Privacy Policy
Users’ consent to the gathering and use of their Personal Data by the Website and its Controller is governed by this Privacy Policy. It’s recommended for Users to regularly review the Privacy Policy to acquaint themselves with its terms and any updates made by the Website over time.
The Website, including its mobile website application (if applicable), respects the privacy of all individuals who visit or use it (referred to as “Users”) and is committed to protecting their privacy.
The Website may collect and use the “Personal Data” of its Users to provide the services offered by the Website and exclusively for purposes explicitly outlined here.
Our Privacy Policy complies with international standards, Canadian privacy laws, and EU regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We ensure that your personal data is managed in a proper and lawful manner, in accordance with relevant data protection laws and the GDPR.
COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
Unless explicitly stated otherwise in this Privacy Policy, the Website does not collect any Personal Data while Users are simply browsing the Website. However, if Users choose to access additional or advanced services offered on the Website after registration, they may be required to provide certain Personal Data. In such cases, the Website will seek Users’ consent before gathering and using their Personal Data. During registration or at other times, the Website may request Users to provide their login credentials, typically an email address, and password.
Users are not obliged to provide their Personal Data or grant permission for its collection by the Website. However, Users who decline to allow the collection of their Personal Data may not be able to access all services provided by the Website.
DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS
RIGHT OF ACCESS
Users are entitled to request written details from the Controller concerning the Personal Data collected about them. Such inquiries can be submitted in writing to the Controller. The Website is dedicated to uphold the accuracy of the collected Personal Data.
Users are advised to notify the Website of any modifications to their Personal Data held by the Website.
RIGHT TO OBJECT
You have the option to contact us at any time to request that we cease processing your Personal Data for marketing purposes, including receiving information about upcoming events, newsletters, and publications. Upon receiving your request, we will stop processing your data for such purposes.
RIGHT TO WITHDRAW CONSENT
You maintain the right to withdraw your consent to this statement and the described processing activities at any time. Revoking consent will not affect the legality of processing conducted prior to the withdrawal. However, withdrawing consent will require the immediate termination of our services.
RIGHT TO RECTIFICATION
You have the right to request the correction of any inaccurate Personal Data that we have processed about you, update any outdated data, and have incomplete Personal Data completed. This may involve providing additional information through a supplementary statement.
RIGHT TO ERASURE
You maintain the right to request the removal of Personal Data we possess about you under certain circumstances, such as when your data is no longer needed for its original purpose, when you withdraw your consent for us to process your Personal Data, or when your Personal Data has been processed unlawfully.
RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING
You have the right to restrict our processing activities in the following circumstances:
- If you have objected to our processing while awaiting verification of whether our legitimate interests in processing override your own interests.
- If our processing is deemed unlawful, and you oppose the erasure of your Personal Data, instead requesting its restricted use.
- If we no longer need your Personal Data for the stated purposes, but you require it for establishing, exercising, or defending legal claims.
- If you dispute the accuracy of this Personal Data (please note we will require time to verify its accuracy).
DISCLOSURE
The Provider does not sell, trade or rent or otherwise disclose Personal Data appertaining to Users to any third party without their prior express consent. However Personal Data would be disclosed to third parties in the eventuality of a sale of the Website.
The above is without prejudice to any legal obligation incumbent on the Website to disclose Users’ Personal Data to third parties.
The above is also without prejudice to disclosures which are absolutely necessary as part of one or more of the Purposes for collecting and using Personal Data. In this case the Website shall seek the prior express consent of the Users concerned.
The Provider reserves the right to provide statistics about Users, sales, traffic, and other statistical information relating to the Website to third parties without identifying any particular User.
PURPOSES
The Website will manage Personal Data in accordance with relevant privacy laws and solely for the following purposes:
- Improving the Website’s content.
- Enabling communication with Users.
- Offering customizable advanced services on the Website.
- Providing new passwords to Users for their personal accounts.
- Personalizing content and/or layouts for Users on the Website.
LEGAL BASIS
We may process your Personal Data based on legitimate interests or to fulfill legal obligations. This may include defending legal claims or complying with orders from courts, tribunals, or authorities.
COOKIES
A “cookie” refers to data stored on a User’s computer by a web server, used to customize their web experience. The Website utilizes cookies to store information about Users’ interactions, which may be essential for future functionalities. Users can choose to disable cookies in their browser settings.
We use cookies to personalize content and ads, provide social media features, and analyze website traffic. Additionally, we share information about your site usage with our Website analytics partners, certain advertising partners (programmatic), and social media platforms (only when logging in via social accounts).
Further information can be found in our Cookie Policy ensuring complete understanding of how and why we use your Personal Data.
RETENTION OF PERSONAL DATA
The Personal Data is stored solely for the duration necessary to achieve the purposes for its collection. If a user account remains inactive for one (1) year, all collected user Personal Data will be deleted.
TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA
The Controller does not engage in transferring any Personal Data beyond the European Economic Area. However, should such a transfer be required, the Controller will ensure the implementation of suitable safeguards to ensure the secure protection of your Personal Data.
IP ADDRESSES
To improve Website management and collect general demographic data for aggregate analysis, our Website automatically logs the IP addresses of all Users and the pages visited by each User.
MARKETING
You’ll be sent marketing communications from us if you’ve requested such information by submitting your details on this Website and opting in to receive it. Your Personal Data won’t be shared with any third party for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
EXTERNAL WEBSITES
The Website may contain links to other websites for User convenience. The Website is not responsible for the content or privacy protection measures of third-party websites. Users should be aware that we cannot guarantee the suitability of privacy policies of third-party websites visited from our Website. For the avoidance of doubt, this Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites.
TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL SECURITY
The Website and the Controller have instituted various measures, both technical and organizational, to protect communication against the destruction, loss, misuse, and alteration of Personal Data collected and used. These measures include ensuring secure data transfers through HTTPS, encrypting communication between the User’s device and the Provider’s servers. The Provider cannot guarantee complete protection and avoidance of such incidents.