Acceptable Use
This Policy sets out the privacy policies and practices for www.AboutMorkies.com with respect to the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information in connection with AboutMorkies.com (the “Site”). This Privacy Policy may be updated by the Site giving reasonable notice of the revised terms (including by e-mail or by posting on the Site), and this Privacy Policy may be supplemented or modified by agreements entered into between the Site and an individual from time to time. In this Privacy Policy, “personal information” means any information about an identifiable individual, as further defined under applicable Canadian laws.
Collection and Use of Personal Information
The Site may collect personal information from a user of the Site (the “Site User”) when the Site User uses the Site. The Site may use such personal information as is reasonably required to process the Site User’s registration for the Site and/or to provide information and other features on the Site that may be useful to the Site User.
Contact information that the Site User provides to the Site may be used to contact him or her in connection with the Site. For instance, depending on which services the Site User has subscribed to and which privacy preferences the Site User has indicated to the Site, the Site may use the Site User’s contact information to provide notices regarding changes to the Site or regarding new or updates to the services or products.
The Site may collect and analyze non-personal information to evaluate how visitors use the Site, including non‑personal information about usage and service operation that is not associated with a specific personal identity. The Site also automatically receives and records information on the Site’s server logs, which information may include the Site User’s computer’s IP address and “cookie” information. The Site uses the Site User’s IP address to help identify the Site User, gather broad demographic information about the Site’s users, diagnose problems with the Site’s systems, and administer the Site. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on the Site User’s computer and cannot read data off of the Site User’s computer. The only information a cookie can collect is information supplied by the Site User.
The Site collects demographic and profile data in connection with the Site and uses such data to tailor each Site User’s experience at the Site and displaying the content according to the Site User’s preferences.
The Site may use customer information for additional purposes that may be identified at or before the time that the information is collected. The Site will hold the personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required or permitted by law.
The Site may share personal information with third-party subcontractors and agents who work on the Site’s behalf and third party service providers to who provide advice and services in relation to the Site or in relation to products or services featured on the Site. Such third parties do not have the right to use personal information beyond what is necessary to assist the Site and they are contractually obliged to maintain confidentiality and security of the personal information and are restricted from using such information in any way not expressly authorized by the Site.
Disclosure of Personal Information
The Site may disclose personal information as follows: to third party service providers and to affiliated entities in order to carry out work on behalf of the Site in relation to the Site ,to law enforcement agencies for the purposes of investigating fraud or other offences,to legal, financial, insurance, and other advisors or in connection with the sale, reorganization, or management of all or part of its business or operations, and as consented to by the Site User from time to time, including to fulfill any other purposes that are identified when the personal information is collected.
The Site will not use or disclose personal information for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with the Site User’s consent or as required or permitted by law. Consent may be express or implied, and given in writing by using or not using a check-off box, electronically, orally, or by the Site User’s conduct, such as accessing the Site and/or use of the services or products provided by the Site.
Storage of Personal Information
Personal information collected by the Site is stored on servers in the United States. The personal information may also be managed by a third party processor on the Site’s behalf.
While in another jurisdiction for processing, the information may be accessed by the courts, law enforcement, and national security authorities.
Cookies and IP Addresses
The Site is entitled to use cookies to deliver content according to the Site User’s preferences and to save the Site User’s password so that the Site User is not required to re-enter it while the Site User uses the Site.
Links
The Site may contain links to other websites. The Site is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. The Site User should review the privacy policies of the websites that he or she visits. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by the Site with respect to the Site.
Security
The Site protects against the loss, misuse, and alteration of personal information with security measures appropriate to the sensitivity of the information, including through the use of physical, organizational, and technological measures and appropriate training of employees. However, it is possible that any information transmitted via the Internet may be intercepted by unknown third parties. The Site is not responsible for the transmission of personal information that is disclosed or becomes transmitted through no omission or act of the Site.
Opt-Out
When appropriate, Site Users are given the opportunity to (i) opt-out of receiving communications from the Site, (ii) remove their personal information from the Site’s records, or (iii) elect to no longer receive services from the Site. If the Site User wishes to opt-out of receiving further communications, please contact the Site’s by email or phone using the contact information provided below.
Corrections/Contact
The Site User may contact the Site to modify or correct any of his or her personal information that is under the Site’s control. The Site User may also direct a written complaint regarding compliance with this Privacy Policy to the Site and, within a reasonable time upon receiving the written complaint, the Site conduct an investigation into the matter.
Contact
If the Site User has any questions about this Privacy Policy, the Site’s privacy practices in connection with this Site, or the Site’s collection, use, disclosure, or retention of the Site User’s personal information in connection with this Site, including with respect to use of service providers in the United States, please contact the Site as follows:
AboutMorkies.com
Attention: Deb Gray
Address: Box 148, 112 Bushmills Circle
Freelton, ON L0R 1K0
Canada