Privacy Policy
Effective Date: June 11, 2026
Mouthy Primate Incorporated, operating as ComedyNights.ca ("we," "us," or "our"), respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and disclose information when you visit www.comedynights.ca, purchase tickets, register for events, subscribe to our mailing lists, apply to perform, attend our events, or otherwise interact with our services.
By using our website or participating in our events, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Contact Information
Privacy Officer
Email: contact@comedynights.ca
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information including:
Name
Email address
Telephone number
Mailing address
Payment information
Ticket purchase information
Workshop registration information
Performer application information
Communications submitted through our website
We may also automatically collect certain technical information, including:
IP address
Browser type
Device information
Pages visited
Referral sources
Website usage statistics
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:
Process ticket purchases and registrations
Manage comedy shows, workshops, fundraisers, trivia nights, and special events
Communicate event updates and announcements
Respond to inquiries
Improve our website and services
Analyze attendance and marketing effectiveness
Prevent fraud and misuse
Comply with legal obligations
With your consent, we may also send information regarding:
Upcoming comedy shows
Trivia nights
Fundraising events
Comedy workshops
Performer opportunities
Special promotions and announcements
You may unsubscribe at any time.
3. Email Lists
ComedyNights.ca may maintain separate mailing lists, including but not limited to:
Audience List
Subscribers may receive:
Early ticket access
Event announcements
Special offers
Community updates
Performer List
Subscribers may receive:
Open mic announcements
Workshop opportunities
Showcase opportunities
Performance-related updates
Subscribers may opt out of any mailing list at any time.
4. Cookies and Analytics
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:
Improve website functionality
Remember user preferences
Analyze website traffic
Improve marketing efforts
Support registration and ticketing systems
Third-party services such as payment processors, analytics providers, and email marketing providers may also use cookies according to their own privacy policies.
Users may manage cookies through their browser settings.
5. Information Sharing
We do not sell personal information.
We may share information with trusted service providers necessary to operate our business, including:
Payment processors
Email marketing providers
Website hosting providers
Analytics providers
Ticketing and registration platforms
Information may also be disclosed when required by law or to protect our legal rights, customers, performers, staff, or property.
6. Event Photography, Video Recording, and Media Use
ComedyNights.ca events may be photographed, audio recorded, livestreamed, and video recorded.
By attending any ComedyNights.ca event, workshop, fundraiser, trivia night, open mic, showcase, or comedy production, attendees acknowledge that they may appear in photographs, videos, livestreams, promotional materials, social media content, or other recordings.
These recordings may be used for:
Marketing
Advertising
Social media content
Website content
Historical archives
Future promotional materials
Attendance at public events constitutes consent to incidental inclusion in such recordings.
7. Performer Recordings and Content Rights
Individuals who perform at ComedyNights.ca events, workshops, showcases, competitions, open mics, auditions, or comedy productions acknowledge and agree that their performances may be photographed, audio recorded, video recorded, livestreamed, edited, reproduced, distributed, and publicly displayed.
By participating as a performer, you grant ComedyNights.ca, Mouthy Primate Incorporated, and its authorized representatives a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to:
Record your performance;
Photograph your performance;
Publish your performance online;
Share clips on social media platforms;
Include your performance in promotional materials;
Use excerpts of your performance in advertisements;
Archive and republish recordings in the future;
Incorporate recordings into podcasts, documentaries, educational materials, workshops, and other media formats.
Performers retain ownership of their original material.
However, ComedyNights.ca retains ownership of all recordings, photographs, audio recordings, video recordings, edits, productions, compilations, broadcasts, and promotional materials created from those performances.
No compensation shall be owed for the recording, publication, promotion, distribution, or continued use of performance footage unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Participation as a performer constitutes acceptance of these terms.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal information only as long as reasonably necessary to:
Provide services
Process transactions
Meet legal obligations
Resolve disputes
Enforce agreements
Financial and transaction records may be retained for up to seven (7) years in accordance with applicable Canadian tax and accounting requirements.
9. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
While we take security seriously, no method of electronic storage or transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without appropriate parental involvement or consent.
11. Third-Party Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, payment providers, ticketing systems, and other services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties.
Users should review the privacy policies of any third-party services they choose to use.
12. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, individuals may request:
Access to personal information
Correction of inaccurate information
Deletion of information where legally permitted
Withdrawal of marketing consent
Requests may be directed to:
13. Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time.
Updated versions will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
Continued use of the website or participation in events following publication of changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
14. Compliance
ComedyNights.ca complies with Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and other applicable privacy legislation.
15. Contact Us
Questions regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to: