Last updated: January 26, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use our construction estimating Services. It also tells you about your privacy rights under Canadian law, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and how the law protects you.

We use Your Personal Data and Project Information to provide accurate construction estimates and improve Our Services. By using Our Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Account means a unique account created for You to access Our Service or parts of Our Service.
  • Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
  • Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Privacy Policy) refers to Blaze Estimating Inc., 260300 Writing Creek Crescent, Alberta, Canada.
  • Construction Documents means blueprints, architectural drawings, engineering plans, specifications, project manuals, site plans, and any other documentation provided by You for the purpose of preparing Estimates or Quantity Takeoffs.
  • Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
  • Country refers to: Alberta, Canada
  • Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone, or a digital tablet.
  • Estimate or Construction Estimate means a detailed projection of anticipated costs for a construction project prepared by the Company.
  • Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
  • Project Information means all data related to Your construction project, including Construction Documents, project specifications, site details, budget parameters, timeline requirements, and any other project-specific information You provide.
  • Service refers to the construction estimating services provided by the Company, including residential, commercial, and industrial estimating, quantity takeoffs, material cost analysis, and related services, as well as the Website.
  • Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service, or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
  • Website refers to Blaze Estimating, accessible from https://blazeestimating.ca/
  • You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Company or business name
  • Business address
  • Job title or role (contractor, developer, architect, homeowner, etc.)
  • Billing and payment information
  • Usage Data

Project Information

To provide Our construction estimating Services, We collect Project Information that You provide, including:

  • Construction Documents such as blueprints, architectural drawings, and engineering plans
  • Project specifications and requirements
  • Site location and address
  • Project scope and description
  • Budget parameters and constraints
  • Timeline and scheduling requirements
  • Material preferences and specifications
  • Permit and regulatory information
  • Contractor and subcontractor information (when provided)
  • Historical project data (for returning clients)

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of Our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit Our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of Our Service. Unless You have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, Our Service may use Cookies.
  • Web Beacons. Certain sections of Our Service and Our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

Necessary / Essential Cookies

  • Type: Session Cookies
  • Administered by: Us
  • Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.

Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies

  • Type: Persistent Cookies
  • Administered by: Us
  • Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.

Functionality Cookies

  • Type: Persistent Cookies
  • Administered by: Us
  • Purpose: These Cookies allow Us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering Your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter Your preferences every time You use the Website.

Analytics Cookies

  • Type: Persistent Cookies
  • Administered by: Us and Third Parties
  • Purpose: These Cookies help Us understand how visitors interact with Our Website, which pages are most visited, and how users navigate the site. This information helps Us improve Our Website and Services.

Use of Your Personal Data and Project Information

The Company may use Personal Data and Project Information for the following purposes:

  • To provide construction estimating Services: We use Your Project Information to prepare accurate Estimates, Quantity Takeoffs, cost analyses, and other deliverables You have requested.
  • To provide and maintain Our Service: Including to monitor the usage of Our Service and ensure its proper functioning.
  • To manage Your Account: To manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
  • For the performance of a contract: The development, compliance, and undertaking of the service contract for the estimating services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
  • To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication regarding Your project, estimate status, clarification requests, delivery of completed estimates, and other service-related communications.
  • To improve Our Services: We may use aggregated and anonymized Project Information to improve the accuracy of Our estimating methodologies, update Our cost databases, and enhance Our service offerings.
  • To provide You with news and information: To provide You with news, special offers, and general information about other services and events which We offer that are similar to those that You have already purchased or enquired about, unless You have opted not to receive such information.
  • To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us, including revision requests, questions about Your estimate, and support inquiries.
  • For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about Our Service users is among the assets transferred.
  • For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of Our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve Our Service, products, services, marketing, and Your experience.

