Last Updated: October 1, 2026

At J Plus Contracting, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website (https://www.jpluscontracting.ca) or communicate with us.

This policy meets the requirements of the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), the British Columbia Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Who We Are

J Plus Contracting operates as a local construction and carpentry service based in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada.

For privacy-related questions or data requests, you can contact us at:

·        Business Name: J Plus Contracting

·        Location: Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada

·        Website: https://www.jpluscontracting.ca

·        Email: shelleyjpluscontracting@gmail.com

·        Privacy Officer / Contact: Jameson Andrews

2. Information We Collect

We only collect personal information that is necessary to provide our services and respond to your requests:

·        Contact Information: When you fill out an enquiry or contact form on our website, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, physical address/property location, and any project details you share.

·        Technical & Usage Data: When you browse our website, our hosting platform automatically logs basic technical information. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, pages viewed, and the date and time of your visit.

·        Cookies: Our website uses standard cookies to ensure the website runs properly and to understand general visitor traffic.

3. How We Use Your Information

We collect and use your details only for legitimate business purposes:

·        To respond to your project enquiries and provide estimates or quotes.

·        To communicate with you about scheduled work or ongoing contracts.

·        To maintain website security, prevent fraud, and keep our site working reliably.

·        To comply with Canadian legal, financial, and tax obligations.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are visiting our website from the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK, we process your information under the following legal bases:

·        Consent: When you voluntarily submit your details through our contact forms.

·        Contractual Necessity: When processing your details is required to prepare a quote or carry out contracted construction and carpentry services.

·        Legitimate Interests: To ensure our website operates securely, efficiently, and provides accurate information about our services.

·        Legal Obligation: To meet legal, accounting, and regulatory record-keeping rules.

5. Third-Party Services and Hosting

Our website is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix provides us with the online infrastructure to present our services to you.

·        Your data may be stored through Wix’s data storage, databases, and general applications on secure servers protected by firewalls.

·        We may also use standard analytics tools (such as Google Search Console or Google Analytics) to monitor website traffic trends. These tools process data in an aggregated, non-identifiable manner.

Where information is transferred outside of Canada or the European Union, safeguards are maintained to protect your personal details in accordance with applicable data privacy laws.

6. Cookies and Tracking

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to help the site function smoothly.

·        Essential Cookies: Necessary for basic website security, performance, and navigation.

·        Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the site so we can improve usability.

You can manage or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings or via the cookie banner displayed on our website.

7. Data Retention

We only keep personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected:

·        Contact form enquiries that do not result in work are reviewed and deleted periodically.

·        Project and client records are retained for the period required by Canadian tax, legal, and warranty regulations.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Under Canadian privacy laws (PIPEDA / BC PIPA) and European regulations (GDPR), you have the right to:

·        Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.

·        Correction: Ask us to update or correct inaccurate or incomplete information.

·        Deletion: Request that we delete your personal information, subject to legal or accounting retention obligations.

·        Withdraw Consent: Withdraw your consent to our processing of your data at any time.

·        Data Portability: Request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used format.

·        Lodge a Complaint: Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (such as the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, or your local EU Data Protection Authority).

To exercise any of these rights, please reach out to us using the contact details provided in Section 1.

9. Security

We take reasonable physical, organizational, and technological precautions to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, please note that no internet transmission is 100% secure.

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect operational, legal, or regulatory updates. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.