Privacy Policy
We are committed to integrity, including your privacy. We’re also committed to maintaining the confidentiality, security and accuracy of your personal information. This Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy") describes the information that we collect, how we use it and to whom that information may be disclosed.
This Privacy Policy applies to and governs this website. All references in this Website Privacy Policy to "we", "us", "our" and similar terms should be interpreted accordingly, and as noted below under “Contact Information”.
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information that is collected, used or disclosed while using this website. And this Privacy Policy applies only to our activities that are subject to the provisions of federal and provincial Canadian privacy legislation, including, where applicable, the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
What Is Personal Information?
In this Privacy Policy, "personal information" means information about an identifiable individual. (And this does not include the name, title, business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization, when used for business communications.)
What About Links To Other Websites?
Our website may contain links to other websites that may be subject to less stringent privacy standards. You should review the privacy policies of those websites before providing them with personal information. We can’t assume any responsibility for the privacy practices, policies or actions of the third parties that operate those websites. We are not responsible for how such third parties collect, use or disclose your personal information
Why Do We Collect Personal Information?
We collect personal information to enable us to manage and develop our business.
When Do We Use or Disclose Your Personal Information?
We use or disclose your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy, and for any additional purposes for which we have obtained your consent to the use of your personal information.
We share your personal information with our contractors, consultants and colleagues who require such information to assist us with establishing, maintaining and managing our relationship with you.
We are not in the business of selling your personal information to any third party.
What Personal Information Do We Collect?
We collect the personal information that you submit to our website, such as your name, address and any other contact or other information that you choose to provide by using the "contact us" portion of this website; or by corresponding via e-mail using the forms or hyperlinks created for that purpose.
If the information we require is held by third parties (such as webmasters, Internet Services Providers), we will endeavour to ensure that the information has been collected in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
In some cases, we may be required by applicable law or regulatory requirements to collect information about you without your knowledge or consent.
Non-personal information, such as the name of the domain from which you access the Internet, the dates and times you access our website and the Internet address of the website from which you may be linking directly to our website, is collected and used to determine the volume of traffic on our website. This information also enables us to identify ways in which our website can be improved to serve you better.
Consent
By using our website, you consent to the contents of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, or to our collection, use, disclosure and management of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy, you may not use our website. Express consent can be given orally, electronically or in writing. Implied consent is consent that can reasonably be inferred from your action or inaction. For example, when you provide us with personal information on our website, we will assume your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information for purposes related to your acceptance and use of those services or for other purposes identified to you at the relevant time.
We may use or disclose your personal information without your knowledge or consent where we are permitted or required by applicable law or regulation.
You may change or withdraw your consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice, by contacting us using the contact information set out below.
Protecting Personal Information
We will endeavour to safeguard personal information using methods that are appropriate to the sensitivity of the information.
Unfortunately, no data transmitted over the Internet is ever 100% secure. As a result, we do not represent, warrant or guarantee that personal information will be protected against loss, misuse, interception or alteration and does not accept any liability for personal information submitted to us via the Internet, nor for your or any third parties’ use or misuse of personal information.
Updating Personal Information
It is important that the personal information we hold about you is accurate and current. We ask that you keep us informed of changes to y
our personal information.
Revision to this Privacy Policy
We may from time to time make changes to this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in legal or regulatory obligations or changes in the manner in which we deal with information. We will post any revised version of this Privacy Policy on our website. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be effective from the time they are posted. This Privacy Policy was last updated on May 11, 2021.
Additional Information
Cookies
We may use cookies on our website. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
Help remember and process the items in the shopping cart.
Understand and save user’s preferences for future visits.
Keep track of advertisements.
Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since browsers are a little different, look at your browser’s Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
If you turn cookies off, some features will be disabled. It won’t affect the user’s experience that makes your site experience more efficient and may not function properly. However, you will still be able to place orders.
Google Advertising
Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en
We may use Google AdSense Advertising on our website.
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy.
Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page or by using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on.
Children
When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States’ consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.
We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.
CAN-SPAM
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.
We collect your email address in order to:
Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions
Process orders and to send information and updates pertaining to orders.
Send you additional information related to your product and/or service
Market to our mailing list or continue to send emails to our clients after the original transaction has occurred.
To be in accordance with CAN SPAM, we agree to the following:
Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.
Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us as indicated in “Contact Information”, and we will promptly remove you from all correspondence.
Contact Information
To get more information about this Privacy Policy, or to change or withdraw your consent under this Privacy Policy, you can write to us at:
Email: Helgi[at]helgimaki.com
Attn: Helgi Maki, Suite 311, 180 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 2W5, Canada