Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 1, 2026

halcyonbooks.com ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your information in accordance with Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable provincial privacy legislation.

1. Privacy Officer & Data Controller

Responsible for managing personal information under this Policy:
Postmedia Network Canada Corp.
365 Bloor Street East, 12th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3L4, Canada
Email: privacy@halcyonbooks.com

2. Information We Collect

Name and email address — when you complete a form on our site
Usage data — IP address, browser type, pages visited, session duration (via cookies and analytics)
Quiz responses — non-identifying unless you submit a form

3. Purpose of Collection

We collect your information for the following purposes, identified at or before the time of collection:

To respond to your enquiry and send requested content
To send editorial updates by email (with your express consent)
To analyse site usage and improve our content
To comply with applicable law, including CASL

4. Consent

We obtain your express consent before sending commercial electronic messages (CEM) as required by Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). Consent is obtained through an unchecked checkbox on our form. You may withdraw consent at any time by emailing privacy@halcyonbooks.com or using the unsubscribe link in any email we send.

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share it with:

Formspree Inc. — our form processing service provider
Analytics providers — in anonymised or aggregated form
Legal authorities — if required by law

6. Your Rights Under PIPEDA

Right to access — request a copy of your personal information
Right to correction — request correction of inaccuracies
Right to withdraw consent — at any time, for future processing
Right to complain — to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at priv.gc.ca

To exercise these rights, contact our Privacy Officer at privacy@halcyonbooks.com.

7. Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies: required for site function; no consent needed
Analytics cookies: set only after you accept via the cookie banner

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described, typically up to 12 months after your last interaction with us, unless you request earlier deletion.

9. Contact

Privacy Officer: privacy@halcyonbooks.com