Privacy Policy

https://treadtraders.ca

Type of website: Ecommerce, Advertising/Classifieds Marketplace

https://treadtraders.ca (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Tread Traders Inc.. Tread Traders Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information in compliance with Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

By using our website and services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Purpose

The purpose of this privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) is to inform the user of our Site and the following:

The personal data we will collect;
Use of collected data;
Who has access to the data collected;
The rights of Site users; and
The Site’s cookie policy.

This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of our Site.

Consent

By using our Site users agree that they consent to:

The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy; and
The collection, use, and retention of the data listed in this Privacy Policy.

Personal Data We Collect

We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.

Data Collected Automatically

When you visit and use our Site, we may automatically collect and store the following information:

IP address;
Location;
Hardware and software details;
Clicked links; and
Content viewed.

Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way

We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:

First and last name;
Business name (if applicable);
Age;
Date of birth;
Sex;
Email address;
Phone number;
Address;
Details about your listings (e.g., tire descriptions, pricing, location)
Payment information; and
Auto fill data;
Messages exchanged between buyers and sellers;
Customer service interactions.

This data may be collected using the following methods:

Creating an account.
Use of the Site

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the Site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

How We Use Personal Data

Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site.

We collect and use personal information for the following purposes:

To provide, manage, and improve our platform and services;
To facilitate user-to-user transactions and communications;
To process payments and verify account details;
To send you notifications, updates, and promotional content (if you’ve opted in);
To detect, prevent, and address fraud or security issues;
To comply with legal or regulatory obligations.

Consent

We obtain your consent before collecting, using, or disclosing your personal information, except where authorized by law. Consent may be provided explicitly (e.g., checking a box) or implied through your actions (e.g., providing information to create an account).

You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at info@treadtraders.com. However, withdrawal of consent may affect your ability to use certain features of the platform.

Who We Share Personal Data With

Employees

We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

Other Disclosures

We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:

With buyers and sellers to facilitate transactions;
With service providers ( e.g., payment processors, hosting providers) to perform business functions on our behalf;
If the law requires it;
If it is required for any legal proceeding;
To prove or protect our legal rights; and
To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company;
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Third-Party Links

Our platform may include links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external platforms. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

How Long We Retain Your Data

User data will be stored until the purpose the data was collected for has been achieved.

You will be notified if your data is kept for longer than this period.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

How We Protect Your Personal Data

In order to protect your security, we use the strongest available browser encryption and store all of our data on servers in secure facilities. All data is only accessible to our employees. Our employees are bound by strict confidentiality agreements and a breach of this agreement would result in the employee’s termination.

While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore, we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.

Children

We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 13 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 13 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 13 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our privacy officer.

How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Cookie Policy

A cookie is a small file, stored on a user’s hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user’s browsing habits. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also choose to disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience.

We use the following types of cookies on our Site:

Functional cookies

Functional cookies are used to remember the selections you make on our Site so that your selections are save for your next visits;

Analytical cookies

Analytical cookies allow us to improve the design and functionality of our Site by collecting data on how you access our Site, for example data on the content you access, how long you stay on our Site, etc.;

Targeting cookies

Targeting cookies collect data on how you use the Site and your preference. This allows us to personalize the information you see on our Site for you; and

Third-Party Cookies

Third-party cookies are created by a website other than ours. We may use third-party cookies to achieve the following purposes:

Monitor user preferences to tailer advertisements around their interests.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Modifications

This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.