Last updated: July 2026 · Governing law: Ontario, Canada · PIPEDA compliant
Twinkling Lynx is operated by Cathy Gagliardi, a children's book author and speaker located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. References to "we," "us," or "our" in this Policy refer to Cathy Gagliardi operating as Twinkling Lynx.
For privacy-related inquiries, you may contact us at: twinklinglynx@gmail.com
We collect only the minimum personal information necessary to respond to your inquiries and fulfil your requests. This may include:
We do not use contact forms, newsletter sign-up forms, or any data collection tools that directly capture your information on this site. All personal contact is initiated by you via email.
Any personal information you share with us is used solely for the purpose for which you provided it, including:
We do not use your information for automated marketing, profiling, or any purpose other than directly responding to your contact.
This website links to and interacts with several third-party platforms. Each has its own privacy policy which we encourage you to review:
Twinkling Lynx does not share your personal information with any of these third parties unless you contact them directly.
This website does not use cookies of its own, does not run advertising trackers, and does not use analytics platforms such as Google Analytics. The only cookies that may be set are those from third-party services (such as Google Fonts or embedded YouTube content) loaded as part of the page — over which we have no direct control.
You can manage or block cookies through your browser settings at any time.
While Twinkling Lynx creates books for children, this website is designed for use by adults — parents, caregivers, educators, and media professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us at twinklinglynx@gmail.com and we will promptly delete that information.
We take reasonable precautions to protect personal information from loss, theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, and misuse. This site is served over HTTPS (secure encryption). Personal information shared by email is stored only in our email account and is not transferred to any database, CRM, or third-party system.
While we take care to safeguard your information, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or as required by law. Email correspondence is retained for a reasonable period to manage ongoing relationships (e.g., coordinating a booked speaking engagement) and is deleted when no longer needed.
Under PIPEDA and applicable Ontario privacy law, you have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at twinklinglynx@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days as required under PIPEDA.
You may also contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at www.priv.gc.ca or 1-800-282-1376.
This website contains links to external sites. Once you leave twinklinglynx.com, this Privacy Policy no longer applies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external site you visit.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or in applicable law. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will indicate when the Policy was most recently revised. Your continued use of this site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, please contact: