⚠ DRAFT — not yet legally binding. This is a starting template prepared with AI assistance. Have an Ontario lawyer review and finalize it before publishing or relying on it. (~$300–600 one-time covers privacy + terms.)

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-05-28 · Governed by the laws of Ontario, Canada

Sivak.io ("we," "us," "Brian Sivak") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). This policy explains what we collect, why, how we use it, and your rights.

1. What we collect

When you submit our contact form, register for a workshop, or book a call, we may collect:

Name, email address, phone number, company name
Your area of interest, team size, and any message you provide
Payment information (processed by Stripe — we do not store full card numbers)
Limited technical data: a hashed/anonymized record of your connection and browser, used for security and to reduce spam

We use privacy-friendly analytics (Plausible) that do not use cookies or collect personally identifiable information. No cross-site tracking, no advertising profiles.

2. Why we collect it

To respond to your inquiry and follow up about our services and workshops
To deliver and administer workshops and engagements you purchase
To send you transactional emails (confirmations, reminders) and, with your consent, occasional updates
To meet legal, accounting, and tax obligations

3. Consent

By submitting a form on this site you consent to us collecting and using your information as described here. You can withdraw consent at any time (see "Your rights" below). Marketing emails comply with Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) and include a one-click unsubscribe.

4. Who we share it with

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with service providers who help us operate, under their own privacy obligations:

Airtable — to store and manage inquiries (our CRM)
Stripe — to process payments securely
Resend — to send transactional and (with consent) marketing email
Cal.com — to schedule calls
Railway / Cloudflare — to host and serve the website

Some of these providers may process or store data outside Canada (e.g., the United States or EU). We take reasonable steps to ensure comparable protection, but information stored abroad may be subject to that jurisdiction's laws.

5. How we protect it

We use reasonable physical, technical, and administrative safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure, but we limit access to what's necessary and keep our systems current.

6. Retention

We keep your information only as long as needed for the purposes above or as required by law (e.g., tax records). You may request deletion at any time, subject to legal retention requirements.

7. Your rights

Under PIPEDA you have the right to:

Access the personal information we hold about you
Request corrections to inaccurate information
Withdraw consent and request deletion (subject to legal limits)
Ask how your information is used and disclosed

To exercise any of these, email bsivak@thebehargroup.com. We respond within 30 days.

8. AI assistance disclosure

We use AI tools in our work and in preparing materials. Where we process your information with AI, a human reviews outputs before they're acted on, and we do not upload confidential client information to public AI tools without appropriate safeguards.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. The "last updated" date reflects the latest version. Material changes will be noted on this page.

10. Contact

Questions or concerns about your privacy?
Brian Sivak · Sivak.io · Toronto, Ontario
bsivak@thebehargroup.com · (416) 930-0806

If you're not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (priv.gc.ca).