Legal
The Defense Brief is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, and your rights regarding that information. We have written this policy in plain language so it is easy to understand.
This policy applies to all users of The Defense Brief website, applications, and services (the "Service").
The Defense Brief is responsible for the personal information in its possession or custody. Questions or concerns about our privacy practices should be directed to our Privacy Officer at info@defensebrief.ca.
We collect the following categories of personal information:
When you create an account, we collect your email address, display name (if provided), and authentication credentials. Account authentication is handled through Supabase, a third-party authentication provider.
If you subscribe to a paid plan, payment processing is handled by Stripe. We do not directly store your credit card number, bank account details, or other full payment credentials on our servers. Stripe may share limited billing information with us (such as the last four digits of your card, card type, and billing address) for record-keeping and support purposes.
We automatically collect information about how you interact with the Service, including pages viewed, features used, time and date of visits, referring URLs, browser type, device type, and IP address.
If you contact us by email or through the Service, we retain the content of your communications so we can respond and maintain a record of correspondence.
We collect personal information for the following purposes:
By creating an account and using the Service, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this policy. Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time by contacting us or, where applicable, by using the unsubscribe mechanism provided in our communications. Withdrawing consent may affect our ability to provide certain features of the Service.
We will not collect, use, or disclose your personal information for purposes beyond those described here without first obtaining your consent, unless required or permitted by law.
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features, including authentication.
We may use third-party analytics services that collect aggregated usage data. These services help us understand traffic patterns and feature usage but do not provide us with personally identifiable information tied to individual users beyond what is described in this policy.
We work with trusted third-party providers to operate the Service. These providers may have access to personal information only to the extent necessary to perform their services on our behalf. Our key service providers include:
We require that our service providers protect personal information in a manner consistent with this policy and applicable law. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party.
We limit the collection of personal information to what is necessary for the purposes identified in this policy. We do not collect personal information indiscriminately and we do not collect information beyond what is needed to provide and improve the Service.
We use and disclose personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected, except with your consent or as required by law. We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfil those purposes or as required by legal, regulatory, or business requirements.
When personal information is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it.
We protect personal information with security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information, including:
No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we take reasonable steps to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We are committed to being transparent about our privacy practices. This policy is publicly available on our website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will update the "Last Updated" date and, where appropriate, provide additional notice.
You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you and to request corrections if you believe it is inaccurate or incomplete. To make such a request, contact us at info@defensebrief.ca. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe.
In certain circumstances, we may not be able to provide access — for example, where the information contains references to other individuals, is subject to legal privilege, or where disclosure is prohibited by law.
Where we send commercial electronic messages — such as newsletters, briefing digests, or promotional communications — we do so only with your consent. Each such message includes a clear and functioning unsubscribe mechanism. If you unsubscribe, we will stop sending you commercial messages promptly and in any event within ten (10) business days. Unsubscribing from commercial messages does not affect service-related communications (such as billing notices or security alerts).
Our commercial messages identify The Defense Brief as the sender and include valid contact information.
Some of our third-party service providers may store or process personal information on servers located outside Canada, including in the United States. When personal information is transferred outside Canada, it may be subject to the laws of that jurisdiction. We take reasonable steps to ensure that our service providers protect personal information in accordance with this policy.
The Service is not intended for persons under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child, we will take steps to delete it promptly.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests relating to your privacy or this policy, please contact us:
Privacy Officer
The Defense Brief
Email: info@defensebrief.ca