1. About This Site
Disability Tax Credits Canada (Disability Tax Credits Canada) is an independent educational website providing free information about the Canada Revenue Agency's Disability Tax Credit program. We are not affiliated with the CRA, the Government of Canada, or any provincial tax authority.
2. Information We Collect
Calculator Usage
Our DTC calculator runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript. No calculation data is transmitted to our servers. We do not collect, store, or process the province, age, or year inputs you enter into the calculator.
Contact Form
When you submit our contact form, we collect: your name, email address, province (optional), subject, and message content. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and improve our content.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our site. This collects anonymized data including: pages visited, time on site, device type, approximate geographic location (country/province level), and traffic sources. IP addresses are anonymized. You can opt out via Google Analytics Opt-out.
Cookies
We use cookies for two purposes: (1) functional analytics through Google Analytics 4, and (2) advertising through Google AdSense and its partner network. Analytics cookies fire only after you accept the cookie consent banner. Advertising cookies are placed by Google and its certified partners to serve relevant ads and measure ad performance. You can manage cookies through your browser settings or through the opt-out links in Section 4 below.
3. How We Use Information
- To respond to contact form submissions
- To improve website content based on usage patterns
- To understand which DTC topics are most searched
- To maintain and improve site performance
We do not sell, rent, or share personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.
4. Third-Party Services and Advertising
Google Analytics 4: Anonymized usage analytics. Google Privacy Policy
Google Fonts: Font files loaded from Google servers. See Google Privacy Policy.
Hostinger: Website hosting provider. See Hostinger Privacy Policy.
Google AdSense: This site may display advertising delivered by Google AdSense and its third-party partner network. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and other sites on the Internet.
Your Advertising Choices
- Opt out of Google's personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- Opt out of personalized advertising by participating third-party vendors at www.aboutads.info/choices (Digital Advertising Alliance) or www.youronlinechoices.com (European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance).
- For details on how Google uses information from sites that use Google's services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
- Decline cookies through this site's cookie consent banner. Declining prevents analytics cookies from firing; advertising cookies follow the same consent signal.
5. Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained for 12 months then deleted. Analytics data is retained per Google Analytics default settings (26 months). You may request deletion of your personal information at any time by contacting us.
6. Your Rights (PIPEDA)
Under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), you have the right to: access personal information we hold about you, correct inaccurate information, withdraw consent, and request deletion. To exercise these rights, contact us through our contact form.
7. Children's Privacy
Our site is intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Parents seeking DTC information for children may use our resources freely, no account or registration required.
8. Security
Our site uses HTTPS encryption. Contact form submissions are transmitted securely. We do not store payment information (this site has no paid services).
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The "last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
10. Contact Us
For privacy-related questions or requests, use our contact form and select "Other" as the subject, noting your privacy inquiry.