Privacy Policy

Canadian Investor Research ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose information for our **non-commercial, educational research project.**

1. Data Collection and Purpose

We collect the following personal information via our guide request form, strictly for the purposes outlined below:

• Full Name and Email Address: Used solely to send the free research guide and for administrative communication related to the guide delivery.
• Phone Number (Optional): May be used to send a direct link to the guide via SMS if opted in. We do not use this for unsolicited sales calls or offers.
• Estimated Amount Lost & Explanation: This data is collected for **anonymous research into Canadian fraud and investment loss trends only.** This information is decoupled from personal identifiers for our research database and is **never** used for case assessment, legal advice, or financial consulting.

2. Non-Commercial Use and Disclaimer

• We are **not** a law firm, financial advisor, or recovery service.
• We **do not** provide personalized legal, financial, or investment advice.
• The guide is provided for **educational purposes only.**

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We will not sell, rent, or trade your personal or research data to third parties. We may disclose aggregated, anonymized research data (such as generalized fraud trends and statistics) to the public or academic partners, but this data will **never** contain personally identifiable information (PII).

4. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect the integrity and confidentiality of the personal information and research data we collect. However, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

5. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

support@canadianinvestorresearch.org