Privacy Policy

Effective Date: March 1, 2026

Last Updated: July 23, 2026

Recording Law ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website recordinglaw.com (the "Website"). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share information when you visit our Website.

Who We Are

The data controller responsible for this Website is:

Adam Steier
4990 92 Ave NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6B 2V4
Canada
Email: adam@recordinglaw.com

We have not appointed a data protection officer, as we do not meet the criteria that would require one.

We are based in Canada, but this Website is read worldwide. If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, the GDPR and UK GDPR apply to our processing of your information because our advertising and analytics partners monitor visitor behaviour in those regions. The sections below headed "Legal Bases," "International Data Transfers," "How Long We Keep Information" and "Your Rights in the EEA and UK" set out the information required by Articles 13 and 14 of the GDPR.

Information We Collect

When you visit our Website, we may collect certain information automatically, including:

  • Your IP address, browser type, operating system, and device information
  • Pages you visit on our Website and the time spent on them
  • Referring URLs and search terms that led you to our Website
  • Information collected through cookies, pixel tags, and similar technologies

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our Website
  • Analyze usage trends and understand how visitors interact with our content
  • Serve relevant advertisements through our advertising partners
  • Comply with legal obligations

Legal Bases for Processing (EEA and UK Visitors)

If you are in the EEA or the UK, we rely on the following legal bases under Article 6(1) of the GDPR:

  • Consent (Article 6(1)(a)) for advertising cookies, personalised advertising, and analytics. You give this through the consent banner, and you can withdraw it at any time.
  • Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)) for server log files, which are necessary to deliver the Website and keep it secure and stable, and for logging affiliate link clicks so that referrals can be reconciled.
  • Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)) for responding to messages you send us, or performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b)) where your message concerns an agreement with us.

Where we rely on consent, refusing or withdrawing it does not affect your access to the content of this Website. Where we rely on legitimate interests, you have the right to object, as described below.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience and deliver personalized content and advertisements. You can control cookies through your browser settings. For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit All About Cookies.

Managing Your Consent

Visitors in regions where consent is required see a consent banner before advertising and analytics cookies are set. The banner follows the IAB Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) and records your choices for our advertising partners.

You can change or withdraw your choices at any time through the settings in that banner. Withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it, and it takes effect going forward. It does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before you withdrew.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our Website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your use of our Website, including your IP address. This information is transmitted to and stored by Google. For more information on how Google uses data, visit Google's Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a "device") by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, "Tags") may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser's cache. The "help" feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser's cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP Address
  • Operating System type
  • Operating System version
  • Device Type
  • Language of the website
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor's referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance's AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

Service Providers

We use the following providers to operate this Website. Each processes information on our behalf under a written agreement:

  • Vercel Inc., 340 S Lemon Ave #4133, Walnut, CA 91789, USA (hosting and delivery)
  • Supabase Inc. (United States) (content storage and delivery)
  • Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (Google Analytics 4)
  • Mediavine, Inc. (United States) and its advertising partners, as described above

International Data Transfers

We are established in Canada and several of our providers are established in the United States, so information about you is transferred outside the EEA and the UK.

For recipients in the United States, we rely on the European Commission's adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework where the recipient is certified under it, and otherwise on Standard Contractual Clauses under Article 46(2)(c) of the GDPR. For transfers to Canada, the European Commission has issued a partial adequacy decision covering commercial organisations. Despite these safeguards, we cannot entirely rule out access to data by authorities in those countries.

How Long We Keep Information

We keep personal information only as long as it is needed for the purposes described in this policy, or as long as a legal retention obligation requires.

  • Server log data is retained by our hosting provider for a short operational period and then deleted.
  • Analytics data is retained according to the retention setting configured in Google Analytics 4.
  • Cookie lifetimes vary by cookie and are listed in the consent banner.
  • Messages you send us are deleted once your enquiry has been dealt with, unless we are required to keep them.

Third-Party Links

Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

Children's Privacy

Our Website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us so we can promptly remove the information.

Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • The right to access your personal information
  • The right to request deletion of your personal information
  • The right to opt out of the sale of your personal information
  • The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

Your Rights in the EEA and UK

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

  • Access to the data we process about you (Article 15)
  • Rectification of inaccurate data (Article 16)
  • Erasure (Article 17)
  • Restriction of processing (Article 18)
  • Data portability (Article 20)
  • Objection to processing based on legitimate interests, including profiling (Article 21)
  • Withdrawal of consent at any time, with effect for the future (Article 7(3))

An informal message to adam@recordinglaw.com is enough to exercise any of these rights. Exercising them is free of charge, and we respond within one month as required by Article 12(3).

Complaints to a Supervisory Authority

Without prejudice to any other remedy, you have the right under Article 77 of the GDPR to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, your place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. A directory of national authorities is maintained by the European Data Protection Board.

If you are in the United Kingdom, the supervisory authority is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

Privacy notices in other languages are available for readers of our German, Spanish, French, Dutch and Italian pages.

California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). These include the right to know what personal information is collected, the right to delete your personal information, and the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of the Website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Recording Law
Email: admin@recordinglaw.com