Privacy Policy
Effective July 30, 2026
This policy explains what personal information ValiDeck International Corporation collects when you visit valideck.com, why we collect it, and what we do with it.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information, and we do not use it for advertising.
This policy is about the website, not the PCX protocol
It is not a description of how the PCX protocol handles data. Those are separate things, and confusing them would be a mistake. If you want to know how PCX works, read the Technology page.
What we collect
Two of these start with you deciding to write to us. The third does not run at all unless you consent to it.
When you contact us
If you use the contact form or email us, we receive whatever you send: your name, email address, and the contents of your message. If you call the number on the Contact page, we have your phone number.
When you express interest in a role
The Careers page asks you to email us a short introduction. That message, and anything you choose to include in it such as your location, your specialization, or links to your work, is personal information you have given us voluntarily.
When you download a document
Our PCX white paper, elevator pitch, and slide deck are open downloads. You do not need to give us your name or email to read them. If you have consented to analytics, Web-Stat records the download.
When you visit the site
We use a third-party analytics service, Web-Stat, operated by Web Tracking Services, LLC. If you consent to analytics cookies, Web-Stat records:
- your IP address, and the approximate location and internet service provider derived from it
- your browser, operating system, and device type
- the page you arrived on, the pages you viewed, and how you got to our site
- the date and time of your visit
- files you download and links you follow away from our site
Web-Stat sets a cookie that allows it to recognize your browser on later visits, so a repeat visit is recorded as a return rather than as a new one. Web-Stat is a United States company and processes this information on its servers. We use it to understand how much traffic the site receives and which pages people read.
Separately, and whether or not you consent to analytics, our hosting provider Namecheap records standard server log data (IP address, browser type, pages requested, and the time of the request) as every web server does. This is necessary to serve the site and to keep it secure.
What we do not collect
We do not collect payment information, government identifiers, or health information through this website. We do not buy personal information from data brokers.
We are not currently operating a product. Nothing on this website collects transaction data from you.
Why we collect it
We use the information you send us to reply to you, to evaluate you for a role if that is what you have asked us to do, and to keep a record of the correspondence. We use analytics to understand site traffic. We use server logs for security and site operation. That is the whole list.
If you are in the European Union or the United Kingdom, our lawful bases are your consent (when you contact us, send us an expression of interest, or accept analytics cookies) and our legitimate interest in operating a functioning and secure website (server logs).
Cookies
We use the information you send us to reply to you, to evaluate you for a role if that is what you have asked us to do, and to keep a record of the correspondence. We use analytics to understand site traffic. We use server logs for security and site operation. That is the whole list.
If you are in the European Union or the United Kingdom, our lawful bases are your consent (when you contact us, send us an expression of interest, or accept analytics cookies) and our legitimate interest in operating a functioning and secure website (server logs).
Declining costs you nothing. Every page and every download works the same either way.
Who else sees it, and for how long
Three providers, each doing one job. We do not otherwise share your personal information, except where we are legally required to.
Web-Stat
Receives the analytics data described above, and retains it under its own schedule.
Web Tracking Services, LLC
Gmail
Hosts our email, and so holds your correspondence with us.
Namecheap
Hosts the website and retains the server logs for the period it sets.
Our own retention is simpler: we keep correspondence for as long as it is useful and then delete it, and we keep expressions of interest until the role is filled or until you ask us to delete them, whichever comes first.
These providers store and process data outside Canada, including in the United States. Where that happens, your information is subject to the laws of that country.
If you want us to delete something, ask, and we will.
Your rights
Two of these start with you deciding to write to us. The third does not run at all unless you consent to it.
In Canada
Under PIPEDA, you can ask us what personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, and challenge our handling of it. If you are unsatisfied with our response, you can complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
In the European Union and the United Kingdom
You additionally have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to our processing, to receive a copy of your information in portable form, and to withdraw consent at any time. Withdrawing consent to analytics does not affect anything you did on the site before you withdrew it. You can complain to your national supervisory authority.
Children and changes
This website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16.
We will update this page when what we do changes, and we will move the effective date at the top. If the change is significant, we will say what changed.
Who is accountable
ValiDeck International Corporation is incorporated in Ontario, Canada, and is responsible for the personal information described in this policy. Alok Narula, founder, is the individual accountable for our compliance with it.
ValiDeck International Corporation
7-50 Doon Road, Kitchener
Ontario N2G 3C8
alok.narula@valideck.com