Privacy
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026-10-21
What we collect
Wakenyatbay (wakenyatbay.ca) collects only what you submit directly through forms on this site — your name, email, phone number, and any details, photos or files you include in messages, membership signups, or community submissions.
Community submissions sent through /share are stored privately on our hosting provider (Vercel) so our team can review them. We never publish your email or phone number unless you put them in the details you want listed.
Membership signups, newsletter signups, and other messages sent through the forms are stored privately on Vercel too, so we can keep a list and write back. A newsletter address is kept once. If you sign up again, we keep the first date and the latest one. You are not on the newsletter list until you tap the confirmation link we email you. We do not sell that list or pass it to a mailing-list company.
How we use it
- To respond to your message or membership application.
- To send you community newsletters (if you opt in).
- To list events, businesses, or stories you've submitted (only with your consent).
Who has access
Wakenyatbay's founding board and editorial team. We do not sell, share, or trade your information.
Tools we use
- Resend — to send transactional emails (confirmations, replies)
- Vercel Analytics — privacy-respecting page analytics, no cookies
- Vercel — hosts the site and privately stores form signups and community submissions
- Cloudflare Turnstile — checks that the share form and the contact, membership, and newsletter forms are sent by a person, not a bot
- Google Analytics 4 — counts visits and popular pages, only if you accept cookies (see below)
Cookies
The first time you visit, we ask whether Google Analytics may set cookies. If you choose No thanks, it stores no cookies on your device. Ads features are always off, and we never sell your data. You can change your choice at any time with Cookie settings at the bottom of every page.
Vercel Analytics counts page views without cookies. Your browser also remembers your cookie choice and any unsent draft of a community submission; neither leaves your device.
Your rights
Email info@wakenyatbay.ca any time to access, correct, or delete your information.
Bereavement notices
Obituaries are published only with explicit family consent. We will remove a notice at any family member's request.
Contact
Wakenyatbay · Thunder Bay, Ontario · info@wakenyatbay.ca