Privacy Policy

Who We Are

SugarDaddyOttawa.ca (“we”, “us”) is a local-first dating website and content resource for adults in Ottawa and nearby areas. We publish safety, privacy, and relationship-boundary guidance for people exploring sugar dating in a respectful way.

Contact: support@sugardaddyottawa.ca. This policy explains the types of information we may collect, why we use it, and how you can contact us about privacy questions. It is written for general transparency and is not legal advice.

Data We Collect

• Account data: email, username, age, gender, city/region.
• Profile & media: photos, biography, preferences.
• Verification: selfie/ID comparisons (processed to confirm authenticity).
• Usage/Device: IP, device, browser, approximate location, logs.
• Messages & moderation: in-app chats, reports, blocks (for safety and compliance).
• Cookies & similar: for login, preferences, analytics, and fraud prevention.

We ask users not to send unnecessary sensitive information through ordinary email or public forms. If a verification or safety review requires extra information, we will explain what is needed and why before asking for it.

How We Use Data (PIPEDA/GDPR)

• Provide and improve the Service (contract/legitimate interest).
• Safety, abuse prevention, and verification (legitimate interest/legal obligation).
• Customer support and communications (consent/legitimate interest).
• Analytics and service optimization (consent/legitimate interest).

We also use information to maintain community standards, review suspicious activity, investigate reports, reduce low-effort or fake profiles, and improve local safety content. We do not use personal data to promise matches, guarantee safety, or guarantee that another person is authentic.

Sharing

We share data with vendors such as hosting, verification, analytics, email, security, and support providers under contracts or other appropriate safeguards. These providers are expected to use information only for the services they provide to us.

We do not sell personal data. If legally required, or if necessary to protect users, rights, property, or platform integrity, we may disclose relevant information to authorities, professional advisers, or other parties allowed by law.

International Transfers

Your data may be processed outside your province or country, including by service providers that support hosting, security, moderation, analytics, or customer support. Where required, we use contractual, organizational, and technical safeguards designed to protect information during those transfers.

Retention

We retain data for as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy, including account operation, safety review, fraud prevention, dispute handling, legal compliance, and service improvement. Closed or inactive accounts are periodically reviewed and may be deleted, anonymized, or pseudonymized when retention is no longer required.

Some limited records may be kept longer if needed to prevent abuse, document consent, comply with legal duties, resolve disputes, or enforce community rules.

Your Rights

You may request access, correction, deletion, portability, or information about our privacy practices where applicable. You can withdraw consent for non-essential processing, such as some analytics or marketing uses, subject to legal and operational limits.

To protect privacy, we may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request. Contact support@sugardaddyottawa.ca and describe the account, page, or data involved.

Children

The Service is for adults 18+ only. We do not knowingly collect data from minors.

Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to reduce unauthorized access, misuse, loss, or disclosure. These may include access controls, monitoring, vendor review, and moderation workflows.

No website, app, email system, or internet transmission is 100% secure. Users should choose strong passwords, avoid sharing private account access, and be cautious about moving conversations to external apps or sending money to unverified people.

Dating Safety And Privacy

Sugar dating can involve sensitive personal preferences and reputation concerns. We encourage members to share information gradually, keep early meetings public, avoid off-platform payment pressure, and report suspicious behavior. Privacy-aware dating means both people should feel free to set boundaries without threats, coercion, or rushed demands.

Changes

We may update this Policy. Material changes will be posted with a new date.