CalgaryPermits

PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: October 14, 2026

Data Sources and Legal Framework

CalgaryPermits operates under the legal framework established by the Province of Alberta. The service provides access to building permit information that is publicly available through the City of Calgary's Open Data Portal.

FOIP ACT

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Alberta) governs public sector data. Building permits constitute public information by law.

PIPA ACT

Personal Information Protection Act (Alberta) governs private sector data. We do not aggregate permit holder personal data from public sources.

Information We Collect

The City of Calgary's Open Data Portal publishes building permit information including:

  • Permit holder name (individual or company)
  • Property address (street address and community)
  • Project description and type (New Construction, Renovation, etc.)
  • Timeline (application date, issuance date)
  • Estimated project cost (when available)

IMPORTANT: The City of Calgary does not publish personal phone numbers or email addresses in their Open Data Portal for privacy reasons. Contact information must be obtained through direct outreach.

Your Account Information

To provide access to Calgary building permits, we collect the following information:

Email address — For account creation and verification

Full name — For account identification

Saved permits — Your personal list of saved leads

Usage analytics — To improve service performance

How We Use Your Data

Your account information is used exclusively for:

  • Providing access to the Calgary building permit dashboard
  • Sending email notifications when new permits match your filters
  • Authenticating your account and managing your subscription
  • Improving our service through analytics and usage patterns

WE DO NOT SELL your account information. Advertising cookies are a separate matter and are described in the Google AdSense section below. Google may receive technical and usage data through those cookies.

Third-Party Services

CalgaryPermits integrates with the following third-party services:

Google Authentication

For secure OAuth login via Google accounts

PostHog Analytics

For anonymous usage analytics and error tracking

Stripe Payments

For secure subscription billing

Email Service Provider

For transactional email delivery

Google AdSense and cookies

CalgaryPermit uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. The AdSense script is loaded in the page head, the account is identified by the google-adsense-account meta tag, and the site publishes an ads.txt file at calgarypermit.ca/ads.txt.

Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, including advertising cookies, and similar technologies to serve and measure ads. Those cookies can be used to show ads based on your visits to this site and other sites, and to limit how often you see an ad. This includes personalized advertising where Google's settings allow it.

How Google uses data from sites that use its services is described in Google's policy at policies.google.com/technologies/ads. You can manage personalized ads at adssettings.google.com. You can also opt out of some third-party cookies through the Digital Advertising Alliance at optout.aboutads.info. Blocking cookies in your browser may stop some ads from loading.

We do not control the cookies Google sets, and we do not use AdSense cookies as a login. Account pages are a different system from the ad script.

CASL Compliance

Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) regulates commercial electronic messages. CalgaryPermits is designed for CASL compliance:

  • Implied consent: By signing up, you consent to receive service-related emails
  • Unsubscribe mechanism: Every email includes an easy unsubscribe link
  • Identification: All emails clearly identify CalgaryPermits as the sender
  • Contact preferences: We recommend postal mail or phone contact when permit holder email is not publicly available

Questions About Your Privacy?

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