Last Updated: January 24, 2025
CanadaLottoFinder ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to maintaining the accuracy, confidentiality, and security of your personally identifiable information ("Personal Information"). As part of this commitment, our privacy policy governs our actions as they relate to the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information. Our privacy practices are based on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable provincial lottery and gaming regulations.
By accessing CanadaLottoFinder.com and using our services, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. If you do not agree with the terms of this policy, please do not use our website or services.
To operate our lottery platform and provide you with regulated gaming services, we collect various types of information, including but not limited to:
We are legally required to verify the identity and age of all players to ensure compliance with the 19+ age restriction. We collect:
To manage your account and notify you of wins, we collect:
To process ticket purchases and facilitate prize payouts, we may collect:
When you visit our website, our servers automatically record information, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, device information, and timestamps. This data is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
We use the collected information for specific, legitimate business purposes, including:
We do not sell, rent, or lease your Personal Information to third parties. However, we may share data in the following strictly controlled circumstances:
We may share data with trusted third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, identity verification (e.g., Equifax or TransUnion), email delivery, and customer support hosting. These third parties are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
We may disclose Personal Information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
Our website uses "cookies" to help personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.
We use the following types of cookies:
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies through your browser settings or our Cookie Consent Banner. However, declining cookies may prevent you from logging in or purchasing tickets.
We secure your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We implement physical, organizational, and technological security measures appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure.
We retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information 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. Typically, inactive accounts are retained for a period of 7 years in compliance with financial auditing standards.
You have the right to request access to the Personal Information we hold about you. You may also request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information. To access or update your information, please log in to your account settings or contact our Privacy Officer.
Please note that for security reasons, certain fields (such as Date of Birth and Name) cannot be changed without submitting official government documentation.
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside Canada and choose to provide information to us, please note that we verify residency strictness, and use of this site is prohibited for non-residents.
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 policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: