Privacy & Terms
Last updated 2 June 2026. Version 1.0.
Let Dogs In is a campaign run by The Roch Society, a Canadian non-profit. This page is the plain-English version of what happens to the details you share when you sign our petition, and what you are agreeing to when you do. There is no dense legal fog here on purpose, and if anything is unclear, just email us and a real person will explain it.
What we ask for
When you sign, we ask for your first name, last name, email address, and the city or town and province you live in. Behind the scenes we also note the date you signed, which version of these terms was in force at the time, and the IP address the signature came from. None of that is for snooping. It simply lets us prove to policy makers that every signature is real, dated, and from an actual person in Canada.
Why we need it
Your name and where you live let us show exactly how many Canadians are behind this, and which corners of the country they are signing from. Your email lets us check that a signature is genuine and quietly weed out duplicates, so the final count holds up. And keeping a dated record of your consent means that when we put this petition in front of lawmakers, it stands up to scrutiny.
Email updates, and your consent
We will only ever email you if you tick the separate opt-in box when you sign, and even then it is just the occasional campaign update, roughly once a month. That tick is your express consent under Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation, known as CASL. Signing the petition on its own never adds you to any list. If you do opt in and later change your mind, every email carries a one-click unsubscribe and we act on it straight away.
What is shown in public
The petition has a public wall of supporters, and we have built it to protect you. All anyone sees is your first name, the initial of your surname, and your province, for example "Sarah M., Ontario". Your full surname, your email, and every other contact detail stay private and are never shown publicly.
Who we share it with
We do not sell, rent, or trade your details to anyone, ever. Your information lives with Airtable, the service that securely holds our petition records for us, and we do not hand it to anyone else unless the law genuinely compels us to. We may share or publish headline totals, such as the number of signatures from each province, but never the personal details of the people behind them.
How long we keep it
We hold on to your signature for as long as the campaign is running, so the record stays whole and accurate. Once the campaign wraps up, we keep only the minimum we need as a historical record that the petition happened, and clear out the rest. And if you would rather we removed your details before then, just ask. That is always your right.
Your choices
You are in control of your information. You can ask to see what we hold about you, correct anything that is wrong, unsubscribe from email, or have your details deleted altogether. Drop us a line at [email protected] and we will take care of it, no fuss and no forms.
Terms of signing
When you sign, you are confirming that the details are your own and accurate, and that you are only signing once. Your name then becomes part of a count we present to Canada's policy makers to show genuine public support. Signing is a show of support, not a magic switch: Let Dogs In is a campaign for a change in the law, not a binding government petition, so we cannot promise a particular outcome, only that we will make the strongest case we can.
The safety standard we talk about across this site, the Dog Friendly Barcode, is entirely voluntary. Nothing here is legal advice, and whether to take part in the campaign or adopt the Barcode is always a venue's own decision.
Changes to this page
If we ever change how we handle your details, we will update this page and bump the version number at the top, so you can always see what has changed. Anything material that touches your email consent we will handle properly under CASL.
Contact
Have a question about your privacy or these terms? Email [email protected] and we will happily answer. You can also read more about the people behind the campaign at The Roch Society.