HALLWAY PRESS

Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Hallway Press is a Canadian nonprofit corporation that publishes Lounge, a quarterly magazine for Canadian physicians. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit our website at hallway.press, subscribe to our publications, or otherwise interact with our services.

We are committed to complying with Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable provincial privacy legislation.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide to us:

When you subscribe to Lounge or sign up for updates, we may collect your name, email address, mailing address (for print subscriptions), and payment information. Payment information is processed securely through Stripe and is not stored on our servers.

Information collected automatically:

When you visit hallway.press, we may automatically collect certain information through cookies and similar technologies, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URL. We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our website.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes: to process and fulfill your subscription orders; to send you the magazine and related communications; to send you editorial updates and newsletters you have opted into; to improve our website, content, and services; and to comply with legal obligations.

We do not use your personal information for advertising purposes. Hallway Press does not sell advertising in its publications or on its website.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with the following service providers who assist us in operating our services:

Stripe, for payment processing. Stripe’s privacy policy is available at stripe.com/privacy. Google Analytics, for website analytics. Google’s privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy. Our email service provider, for delivering newsletters and subscription communications.

These service providers are contractually obligated to use your information only for the purposes of providing services to us and in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

We may also disclose your information where required by law, regulation, or legal process.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience and to collect analytics data. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain features of our website.

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website. This information is aggregated and used to improve the website. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Subscription data is retained for the duration of your subscription and for a reasonable period thereafter for record-keeping purposes. You may request deletion of your personal information at any time by contacting us.

7. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Payment processing is handled by Stripe using industry-standard encryption and security protocols. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Your Rights

Under Canadian privacy law, you have the right to: access the personal information we hold about you; request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information; request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal obligations; withdraw your consent to the collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information; and file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our services are not directed at individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child, we will take steps to delete it promptly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our handling of your personal information, please contact us at:

Hallway Press
Email: editor@hallway.press
Website: hallway.press