Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 2026
Gold Rates Today Canada ("we", "our") respects your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect when you use goldpricestoday.ca, and how we use it.
1. Data we collect
- Usage and device data. When you visit the site we automatically receive standard log information: pages viewed, time spent, browser type, device type and approximate location (country/city level). We do not sell this data.
- Calculator inputs. Anything you type into the gold value calculator (weight, karat) is processed in your browser and is never sent to our servers.
- Contact messages. If you email us or use the contact form, we keep your message and address only to reply to you.
2. Cookies
We use a small number of cookies:
- Strictly necessary cookies — remember your language choice (English/French) and keep the site working. No consent needed.
- Advertising cookies — set by Google and its partners (see §3).
You can block cookies in your browser settings (parts of the site may work less well).
3. Advertising (Google AdSense)
We show ads served by Google AdSense. Google uses cookies — including the DART cookie — to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings (https://www.google.com/settings/ads). Learn more in Google's Privacy Policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy).
4. Data sharing and retention
We do not sell personal data. Data is shared only with the service providers above (hosting, advertising) as needed to operate the site. Log data is retained for a maximum of 14 months and then deleted or anonymised.
5. Your rights
Depending on where you live (including Quebec\u2019s Law 25), you may have the right to access, correct or delete data we hold about you, and to object to certain processing. Contact us (see §6) and we will respond within 30 days.
6. Contact
Questions about this policy: info@goldpricestoday.ca
7. Changes
We may update this policy; the "Last updated" date above will change and significant changes will be noted here for 30 days.