Anorexics & Bulimics Anonymous is a Canadian nonprofit organization committed to protecting your privacy.

Information We Collect
We may collect personal information you provide directly to us, including:

• Name

• Email address

• Mailing address

• Phone number

• Payment information (when you contribute or purchase items)

• Information you provide through forms, registrations, surveys, or communications

We may also collect certain information automatically when you use the website, such as:

• IP address

• Browser type and device information

• Pages viewed and actions taken on the site

• Approximate location information derived from IP address

How We Use Your Information
We use personal information for purposes such as:

• Processing donations and issuing receipts (where applicable)

• Registering participants for events and communicating event details

• Processing book sales and shipping orders

• Providing customer support and responding to inquiries

• Sending newsletters or updates (only if you opt in, where required)

• Improving our website, services, and user experience

• Maintaining internal records, preventing fraud, and securing our systems

• Complying with legal and regulatory obligations

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

Sharing of Information
We may share information with trusted service providers who help us operate our website and services (for example, payment processors, email providers, ticketing platforms, shipping providers, and website analytics). These providers are authorized to use your information only as needed to provide services to us.

We may also disclose information if required by law, to respond to lawful requests, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of our organization and others.

Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR – EU/EEA Visitors)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we process personal data under one or more of the following legal bases:

• Consent (for example, when you opt in to receive communications)

• Performance of a contract (for example, event registration or book purchase)

• Compliance with legal obligations

• Legitimate interests (for example, improving our services and securing our website), where not overridden by your rights

Your Privacy Rights

Canadian Privacy Rights (PIPEDA)
You may request access to your personal information and ask us to correct inaccuracies. You may also withdraw consent, subject to legal or contractual restrictions.

GDPR Rights (EU/EEA/UK/Swiss Residents)
Depending on your location and circumstances, you may have the right to:

• Access your personal data

• Correct inaccurate or incomplete data

• Request deletion of your data

• Restrict processing of your data

• Object to processing (including certain marketing)

• Request data portability

• Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)

• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

CCPA/CPRA Rights (California Residents)
If you are a California resident, you may have the right to:

• Know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose

• Request deletion of personal information (subject to exceptions)

• Request correction of inaccurate personal information (in some cases)

• Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (we do not sell personal information)

• Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights

We do not sell personal information as that term is defined by the CCPA/CPRA.

Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information. However, no online system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data Retention
We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including to satisfy legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

International Transfers
Your information may be processed and stored in Canada or in other countries where our service providers operate. Those countries may have different privacy laws than your jurisdiction. We take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.

How to Contact Us About Privacy
To exercise privacy rights or ask questions, contact:

• Email: gsaoffice@aba12steps.org

• Phone: +1 587-557-2167

• If you would like our mailing address, please contact us via email.