Privacy.

Effective 7 July 2026

Who we are

The Canadian Foundation for Innovation and Research (CFIR) is a federal not-for-profit corporation, registered office at 909 Alness St, Toronto, Ontario M3J 2J1. We handle personal information following the fair information principles of Canada’s federal privacy legislation.

What we collect

We collect only what you give us through the partnership form: your company’s name, your name and role, your work email, and anything you choose to write — plus your email address if you tick the newsletter box. This site runs without user accounts, advertising, analytics, or tracking cookies.

What is collected automatically

Our hosting provider, Cloudflare, processes IP addresses and standard server logs to deliver and secure the site. The fonts on this site load from Google’s servers, which receive your IP address and browser details when a page loads; Google states this data is not used to profile visitors.

Why we collect it

To reply to your enquiry, and — only if you asked for it — to send you the newsletter. We use it for nothing else, and we do not sell or rent personal information.

Consent

Submitting the form is your consent to be contacted about your enquiry. The newsletter is a separate, express consent — its box is unticked until you tick it. You can withdraw either consent at any time by emailing us or using the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email; unsubscribes take effect within ten business days.

Who we share it with

The service providers that run the site’s infrastructure, and public authorities where the law requires it. Service providers may process data outside Canada, where it is subject to the laws of those jurisdictions.

How long we keep it

As long as needed to handle your enquiry or run your subscription, and then it is deleted.

How we protect it

The site is served over HTTPS, and access to correspondence is limited to the people who handle it.

Your rights

Email us to see, correct, or delete what we hold about you: info@research.ca.

Cookies

The site sets cookies only to remember your own choices, and measuring cookies only with your permission — see Cookies on research.ca.

Changes and contact

Changes to this notice are posted here with a revised date. Questions: info@research.ca, or by mail to the registered office above.