PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT
Provider wants you to understand how we use the information you
provide to us. We believe that you should have the right to approve
the use of that information. As technology changes, it will become
necessary for Provider to make changes to its privacy policy and
procedures. All such changes will be posted to this site.
How We Gather Information
Our site's registration form requires users to give us contact
information (like their name, email, and postal address), unique
identifiers (like their social security number), and demographic
information (like their zip/postal code, age, or income level).
Contact information from the registration forms is used to provide
information about our company. The customer's contact information
is also used to get in touch with the customer when necessary.
Unique identifiers (such as social security numbers) are collected
from Web site visitors for use as account numbers in our record
system.
Demographic and profile data is also collected at our site. We
use this data to tailor our visitor's experience at our site showing
them content that we think they might be interested in, and displaying
the content according to their preferences. We also use this data
to send host sites their royalty payments. This data is not available
for sale to any outside entity.
Additionally, users should be aware that when they voluntarily
disclose personally identifiable information (e.g., user name,
e-mail address) on non-secure areas of Provider’s site,
that information, along with any substantive information disclosed
in the user's communication, can be collected and correlated and
used by third parties and may result in unsolicited messages from
other posters or third parties. Such activities are beyond the
control of Provider.
We work closely with our affiliates, and in some cases we offer
services or sell documents jointly with these affiliates. If you
purchase documents or services that are provided jointly by Provider
and one of its affiliates, we share our customer information with
that affiliate with respect to your purchase.
We also employ agents to fulfill other functions on our behalf,
such as providing marketing assistance, analyzing data, preparing
and maintaining site content, processing credit card payments
and providing customer service. These agents have access to customer
information as required in order to help them perform their functions
on our behalf, but they are not allowed to use that information
for any other purpose.
We receive and store certain information whenever you visit our
website. We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with
our server and to administer our Web site, and to help identify
you. Your IP address is also used to gather broad demographic
information, and for other purposes. Any information you voluntarily
provide to us is used for such purposes as customizing your shopping
experience, allowing us to respond to your requests and comments,
and improving our website.
Provider reserves the right to perform statistical analyses of
user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest
in and use of the various areas of our site(s) and to inform advertisers
of such information as well as the number of users that have been
exposed to or clicked on their advertising banners. Provider will
provide only aggregated data from these analyses to third parties.
Also, you should be aware that Provider may sometimes permit third
parties to offer subscription and/or registration-based services
through a Provider site. Provider is not responsible for any actions
or policies of such third parties and you should check the applicable
privacy policy of such third party when providing personally identifiable
information.
Information Gathered from Minors
We encourage children visiting our site to ask their parents for
permission before sending any information about themselves to
us or to anyone else over the Internet. Any such information collected
by Provider from children will be used for participation and feedback
purposes, together with any other purposes that will be described
where the information is collected, and will not be transferred
to any third party. Customers purchasing goods or services on
Provider’s site(s) must be at least 18 years of age.
How We Use this Information
Provider uses your email address to send you news about or updates
to Provider’s site(s), to forward special offers or ads
from our affiliates and to respond to customer service issues
or comments and questions received from you. Upon request, Provider
will allow any user to “opt out” of further promotional
contacts at any time. If you do not wish to receive notification
of special offers or news and/or updates to our site(s), please
email Provider at info@cadsi.ca.
Credit card or other financial information that is collected
is used for billing and payment purposes for products and services
you have ordered through Provider’s site(s), and is submitted
to the appropriate financial institution in order to process your
credit card transaction, and will not be provided to any other
person or party. All other private information submitted by you
is confidential. You can update or delete your private information
at any time by emailing Provider at info@cadsi.ca. However, it
may be impossible to delete a user’s information without
some residual information being left in our customer database
due to backups and records of deletions.
Information submitted by our affiliates is used for the purposes
of maintaining the business relationship between Provider and
its affiliates and will not be provided to any third party. Our
affiliates are not provided with any access to private information
you have provided to us, whether or not such information was provided
in connection with the purchase of goods or services from an affiliate’s
site.
Use of Cookies
You should be aware that non-personal information and data may
be automatically collected through the standard operation of Provider’s
internet servers or through the use of “cookies.”
“Cookies” are small text files a web site can use
to recognize repeat users, facilitate the user’s ongoing
access to and use of the site and allow a site to track usage
behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements
and targeted advertising. Cookies are not programs that come onto
a user’s system and damage files. Generally, cookies work
by assigning a unique number to the user that has no meaning outside
the assigning site. Users should be aware that Provider cannot
control the use of cookies or the resulting information by advertisers
or third parties hosting data for Provider. If a user does not
want information collected through the use of cookies, there is
a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the user to deny
or accept the cookie feature; however, users should note that
cookies may be necessary to provide the user with certain features
(e.g., customized delivery of information) available on the Provider
Site.
Transfer of Customer Information
Customer information is a valuable business asset. If for any
reason Provider transfers or divests itself of its business assets,
our customer information will be transferred as one of the business
assets.
Release of Information When Required
Provider will release customer information to the appropriate
authorities if we are required to do so by law. Provider will
also release such information if we feel it is necessary in order
to protect our rights or the rights of our customers, affiliates,
partners, or any other party, and for purposes of protection from
fraud and credit risk.
Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss,
misuse, and alteration of the information under our control.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices
of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact
us at info@cadsi.ca. Any dispute arising between you and Provider
with respect to privacy is subject to the terms and conditions
of use and this privacy statement, including limitations on damages,
arbitration, and application of the laws of Canada and the province
of British Columbia.
The foregoing policies are effective as of 1 February 2005. Provider
reserves the right to change this policy at any time by notifying
users of the existence of a new privacy statement. This statement
and the policies outlined herein are not intended to and do not
create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of
any party.