Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Great Lakes Gleam handles information when you browse our pages, use site features, or contact us. We aim to keep data use minimal, purposeful, and easy to understand.

Scope and key idea

Great Lakes Gleam is an informational experience focused on weekly draw timing, participation options, and responsible play resources. This policy applies to our website pages and the messages you send through our contact features.

Information you may provide

Messages and requests

If you send a message through our contact form, you may provide details such as your name, email address, topic selection, and the contents of your message. We use this information only to respond, keep basic support records, and improve clarity of our guidance.

Account-style forms

If you use registration or sign-in style forms on our website, the interaction is designed to simulate common user flows. When data is submitted, it may be processed to deliver confirmation-style messages, validate fields, and generate a support record.

Information collected automatically

Technical data

Like most websites, servers may automatically receive technical data such as your IP address, browser type, device information, approximate location at a broad level (for example, country or region), and request timestamps. This data helps maintain site stability, protect against misuse, and understand general usage patterns.

Analytics signals

We may use privacy-minded analytics or performance measurement to understand which pages are read most often, what content is useful, and where visitors run into friction. These insights are used to reduce confusion, improve readability, and keep pages fast.

Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small files stored on your device. They can help remember site choices, reduce repeated prompts, and support essential features. If our site includes a cookie notice, you can accept it to store basic preference signals. You can also control cookies in your browser settings.

How we use information

We use information for a limited set of reasons: operating the site, responding to messages, improving content clarity, maintaining safety and abuse prevention, and meeting applicable compliance expectations.

Legal and compliance context

We aim to handle information in a way that aligns with privacy expectations in Canada. Where provincial rules differ, we apply a practical, privacy-forward approach: minimal collection, clear purpose, and sensible retention.

How we share information

Service providers

We may rely on service providers that help us operate the website (for example, hosting, security tooling, or analytics). They may process limited technical data on our behalf. We choose providers to support security and performance, and we restrict use to the service purpose.

Legal requests

Information may be disclosed if required by law, court order, or a valid government request, or when necessary to protect the site, users, and the public from fraud, abuse, or security threats.

Retention

We keep information only as long as necessary for the purposes described above. Support messages may be retained for a practical period to track requests, confirm handling, and improve the quality of responses. Technical logs are typically retained for security and diagnostics.

Security

We use reasonable safeguards designed to protect information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. No online system is perfect, but we work to reduce risks through practical controls and minimal data handling.

Your choices

Browser controls

You can control cookies, site storage, and many tracking features through your browser settings. You can also clear stored data at any time.

Requesting access or correction

If you want to request access to, correction of, or deletion of information you submitted through our forms, you can contact us. Please provide enough details to help us locate the relevant record.

External links

Some pages may reference responsible play resources and external websites. We do not control their content or privacy practices. Review the privacy policies of any external site you choose to visit.

Children and age expectations

Great Lakes Gleam is intended for adults. If age-gating is present, it is used to discourage access by minors. We do not intentionally collect information from anyone under the applicable age threshold.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes in site features or privacy expectations. When we update, the “Last updated” date will change.

Contact

For privacy-related questions, you can reach us via the contact page. Please avoid including sensitive payment or identification information in your message.