Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 17, 2026

Open Compensation (opencompensation.org) is a free, non-commercial transparency tool that aggregates publicly disclosed Canadian public sector salary data. This privacy policy explains what data we display, how we handle visitor information, and your rights.

1. What Data We Display

Open Compensation aggregates and displays public sector salary data that is already publicly available through government disclosure programs. This includes: • Ontario: Public Sector Salary Disclosure (Sunshine List) — published annually by the Ontario government for employees earning $100,000+ in salary. • British Columbia: Public Sector Executive Compensation — published by the BC government. • Manitoba: Public Sector Compensation Disclosure — published by the Manitoba government. • Alberta: Public Sector Body Compensation Disclosure — published by the Alberta government. All data displayed on this site is sourced from official government publications and is already part of the public record.

2. Legal Basis for Data Display

The compensation data displayed on Open Compensation is collected and published by Canadian federal and provincial governments under their respective disclosure legislation: • Ontario's Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 • British Columbia's Public Sector Employers Council reporting requirements • Manitoba's Public Sector Compensation Disclosure Act • Alberta's Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act As this information is part of the public record, its display and aggregation is lawful and consistent with the purposes for which it was originally disclosed — promoting transparency and accountability in the use of public funds.

3. Personal Information We Collect About Visitors

When you visit this site, we collect minimal data: • No account registration is required to use this site. • No personal data is collected from visitors beyond standard web analytics. • Cookies: We use only essential cookies for site functionality (such as dark mode preference and bookmarked records). We do not use tracking cookies or advertising cookies. • Analytics: We may use privacy-respecting analytics to understand general traffic patterns. No personally identifiable information is collected from visitors.

4. Data Correction & Removal Requests

If you are a public sector employee whose data appears on this site and you believe there is an error in the data displayed, you may request a correction by contacting us at privacy@opencompensation.org. Please note: • The data we display comes from official government sources. If the original source contains an error, we encourage you to contact the publishing government body directly to correct the source data. • We will update our records to reflect corrections made at the source. • Because this data is part of the public record and published under legislative authority, we are generally unable to remove records that are accurately reproduced from government disclosures. We take all requests seriously and will respond within 5 business days.

5. PIPEDA Compliance

Open Compensation is committed to complying with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). The salary data displayed on this site is publicly available information that was collected and disclosed by government bodies for the purpose of public accountability. Under PIPEDA, publicly available information as prescribed by regulation may be collected, used, and disclosed without consent. If you have questions about how we handle data under PIPEDA, please contact privacy@opencompensation.org.

6. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the integrity of the data we display: • All connections to this site are encrypted via HTTPS/TLS. • Our infrastructure is hosted on Cloudflare and Vercel, both of which provide enterprise-grade DDoS protection and security. • API endpoints are rate-limited to prevent abuse. • We do not store any visitor personal data in databases.

7. Third-Party Services

This site uses the following third-party services: • Cloudflare — CDN, DNS, and DDoS protection • Vercel — Web hosting and edge deployment • Cloudflare D1 — Database hosting for public salary records None of these services collect personal information about visitors beyond standard web server logs.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

9. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries, data correction requests, or questions about this policy, contact us at: privacy@opencompensation.org For general inquiries, visit our Contact page.