LEGAL COMPLIANCE • PIPEDA

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 2026. stixdret operates under Canadian statutory privacy standards and journalistic source confidentiality protections.

1. Scope and Organization

This Privacy Policy outlines how stixdret ("we", "our", or "the Bureau"), based at 150 Elgin Street, 8th Floor, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada, collects, manages, and protects personal data obtained through https://stixdret.pro and related editorial communication channels.

2. Journalistic Exemption & Source Confidentiality

In accordance with Section 4(2)(c) of the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), personal information collected, held, or disclosed exclusively for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes is governed by ethical journalistic standards and source protection doctrines, rather than commercial processing frameworks. Information provided by confidential whistleblowers is subject to legal privilege under the Journalistic Sources Protection Act.

3. Personal Data Collected from Subscribers & Readers

We collect limited information strictly necessary for fulfilling reader subscriptions (including our 190 EUR/year tier) and direct communications:

  • Contact Details: Name, contact email, and billing address provided during subscription registration or inquiries.
  • Transactional Records: Invoicing history and subscription status (we do not store raw payment card data on our servers).
  • Correspondence Data: Messages sent directly to [email protected].

4. Cookie Architecture & Consent Mode v2

We deploy Google tag technology (Tag ID: AW-18495691764) solely for baseline traffic measurement. In compliance with modern privacy standards and Consent Mode v2:

  • Default Status: All advertising, personalization, and marketing storage categories are set to denied on initial page load.
  • Explicit Consent: Only if a reader clicks "Accept Cookies" in our banner does the consent status update to granted.
  • Refusal: If a reader selects "Essential Only" or dismisses the banner, the denied state remains intact and no promotional tracking occurs.
  • No Conversion Snippets: We do not deploy conversion tracking labels, automated remarketing pixels, or third-party behavioral profiling.

5. Data Retention & Security Measures

Administrative and subscriber records are maintained on encrypted Canadian and privacy-compliant servers for the duration of the active membership plus statutory tax retention windows. Whistleblower tips that do not result in published verification are permanently expunged according to secure digital destruction protocols.

6. Your Statutory Rights

Under PIPEDA and relevant international data protection laws, you retain the right to:

  • Request access to personal administrative records we maintain regarding your subscription.
  • Request the correction or update of inaccurate contact details.
  • Request the deletion of your subscriber account and promotional email preferences.

7. Contact the Privacy Officer

To exercise your rights or ask questions regarding our privacy architecture, contact our designated privacy desk:

Privacy Officer • stixdret
150 Elgin Street, 8th Floor, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4, Canada
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +1 (613) 555-0184