Forge Website and Social Media Privacy Statement

Last updated: September 21, 2026

Forge is committed to protecting your privacy. This statement explains how we collect, use, and disclose personal information through our website (forgenb.ca) and our social media channels, and what rights you have with respect to that information.

This statement covers our website (Forgenb.ca) and the social media channels Forge operates (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn). The social media channel that hosts our pages may also automatically collect information when you visit or interact with our pages, in accordance with their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.

Forge collects, uses, and discloses personal information in accordance with applicable New Brunswick privacy legislation and applicable regulatory oversight, including, where relevant, the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (RTIPPA) and the Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act (PHIPAA).

What Is Personal Information?

Personal information is any recorded information about an identifiable individual. This includes, for example, a person’s name, date of birth, address, phone number, email address, or New Brunswick Medicare number.

What We Collect

We collect information to improve your experience on our website. We only collect personal information when you choose to give it—for example, by:

  • Sending us an email
  • Filling out a form
  • Signing up for our newsletter

We do not require you to provide your location or age to use this website. If you choose to share such details with us, we handle that information the same way as the other personal information described in this statement.

This information is kept secure and only accessed by authorized Forge staff. We do not share your personal information unless the law allows it. 

Cookies

We use cookies (small files stored on your device) to improve how our website works. These cookies do not collect personal information. You can manage or delete cookies in your browser settings.  

Types of cookies

  • Session cookies: Deleted when you leave the site
  • Persistent cookies: Stay longer to help improve future visits

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how people use our site. This includes:

  • Pages visited
  • Time spent on the site
  • Device and browser type
  • How you found the site (referring website or search)

You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-On.

Email Safety

Emails sent to Forge may not be secure. We are not responsible for any issues caused by email communication. 

Your Rights 

  • You can ask to see or correct your personal information maintained by Forge. 
  • You have the right to:
  • Ask to see the personal information Forge holds about you
  • Ask us to correct inaccurate personal information
  • Withdraw your consent to the collection or use of your personal information
  • Ask us to delete your personal information

If you withdraw consent or ask us to delete your information, this may affect services that depend on it (e.g. no longer receiving our newsletter). Please note that continuing to use this website after such request may prompt a renewal of consent to the collection of data described in this statement.