📊 Data Transparency Policy
Last Updated: December 28, 2025
Our Commitment
New Hamburg LIVE!(TM) is committed to transparent, ethical, and responsible use of municipal data. We believe our community deserves to know how their data is collected, used, and protected.
🔍 What Data We Collect
- Traffic Data: Real-time traffic patterns from Waze (user-contributed, anonymized)
- Weather Data: Temperature, precipitation, air quality from Environment Canada & Open-Meteo
- Rail Crossing Data: Real-time crossing alerts from proprietary sensors (no personal data)
- Emergency Alerts: Public emergency notifications from official sources
- User Preferences: Language, theme, layout customization (stored locally, not on servers)
- Analytics: Page views, feature usage (via Plausible Analytics - privacy-first, no cookies)
🛡️ Data We DO NOT Collect
- ❌ Personal identification information (names, addresses, phone numbers)
- ❌ Geolocation tracking
- ❌ Browsing history
- ❌ Device identifiers
- ❌ Payment information
- ❌ Biometric data
- ❌ Any data we haven't explicitly listed above
📍 Data Sources & Attribution
| Data Source | Type | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Waze (Traffic) | Real-time traffic | Waze Privacy |
| Environment Canada | Official alerts, weather | Government Privacy |
| Open-Meteo | Weather data | Open-Meteo Privacy |
| IESO (Electricity) | Grid demand data | IESO Privacy |
| Plausible Analytics | Site analytics | Plausible Privacy |
✅ How We Use Your Data
Permitted Uses:
- ✓ Displaying real-time municipal information to the public
- ✓ Improving service reliability and performance
- ✓ Detecting and preventing security threats
- ✓ Compliance with legal obligations (PIPEDA)
- ✓ Understanding general feature usage (via Plausible)
⚖️ Legal Compliance
PIPEDA Compliance: We comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada's federal privacy law). For data subject requests:
- Submit requests to: privacy@newhamburglive.ca
- Response time: 30 days maximum
- No fees for access requests
🔐 Data Security
- HTTPS/TLS: All data in transit is encrypted (TLS 1.2+)
- No Server Storage: User preferences stored locally in your browser
- Input Validation: All API responses validated before use
- CSP Headers: Content Security Policy prevents injection attacks
- Regular Audits: Security audits performed quarterly
📢 Third-Party Services
We use Plausible Analytics for privacy-first analytics. Plausible:
- Does NOT use cookies
- Does NOT track across websites
- Does NOT build user profiles
- Stores data in EU data centers
- Is fully GDPR/CCPA compliant
📧 Data Requests & Questions
Have questions about our data practices? Contact us:
Email: privacy@newhamburglive.ca
Phone: Available through contact page
Mailing Address: See contact information
📋 Related Policies
- Privacy Policy - Full terms of service
- Terms of Service - Usage guidelines
- Security Policy - How we protect your data
- How It Works - Technical architecture
✓ Your Privacy Matters
At New Hamburg LIVE!(TM), we believe privacy is a fundamental right. We've designed our platform to collect minimal data while providing maximum value to our community. No tracking, no ads targeting you, no data sales - just transparent, ethical municipal information.
Last updated: December 28, 2025 | Next review: March 28, 2026
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