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Blistering Media Inc. — Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2026-11-07T05:43
Last Updated: 2026-11-07T05:43

This Privacy Policy describes how Blistering Media Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), including when operating under the name Fixion Media, collects personal information of individuals (“you” or “your”) through the websites and services identified below, and through other interactions with you during our provision of services. It also explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, safeguard and retain that personal information.

We collect, use and disclose personal information with consent where required, or as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law. Consent may be express or implied where the law permits, and will be requested separately when required. Merely visiting a website does not constitute consent to optional marketing, non-essential tracking or unrelated uses of information. Please read this Policy and any notices presented when you provide information or use a particular service.

This Privacy Policy applies to the websites operated by the Company, currently:

It also applies to other websites, applications, interfaces and services operated by us that expressly link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Websites”), and to related services, transactions and communications (together with the Websites, the “Services”). These may include, where offered, corporate information, advertising and publisher services, booking and payment functions, account or client portals, software and AI-assisted tools, APIs, support, and communications by telephone, email or SMS.

Not every Website offers every feature described in this Policy. The information we process depends on the particular Website or Service you use. A notice, agreement or privacy disclosure specific to a Service may provide additional information; where applicable, please read it together with this Policy.

This Policy describes personal information handled by us on our own behalf or under our responsibility. If we process information on behalf of an independent publisher, advertiser or other business customer under a services agreement, that customer's privacy notice and instructions may also govern the relevant processing. Third-party websites, including independently operated publisher websites, have their own practices and are not automatically covered by this Policy merely because we have a commercial relationship with them.

This Policy does not apply to our employees, employment candidates or suppliers in their capacity as such; applicable notices or arrangements may address those relationships separately.

“Personal information” refers to information about an identifiable individual, including information that can directly or indirectly identify an individual when combined with other information. Information about a business or organization is not necessarily personal information, but business contact information may be personal information in some circumstances.

We collect personal information on our own behalf when providing our Services, except where we act as a service provider on behalf of a business customer as described in Section 1.

We will collect and use your information only when we have your consent, which may be express or implied in certain circumstances, or as otherwise permitted or required under applicable law. You may withdraw consent at any time, subject to applicable legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice to us. Withdrawing consent may limit our ability to provide Services that require the information in question.

Information You Provide to Us Directly

We may collect certain personal information that you provide when you use our Websites, our online social pages or our other Services, including when you: (1) subscribe to a newsletter or request updates; (2) request a media kit or other business information; (3) submit a publisher application, advertising inquiry, quotation request or booking; (4) participate in contests, promotions or surveys; (5) contact us with a question, comment or complaint; (6) engage with us on social media; (7) make a purchase or request invoicing; (8) create or access an account, customer workspace or portal; (9) submit advertising materials, files, text, data or instructions to a feature, including an AI-assisted feature; or (10) otherwise communicate or transact with us.

The types of personal information we might collect, depending on context and necessity, include:

Payment details may be collected directly by third-party payment processors. Where a payment processor handles a card transaction, we may receive transaction and billing details such as payment status or a partial card reference, rather than the complete card number. Please do not send complete payment card details or sensitive personal information through general inquiry forms or ordinary email.

The type and amount of information collected depends on the Service and the purpose for which it is needed. We limit the collection of personal information to what we consider necessary for the conduct of our business and the fulfilment of identified purposes. Please do not provide personal information about other individuals unless you have the authority and any necessary consent to do so. You are not required to provide all information described above, but certain features may be unavailable without information needed to provide them.

Information Automatically Collected

We may receive and store information about you and your device automatically when you access or use a Website or Service. This information may include:

We use this information to administer and protect the Websites, monitor and improve our Services, identify popular features, analyze trends and usage patterns, diagnose problems and maintain reliable operations. Certain information may be collected using cookies, as described in Section 4.

Information From Other Sources

Where applicable, we may receive relevant information from payment processors, publishers, advertising or measurement partners, service providers, account administrators, public business sources, and people authorized to act on behalf of a customer. We use such information only for disclosed or otherwise lawful purposes.

