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Ice Fishing USA

Privacy

Last updated October 28, 2026

IceFishingUSA.com helps anglers find ice fishing outfitters and send them inquiries. This page explains what we collect, why, who sees it, how long we keep it, and what you can ask us to do.

Who we are

The site is run by 14926668 Canada Ltd., Anola MB R5L 0L5. The person responsible for privacy is Ben Baker. Reach him at hello@icefishingusa.com.

What we collect and why

Inquiries

Your name, email, and anything else you put in the form: phone, group size, dates, and your message. We use it to get your message to the outfitter you picked and to email you a copy. We also keep a note of how you found us, such as an ad campaign tag or the site that linked you, so we know which ads work. Outfitters see that note as a total, never tied to your name.

Newsletter

If you sign up for the ice report, or tick the box on an inquiry, we keep your email, the regions you picked, and when and where you signed up. That record is how we show you agreed to hear from us. Every email has an unsubscribe link that works in one click.

Ice reports

If you send an ice report, the name you give is published with it. Your email, if you add one, is private and only used to ask you about the report.

Outfitters

Listings are built from what businesses publish on their own websites and tourism listings. We never show a business email on the site. We use it to tell the business it has an inquiry. When someone claims a listing, we keep their name, email, and sign-in account so they can manage it. Any business can ask us to stop emailing it or to remove its listing.

Spam protection

Forms use Cloudflare Turnstile to block bots, and we limit how often one connection can send forms. For that we keep a scrambled (hashed) version of your IP address, never the address itself.

Listing views

We count how many times each listing is viewed per day, so outfitters can see how their listing is doing. The count has nothing about you in it: no cookie, no IP address, no ID.

Maps

The maps on the site come from OpenFreeMap, a free map service. To draw a map, your browser asks OpenFreeMap for the map pieces it needs, which shows them your IP address and the area you're looking at, the same as visiting any website. We don't send them anything else, and the map loads only when you scroll to it.

Error reports

When something on the site breaks, Sentry tells us. It's set up so it doesn't receive what you type in forms, your cookies, or your IP address.

Analytics

With your permission only, we use Google Analytics, and may use the Meta pixel, to see how people find and use the site. They're off until you say yes to the banner, and nothing you type in a form is sent to them.

Who we share it with

Your information is stored in Canada and handled by the providers above, so it's subject to the laws of Canada and of the places those providers work, and may be accessible to courts and authorities there. We choose providers that protect it under contract. We don't sell personal information or share it for targeted advertising.

Cookies and similar

You can change your answer any time, here or from the link at the bottom of every page: . Changing it deletes the analytics cookies and asks you again.

How long we keep it

These limits are enforced automatically every night.

Your rights

You can ask us to:

Email hello@icefishingusa.com. We may ask you to confirm it's your email before we act. We'll answer within 30 days, free of charge.

These rights apply wherever you live. Some states, such as California, give residents further rights by law; we honour them for everyone. If you're not happy with our answer, you can contact your state's attorney general or consumer protection office.

Keeping it safe

Everything travels encrypted. Database rules limit each person to what they're allowed to see: an outfitter sees only their own inquiries. Only the site operator has full access. If a breach puts you at real risk of serious harm, we'll tell you and the privacy regulators as quickly as we can.

Children

The site is meant for adults planning trips. We don't knowingly collect information from anyone under 14. If you think a child has sent us something, email hello@icefishingusa.com and we'll delete it.

Changes

If we change this page, we'll update the date at the top. If we make a big change to how we use your information, we'll also tell newsletter subscribers by email before it takes effect.