Privacy Policy
Last Revised: September 2, 2026 · Compliant with Canadian Federal PIPEDA, CASL, Quebec Law 25, and Google Publisher Standards
01. Commitment to Canadian Consumer Privacy
At RangeAndFuel.ca ("we," "our," "us," or "the Platform"), we are deeply dedicated to protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of all Canadian and international visitors who access our automotive intelligence portal. We operate in strict compliance with the Canadian federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), substantial provincial privacy equivalents (including British Columbia’s Personal Information Protection Act, Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act, and Quebec’s Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector / Law 25), Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), and global consumer protection mandates such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA).
This Privacy Policy sets forth in detail how we collect, process, store, disclose, and protect personal and non-personal technical information when you browse our vehicle catalog, utilize our interactive fuel and winter range calculators, review Transport Canada recall notices, or interact with third-party service partners.
02. Information We Collect & Processing Methods
RangeAndFuel.ca is engineered as an open, accessible public intelligence platform. We do not require visitors to register user accounts, provide credit card numbers, or reveal sensitive personal identifiers simply to inspect fuel economy metrics or compare vehicle models. We categorize collected information into two distinct classifications:
A. Technical & Aggregated Telemetry Data (Automated)
When you access our platform, our Content Delivery Network (CDN) and edge server infrastructure automatically log standard, non-personally identifiable technical telemetry. This includes: browser user-agent string, operating system version, device display resolution, referring URL, timestamp of requests, page response latencies, and regional geographic routing data (at the provincial or municipal network level, without precision GPS tracking). This telemetry is utilized exclusively to maintain high-speed caching, thwart Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber threats, and verify Core Web Vitals performance.
B. Voluntarily Submitted Information
If you elect to contact our editorial staff, submit feedback via email, or interact with optional partner referral forms (such as auto insurance rate comparisons, pre-owned trade-in valuations, or residential Level 2 EV charging equipment quotes), you may voluntarily supply personal contact data such as your name, email address, postal code, or vehicle year/make/model details. Any such data is collected strictly with your explicit consent.
03. Cookies, Web Beacons & Google AdSense Advertising
To sustain our platform as a 100% free public service for Canadian drivers, RangeAndFuel.ca partners with trusted third-party advertising vendors and programmatic advertising networks, including Google LLC (Google AdSense).
Google and third-party advertising partners utilize HTTP cookies, web beacons, and unique mobile identifiers to serve relevant, contextual advertisements to visitors of this website:
- Google DoubleClick DART Cookies: Google uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve advertisements to users based on their prior visits to RangeAndFuel.ca and other websites across the broader internet.
- Personalized vs. Non-Personalized Advertising: In compliance with Google AdSense Publisher Policies, users have full autonomy over whether advertisements are personalized based on browsing history or delivered contextually based purely on the automotive content of the current page.
- Third-Party Ad Networks: Authorized third-party ad networks or ad servers may measure advertising campaign effectiveness and personalize ad content displayed on our pages using cookie identifiers.
04. User Rights & Comprehensive Cookie Opt-Out Mechanisms
You have full sovereignty over how cookies and advertising trackers operate on your computer or mobile device. You may exercise your privacy rights and disable personalized advertising through multiple official consumer opt-out portals:
Manage Google ad personalization, topic preferences, and demographic advertising parameters directly.
Google Ads Settings ↗Opt out of interest-based digital advertising across participating Canadian advertising networks.
YourAdChoices.ca ↗Universal multi-network opt-out tool for behavioral digital advertising across global networks.
NAI Consumer Opt-Out ↗Configure Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge to block third-party cookies globally.
Browser Settings ➔ Privacy05. Affiliate Referral Links & Sponsored Partnerships
RangeAndFuel.ca participates in transparent commercial affiliate marketing programs. Certain product links and lead-generation modules (e.g., Canadian automotive insurance rate comparison widgets, vehicle trade-in valuation services, and residential Level 2 EV charging hardware vendors) contain affiliate tracking parameters.
In strict compliance with Canadian Competition Bureau guidelines, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations, and Google Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines, we adhere to the following principles:
- All commercial affiliate hyperlinks are tagged with required
rel="sponsored"orrel="nofollow"attributes to ensure absolute search engine compliance. - Clicking an affiliate link does NOT increase any retail purchase price or insurance premium for the Canadian consumer.
- Editorial integrity is uncompromised: our mathematical fuel efficiency ratings, L/100km EnerGuide calculations, and -15°C winter degradation penalties are calculated strictly from official government testing datasets without commercial bias.
06. Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) Compliance
RangeAndFuel.ca strictly adheres to Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL, S.C. 2010, c. 23). We maintain a strict zero-tolerance policy regarding unsolicited commercial electronic messages (spam).
We will never send commercial electronic messages, newsletters, or marketing alerts without your prior express, verifiable opt-in consent. Every electronic communication dispatched by our platform contains a functional, one-click unsubscribe mechanism, clear identification of RangeAndFuel.ca as the sender, and valid Canadian postal and electronic contact information. Unsubscribe requests are processed immediately and unconditionally within ten (10) business days.
07. Data Security, Storage & Cross-Border Data Transfers
We employ enterprise-grade administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to prevent unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of technical telemetry and user data. All data transmission across RangeAndFuel.ca is encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3 / HTTPS encryption).
While our primary operations are focused on the Canadian market, technical data and CDN server caches may be hosted on secure cloud infrastructure located within Canada, the United States, or other international jurisdictions. By utilizing our platform, you acknowledge that your technical telemetry may be stored on servers subject to the lawful access requests of courts and law enforcement authorities in those respective jurisdictions under local legal statutes.
08. Children's Privacy Protection (COPPA & Canadian Standards)
RangeAndFuel.ca is designed and intended exclusively for general adult audiences, licensed motorists, and prospective vehicle buyers. We do not knowingly solicit, collect, or maintain personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen (13), or under the applicable age of majority in their province of residence. If we discover that personal information of a minor has been inadvertently submitted to our servers without verified parental consent, we will promptly delete that data from our records.
09. User Access, Correction & Deletion Rights (PIPEDA Principle 9)
Under Canadian PIPEDA Principle 9 and relevant provincial privacy statutes, you possess the legal right to challenge the accuracy and completeness of any personal information we may hold regarding you and have it amended or erased as appropriate.
You may request: (i) confirmation of whether we maintain personal data relating to you; (ii) an accounting of the third parties to whom that data has been disclosed; (iii) correction of inaccurate or outdated records; or (iv) complete deletion of your voluntary contact submissions from our active databases.
10. Privacy Officer Contact Information
For privacy inquiries, formal access requests, CASL inquiries, or feedback regarding our privacy practices, please contact our designated Canadian Privacy Officer:
