Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 11, 2026

This is the privacy policy for unclejoe.ca and the Uncle Joe social accounts and publishing tools. Uncle Joe is a solo creator brand based in Canada. "I", "me" and "we" all mean Uncle Joe. I've kept this in plain language. If anything is unclear, ask me (see Contact at the bottom).

The short version

• I don't sell your data, and I don't share it for anyone else's advertising.
• The site counts visits with a first-party counter that sets no cookies. Google Analytics only loads if you click Accept.
• My posting tool connects to my own social accounts so I can publish my own posts. It doesn't collect data about you.
• You can ask me to delete anything I hold about you, and I'll do it within 30 days.

1. What I collect on unclejoe.ca

Visit counting (no cookies). When you load a page, a small first-party counter records:

• the page path
• the referring page
• your screen width
• the time

To spot returning visitors, it stores a random ID in your browser's local storage (uj_vid) and a per-visit ID in session storage (uj_sid). These are random numbers, not your name, email or IP address. Visitors from the EU, and browsers that block storage, are counted without any ID. Clearing your browser's site data removes these IDs.

Google Analytics (only if you say yes). If you click Accept on the cookie banner, the site loads Google Analytics 4. GA4 sets Google cookies and sends Google your page views, device and browser details, and approximate location. If you click Decline or ignore the banner, GA never loads. Your choice is saved in local storage (uj_consent), and you can change it any time with the Cookie settings button in the footer. Google's handling of that data is covered by Google's Privacy Policy.

Link clicks. Shop and affiliate links go through a short /go/ address so I can see which recommendations get used. That records the link, the page and the time. There's no IP address, cookie or personal ID.

Email list (only if you sign up). If you subscribe, I store your email address and a record of your consent: when you agreed and the exact wording you agreed to. This is required by Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). The consent box is never pre-ticked. Every email has an unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing stops all emails right away.

Embedded videos. YouTube videos load as a still image first. YouTube is only contacted when you press play, through YouTube's privacy-enhanced (youtube-nocookie.com) player. Once a video plays, Google's Privacy Policy applies.

Server logs. Like every website, the server keeps short-lived technical logs (IP address, browser, page requested) for security and fixing problems. These are rotated and deleted automatically, and I don't use them to profile anyone.

2. My social posting tool (social logins and platform APIs)

I run my own copy of an open-source scheduling tool (Postiz) on a private server I control. It publishes posts I've approved to my own accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, YouTube and TikTok.

When I connect one of my accounts, the platform asks me (the account owner) for permission. It then gives the tool:

• Account basics: account or page ID, display name, username and profile picture (for example TikTok's user.info.basic and user.info.profile, or Facebook's page list).
• Access tokens: secret keys that let the tool post on my behalf. They're stored encrypted on my server, never shared, and I can revoke them any time.
• Publishing permissions: to upload videos and publish posts to my accounts (for example TikTok's video.upload and video.publish, Meta's pages_manage_posts, Instagram content publishing, Threads threads_content_publish, YouTube upload).
• Stats on my own posts: views, likes and comment counts, so I can learn what works. Public comments left on my posts may be visible to me in the tool, the same as in each app.

This tool doesn't collect data about other users or viewers beyond what each platform already shows me as the account owner. It doesn't log anyone else in, read private messages, or sell or share data. Each platform's own privacy policy covers what it does with your data when you use its app.

3. How I use information

• To run, secure and improve the site and my content.
• To count what's popular and decide what to make next.
• To send emails you signed up for.
• To publish my own posts to my own social accounts.

I don't use your information for automated decisions about you. I don't sell it, rent it, or share it with data brokers or advertisers.

4. Who else touches it

• Hosting: a rented private server (OVHcloud) that I control.
• Google, only for Analytics (if you accept) and YouTube playback (if you press play).
• Social platforms (Meta, X, Google/YouTube, TikTok), only when I publish to my own accounts.
• Amazon.ca, if you click an Amazon link and buy something. Amazon may set its own cookies to credit the referral. See the Affiliate links section in the Terms and the Disclosure page.
• Legal reasons: I'd only hand information to authorities if Canadian law required it.

Some of these companies may process data outside Canada, for example in the United States, under their own policies.

5. How long I keep it

• Email list: until you unsubscribe or ask me to delete it. Consent records are kept as long as CASL requires me to prove consent.
• Visit counts: kept as trend data. They aren't linked to your name or email.
• Social account tokens and post stats: until I disconnect the account or delete the post data.
• Server logs: a short rotation, then automatically deleted.

6. Your rights (Canada / PIPEDA)

Under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), you can:

• ask what personal information I hold about you,
• ask me to correct it,
• withdraw consent (for example, unsubscribe or decline analytics),
• ask me to delete it.

I'll answer within 30 days. If you're not happy with my answer, you can complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

8. Security

Data lives on a private server with a firewall, encrypted connections (HTTPS), and access limited to me. Secrets are kept in owner-only files. No system is perfect. If a breach ever put your personal information at real risk, I'd tell you and report it as Canadian law requires.

9. Kids

This site and my channels aren't aimed at children under 13. I don't knowingly collect personal information from them. If you think a child has signed up for my email list, contact me and I'll delete it.

10. Changes

If I change this policy, I'll update the date at the top. For a big change affecting the email list, I'll mention it in the next email.

Contact

Uncle Joe, Canada

• Email: unc@mail.grokbot.com
• X: DM @Uncle_Joe_Gamer