Introduction
This privacy policy applies to all information collected, used, processed, retained and transferred of such personal information by Empowerists. Our goal in this document is to help you understand what information is collected from or about you, how this information is used and protected as well as what options you have with regards to this information.
Definitions
“Information” means any and all information we receive from or about you. This may include (without limitation) information collected from you directly or indirectly, manually or otherwise, via electronic, automatic or by other means. Such information may include information:
(i) which you provide during your use of our services (the “Services”) or our website (the “Site”)
(ii) collected about you, your business and the technology you are using
(iii) which we receive about you from third parties or other sources
Information is divided into two distinct categories:
- “Non-Personally Identifiable Information” means Information that does not personally identify you.
- “Personally Identifiable Information” means information that is personally identifiable, such as names, addresses, e-mail addresses and phone numbers, as well as other non-public information that is associated with the foregoing.
Acceptance of Terms
We obtain and use Information in accordance with this privacy policy. We will ask for your consent before using Personally Identifiable Information in a manner other than as set out in this privacy policy.
By using our services, visiting our site or submitting information through the Services or via our site, you expressly consent to the collection, processing and use of your information in accordance with this privacy policy.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information
Non-Personally Identifiable Information may be collected, processed and used in accordance with applicable law, for any and all purposes we deem fit. Generally, the information Empowerists collects is used only for Empowerists’ own internal purposes. For example, to improve the Services and the Site, to improve Empowerists’ marketing and promotional efforts, to improve customer service and to improve Empowerists’ content and Site offerings. It may also be used by Empowerists to contact you to provide you with information Empowerists believes may be useful to you. Empowerists believes that these uses allow it to improve the Services and our Site and to better tailor them to meet customers’ needs.
Use and Retention of Personally Identifiable Information
In general, Personally Identifiable Information you submit to, or that is obtained by us is used:
- to create and manage the business relationship
- to provide you with the Services
- to improve our services
- to communicate with you about our services
- to respond to requests that you make
- to bill you and manage your account
- to further new services or products
- to operate, maintain and improve the features, functionality and performance of our Site
Furthermore, we may create anonymized information from Personally Identifiable Information by excluding information that makes the information personally identifiable to you. We may use this anonymized information for internal purposes, such as analyzing usage patterns. This is for us to be able to the Services and we also reserve the right to use and disclose such anonymized information at our discretion to third parties. Such anonymized information may be deemed to be Non-Personally Identifiable Information and used accordingly.
Empowerists shall retain personal information for the period of time necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the personal information was collected and in accordance with Empowerists’ document retention policies.
Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information
Except as otherwise stated in this privacy policy, we will not disclose or share your Personally Identifiable Information with third parties, unless you ask or authorize us to do so.
However, we may provide your Personally Identifiable Information to business partners, third-party service providers and suppliers who work on our behalf (a) to provide you with some of the Services, (b) to help us communicate with our customers and (c) to help us with our business and informational needs. However, we do not grant these business partners, service providers and suppliers any independent right to use this information except to help us provide the Services or for our legitimate business interests.
We may share some or all of your Personally Identifiable Information with any parent company, subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control (collectively, “Affiliates”), in which case we will require our Affiliates to honor this privacy policy.
In the event that Empowerists goes through a business transition such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your Personally Identifiable Information will likely be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that any acquirer of Empowerists, or a portion or all of its assets may continue to use your Personally Identifiable Information as set forth in this privacy policy.
We may disclose Personally Identifiable Information we have collected from and about you, if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary (a) to comply with relevant laws, (b) to respond to court orders, subpoenas, or warrants served on us, (c) to respond to an emergency, or (d) to protect and defend Empowerists’ rights or property.
Security and Confidentiality
Empowerists has put in place commercially reasonable protections and procedures to safeguard and secure the Personally Identifiable Information we collect. However, even with these measures, we cannot guarantee the security of Personally Identifiable Information. By using our Services or our Site, you acknowledge and agree that we make no such guarantee.
Correcting Your Personally Identifiable Information
If we hold Personally Identifiable Information about you, you may request that we correct, amend, or delete that information where it is inaccurate, except where the burden or expense of providing access would be disproportionate to the risks to an individual’s privacy in the case in question, or where the rights of persons other than the individual requesting access would be violated. Please contact us if you need assistance in updating or reviewing your information.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
We may change this privacy policy at any time by posting a new version (on SharePoint) on this page or on a successor page. The new version will become effective on the date it is posted. We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy or the privacy of your information, please contact us at:
Chief Security Officer
1425 Trans-Canada Highway
Suite 020B
Dorval, Québec
H9P 2W9