🌿 BudzRUs.ca Privacy Policy
(a.k.a. “We Know Stuff, But We’re Not Weird About It”)
Last Updated: May 2026
Location: Somewhere between Lucky Now and common sense
1. Who We Are
Welcome to BudzRUs.ca — a place where things are sold, stories get weird, and occasionally people voluntarily give us money for no clear reason (see: The Great Giveaway ).
We respect your privacy the same way Fern respects a fresh batch behind the counter:
calmly, carefully, and with just a hint of suspicion.
2. What Information We Collect
We only collect what we actually need. No creepy stuff.
🧾 Information You Give Us
When you:
- Make a purchase
- Use “The Great Giveaway” (bold move)
- Contact us
- Sign up for anything
We may collect:
- Name (real or “definitely real”)
- Email address
- Payment details (handled by secure third parties—more on that below)
- Messages you send us (yes, even the weird ones)
🤖 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the site, we may collect:
- IP address
- Device/browser info
- Pages you visit
- Time spent wondering why you clicked “GIVE”
This helps us improve the site and confirm people actually did click that button voluntarily.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your info to:
- Process transactions
- Respond to messages
- Improve the site experience
- Keep things running smoothly
- Occasionally shake our heads and say, “Huh… they really did that.”
We do NOT sell your personal data.
We’re running a weird website, not a data empire.
4. Payments & Financial Info
All payments are processed through third-party providers like:
- Stripe
- PayPal
We do not store your full payment details on our servers.
If you choose to participate in The Great Giveaway, just to be crystal clear:
You are knowingly sending money with no expectation of goods, services, or emotional closure.
That’s not a bug. That’s the feature.
5. Cookies 🍪 (The Digital Kind)
We use cookies to:
- Remember your preferences
- Understand site traffic
- Improve performance
Not the chocolate chip kind, unfortunately.
You can disable cookies in your browser, but parts of the site may stop working—or feel emotionally distant.
6. Third-Party Services
We may use tools like:
- Analytics providers
- Payment processors
- Hosting services
These services may collect data as part of their operation, but only for legitimate purposes like:
- Processing payments
- Understanding usage
- Keeping the lights on (literally)
7. Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your information.
That means:
- Secure connections (HTTPS)
- Trusted payment providers
- No writing your password on a napkin at On The Rob
But let’s be honest—no system is 100% bulletproof.
So:
Use strong passwords. Don’t reuse your “password123” from 2007.
8. Your Rights
Under Canadian privacy laws, you have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Request corrections
- Ask how your data is used
If you want to do any of that, just contact us.
We’ll respond like polite Canadians—eventually, and with mild apologies.
9. Data Retention
We keep your information:
- As long as needed for business/legal reasons
- Or until it no longer serves a purpose
Or until someone says, “Why do we still have this?” and we clean house.
10. Children’s Privacy
This site is not intended for kids under 19.
If someone under 19 somehow donates money through The Great Giveaway…
we have bigger questions than privacy.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time.
If we do:
- We’ll update the date above
- The tone will remain equally responsible and mildly questionable
12. Contact Us
If you have questions about this policy, your data, or life choices:
Contact: Budzrus.ca
Email: admin@budzrus.ca
13. Final Note (Very Important)
We respect your privacy.
We protect your data.
We do not sell your information.
But if you willingly click GIVE…
that part of your life is between you, your bank account, and destiny.