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Privacy notice

What FLINCH collects when you request a Growth Blocker Audit, why, and how long we keep it.

Contact

Data controller: Flinch, operating from 1702 – 18 Harrison Garden Blvd, North York, Toronto, ON M2N 7J7, Canada.

Data protection contact: Flinch privacy team — email contact@weareflinch.com.

Our team reviews audit requests in Ontario, Canada. Our hosting provider processes contact-form data on our behalf to receive and securely store your request before that review.

What we collect when you request an audit

When you submit a Growth Blocker Audit request, we process the personal information described below to assess and respond to it. The form asks for your clear, affirmative consent. We ask for separate consent before we access any Meta ad account data. You can withdraw your consent at any time by writing to us.

A. Contact form data

Data element Purpose Legal basis / consent
Name, business email, company, website Respond to your request and deliver the audit Express consent
Monthly paid-social spend range, primary paid-media platform, team size, current setup, performance issue, and optional 90-day goal Assess whether the audit is useful and tailor the response Express consent
Consent confirmation, date, and privacy-notice version Record the consent attached to your request Express consent

B. Meta ad account read-only data (with your separate consent)

Data element Purpose Legal basis / consent
Campaigns, ad sets, ads, spend, delivery, results, placements, creatives, lead form structure (including names/emails in leads) Produce the Growth Blocker Audit Express consent

Why we collect it

To decide whether we can usefully audit your account, to produce your audit, and to send it to you. We do not sell your information, we do not share it with advertisers, and we do not use it to train models.

How long we keep it

Data category Retention period Legal basis
Contact-form data and consent record described above Until you request withdrawal Consent
Meta ad account read-only data 365 days after audit delivery Consent
Anonymized aggregate benchmarks Indefinite Irreversibly anonymized; no longer personal information

You can ask us to confirm deletion at any time.

Where the work happens

Our team reviews audit requests in Ontario, Canada. Our hosting provider processes contact-form data on our behalf to receive and store the request.

Security

We protect your personal information with reasonable security safeguards, including encryption in transit and restricted access to stored audit requests.

Children

The Growth Blocker Audit is not directed at individuals under 18. If you believe we have collected personal information from someone under 18, write to us and we will delete it.

Software and human review

Your audit is assembled using software that analyzes your Meta ad account data. Every finding is reviewed line-by-line by a person before delivery. No fully automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects are made.

Tracking on this site

This site uses no non-essential cookies, pixels, or tracking scripts.

Your rights

Under PIPEDA you have the right to access and correct your personal information, and to challenge our compliance. To exercise these rights, write to contact@weareflinch.com. We will respond within 30 days.

Grievance redressal

If you have a concern about how your personal information is handled, write to contact@weareflinch.com. We will acknowledge your complaint and aim to resolve it within a reasonable time.

Complaint authority

  • Canada: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada — priv.gc.ca

See also our audit terms.

Last updated 2026-08-10.

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