Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy ("Policy") explains how AllStack AI Inc. ("we," "us," "our," or the "Company") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website located at https://www.allstackai.com (the "Website"). This Policy is designed to help you understand what cookies are, why we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

The Company is committed to transparency and respecting your privacy in accordance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), as well as all applicable federal, provincial, and territorial privacy laws in Canada, including Ontario's privacy legislation.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used by websites to improve user experience, measure website performance, and deliver personalized content.

Types of Cookies

There are two main categories of cookies based on duration:

• Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that exist only during your browsing session and are deleted when you close your browser.
• Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a specified period or until you manually delete them, allowing the website to recognize you on subsequent visits.

Cookies are also categorized by their purpose:

• Essential (Strictly Necessary) Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and access to restricted areas. These cookies do not require your consent.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use the Website, including pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked, and error messages. This data helps us improve website performance and user experience.
• Preference/Functionality Cookies: These cookies remember your preferences and settings (such as language, font size, or theme selection) to enhance your browsing experience on return visits.
• Marketing and Advertising Cookies: These cookies track your browsing behavior to deliver personalized advertisements and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Third-party advertising partners may also use these cookies.
• Social Media Cookies: These cookies are set by social media platforms to track your interactions with embedded social media content on our Website.

3. What Cookies Do We Use?

The Company uses the following categories of cookies on the Website:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are required for the Website to function and cannot be disabled:

• Session management and user authentication
• Security and fraud prevention
• Load balancing and network communications
• Compliance with legal and regulatory obligations

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our Website. These cookies collect information such as:

• Pages visited and navigation patterns
• Time spent on the Website
• Device and browser information
• Geographic location (country and city level)
• Referral sources

Preference Cookies

• Language and regional preferences
• Website theme and display settings
• User interface customizations

Marketing and Advertising Cookies

We may use cookies from advertising partners to:

• Display relevant advertisements based on your interests
• Measure the performance of advertising campaigns
• Prevent you from seeing the same advertisements repeatedly

Social Media Cookies

• Embedded social media widgets (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter)
• Social media tracking and engagement measurement

4. Consent and Cookie Banner

Meaningful Consent Under PIPEDA

Under PIPEDA, the Company must obtain your meaningful consent before deploying cookies that collect personal information. We distinguish between:

• Essential Cookies: No consent required. These are automatically deployed as they are necessary for website functionality.
• Non-Essential Cookies: Your explicit opt-in consent is required before these cookies are deployed.

When you first visit the Website, a cookie consent banner will appear. This banner allows you to:

• Accept All: Consent to all non-essential cookies
• Reject All: Decline all non-essential cookies (only essential cookies will be used)
• Customize: Select specific categories of non-essential cookies you wish to consent to

Cookie Auto-Blocking

The Website is configured to automatically block non-essential cookies (analytics, marketing, and social media cookies) until you provide your explicit consent. Only essential cookies are deployed by default.

Consent Storage

Your cookie preferences are stored in a consent cookie that persists for 12 months. If you have not expressed a preference, you will continue to see the cookie banner on subsequent visits until you make a selection.

5. Third-Party Cookies and Data Sharing

The Company may allow third-party service providers to deploy cookies on the Website for the purposes described above. These providers include:

• Google Analytics: Google processes data according to its Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy)
• Advertising Partners: These partners operate under their respective privacy policies
• Content Delivery Networks (CDNs): These providers may use cookies for performance optimization

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information collected through cookies with third parties for their own marketing purposes without your explicit consent. However, third-party providers may use data for their own purposes in accordance with their privacy policies.

You can review the privacy policies of third-party providers by visiting their websites. The Company is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party providers; however, we endeavor to partner only with providers who comply with applicable privacy laws.

6. Data Retention

• Analytics Data: Retained for up to 26 months (Google Analytics default)
• Marketing Cookies: Retained according to each provider's policy (typically 30 days to 2 years)
• Preference Cookies: Retained for the duration of your browsing session or until manually deleted
• Consent Records: Maintained for a minimum of 12 months for compliance and audit purposes

7. Your Rights and Choices

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies:

Option 1: Cookie Consent Banner

Click the cookie preference button (typically located in the footer or header of the Website) to modify your consent choices at any time.

Option 2: Browser Settings

You can block, limit, or delete cookies through your web browser settings. Please note that blocking all cookies may impact Website functionality and your user experience. Common browser settings include:

• Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Preferences > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Clear browsing data

Option 3: Opt-Out Tools

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).

For third-party advertising cookies, visit:

• Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (DAAC): https://www.youradchoices.ca/
• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): https://optout.networkadvertising.org/

Withdrawing Consent

You can withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time using the cookie preference tool on the Website. Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent you provided before withdrawal.

Right to Access and Delete Personal Data

Under PIPEDA, you have the right to:

• Access your personal information collected through cookies
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Obtain information about how your data is being used

To exercise these rights, contact the Company using the information provided in Section 10 below.

8. Do Not Track Signals

Some web browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature. Currently, there is no standard for how DNT is implemented or interpreted. The Website does not currently respond to DNT signals. However, you can control cookie deployment through your browser settings as described in Section 7.

9. Changes to This Cookie Policy

The Company may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our cookie practices, regulatory requirements, or other operational reasons. When material changes are made, we will notify you by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Policy and, where appropriate, by posting a notice on the Website.

Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Cookie Policy means that you accept and agree to the changes. We recommend reviewing this Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy, our cookie practices, or your personal information collected through cookies, please contact us:

Privacy Commissioner

If you have concerns about our privacy practices that we cannot resolve, you may file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada:

Ontario-Specific: If you are an Ontario resident and your concern relates to Ontario's privacy legislation, you may also contact the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC):

11. Cookie Consent Log and Verification

The Company maintains records of user cookie consent choices to demonstrate compliance with PIPEDA consent requirements. Consent logs include:

• Date and time of consent
• Consent choices (acceptance or rejection of each cookie category)
• IP address (anonymized)
• User agent/device information

These records are maintained for a minimum of 12 months and can be provided upon request to verify compliance with this Policy and applicable privacy laws.