Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 1, 2026

This policy explains what personal information Four Cents WordPress Studio (wpdeveloper.ca) collects, why, where it is stored, who can see it and the rights you have. Four Cents WordPress Studio (wpdeveloper.ca) is operated by Four Cents, 49 Thorncliffe Park Drive, East York, Toronto, Ontario, M4H 1J6, Canada ("we", "us"). We follow Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Quebec's Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (as amended by Law 25) and Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). Where people outside Canada contact us, we apply the same protections.

Person responsible for privacy

Our privacy officer is Hamza Hai, Founder, Four Cents. Contact: info@fourcents.ca (subject "Privacy request"), +1 (365) 440-1786, or by mail at the address above.

What we collect

• What you give us in a form: name, email address, phone number, company (optional), project type, budget and timeline choices, and the message you write.
• How you found us: the page you first landed on, the referring website and any campaign tags in the link (for example utm_source). This is stored in your own browser (localStorage, key wd_attr) and sent to us only if you submit a form.
• Technical data with each submission: IP address, browser user agent and the time, used to prevent spam and abuse.
• Server logs: our web server records standard request logs (IP address, page requested, time, browser) for security and troubleshooting.

Anonymous event counts: we count a few actions ourselves, such as a form being sent, the cost calculator or security scanner being used or a phone link being tapped. Each count stores only the action, the page and the time. No cookie, IP address or identifier is stored with it, and it cannot be linked to you.

We do not use third-party analytics or advertising trackers on this website, and we do not ask for sensitive information. Please do not send health, financial or identity documents through our forms.

Why we use it

• To reply to your enquiry, prepare a quote and talk to you about your project.
• To send one automatic confirmation that your message arrived.
• If you ask the cost calculator to email your estimate, to send that estimate. Only if you also tick the follow-up box, we send two more emails over the next 10 days; each has a one-click unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing stops them at once.
• If you use the WordPress security scanner, to fetch the homepage of the address you type, once, and show you the result. The result is held in memory for up to an hour so it can be emailed if you ask, and is not stored otherwise. If you ask for the report, we keep your name, email and the scan summary to send it and to reply; follow-ups work exactly as for the calculator, only if you tick the box.
• If you choose a preferred call time after sending a form, to call or email you then.
• To keep the site and forms secure and stop spam.
• To meet legal, tax and accounting obligations if you become a client.

We rely on your consent, which you give by sending a form, and on the implied consent that comes with an enquiry under CASL. We will only email you about your enquiry or project. We do not send marketing emails unless you ask for them, and every marketing email would include a way to unsubscribe.

Where your information is stored

This website and its form submissions are hosted on servers operated by DigitalOcean in the United States (New York). Emails are handled through Google Workspace, whose data centres may be in Canada, the United States or other countries. Information stored outside Canada, or outside Quebec, is subject to the laws of those places, and may be accessible to their courts and authorities. We chose these providers for their security practices, and their contracts require them to protect the data.

Who we share it with

We do not sell, rent or trade personal information. We share it only with the providers that run our hosting and email, under confidentiality obligations, and where the law requires it or where it is needed to establish or defend a legal claim. Inside Four Cents, only the people who handle your enquiry or project can see it.

How long we keep it

Enquiries that do not become projects are kept for up to 24 months, then deleted. Client records are kept for as long as the law requires for tax and accounting (generally seven years in Canada). Server logs are kept for a limited period for security, then deleted. You can ask us to delete your enquiry sooner.

Your rights

You can ask to see the personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, withdraw your consent, ask us to delete it (subject to records we must keep), and, in Quebec, ask for it in a structured, commonly used format. Send your request to our privacy officer; we reply within 30 days. If you are not satisfied, you can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada or, in Quebec, the Commission d'accès à l'information.

If you are in the United States

We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising, as those terms are used in California and other state privacy laws, and we do not use it for profiling. You may make the same requests described above, and we will not treat you differently for doing so.

Security and incidents

The site uses HTTPS, security headers and access controls, and form data is stored on a server only our team can reach. No system is perfectly secure. If an incident creates a real risk of significant harm, we will notify affected people and the regulators as the law requires and keep a record of it.

Children

This site is for businesses and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 16.

Client websites

When we build or maintain a website for a client, the client decides what personal information its own site collects and is responsible for its own privacy policy and consents. We act on the client's instructions and keep its data confidential.

Changes

We will update this page when our practices change and change the date at the top. Material changes will be highlighted on this page.

Contact us

Questions about this page can be sent to info@fourcents.ca or by mail to Four Cents WordPress Studio (wpdeveloper.ca), c/o Four Cents, 49 Thorncliffe Park Drive, East York, Toronto, Ontario, M4H 1J6, Canada.