Privacy Policy

1. Our Commitment to Canadian Data Sovereignty

At BOREAL MART ("BorealMart", "we", "us", "our"), we believe your data belongs in Canada. We are fully committed to complying with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and provincial privacy legislations, including Quebec's Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (Law 25).

2. Information We Collect & Purpose

When you use BorealMart as a buyer or vendor, we collect only information strictly necessary to fulfill your orders, provide customer support, prevent fraud, and verify merchant authenticity:

• Identity & Contact: Full name, delivery address, billing address, email, phone number.
• Commercial Identification: CRA Business Number (BN9), Ontario BIN, or provincial tax registration for commercial B2B merchants.
• Payment Tokens: Transactions are processed via encrypted payment gateways. We never store raw credit card numbers on our servers.
• Logistics Data: Shipping tracking IDs, postal routing codes, and delivery confirmation timestamps.

3. Domestic Hosting & Encryption Standards

In strict alignment with our core value of Homegrown Prosperity, BorealMart utilizes Canadian and North American cloud infrastructure. All personal data is encrypted at rest and in transit utilizing AES-256 and TLS 1.3 encryption protocols. We do not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third-party ad brokers.

4. Quebec Law 25 Compliance & Rights

Quebec residents hold enhanced statutory rights regarding personal data, including the right to data portability, the right to de-indexing, and clear consent before technological profiling. For inquiries regarding our privacy compliance or to request data destruction: