Self-Improvement Resources Inc.
Privacy Policy
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. is committed to preserving
and safeguarding your right to privacy. As a corporation
situated in and duly incorporated under the laws of the
Province of New Brunswick in Canada, Self-Improvement Resources Inc.
adheres to the requirements of Canada's
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents
Act ("PIPEDA"). PIPEDA regulates the manner in which
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. collects, uses, discloses
and otherwise manages your personal information. Self-Improvement Resources Inc. may, in its sole discretion, modify the Policy
at any time with or without notice to you.
You should review the Policy on a regular basis for any
such changes. You agree that your continued use of the
Website after the revised Policy has been posted constitutes
your consent to such revised Policy. The Website may contain
links to other non-Self-Improvement Resources Inc. websites.
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. is not responsible for the
privacy practices or content of such other websites.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on July 30th, 2007.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Website/Email Communications and Orders. Self-Improvement Resources Inc.
may collect information about you when you register to become
a member of the Website, register for a mailing list administered
by Self-Improvement Resources Inc. or make a purchase through the
Website. In addition, Self-Improvement Resources Inc. keeps a
record of the email addresses of those who communicate with us
either through feedback tools on the Website or through regular
email correspondence. The information collected may include your
name, address, telephone number, email address, date of birth,
and facts relevant to your interaction with us (i.e., the mailing
list you registered for, the product you purchased, etc.).
Complaints and Requests. Self-Improvement Resources Inc. may
collect information about you if you contact us with a consumer complaint
or request. The information collected may include your name, address,
telephone number, email address, date of birth and facts regarding
the complaint or request.
Marketing Research. In addition, Self-Improvement Resources Inc. may collect information about you if you participate in any
marketing research conducted by Self-Improvement Resources Inc. The
information collected may include your name, address, telephone number,
email address, date of birth, gender, and facts regarding your consumer
habits and preferences.
Contests and Promotions. Lastly, Self-Improvement Resources Inc. may collect information about you if you participate in any
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. contests or promotions. The information
collected may include your name, address, telephone number, email
address, date of birth, and facts relevant to the contest or promotion
participation.
CONSENT
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. will obtain an individual's consent
to collect, use or disclose personal information at the time the personal
information is collected. Self-Improvement Resources Inc. will make
reasonable efforts to ensure that when personal information is collected
you understand why it is collected.
WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT
You may withdraw your consent to the collection, use or disclosure of
personal information at any time subject to any specific contractual
provisions and the requirement to provide reasonable notice.
LIMITING THE COLLECTION OF THE PERSONAL INFORMATION
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. will limit the collection of personal
information to that which is required to provide the necessary service
or conduct the necessary activity and will only collect personal
information through fair and lawful means.
USE OF COOKIES
Cookies are simple text files that web browsers place on computer
hard drives when sites are visited. Cookies cannot damage files,
nor can they read information from a user's hard drive.
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. uses cookies to help us measure
the number of visits, average time spent, page views and other
statistics relating to use of the Website. Our Cookies pose no
security risk to you as they contain no personal information,
only a special string that tells the service that you are a
past user of the Website. No personal information is stored
within the Cookies. Please note that certain features on the
Website may not function if you do not accept Cookies. Therefore,
please accept any Cookies that Self-Improvement Resources Inc.
sends to your computer. Many web browsers automatically accept
Cookies; if you would like to disable this feature, you may
do so through your web browser's preferences menu.
SECURITY SAFEGUARDS
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. understands the importance of
protecting your personal information and implements safeguards
to protect personal information against unauthorized access
including the use of the latest Internet security protocols
to protect personal information collected through the Website.
However, you should be aware that the Internet is not a secured
medium. Therefore, Self-Improvement Resources Inc. does not
represent or warrant the complete security of the personal
information provided by you to Self-Improvement Resources Inc.
through the Website. You understand that you are providing such
information to Self-Improvement Resources Inc. at your own risk.
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. will use care in the disposal
and destruction of personal information in order to prevent
unauthorized parties from gaining access to the information.
USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. uses your personal information
for one or more of the following purposes: (1) identify who
you are; (2) improve the content of the Website; (3) personalize
the content or layout of the Website for consumers; (4) notify
consumers of updates to the Website; (5) contact consumers for
marketing purposes; (6) improve its products and services; or
(7) process your consumer orders or requests for services or
information.
THIRD PARTY PARTNERSHIPS AND ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. may use banners or other forms of
online advertising at websites hosted by third party partners.
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. is not responsible for the
privacy practices of its third party partners.
Third party partners may place Cookies on your computer. The
information collected by these Cookies is used to show you particular
advertisements or to collect statistical information about the
length and frequency of your website visits. No personally
identifiable information is collected by these Cookies.
The Website may contain links to third party websites via banner,
pop-up and other forms of online advertising. Self-Improvement Resources Inc.
is not responsible for the privacy practices of
third party advertisers including, but not limited to, the
content of their advertisements or the content of any websites
linked to through online advertising.
DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Your personal information will not be used to place you on any
mailing lists except with your prior consent. Under no
circumstances will we sell our customer lists, trade or rent
your personal information to third parties.
ACCURACY AND RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. will take all reasonable steps
to update or correct your personal information when necessary.
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. will keep your personal
information only as long as necessary for the identified
purposes or as required by law.
PROVIDING ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION
Upon written request and subject to the exemptions stipulated
by law, Self-Improvement Resources Inc. will inform individuals
of the existence, use and disclosure of your personal
information and provide access to that information. If
you request disclosure of your personal information you may
be required to provide sufficient information to permit
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. to provide an account of
the existence, use and disclosure of the information.
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. may charge an administration
fee for providing access to the personal information in accordance
with your request. Self-Improvement Resources Inc. will
respond to the request for personal information within thirty
(30) days and if Self-Improvement Resources Inc. is not able
to produce the information within this time frame will provide
an explanation and will indicate when the information will be produced.
INQUIRIES OR COMPLAINTS
Self-Improvement Resources Inc. is responsible for personal
information under its control and has designated a Privacy
Officer who is accountable for Self-Improvement Resources Inc.'s compliance with this Privacy Policy and PIPEDA. If at
any time you have any questions or complaints about this Privacy
Policy or your personal information and how it is being used,
collected or disclosed (including if you wish to request to
update or correct any personally identifiable information you
have provided), or you wish to withdraw your previous consent
to the use or disclosure of personal identifiable information,
please do not hesitate to contact us at support@selfimprovementresources.ca.
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