Privacy notice

This is the working privacy notice of Owner Universe. It says what personal information we hold, why, for how long, and how to reach the person in charge. Each point under “This website, as built” can be checked in the site’s source.

1. This website

The site sets no cookies, runs no analytics or tracking scripts, loads no fonts or scripts from other websites and has no forms. If you choose US or Canadian dollars on a price list, your browser keeps that choice in its session storage for the open tab only. It is never sent to us, and it is erased when the tab closes. Like any website, each page request passes through our hosting providers, Cloudflare (network) and Railway (server), which may process it outside Québec. They handle the IP address of the device making the request, the page asked for, the time and the browser type, to deliver the page and protect the site, and Railway keeps those request records for a limited period set by our plan. We do not use them to identify or profile visitors.

Our own tools read our Google Ads and Google Search Console accounts through Google’s APIs, to see how the site is found. No visitor’s Google data is accessed, stored or shared.

2. The sample universe

The sample universe publishes counts only: counts by county and by ownership, and the funnel figures that show how the list was cut from the raw records. It publishes no company row, no licence number, no source link and no owner or principal name.

To ask for a correction, or for a firm’s entry to be removed from the sample, write to contact@owneruniverse.com with the firm name and the change you ask for. We reply in writing within 30 days.

3. Owner outreach for clients

For clients, we email owners of companies that may fit their criteria, in the client’s name. We hold business contact details only: the owner’s name and role, the company name and business address, and a business email published in a public source. Sources: licence and corporate registries, regulatory filings, published news and company websites. Each record keeps its source and the date. We hold no home address, and we never guess an address or buy a list.

We use these details only to contact the owner about a sale of, or investment in, that business, which made them public. An opt-out takes effect no later than 2 business days after receipt, for every client we serve. We delete an owner’s details 24 months after the last contact, except the suppression entry. Anyone may ask what we hold and where it came from, or ask for a correction or deletion, at contact@owneruniverse.com. We reply in writing within 30 days.

4. Client data

From a client we receive its acquisition criteria and intake form, access to a mailbox it controls, its booking link, the sender’s name and postal address, and its list of companies and people not to contact. We use them only to provide the service. The founder does the work or supervises it. A subcontractor sees client data only if the client consents in writing, and the sending and scheduling tools we use are named on request.

Client data is kept on the founder’s computer in Québec and in those tools, some of which store data in the United States. Mailbox access is limited to sending approved messages and handling scheduling replies. The client keeps administrator rights and can revoke access at any time. We use reasonable safeguards, including access controls and encrypted connections. No system is completely secure. We delete client data no later than 30 days after an engagement ends, apart from the suppression list.

5. Contact

The person in charge of the protection of personal information is the Founder of Owner Universe. Write to contact@owneruniverse.com.