Last updated: September 9, 2026
My DIY Event (“My DIY Event,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) operates mydiyevent.com (the “Website”) from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. We respect your privacy and are committed to handling personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”), where applicable.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit or interact with the Website, how that information is used, the third-party services we use, and the choices available to you.
1. Information We Collect
My DIY Event is primarily a blog and informational website. We do not sell products or process purchases directly through the Website.
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including when you subscribe to our newsletter, leave a comment on an article, or contact us by email. Depending on how you interact with the Website, this information may include your name, email address, the content of a comment or communication, and other information you choose to provide.
We do not collect payment card information, billing information, or other payment details through this Website.
2. Comments
Visitors may leave comments on articles published on the Website. When you leave a comment, we may collect the information entered in the comment form, as well as technical information such as your IP address and browser information for spam detection, security, and moderation purposes.
If you choose to save your name, email address, or website for future comments, WordPress may store this preference in a cookie for your convenience. Comments and associated metadata may be retained for as long as necessary to maintain the discussion history, moderate comments, prevent abuse, and administer the Website.
Please remember that information you include in the body of a publicly posted comment may be visible to other visitors.
3. Newsletter and Mailchimp
Visitors may voluntarily subscribe to the My DIY Event newsletter to receive blog updates, news, information about templates and products, and similar communications.
We use Mailchimp to manage newsletter subscriptions and email communications. When you subscribe, information you provide, such as your email address and, where requested, your name, may be transferred to and processed by Mailchimp for these purposes.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
4. Google Analytics
With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 (“GA4”) to understand how visitors use the Website. Google Analytics may collect information such as pages visited, approximate location, device and browser information, referring pages, and information about interactions with the Website.
We use this information to understand Website traffic, improve our articles and Website experience, and assess the performance of our content.
Google Analytics is configured through Google Tag Manager and is not intended to be activated through our consent-controlled implementation unless the appropriate consent has been provided.
5. Cookies and Consent
The Website uses cookies and similar technologies for functionality, preferences, statistics, and, where applicable, third-party embedded content.
We use Complianz to manage cookie and consent preferences. Where consent is required, non-essential technologies are intended to be activated only after the appropriate consent has been provided.
You can accept or manage your preferences through the cookie banner or consent settings available on the Website. You may subsequently change your preferences using the Website’s consent-management feature.
Strictly necessary or functional technologies may operate without consent where permitted by applicable law because they are required for the Website to function properly.
For more detailed and current information about cookies and services detected on the Website, please refer to our Cookie Policy.
6. Pinterest
The Website may include embedded content from Pinterest, such as Pinterest boards or related social content.
When Pinterest content is activated, your browser may connect to Pinterest’s servers and Pinterest may receive technical information such as your IP address, browser or device information, the page you are visiting, and other information in accordance with Pinterest’s own privacy practices.
Where required, Pinterest embedded content is intended to be activated only after the appropriate consent has been provided.
My DIY Event does not currently use the Pinterest advertising tag for advertising or conversion tracking on this Website.
7. Etsy and Zazzle
My DIY Event creates and promotes event templates and related products that are sold through our shops on Etsy and Zazzle.
The Website may display product previews, images, links, or embedded content relating to these shops. Some embedded content may cause your browser to communicate with the applicable third-party platform.
When you click a product, shop link, or other external link to Etsy or Zazzle, you leave mydiyevent.com and are taken to the applicable third-party marketplace.
My DIY Event does not process purchases, payments, shipping, refunds, or customer payment information through this Website.
Any purchase made through Etsy or Zazzle is processed on that third-party platform and is subject to the applicable marketplace’s terms, privacy policy, payment practices, and other policies.
8. External Links and Third-Party Websites
The Website contains links to websites and services that we do not own or control, including Etsy, Zazzle, Pinterest and Mailchimp.
Once you follow a link to a third-party website, that third party’s privacy practices and terms apply. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or operation of third-party websites.
9. How We Use Personal Information
We may use personal information collected through the Website to operate and maintain the Website, administer and moderate comments, provide requested communications, manage newsletter subscriptions, respond to inquiries sent by email, protect the Website against spam, fraud, abuse and security threats, understand Website usage where consent has been provided, comply with applicable legal requirements, and establish or defend our legal rights.
We do not sell personal information.
We do not use this Website to conduct behavioural advertising, and we currently do not use Google Ads, Meta Pixel, Pinterest advertising tags, AdSense, or other advertising networks.
10. Service Providers
We may use third-party service providers where reasonably necessary to operate and secure the Website or provide specific functionality.
These providers may process limited information on our behalf or receive information when you interact with their services. Depending on your use of the Website, these providers may include our website hosting and security providers, Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, Mailchimp, Pinterest, Etsy and Zazzle.
Some service providers may process or store information outside Canada. When personal information is processed in another jurisdiction, it may be subject to the laws of that jurisdiction and may be accessible to courts, law-enforcement agencies or government authorities in accordance with applicable law.
11. Security
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information we handle to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no Internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
12. Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, to operate the Website, or to satisfy applicable legal, accounting, security or administrative requirements.
Newsletter information may be retained until you unsubscribe or otherwise request deletion, subject to any information we must retain for legal or compliance purposes.
Comments and their associated metadata may be retained to maintain discussion history and assist with moderation and spam prevention.
13. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may request access to personal information we hold about you and ask us to correct inaccurate information.
You may also request deletion of personal information where appropriate, withdraw consent to certain uses of your information, or ask questions about how your personal information is handled.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect processing that occurred lawfully before consent was withdrawn and may be subject to legal or operational limitations.
Newsletter subscribers can withdraw their consent to receive emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link contained in our emails.
You may also manage applicable cookie and tracking preferences through the consent controls available on the Website.
14. Children’s Privacy
My DIY Event is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
The Website is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate consent where required by applicable law. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us inappropriately, please contact us at hello@mydiyevent.com so that we can review the matter and take appropriate action.If you believe a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete the information.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the Website, the services we use, or applicable legal requirements.
When we make changes, we will publish the revised policy on this page and update the “Last updated” date.
16. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or personal information relating to you, please contact:
My DIY Event
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Email: hello@mydiyevent.com
