About this policy
This policy explains how World Class Antiques ("we", "us") runs its email newsletter and handles subscriber information. It applies only to the newsletter, not to marketplace accounts, orders or other services, which are covered by our Privacy Policy.
The newsletter covers antiques and collectibles, collecting articles, shows and events, and occasional updates about our marketplace and services.
Sender: World Class Antiques, 18 King Street East, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario M5C 1C4, Canada. Contact us through the Contact page on our website or at info@worldclassantiques.com.
Version: 1.0 · Effective: October 30, 2026
Subscribing is your choice
The newsletter is optional. You do not need to subscribe to create an account, buy, sell or enter a promotion, and subscribing is never a condition of any of them.
- You ask to subscribe. You tick the newsletter box, which is never pre-checked, and submit the form. By doing so you ask us to email you the newsletter and agree to this policy.
- You confirm. We send one email with a confirmation link. If you do not click it, you are not added and we send no newsletters.
- You are added. Once you confirm, you join the mailing list and we record your consent.
We send occasional newsletters, with no fixed schedule. Extra issues may cover time-sensitive shows or events.
Information we collect and why
We collect only what we need to send the newsletter and to show that you agreed to receive it.
| Information |
Why we keep it |
| Email address |
To send the newsletter and confirmation email |
| First and last name |
To address you personally |
| Signup source (which page or form) |
To know where your consent was given |
| Consent wording and policy version you agreed to |
To show exactly what you agreed to |
| Signup, confirmation and unsubscribe dates and times |
To prove consent and honour withdrawal |
| Security records (such as IP address and form timing) |
To detect fake, automated or abusive signups |
We do not use this information for any other purpose without asking you first. Newsletter records are kept separately from marketplace dealer and collector account records.
Opens and clicks
Our newsletter emails may record whether an email was opened and which links were clicked. We use this only in aggregate, to learn which topics readers find useful and to remove addresses that no longer receive mail.
You can limit this by turning off automatic image loading in your email app. We do not use this information to build advertising profiles or share it with advertisers.
Who handles your information
We do not sell, rent or trade subscriber information.
We use an email delivery service to send the newsletter and manage the list. It acts only on our instructions, may use the information only to provide that service to us, and must protect it. We remain responsible for your information while it is in their hands.
This service may store or process information outside Canada, including in the United States. While there, it may be subject to the laws of that country, including lawful access by its courts, law enforcement and national security authorities.
We may also disclose information where the law requires it.
How long we keep it
| Situation |
What we keep |
How long |
| You never confirm |
Your signup request |
While needed to manage your signup request |
| You are subscribed |
Everything listed above |
While you remain subscribed |
| You unsubscribe |
Your email address on a do-not-email list, plus your consent and unsubscribe history |
As needed to honour your choice and retain evidence of consent |
The do-not-email list stops you from being re-added by mistake. We retain the suppression record and the consent and unsubscribe history needed to honour your choice and demonstrate consent. You can ask us to delete information that is no longer needed, apart from the do-not-email record.
We protect subscriber information with access controls, encrypted connections and limited staff access, and we require the same of our email delivery service.
Unsubscribing
You can unsubscribe at any time, free of charge, in either of these ways:
We stop sending the newsletter right away, and always within 10 business days. We may send one email confirming that you have unsubscribed.
Unsubscribing from the newsletter does not close your marketplace account. You will still receive messages you need, such as order confirmations, enquiry replies, password resets and security notices.
Your rights and questions
You can ask us to:
- show you the newsletter information we hold about you and how it has been used;
- correct information that is wrong;
- delete your information, apart from the do-not-email record described above.
Send requests through the Contact page or to info@worldclassantiques.com. We may ask you to confirm the request from your subscribed email address, and we will reply within 30 days.
If you are not satisfied with our answer, you can contact the privacy regulator where you live. In Canada, that is the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we will post the new version here with a new version number and effective date. If a change affects how we use your information, we will tell you in the newsletter before it takes effect. We will ask for your consent again before using your information for a new purpose.