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Canada-focused audience. Content is written for adults in Canada. Helplines, regulations, and clinical pathways vary by province and territory—always confirm numbers, hours, and eligibility on each organisation’s official website.

18+. Material addresses gambling harm and help-seeking—not children.

No gambling promotion. No bonuses, odds, sign-up offers, or affiliate links to operators inside articles.

No regulated healthcare or therapy from this publisher. We do not provide therapy, counselling, clinical assessment, or crisis care; we do not accept patients or clients. We are not a provincially regulated health profession corporation, hospital, or clinic. Articles are lay education and signposting only.

No gambling operating licence in any jurisdiction. We do not accept wagers or operate real-money gambling (online or land-based). We do not hold and do not claim a gambling operator licence in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Economic Area, or any other country or region—because we do not conduct gambling. Publishing general education does not substitute for an operator licence where gambling is actually offered.

No single-country “treatment provider” or clinic licence for this website. We do not sell, arrange, or deliver regulated healthcare, therapy, or crisis intervention as services of this publisher. We therefore do not represent that this domain holds a healthcare establishment licence, professional corporation registration, or equivalent in any one country on its own behalf.

Google “Addiction services” (drug / alcohol) policy — scope note. Google’s help centre states that promotion of services unrelated to drug and alcohol addiction—such as impulse control disorders and behavioural addiction—is out of scope of the recovery-oriented drug and alcohol addiction services restrictions. This site is lay education on gambling-related harm (a behavioural / impulse-control context), not a clinical drug-or-alcohol treatment provider, lead generator for treatment, sober living operator, or drug/alcohol crisis line operator. See Google’s wording: Addiction services policy. Google enforces policies; we do not speak for Google. Other Google policies still apply, and if an ad frames this destination as a different business model (for example treatment sales or lead gen), different rules may apply.

No implied endorsement. Links to ConnexOntario, CAMH, the Responsible Gambling Council, Gambling Therapy, and similar services are independent third parties; we are not their agent and do not earn commission from signposting.

Advertisers. Campaigns must follow Google Ads policies, applicable Canadian advertising law, and any platform certification requirements for your actual business model and each target location (including separate healthcare applications where Google requires them). This destination is third-party informational content (harm reduction / help-seeking), not real-money gambling. Advertisers remain responsible for correct ad categories, certifications, ad copy, geo-targeting, and landing-page fit. We do not provide legal advice.

No cloaking. We do not serve materially different substantive content to crawlers than to human visitors. Pages are server-rendered; scripts improve usability only—they do not replace editorial content.

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Clear Path Recovery Guide is an informational website. These documents govern use of the site only—they are not a contract for healthcare or gambling services.

Canada-focused audience. clearpathrecoveryguide.ca is aimed at adults in Canada seeking help-seeking information. We do not offer cross-border gambling services, clinical services, or licensed therapy.

Editorial independence. Guides are not paid for by gambling operators. There are no affiliate sign-up links to casinos or betting sites inside posts. If third-party display ads appear, they are served by ad networks according to their policies—they are not editorial endorsements by us.

Funding. The site may be partly funded by generic advertising. Which ads appear depends on the network and your settings.

No gambling commissions. We do not earn commission from player sign-ups, bonuses, or “free bet” promotions.

Google Ads and similar platforms. Advertising online gambling for real money on Google is subject to strict Google Ads policies, licensing rules, and often certification. This website is not a gambling product: it provides harm-reduction and help-seeking information for adults. It does not promote operators or facilitate real-money play. We do not hold a gambling operating licence in any country or region because we do not conduct gambling. We also do not represent that this domain holds a single-country healthcare or treatment-provider licence on its own behalf, because we do not sell or deliver clinical care as this publisher.

Google “Addiction services” (drug / alcohol) policy — scope. Google states that services unrelated to drug and alcohol addiction—including behavioural addiction—are out of scope of that specific recovery-oriented drug and alcohol addiction services policy. This site addresses gambling-related harm as general public education, not as a clinical drug-or-alcohol treatment service. Read Google’s official text: Addiction services (Google Ads). Google makes final policy decisions; advertisers must still choose correct categories, geo-targeting, and any required certifications for their business.

Advertisers are responsible for ensuring that their campaigns, creatives, and landing pages comply with platform policies and Canadian law (including advertising standards where relevant). We do not provide legal advice.

ConnexOntario, CAMH, RGC, Gambling Therapy, and similar mentions. These are independent third-party services. We are not their agent, we do not receive referral fees for signposting, and our guides explain limits (for example, provincial variation in self-exclusion).

Minors. Content is aimed at 18+. We do not target advertising at children.

No cloaking. We do not serve different page content to search-engine crawlers than to human visitors. HTML is rendered on the server; client scripts do not swap in alternative articles, links, or keywords.

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