Privacy Policy

My Privacy Policy was last updated on Sep 15, 2025.

This Privacy Policy describes My policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

I use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy was generated through TermsFeed PIPEDA Privacy Policy Generator.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • “Account” means a unique account created for You to access My Service or parts of My Service.
  • Laura L. Messer (referred to as either “I”, “Me” or “My” in this Agreement) is Laura L. Messer, Certified Translator Spanish to English (ATIO).
  • “Country” refers to Canada.
  • “Cookies” are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
  • “Device” means any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, a cell phone or a digital tablet.
  • “Personal Data” is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
  • “Service” refers to the Website.
  • “Service Provider” means any natural or legal person who processes the data on My behalf. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by Me to facilitate the Service and delivery of My Translation Services, to provide the Service on My behalf, to perform services related to the Service or to assist Me in analyzing how the Service is used.
  • “Translation Services” refer to My Spanish-English Translation Services and related services.
  • “Usage Data” refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • “Website” refers to the website entitled “Laura L. Messer, Certified Translator Spanish to English (ATIO) in Toronto” accessible from spanishenglishtranslator.ca.
  • “You” means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using My Service, I may ask You to provide Me with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First and last name/full name
  • Phone number
  • Full mailing address including province/state, postal code and city
  • Documents for translation
  • Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, I may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

I may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit My Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

I use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on My Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze My Service. The technologies I use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of My Service. Unless you have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Services may use Cookies.
  • Web Beacons. Certain sections of My Service and emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit, for example, counting users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related Website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser.

I use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

  • Necessary / Essential Cookies
    Type: Session Cookies
    Administered by: Me
    Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and I only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.
  • Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
    Type: Persistent Cookies
    Administered by: Me
    Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
  • Functionality Cookies
    Type: Persistent Cookies
    Administered by: Me
    Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.
  • Tracking and Performance Cookies
    Type: Persistent Cookies
    Administered by: Third Parties
    Purpose: These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with the device you use to access the Website. I may also use these Cookies to test new pages, features or new functionality of the Website to see how users react to them.

Use of Your Personal Data

I may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain My Service, including to monitor the usage of My Service.
  • To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
  • To provide fee estimates/quotes for Translation Services: Written statements of the estimated fees and related costs to provide My Translation Services.
  • To fulfil an order for Translation Services: the undertaking, observance and delivery of an order You have placed for delivery of the Translation Services or of any other order from Me through the Service.
  • To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to purchased Translation Services or functionalities, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
  • To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which I offer that are similar to those that You have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
  • To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Me.
  • For other purposes: I may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of My promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve My Service, Translation Services, marketing and client/user experience.

I may share Your personal information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: I may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of the Service; to send quotes, estimates and invoices; for payment processing and to contact You.
  • With Your consent: I may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose on Your instruction or with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

I will retain Your Personal Data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. I will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with My legal obligations (for example, if I am required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce My legal agreements and policies.

I will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of My Services, or I am legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at My operating location and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your province/state, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

I will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, I may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

I may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend My rights or property
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Services
  • Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Me, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While I strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, I cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Detailed Information on the Processing of Your Personal Data

I share your personal information as necessary in connection with your use of My Service, to complete a transaction or provide a service that you have requested or authorized.

I may share your personal information with My Service Providers, including credit card processors, email service providers, shipping agents, and web analytics services. These third-party vendors collect, store, use, process and transfer information in accordance with their Privacy Policies.

  • Google Analytics (web analytics service to track and report website traffic)
  • Helcim (payment processing for Translation Services ordered)
  • Wave Apps (software for bookkeeping, quoting and invoicing)

I will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to My third-party payment processor whose use of Your personal information is governed by its Privacy Policy.

Children’s Privacy

This Website is not directed toward children under 13 years of age. Because of the nature of the services I provide, I do not market My services to children under the age of 13, nor do I knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13.

Links to Other Websites

My Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Me. If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. I strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

I have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

I may update My Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last Updated” reference at the top of this page indicates when I last revised 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 Me

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, You can contact Me:

  • By visiting this page on My website: https://spanishenglishtranslator.ca/contact-me/
  • By sending an email: contact@spanishenglishtranslator.ca