We collect, use, disclose and otherwise process personal information, as appropriate to the Service involved, for the following purposes:

(a) to fulfil a purchase, request or booking;

(b) to facilitate delivery of our services, such as disclosure to partners with whom we work to display advertising or perform an agreed service;

(c) to process or facilitate payments for purchases;

(d) to issue invoices, receipts or other confirmations;

(e) to deliver customer service, account assistance and technical support;

(f) to administer our Websites, accounts, interfaces and social media pages;

(g) to respond to inquiries or contact you in connection with a product, booking or service;

(h) to inform you of news, updates, information and special offers concerning our Services, in accordance with applicable anti-spam legislation and with your express consent where required;

(i) to contact you regarding policy or service changes;

(j) to enforce this Privacy Policy, our Terms of Use, and applicable agreements;

(k) to improve the features and functionality of our Websites and Services, if permitted by and in accordance with applicable law;

(l) to comply with applicable federal, provincial or other laws;

(m) to comply with lawful requests from regulators, government entities and official inquiries;

(n) to monitor metrics such as visitor traffic, service performance, advertising delivery and usage patterns;

(o) to prevent against corruption or loss of personal information, ensure system security, detect misuse and carry out testing and maintenance;

(p) to receive, process, analyze or generate materials through AI-assisted or automated features when those features are part of a Service you use, subject to the terms and notices applicable to that Service; and

(q) for other reasonable purposes communicated to you or as required or permitted by law.

We will inform you of additional purposes for which personal information is collected at or before collection, as required by law. If we intend to use information for a materially different purpose that has not previously been communicated, we will seek separate consent where required, unless applicable law permits that use without consent.

AI-Assisted and Automated Services

If we offer AI-assisted or automated features as part of a Service, those features may use automated systems or third-party AI technology providers to process submitted text, files, data, prompts, advertising materials or other inputs and to produce outputs, recommendations, analyses, draft content or other results. Processing may involve sharing relevant information with contracted service providers and may occur outside Canada, as explained in Section 8.

Submitting material to a Service does not by itself transfer its ownership to us. The purposes for which we may use submitted materials, including any product-improvement or model-training activity beyond providing the requested Service, depend on the applicable Service terms, any additional notice and applicable law. We will identify material additional purposes and obtain consent where required. You should not submit information that you are not entitled to share or that is unnecessary for the requested Service.

Automated systems may assist with operational functions, security, classification, drafting or service delivery. Where applicable law grants rights relating to decisions based solely on automated processing of personal information, we will provide the required information and means to exercise those rights.

Who Can Access Your Personal Information?

We do not sell lists of names, email addresses or other contact details collected through our Services to unrelated parties for their independent direct marketing. We may disclose some personal information in connection with the Services as described below. Advertising-related data sharing is addressed separately because digital identifiers and technical data may qualify as personal information under applicable law.

Personal information may be accessed by our authorized personnel and contractors who have a business need for access, including people responsible for customer service, billing, technology, security and service delivery. Access is limited to what is reasonably necessary to perform assigned functions.

We may disclose personal information to third parties in the following circumstances:

We remain responsible for personal information under our control in accordance with applicable law, including when processing is carried out by service providers on our behalf.

Personnel Responsibilities

We require personnel with access to personal information to preserve its confidentiality and handle it in accordance with their responsibilities, our applicable practices and legal requirements. We designate a person or position responsible for privacy matters, identified in Section 13.

Depending on the Website or Service, we may use cookies, web beacons, pixels and similar technologies to support essential functionality, remember preferences, help us understand traffic and improve the user experience. Advertising-enabled Services may also use technology for ad delivery, measurement, reporting, frequency management, fraud prevention or, where applicable, interest-based advertising.

Cookies are small files or identifiers that a website stores or reads through your browser or device to recognize a session or remember certain information. They can help us understand which areas of a Website are useful and which may need improvement.

Technologies used may fall into the following categories:

Third-party technology providers may collect technical or usage information through these technologies. Where advertising providers process information for their own purposes, their privacy notices may also apply. The specific providers and technologies in use can differ among our Websites and may change over time. Material details and choices will be provided at the relevant point of collection or through available site controls where required by law; you can also contact us for information about technologies used on a particular Website.

You may disable or restrict cookies through your browser or device settings, although doing so may affect the availability of some features. Where a Website offers a cookie or privacy preference control, you may use that control as indicated. Where applicable law requires prior consent for non-essential tracking technologies, that consent must be obtained before those technologies are activated. For more information about interest-based advertising choices in Canada, you may also visit YourAdChoices. Those industry tools do not replace choices that we or our providers are legally required to offer.

Web beacons or pixels may be embedded in webpages or emails to measure visits, message performance or advertising effectiveness. Where applicable, similar technologies are subject to the same transparency, consent and choice requirements.

We communicate for marketing purposes only in accordance with applicable anti-spam and privacy legislation and with consent where required. Consent to receive marketing is separate from information needed to complete a transaction, respond to a request or provide an account or Service.

You may unsubscribe from marketing email using the link or instructions in the message, from marketing SMS using the applicable unsubscribe instructions, or by contacting us at legal@blistering.io. We will process requests in accordance with applicable law. You may continue to receive transactional, security or other non-marketing communications that are necessary or otherwise legally permitted.

