Last Updated: July 12, 2025

Introduction

Welcome to Formative Years ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, including any other media form, media channel, or mobile website related or connected to it.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the site.

Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you subscribe to our newsletter, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, or otherwise contact us.

Personal Information: The only personal information we collect is your email address when you sign up for our newsletter.

Cookies and Web Beacons: We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website to collect information about your browsing activities. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your web browser that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.

We use cookies to:

Help remember and process your subscription preferences
Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions
Improve our website experience

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since each browser is different, look at your browser's Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect from you in the following ways:

To send periodic emails regarding our services (newsletters)
To improve our website in order to better serve you
To respond to your inquiries or questions

Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.

We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our website or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or surveys. We may share your email address with these third parties for those limited purposes, provided that you have given us your permission.

Third-Party Links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites.

Canadian Privacy Rights

Under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and other Canadian privacy laws, you have certain rights regarding your personal information:

The right to know what personal information we have about you and how we use it
The right to see your personal information
The right to ask for correction of any personal information that is incorrect or incomplete
The right to withdraw consent to the further use or disclosure of your personal information

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our website is at your own risk.

Data Retention

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any information to or on the website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Formative Years
Toronto, Ontario
freshteh@formativeyears.com