editorial@brickandharbor.org

Brick & Harbor Editorial, 1265 Water Street, Suite 4, Halifax, NS, B3J 1S1, Canada.

This privacy policy applies solely to the brickandharbor.org domain. External links on this site lead to third-party sites governed by their own privacy policies.