Our Websites may contain links to websites operated by third parties, including social media websites. We provide those links as a convenience. They do not imply endorsement, approval, association or sponsorship unless expressly stated. This Privacy Policy does not govern personal information that third parties independently collect, use, disclose, store or process through their websites or services. We encourage you to read the privacy notices of websites and platforms you visit. If you provide information through a third-party platform, that platform may also collect and use it under its own terms and privacy policy.

The Company takes reasonable physical, technological and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, unauthorized access, misuse, disclosure or modification of personal information under our control. The nature of these measures varies with the sensitivity, quantity, distribution and format of the information collected and the storage methods used. Measures may include access restrictions, authentication, system monitoring, protective network controls and administrative security practices.

Unfortunately, transmission of personal information over the internet is not completely secure. Although we work to protect personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted to our Websites or over a public network. Please use appropriate care when sending information, and notify us if you believe there has been unauthorized access to an account or personal information.

We assess privacy or security incidents and take steps required under applicable law, including required notifications to affected individuals and regulators where applicable.

Personal information may be accessed, transferred, disclosed, stored and processed in Canada and in other countries where we, our service providers or their cloud computing infrastructure operate. This includes data associated with infrastructure, payment processing, communications, analytics, security and AI-assisted Services, as applicable. While information is processed outside Canada, it may be subject to the laws and lawful access processes of that jurisdiction, which may differ from Canadian law.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably required for the purposes for which it was collected or as necessary for customer service, security, dispute resolution, accounting, legal, regulatory or legitimate business purposes. Retention periods vary according to the nature of the information and the Service. Information no longer required is destroyed, erased or de-identified, as appropriate and in accordance with applicable law. Certain records, including information used to make a decision directly affecting an individual, may be subject to minimum statutory retention periods.

The end of your relationship with us does not automatically require immediate deletion of information that must or may lawfully be retained. Any continued processing remains subject to applicable law and the purposes described in this Policy.

Subject to the limits and provisions of applicable laws, you may have the right to:

We make commercially reasonable efforts to keep personal information complete, up to date and accurate where relevant. To request access, correction or deletion, or to express concerns about our use of your information, contact our Privacy Officer using Section 13. Please identify the Website or Service concerned and provide enough information for us to locate the relevant records. Do not send unnecessary identification documents or sensitive personal information in your initial request.

We will respond within the period required by applicable law, including the generally applicable 30-day period for qualifying access requests under British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Act, subject to permitted extensions and exceptions. We may first need to verify your identity and authority to make the request. Applicable law may allow or require us to refuse access to some information or retain certain records; where required, we will explain the decision and available review options.

Our Services are not directed to children under 14 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 14 without parental or guardian consent where required. No person under 14 should submit personal information through our Services without an authorized parent or guardian and any legally required consent. If we learn that we have collected information from a child without appropriate consent, we will take steps to delete it or otherwise address the situation in accordance with law. If you believe this has occurred, please contact us.

Certain transactions, accounts and commercial Services may be limited to persons who have reached the age of majority or are otherwise legally authorized to enter into the relevant agreement, as described in our Terms.

You may withdraw consent to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information at any time, subject to applicable law, legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. Withdrawal does not affect lawful processing carried out before withdrawal. In some cases, we may be unable to continue to respond to particular inquiries, provide technical support or supply a Service if the information is necessary for that purpose.

To withdraw consent, contact our Privacy Officer at legal@blistering.io. For marketing communications, you may also use the unsubscribe method in the relevant message. We will respect your choices in accordance with applicable law.

The Company may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our Services, practices, legal requirements or other circumstances. When we amend the Policy, we will revise the Last Updated date at the beginning of the document. We may also provide additional notice, or seek consent, when required by applicable law or when a change materially affects how personal information is handled. We encourage you to review this Policy periodically.

For questions, requests or complaints regarding personal information or this Privacy Policy, contact:

Blistering Media Inc.
Attention: Privacy Officer
Email: legal@blistering.io

If correspondence by postal mail is necessary:

Blistering Media Inc.
Attention: Privacy Officer
PO Box 32176
Westbank RPO London
West Kelowna, BC
V4T 3G2
Canada

You may file a complaint with our Privacy Officer if you believe we are not complying with our obligations to protect personal information. We will acknowledge complaints, request further information as needed, review the matter, and communicate our conclusions and any appropriate corrective measures. If you are dissatisfied with our response, you may contact the privacy regulator with jurisdiction over your concern, which may include the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia or the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

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