Privacy Policy.

1. Who We Are
Migration of Value (migrationofvalue.com) is an independent research publication operated by Relentless Creativity Inc., a company registered in British Columbia, Canada. The framework, research documents, and all associated content are the intellectual work of Jason Dauphinee.
For privacy-related enquiries, contact us at: jason@relentless-creativity.com

2. What This Policy Covers
This policy explains what personal information we collect when you visit migrationofvalue.com, why we collect it, how we use it, how long we keep it, and what rights you have over your own data.
We are committed to handling your information honestly, minimally, and in accordance with Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), British Columbia’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where applicable.

3. Information We Collect

3.1 Information you provide directly
When you submit an enquiry through the contact form on this site, we collect:

• • Your first and last name
  • Your email address
  • Your institutional affiliation, organization, or publication name (if provided)
  • The nature of your enquiry
  • The content of your message
  • Your consent record (timestamp and consent text at the time of submission)

We do not collect payment information, government identification, or sensitive personal data of any kind.

3.2 Information collected automatically
When you visit this site, certain technical information is collected automatically:

• IP address (anonymized by Google Analytics before storage)
• Browser type and version
• Device type and operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Referring website or search query
• Scroll depth and outbound link clicks
• PDF download events

This information does not identify you personally. It is collected in aggregate to help us understand how people find and use the site.

4. How We Use Your Information

4.1 Contact form submissions
We use the information you provide through the contact form solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not use it for marketing, add you to mailing lists, or share it with third parties except as described in Section 6.

4.2 Analytics data
We use aggregated, anonymized analytics data to understand which pages are read most, how visitors navigate between sections, how many people download the framework PDF, and where our audience comes from geographically. This helps us improve the site and prioritize future research.

5. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

For visitors from the European Economic Area, we process your data on the following legal bases:

• Consent: for analytics cookies and tracking, which you may accept or decline via the cookie consent banner
• Legitimate interests: for responding to direct enquiries you initiate through the contact form
• Legal obligation: where we are required to retain records under applicable law

6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate this site. Each has its own privacy practices.

We do not sell your data to any of these providers or to any other party.

7. Cookies

This site uses cookies. A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by your browser when you visit a website.
We use two categories of cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies — Required for the site to function. These cookies do not track you and do not require your consent.
Analytics cookies — Set by Google Analytics to collect anonymized data about how you use the site. These cookies are non-essential and are only set after you provide consent through the cookie banner.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the cookie preferences link in the footer of any page. For full details, see our Cookie Policy.

8. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained for 24 months from the date of submission, after which they are permanently deleted from our systems.
Analytics data is retained in Google Analytics for 14 months, after which Google automatically deletes the data.

Security logs collected by Wordfence are retained for a limited period as required for security monitoring and are not used for any other purpose.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Right of access: request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
• Right to correction: request that we correct inaccurate information
• Right to deletion: request that we delete your personal information
• Right to withdraw consent: withdraw consent for analytics cookies at any time
• Right to object: object to certain types of processing
• Right to portability: request your data in a portable format

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at jason@relentless-creativity.com. We will respond within 30 days.

If you are located in the European Economic Area and believe we have not handled your data in accordance with GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. These include SSL encryption on all site connections, firewall and malware protection via Wordfence, access controls limiting who can view form submissions, and secure email transmission via Google SMTP.

No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we take the protection of your information seriously.

11. International Data Transfers

This site is operated from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Canada has been recognized by the European Commission as providing adequate protection for personal data.

Some of our third-party service providers, including Google, process data in the United States and other jurisdictions. Where this occurs, these providers maintain appropriate safeguards, including standard contractual clauses or participation in recognized data transfer frameworks.

12. Children’s Privacy

This site is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information through this site, please contact us at jason@relentless-creativity.com, and we will delete it promptly.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this page.

14. Contact

Relentless Creativity Inc.
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
jason@relentless-creativity.com