Sharing Your Personal Data and Project Information

We may share Your personal information and Project Information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Service, process payments, store data securely, and contact You. We require all Service Providers to maintain confidentiality and use Your information only for the purposes for which it was shared.
  • For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
  • With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case We will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
  • With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

Information We Do NOT Share

We do NOT share, sell, or disclose:

  • Your Construction Documents or Project Information with competitors or third parties for marketing purposes
  • Your project details, cost estimates, or bidding information with other contractors or clients
  • Your Personal Data with third parties for their direct marketing purposes without Your explicit consent

Confidentiality of Project Information

We understand that Your Construction Documents and Project Information are confidential and proprietary. We commit to:

  • Maintaining strict confidentiality: All Project Information is treated as confidential and is accessible only to employees and contractors who need it to provide Our Services.
  • Secure storage: Construction Documents and Project Information are stored on secure servers with appropriate access controls and encryption.
  • Limited retention: Project Information is retained only as long as necessary to provide Our Services and comply with legal obligations, after which it is securely deleted.
  • No competitive use: We never use Your Project Information to benefit competitors or share it with parties who could use it against Your interests.
  • Employee confidentiality: All employees and contractors who handle Project Information are bound by confidentiality agreements.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations (for example, if We are required to retain Your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce Our legal agreements and policies.

Retention periods for specific data types:

  • Personal Data (contact information): Retained for the duration of Our business relationship and for 7 years thereafter for legal and tax compliance purposes.
  • Project Information and Construction Documents: Retained for 2 years after project completion to accommodate potential revisions, follow-up projects, or disputes, unless You request earlier deletion.
  • Completed Estimates and Deliverables: Retained for 7 years for legal and professional liability purposes.
  • Usage Data: Generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
  • Payment and billing information: Retained for 7 years as required by Canadian tax law.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices in Alberta, Canada, and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

For clients outside Canada: If You are located outside Canada, please be aware that Your information will be transferred to and processed in Canada. Canadian privacy laws, including PIPEDA, provide robust protection for personal information.

Your Privacy Rights Under Canadian Law

Under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable provincial privacy legislation, You have the following rights:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the Personal Data We hold about You and to receive a copy of that information.
  • Right to Correction: You have the right to request that We correct any Personal Data that is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Right to Deletion: You have the right to request that We delete Your Personal Data, subject to certain legal exceptions (such as data We must retain for legal compliance).
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw Your consent to the collection, use, or disclosure of Your Personal Data at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice.
  • Right to Complain: You have the right to file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada if You believe Your privacy rights have been violated.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact Us using the contact information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to Your request within 30 days.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if You have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows You to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when We have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so, including:

  • Financial records required for tax compliance (7 years)
  • Records necessary for legal claims or professional liability purposes
  • Information required to complete ongoing service contracts

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

Other Legal Requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data and Project Information is important to Us. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect Your information, including:

  • Encryption: Data transmitted to and from Our Service is encrypted using SSL/TLS protocols.
  • Secure storage: Personal Data and Project Information are stored on secure servers with access controls.
  • Access controls: Only authorized personnel have access to Your information, and access is granted on a need-to-know basis.
  • Regular security assessments: We regularly review and update Our security practices to address emerging threats.
  • Employee training: Our employees are trained on data protection and security best practices.

However, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 18 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

SMS Terms of Service

By providing Your mobile number to Blaze Estimating Inc., You agree to receive SMS messages from Us for customer care and service-related purposes only. These messages may include:

  • Estimate status updates and delivery notifications
  • Project detail requests and clarification questions
  • Appointment confirmations and reminders
  • Payment confirmations and invoicing notifications
  • Revision request acknowledgments
  • Other service-related notifications

Important SMS Information:

  • Messaging frequency may vary depending on project updates and communication needs.
  • Message and data rates may apply depending on Your carrier plan.
  • To opt out at any time, reply STOP to any SMS message.
  • For assistance, reply HELP or contact Us via email at sales@blazeestimating.ca or visit https://blazeestimating.ca/.

We do not send promotional, marketing, or unsolicited SMS messages. SMS communication is strictly for clients, contractors, and project stakeholders We are actively working with.

Third-Party Links

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service prior to the change becoming effective for material changes, and We will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise Your privacy rights, or have concerns about how Your information is handled, You can contact Us:

  • By email: sales@blazeestimating.ca
  • By phone: 587-441-9133
  • By mail: Blaze Estimating Inc., 260300 Writing Creek Crescent, Alberta, Canada
  • By visiting Our website: https://blazeestimating.ca/

Privacy Officer: For privacy-specific inquiries or complaints, please direct Your correspondence to Our Privacy Officer at the email address above with “Privacy Inquiry” in the subject line.

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada: If You are not satisfied with Our response to Your privacy concern, You may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at www.priv.gc.ca or by phone at 1-800-282-1376.