Effective Date: September 23, 2026
1. Introduction and Company Information
This Privacy Policy explains how NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. collects, uses, discloses, stores, and protects personal information in connection with its dog-training services, website, communications, bookings, classes, assessments, consultations, and related business activities. NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. is committed to handling personal information in accordance with applicable Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and, where applicable, Quebec privacy legislation.
NorthPaw Dog Training Inc.
110 Notre-Dame St W, Montreal, QC H2Y 1T1, Canada
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (514) 687-4923
2. Data Collection and Processing
NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. may collect personal information directly from you, automatically through our website or digital tools, or from third parties where permitted by law. Depending on your interactions with us, we may collect the following types of information:
- Identification and contact information: name, address, email address, phone number, and preferred contact details.
- Pet and training information: your dog’s name, breed, age, behavior history, training goals, health-related information relevant to training, vaccination status where necessary for safety, and class participation details.
- Service and booking information: appointment times, training package selections, class attendance, consultation notes, purchase history, and invoices.
- Communication information: emails, messages, phone call notes, feedback, complaints, and other correspondence.
- Payment information: transaction details and limited payment-related information. Payment card details are typically processed by third-party payment processors and are not stored by NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. unless required for legitimate business purposes and lawful handling.
- Technical information: IP address, browser type, device information, website usage data, cookies, and similar technologies.
- Media content: photos or videos of training sessions, classes, or pets, where you provide them or consent to their collection and use.
We process personal information only for identified purposes, and we take reasonable steps to limit collection to what is necessary for those purposes.
3. Purpose of Data Processing
NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. processes personal information for the following purposes:
- To provide dog-training services, consultations, assessments, and related support.
- To schedule, confirm, manage, and complete appointments, classes, and bookings.
- To communicate with clients about services, updates, reminders, policies, and administrative matters.
- To personalize training plans and safely assess a dog’s needs, behavior, and progress.
- To process payments, issue receipts, and maintain accounting and tax records.
- To improve our services, website, customer experience, and business operations.
- To maintain security, prevent fraud, and protect the rights and property of NorthPaw Dog Training Inc., our clients, staff, and visitors.
- To comply with legal, regulatory, insurance, and contractual obligations.
- To send marketing communications, where permitted by law and subject to your consent or applicable opt-out rights.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. relies on lawful grounds recognized under Canadian privacy law for processing personal information, including:
- Consent: where you have given express or implied consent for a specific purpose.
- Contractual necessity: where processing is necessary to provide requested services or perform a contract with you.
- Legal obligation: where processing is required to comply with applicable laws, tax rules, recordkeeping obligations, or lawful requests.
- Legitimate business purposes: where permitted by law, including service administration, security, fraud prevention, internal operations, and limited business communications.
Where sensitive information is involved, NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. will seek consent or rely on another lawful basis as permitted by applicable law.
5. Data Sharing and Third Parties
NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. does not sell personal information. We may share personal information with trusted third parties only as necessary and subject to appropriate safeguards, including:
- Service providers: hosting providers, website analytics providers, customer communication tools, booking systems, cloud storage providers, and IT support vendors.
- Payment processors: third parties that process payments on our behalf.
- Professional advisors: accountants, auditors, insurers, and legal advisors, where necessary.
- Authorities and regulators: government bodies, courts, law enforcement, or other parties where required or permitted by law.
- Business transfers: in connection with a merger, reorganization, sale of assets, financing, or similar transaction, subject to applicable legal requirements.
When we share personal information with service providers, they are expected to use it only for the purposes we specify and to protect it appropriately.
6. Data Transfer to Third Countries
Some of our service providers may process or store personal information outside of Quebec or Canada, including in other countries where privacy laws may differ from those in Canada. In such cases, NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. uses contractual, organizational, and technical safeguards designed to protect personal information during transfer and processing.
By using our services or providing us with personal information, you acknowledge that your information may be transferred to and processed in jurisdictions outside your province or country, subject to applicable legal protections.
7. Storage Duration
NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. retains personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to comply with legal and regulatory obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce agreements.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the applicable legal requirements. For example:
- Client and service records are generally retained for the duration of the service relationship and for a reasonable period afterward.
- Financial and tax-related records are retained for the period required by law.
- Website analytics and technical logs are retained for a limited period, unless a longer retention period is required for security or legal reasons.
When personal information is no longer required, NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. will securely delete, destroy, or anonymize it in accordance with applicable law and internal retention practices.
8. User Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information held by NorthPaw Dog Training Inc.:
- Access: the right to request access to your personal information and obtain information about how it is used and disclosed.
- Rectification: the right to request correction of inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated information.
- Erasure: the right to request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances, subject to legal and contractual retention requirements.
- Restriction: the right to request that we limit the use or disclosure of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Data portability: the right, where applicable, to request a copy of certain personal information in a structured and commonly used format.
- Objection: the right to object to certain processing activities, including certain marketing communications where applicable.
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details in the Contact Information section below. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request. If we are unable to fulfill your request, we will explain the reasons subject to legal limitations.
9. Withdrawal of Consent
Where we rely on your consent to process personal information, you may withdraw that consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
Please note that if you withdraw consent for certain information necessary to provide specific services, NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. may no longer be able to provide those services or certain features to you.
10. Right to Complain
If you have concerns about how NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. handles your personal information, we encourage you to contact us first so we can attempt to resolve the issue directly.
You may also have the right to file a complaint with the applicable privacy regulator, including the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and, where applicable, Quebec’s privacy oversight authorities. The appropriate authority may depend on the nature of the complaint and the laws that apply to your information.
11. Data Security
NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. uses reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against loss, theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and misuse. These measures may include:
- Access controls and role-based permissions;
- Secure devices, passwords, and authentication measures;
- Encrypted or protected communications where appropriate;
- Staff confidentiality obligations and privacy awareness practices;
- Vendor due diligence and contractual safeguards;
- Periodic review of security practices and incident response procedures.
No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
12. Contact Information
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your rights, or would like to make a privacy-related complaint, please contact:
NorthPaw Dog Training Inc.
Privacy Contact
110 Notre-Dame St W, Montreal, QC H2Y 1T1, Canada
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (514) 687-4923
13. Changes to Privacy Policy
NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, operational needs, legal requirements, or technological developments. When we make material changes, we will post the revised policy on our website and update the effective date above, and we may provide additional notice where required by law.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how NorthPaw Dog Training Inc. protects your personal information.