Privacy Statement

Harbourside RibFest 2026 • Effective June 2026

1. Who We Are

The Harbourside RibFest 2026 survey is operated by Rotary Halifax Harbour, a not-for-profit Rotary Club based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Harbourside RibFest is a community fundraising event organized by Rotary Halifax Harbour.

For privacy-related inquiries, please contact us at the address listed at the bottom of this page.

2. What Information We Collect

When you complete this survey, we may collect the following information:

• Name and email address — used to administer the prize draw and, if you opt in, to send you our newsletter
• Survey responses — including your event experience rating, feedback, age range, group type, how you heard about RibFest, and postal or zip code
• Draw participation data — which optional bonus actions you completed (newsletter subscription, social media follow)

We do not collect payment information, government identification, or any sensitive personal information.

3. Why We Collect It

Your information is collected for the following purposes:

• To enter you in the Harbourside RibFest 2026 prize draw
• To understand who attends RibFest and how they heard about the event, so we can improve future events
• To subscribe you to our newsletter, only if you explicitly opt in
• To prevent duplicate entries (one entry per email address)

We will not use your information for any other purpose without your consent.

4. Data Retention & Deletion

If you subscribed to our newsletter, your email will remain in our mailing list until you unsubscribe. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any newsletter email.

5. Sharing of Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party.

Your information may be shared with the following service providers solely for the purpose of operating this survey:

• Cloudflare — used for website hosting, database storage, and bot protection (see section 6)
• MailerLite — used to manage newsletter subscriptions, if you opt in. MailerLite's privacy policy is available at mailerlite.com/legal/privacy-policy

These providers are contractually required to protect your information and may only use it to perform services on our behalf.

6. Cloudflare — Hosting, Storage & Bot Protection

This website is hosted and powered by Cloudflare, including:

• Cloudflare Pages — hosts and delivers this website
• Cloudflare D1 — stores survey responses in a database managed by Cloudflare
• Cloudflare Turnstile — an invisible bot-protection tool used when you submit the survey. Turnstile verifies that you are a real person without using intrusive tracking cookies or CAPTCHA challenges.

Cloudflare may process data on servers located outside Canada, including in the United States. By submitting this survey, you acknowledge that your information may be transferred to and stored in other jurisdictions.

For details on how Cloudflare handles data collected by Turnstile, please review the Cloudflare Turnstile Privacy Policy.

Cloudflare's general privacy policy is available at cloudflare.com/privacypolicy.

7. Your Rights Under PIPEDA

As a resident of Canada, you have the right to:

• Know what personal information we hold about you
• Request access to your personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Withdraw your consent at any time (subject to legal or contractual restrictions)
• Lodge a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

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

8. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Survey data is stored in an encrypted database managed by Cloudflare, and access to the administration panel is restricted and requires authentication.

9. Contact Us

For privacy-related questions or requests, please contact:

This privacy statement may be updated from time to time. Any material changes will be reflected on this page with a revised effective date.

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