Privacy

Policy

Last Updated: March 2026

The material appearing on this website https://bronwenkettleson.com/ (this “Site”) is provided as information about BLK Works Inc.’s business, community, and people, and as a platform for online connection. The owner of this Site, BLK, and its directors, agents, employees, and affiliates assume no responsibility or liability for any consequence resulting directly or indirectly from any action or inaction you take based on the information found on the Site or material linked to this Site.

Any information on this Site is provided for promotional or informational purposes only and is not to be relied upon as a professional opinion. By using this Site, you accept and agree that following and using any information or recommendation provided on this Site is at your own risk.

BLK understands how important your privacy is. This Privacy Policy sets out the privacy policies and practices for Bronwen Kettleson, BLK Works Inc., and their subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “BLK”) with respect to how BLK collects, maintains, uses, and discloses your personal information, and how you can access information BLK may hold about you.

In this Privacy Policy, “personal information” means information about an individual whose identity is apparent or can be reasonably ascertained from the information, as further defined under applicable privacy laws (“Personal Information”). Personal Information does not include information that is aggregated or otherwise de-identified.

Please note that the Site may contain links to third-party websites not controlled or operated by BLK. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such third-party websites, and BLK is not responsible for their content or privacy practices. BLK encourages you to review the privacy policies of any third parties before disclosing your Personal Information to them.

1. Consent to Collection of Information

By submitting Personal Information to BLK or its service providers, you agree and consent to the collection, use, disclosure, and transfer of your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting BLK at blkworksinc@gmail.com. Please note that withdrawing consent may affect BLK’s ability to continue providing its services to you.

2. Age Restriction

This Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 19. No one under age 19 may provide any Personal Information to or on the Site. BLK does not knowingly collect Personal Information from individuals under 19. If you are under 19, do not use or provide any information on the Site, register on the Site, make any purchases, or provide any information about yourself to BLK. If BLK learns it has collected Personal Information from someone under 19 without verified consent, it will delete that information promptly. If you believe BLK may hold information from or about someone under 19, please contact blkworksinc@gmail.com.

3. Personal Information We Collect

3.1 What We Collect Directly

BLK may directly collect your name, address, phone number, and email address.

3.2 Email Address

We may collect your name and email address in order to send you our newsletter or other communications. We will only contact you for promotional or informational purposes. Subscribing to our newsletter is optional.

3.3 Phone Number

We may collect your phone number to contact you if we have information we believe would be beneficial to share with you. If you do not wish to be contacted by phone, you may ask us not to or choose not to provide your phone number.

3.4 Substack

If you subscribe to BLK’s Substack publication, please be aware that Substack Inc. collects and processes its own data independently of BLK. Your use of the Substack platform is also subject to Substack’s own Privacy Policy, available at https://substack.com/privacy. BLK is not responsible for Substack’s data practices.

3.5 Third Parties

BLK works with third-party applications to provide services through the Site. These organizations may independently collect Personal Information from you. The third parties BLK may work with, and links to their privacy policies, are listed below:

  1. Wave: https://www.waveapps.com/legal/privacy-policy

  2. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy

  3. YouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy

  4. Instagram: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy

  5. Squarespace: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy/

  6. Mailchimp: https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/

  7. Doodle: https://doodle.com/en/privacy-policy/

  8. Google Drive: https://policies.google.com/privacy

  9. PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/va/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

  10. Stripe: https://stripe.com/en-ca/privacy

  11. Zoom: https://zoom.us/privacy

  12. Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/privacy

  13. Substack: https://substack.com/privacy

  14. Jotform: https://www.jotform.com/privacy

4. How BLK Uses Your Personal Information

Your Personal Information will be used to provide you with promotional and informative materials and to deliver the products and services you purchase or subscribe to. Specifically:

  1. Your credit card information will not be kept by BLK but will be processed and stored by the relevant third party listed in section 3.5 above;

  2. Your name and email address will not be stored on the Site directly but will be processed through the third-party platforms listed in section 3.5 above;

  3. Your phone number may be used to contact you if there is information we believe would be of benefit to you;

  4. If you subscribe to our newsletter, your Personal Information will be used to deliver the newsletter to you;

  5. We may use your contact information to send you emails about promotions, special events, or other marketing information. You may opt out at any time by clicking “unsubscribe” in any email or by contacting blkworksinc@gmail.com;

  6. We may use your Personal Information to respond to questions, suggestions, or requests for assistance;

  7. We may disclose your Personal Information if required by law, to protect the safety of any person, to investigate fraud, or to respond to a government or legal request;

  8. We may share aggregated, anonymized information with third-party providers to assist us in improving the Site.

5. Data Retention

BLK retains your Personal Information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to provide you with ongoing services, or as required by applicable law. When your Personal Information is no longer required, it will be securely deleted or anonymized. You may request deletion of your Personal Information at any time by contacting blkworksinc@gmail.com.

6. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you have the following rights with respect to your Personal Information held by BLK:

  1. Right of Access: You may request a copy of the Personal Information BLK holds about you;

  2. Right of Correction: You may request that inaccurate or incomplete Personal Information be corrected;

  3. Right of Deletion: You may request that BLK delete your Personal Information, subject to any legal obligations requiring its retention;

  4. Right to Withdraw Consent: You may withdraw your consent to the collection and use of your Personal Information at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact BLK at blkworksinc@gmail.com. BLK will respond to requests within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable privacy legislation.

7. Storing Your Personal Information

BLK may store your Personal Information when you interact with the Site. Your Personal Information will be stored securely and will be safely disposed of upon a written deletion request. Your phone number will be kept in BLK’s contacts database, protected by password, and will never be shared with third parties without your permission

8. Compliance with Privacy Laws

The Site and BLK abide by all relevant Canadian privacy legislation, including CASL (Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation) and PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act). This Privacy Policy is also designed to be consistent with GDPR and CCPA regulations. If you have any questions about BLK’s compliance, please contact blkworksinc@gmail.com.

9. Do Not Track Signals

BLK does not currently recognize or respond to browser-initiated Do Not Track (DNT) signals, as there is no accepted industry standard for how to respond to such signals

10. Analytics

The Site collects the following information from your visits:

  1. Visitor information to improve customer engagement, including where and when people visit the Site and how long they stay; and

  2. IP information for website and server security purposes.

11. Cookies

The Site uses cookies to keep a record of the number of times you have visited the Site and how you interacted with it during each visit. A cookie is a small text file sent by the Site’s servers to your hard drive, readable only by the Site’s servers. No Personal Information is stored in cookies and nothing in them can identify you personally.

Cookies help ensure the usability of the Site’s features and can improve your experience. Your continued use of the Site constitutes consent to the use of cookies. If you do not want cookies from the Site, you may adjust your browser settings to disable them. Doing so may affect the functionality of certain Site features.

12. Disclosure of Personal Information

BLK will NEVER sell or license any Personal Information we collect from you. BLK is not liable for any disclosure of your Personal Information by third parties, particularly those outlined in section 3.5 above. By purchasing services or products from BLK, you agree to be bound by the applicable third parties’ privacy policies.

13. Choice of Laws and Venue

This Privacy Policy and the use of the Site are governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia. The parties agree to irrevocably submit all claims to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia.

14. Protecting Your Privacy

BLK is committed to protecting your privacy. Security measures, including password-protected servers and computers and secured storage of Personal Information, have been adopted to protect your Personal Information against loss, theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification. Online transactions are completed using the third-party applications outlined in section 3.5 above. BLK makes no promises or representations about the manner in which your Personal Information is handled by third parties and bears no liability for their use of it.

15. Internet Security Limitations

The internet is inherently open and subject to interception of information. BLK cannot guarantee that information you provide over the internet will not be intercepted by third parties through means outside of BLK’s control.

16. Verifying and Amending Your Personal Information

BLK tries to ensure that all Personal Information it holds is accurate, complete, and up-to-date. Please contact blkworksinc@gmail.com to advise BLK of any changes to your Personal Information or to request access to or correction of the information BLK holds about you.

17. Revisions to This Privacy Policy

BLK reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. Your continued use of the Site following any revision constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms. All revisions will be posted to the Site and will apply to any Personal Information collected on or after the date posted.

18. Resolving Your Concerns

If you have any questions or concerns about BLK’s Personal Information collection, use, and disclosure practices, please contact us at blkworksinc@gmail.com and we will do our best to assist you.

By using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to this Privacy Policy.