Privacy Policy
1. Introduction and company information
This Privacy Policy explains how Maple Crest Garden Services Ltd. collects, uses, discloses, stores, and protects personal information in connection with its garden services business in Canada. We are committed to handling personal information in a manner that is consistent with applicable Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), as well as any applicable provincial privacy legislation.
Maple Crest Garden Services Ltd.
2450 Jane Street, North York, ON M3M 1A9, Canada
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (416) 782-6943
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through our website, by email, by telephone, in person, and in the course of providing garden-related services, including landscaping, lawn care, planting, maintenance, seasonal clean-up, and related consultations.
2. Data collection and processing
We collect personal information that is reasonably necessary for our business activities and service delivery. Depending on your interactions with us, this may include:
- Contact details such as name, address, email address, and telephone number;
- Property and service details, including service location, access instructions, preferred service dates, and project requirements;
- Billing and payment information, including invoicing details and transaction records;
- Communications you send to us, including inquiries, complaints, feedback, and service requests;
- Information about your use of our website, including device information, browser type, log data, and cookie-related information where applicable;
- Any other information you choose to provide to us voluntarily.
We generally collect personal information directly from you, from authorized representatives, or from service-related interactions. In limited circumstances, we may also collect information from third parties where permitted by law, such as payment processors, referral partners, or publicly available sources.
We process personal information by collecting, recording, organizing, storing, using, disclosing, and deleting it as needed for legitimate business and legal purposes.
3. Purpose of data processing
Maple Crest Garden Services Ltd. processes personal information for the following purposes:
- To provide quotations, schedule appointments, and deliver garden services;
- To communicate with clients, respond to inquiries, and provide customer support;
- To manage client accounts, service history, billing, and payment processing;
- To assess service needs, plan work at properties, and maintain service records;
- To improve our services, website, operations, and customer experience;
- To comply with legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory obligations;
- To prevent fraud, misuse, unauthorized access, and other harmful activities;
- To send administrative communications and, where permitted, promotional communications;
- To enforce our agreements and protect our rights, property, staff, and clients.
4. Legal basis for processing
We process personal information only where lawful and appropriate. Depending on the circumstances, our legal basis may include:
- Consent: where you have given express or implied consent for a particular purpose;
- Contractual necessity: where processing is required to enter into, perform, or manage a service agreement with you;
- Legitimate business purposes: where processing is necessary for reasonable business operations and does not override your privacy rights;
- Legal obligation: where processing is required to meet applicable legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory requirements;
- Protection of interests: where processing is necessary to protect the security, property, or legal rights of our business, clients, or others.
Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice.
5. Data sharing and third parties
We do not sell personal information. We may share personal information with trusted third parties only where necessary and appropriate, including:
- Service providers that support our operations, such as website hosting, IT support, email services, cloud storage, customer relationship management, and accounting providers;
- Payment processors and financial institutions for billing and transaction processing;
- Subcontractors, suppliers, and crew members involved in delivering requested garden services;
- Professional advisors, such as accountants, auditors, insurers, and legal counsel;
- Government authorities, regulators, law enforcement, or courts where required or permitted by law;
- Any party involved in a business transaction such as a merger, financing, asset sale, or reorganization, subject to appropriate confidentiality protections.
All third parties receiving personal information are expected to protect it appropriately and use it only for authorized purposes. Where required, we use contractual or other safeguards to limit access, use, and disclosure.
6. Data transfer to third countries
Some of our service providers may store or process personal information outside Canada, including in other provinces or in foreign jurisdictions such as the United States. When personal information is transferred outside Canada, it may be subject to the laws of those jurisdictions and may be accessible to courts, law enforcement, or regulatory authorities there.
We take reasonable steps to ensure that any cross-border transfers are subject to appropriate safeguards, including contractual protections, access controls, and vendor due diligence. By using our services or communicating with us, you acknowledge that your personal information may be transferred and processed outside Canada where necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
7. Storage duration
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to meet legal, accounting, insurance, and reporting requirements, and to resolve disputes or enforce agreements.
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the nature of our relationship with you. In general:
- Client and service records are retained for as long as needed to manage the relationship and for a reasonable period afterward;
- Financial and accounting records are retained for the period required by law and standard business practices;
- Communications and support records may be retained for quality assurance, follow-up, and legal protection;
- Information that is no longer required is securely deleted, anonymized, or destroyed.
8. User rights (access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability, objection)
Subject to applicable Canadian privacy law and certain exceptions, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: to request confirmation of whether we hold personal information about you and to receive a copy of that information;
- Rectification: to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information;
- Erasure: to request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances, subject to legal retention requirements;
- Restriction: to request that we limit the use or disclosure of personal information in certain situations;
- Data portability: where applicable, to request a copy of certain personal information in a structured and commonly used format;
- Objection: to object to certain processing activities, including some forms of direct marketing or processing based on legitimate interests, where applicable.
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request. We will respond within the time required by applicable law, or let you know if an extension or lawful exception applies.
9. Withdrawal of consent
Where our processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time by contacting us. Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before the withdrawal.
Please note that if you withdraw consent for certain information or uses, we may be unable to provide some services, communications, or features, or we may be required to continue processing certain information for legal or contractual reasons.
10. Right to complain
If you have concerns about how Maple Crest Garden Services Ltd. handles your personal information, we encourage you to contact us first so that we can try to resolve the matter promptly and fairly.
You may also have the right to complain to the applicable privacy regulator in Canada, including the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, or a provincial privacy commissioner if applicable. We encourage you to contact us first so we can address your concerns directly.
11. Data security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information against unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, alteration, loss, or destruction. These measures may include:
- Access controls and password protection;
- Encryption or secure transmission methods where appropriate;
- Restricted access to personal information on a need-to-know basis;
- Staff awareness and privacy practices;
- Monitoring and maintenance of systems and security procedures.
Although we strive to protect personal information, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we take reasonable steps to reduce risks and respond appropriately to suspected incidents.
12. Contact information
If you have questions, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact:
Maple Crest Garden Services Ltd.
2450 Jane Street, North York, ON M3M 1A9, Canada
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (416) 782-6943
Please include sufficient detail in your request so that we can understand and respond appropriately. We may ask for additional information to verify your identity or clarify your request.
13. Changes to privacy policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, technology, or business operations. Any updated version will be posted with a revised effective date where appropriate.
Your continued use of our services or communication with us after any changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy, to the extent permitted by law. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Effective date: July 20, 2026