What does Deavo do with my data?

Buying or selling a business means sharing information that matters, from contact details to, eventually, real financial records, so it is reasonable to want to understand what happens to that information once it is on the platform. The short version is that Deavo collects what it needs to run the service and controls exposure through the same tools that protect confidentiality generally.

What kind of information Deavo collects

Using Deavo involves an account with contact information, listing content the seller provides, and ordinary usage data generated by browsing and messaging on the platform. When a non-disclosure agreement is signed, the timestamp and IP address of that signature are also recorded, specifically to create a reliable record of who agreed to what, and when.

The law that governs how it is handled

Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law sets baseline rules for how organizations collect, use and disclose personal information, and it applies to how Deavo handles yours. Some provinces have their own private-sector privacy legislation that can also apply depending on where you are, so the federal law is the floor, not necessarily the whole picture in every province.

How the platform’s confidentiality tools relate to privacy

Blind listings and non-disclosure gating exist specifically to control who can see identifying business information, which is a meaningful part of how Deavo limits exposure of sensitive data in practice, beyond whatever legal obligations apply in the background. Information marked hidden by a seller stays hidden from the public regardless of who is browsing.

Where to find the specifics

This page explains the general approach, not the full detail of what is collected, how long it is kept, or who it might be shared with in specific circumstances, all of which belong in Deavo’s own privacy policy rather than a general explainer. Read that policy directly for the specifics that apply to your account.