This Privacy Policy explains how Masoud Farsi, operating as Hichini ("Hichini," "I," "me," or "my"), based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit this website or contact me through it. I handle personal information in line with Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
If you have any questions about this policy or your personal information, you can reach me at hello@hichini.com.
Information I collect
Information you give me. When you fill out the contact form on this site, I collect the details you choose to provide: your name, your phone number or email address, the service you're interested in, and any message you send. I only ask for what I need to respond to you.
Information collected automatically. When you visit the site, some technical information is collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies, such as your IP address, browser and device type, the pages you view, and how you arrived at the site. This is standard website analytics data and is used to understand and improve how the site performs.
Why I collect it
I use your personal information to:
- respond to your inquiry and, if you become a client, provide the services you ask for;
- understand how visitors use the site so I can improve it; and
- measure, run, and improve my advertising.
I do not use your contact details to send marketing emails or newsletters unless you specifically ask me to.
Consent
By using this site or submitting the contact form, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described in this policy. You can withdraw your consent at any time by emailing me at hello@hichini.com, though this may affect my ability to respond to or work with you.
Analytics and advertising tools
This site uses third-party tools that collect information through cookies to help with analytics and advertising, including:
- Google Analytics, to understand site traffic and usage.
- Google Ads and Meta (Facebook/Instagram) advertising tools, to measure and deliver ads.
- I may also use similar tools from other advertising platforms (for example, LinkedIn or TikTok) in the future.
These providers may collect information such as your IP address and activity on this site in accordance with their own privacy policies. You can review Google's and Meta's privacy practices on their respective websites.
How your information is shared
I do not sell your personal information. I only share it with the service providers I rely on to run this site and my business — for example, my website hosting, email, analytics, and advertising providers — and only as needed for those purposes, or where required by law.
Information stored outside Canada
Some of the providers above (such as Google and Meta) are based in the United States and may store or process your information outside Canada. Where that happens, your information may be subject to the laws of those countries.
Cookies
This site uses cookies for the analytics and advertising purposes described above. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, and, where available, through the site's cookie consent options. Blocking some cookies may affect how the site works.
How I protect your information
I take reasonable steps to protect your personal information against loss, theft, and unauthorized access, and I keep it only as long as needed for the purposes described here or as required by law.
Your rights
You have the right to ask me:
- whether I hold personal information about you, and to access it;
- to correct information that is inaccurate; and
- to delete information where appropriate.
To make a request, email me at hello@hichini.com. I'll respond within a reasonable time.
Complaints
If you have a concern about how your personal information has been handled, please contact me first at hello@hichini.com so I can address it. You also have the right to contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (priv.gc.ca).
Children's privacy
This site is intended for adults and is not directed at children. I do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to this policy
I may update this policy from time to time. When I do, I'll change the "Last updated" date at the top. Please check back periodically.
Contact
Masoud Farsi, operating as Hichini
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
hello@hichini.com