Legal & transparency
Privacy, terms and ad disclosure.
Plain-language policies for betterbracebridge.com, current as of November 2026. Written to be read, not skimmed past.
Privacy policy
Better Bracebridge is an independent local directory and quote-matching service for Greater Bracebridge and Muskoka, operated locally. This policy explains the information we hold and why.
What we collect
Business and venue details already published publicly (name, address, hours, public Google rating). When you request quotes we collect the trade, neighborhood, property type, urgency, budget band, project description, name, phone number, optional email and postal code. Community submissions collect the title, details and any link you provide, plus an optional email address. Newsletter sign-ups collect an email address.
How it is used
Quote requests are qualified and routed to at most three vetted local partners covering your neighborhood, or to one exclusive trade specialist for major cottage builds. Your details are never sold, and never resold to competing cold-callers. Community submissions are reviewed by a local editor before anything is published.
Where it is stored
Records live in the Better Bracebridge application database and private file storage on our hosting platform. Access to quote and submission records is limited to the operator and the matched partner.
Your choices
You can ask us to correct or delete a quote request, community submission or newsletter record by contacting us through the claim form or the community submission form on this site. Weekend Pass itineraries are stored only in your own browser and are never uploaded.
Cookies and local storage
We store your Weekend Pass saves in your browser's local storage so the list survives a page reload. Advertising and analytics cookies, where enabled, are described in the Google AdSense and cookie disclosure below.
Terms of use
Directory information
Listings, hours, prices and event details are provided as a guide. Seasonal hours change quickly in Muskoka, so confirm directly with the business before you travel. Sponsored placements are labelled and described in the transparency notice below.
Quote requests
Submitting a request costs nothing and creates no obligation. Better Bracebridge is not a contractor and is not a party to any agreement between you and a partner: licensed, insured trades quote and contract in their own name. We confirm completion before any partner is invoiced a referral fee.
Community submissions
You confirm that anything you submit is accurate and yours to share. We may edit for length and clarity, and we may decline or remove submissions that are promotional spam, not local, or unverifiable.
Acceptable use
Do not scrape, resell or automate collection of listings, or submit false quote requests or fake reviews. Business names, editorial copy, photography and the Better Bracebridge mark remain the property of their respective owners.
Google AdSense & cookie disclosure
Advertising on this site
Free and unclaimed listings are supported by advertising and community sponsorships. Where third-party advertising is enabled, Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on a visitor's prior visits to this or other websites.
Your ad choices
You can opt out of personalised advertising in Google Ads Settings, or manage third-party vendor cookies at aboutads.info and optout.networkadvertising.org. Where consent is required, advertising cookies are only set after you accept them.
Paid listings
Verified, Growth and Muskoka VIP partners get ad-free layouts, so sponsored slots and ad units are removed from their profile pages. Site-wide advertising may still appear on directory and editorial pages.
Sponsored placement transparency
Readers should always be able to tell why a business appears where it does. Here is the whole system, plainly.
Listing tiers
Verified is $49/month, Growth is $149/month and Muskoka VIP is $299/month (limited to three slots). Each tier buys an ad-free profile layout, priority ordering in its category and neighborhood, and additional tools such as quote routing and hosted-event modules. Listing fees are clearly presented at claim and upgrade time.
What money never buys
Sponsorship never changes a Google rating, a community review, an editorial description or a vetting decision. Ratings shown on profiles are the public Google figures, labelled with the review count.
How ranking works
Default directory order is tier first (VIP, Growth, Verified, Free), then Google rating, then name. Filters and searches re-order by relevance to what you asked for. Sponsored profiles carry a visible tier badge, and the community sponsor slot is labelled as sponsorship.
Trade partnerships
Contractors join either at a $299/month flat directory rate or on an 8% revenue share of closed jobs sourced through this site. We disclose the referral model to homeowners in the quote flow, and partners are never invoiced for work that was not completed and confirmed.
Contact
Privacy requests, corrections and business questions go through the listing claim form or the community submission form. Both reach a local operator, not a call centre.