 |
|
|
PRIVACY POLICY
Your privacy and personal information are very important to us. We want you to be
as comfortable and at ease as possible when visiting our website. We are dedicated
to protecting the privacy of those users who visit and browse our website. This
Privacy Policy explains how we collect your personal information on our website,
how we protect such information, and the choices you have concerning the use and
disclosure of such information. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes to
this Privacy Policy here so that you will always know what information we gather,
how we might use any information gathered, and whether we will disclose that information
to a third party. Please refer back to this Privacy Policy on a regular basis. By
using our website, or any of our online products or services, you agree to the terms
of this Privacy Policy.
Please remember that this Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by
our website. We are not responsible for the privacy of any information you reveal
or choose to post in any public forum (i.e. message board or chat room), or for
the privacy practices of websites that are operated or owned by third parties.
WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
AKN collects two types of information: personally identifiable information and non-personally
identifiable information.
Personally Identifiable Information
Personally identifiable information is any information that concerns you individually
or can be used to identify or contact you (“Personally Identifiable Information”).
For example, such Personally Identifiable Information may include your name, address,
telephone/fax number, email address, or any other information you submitted to AKN
that identifies you individually. AKN will not collect any Personally Identifiable
Information from you unless you voluntarily submit such information to us. Therefore,
if you do not want AKN to obtain any Personally Identifiable Information about you,
do not voluntarily submit such information to us. Unless you give us permission
to do so, AKN will not sell, share, license, trade or rent your Personally Identifiable
Information other than as specified under this Privacy Policy.
You do not have to provide us with any Personally Identifiable Information to visit
or browse our website. However, if you choose to withhold requested information,
you may not be able to visit or view all sections of our website.
AKN may collect Personally Identifiable Information about you from our website by
methods such as the following:
Email and Other Voluntary Communications - You may also choose to communicate
with AKN through email, via our website, via telephone, in writing, or though any
other means. We collect all information in these communications, and because such
information may be Personally Identifiable Information, we will only use such information
in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Automatic Collection of Non-Personally Identifiable Information
When you visit or browse our website, we may also collect information that by itself
cannot be used to identify or contact you (“Non-Personally Identifiable Information”).
Non-Personally Identifiable Information may also include certain anonymous information
about the type of browser you use, the server name and IP address through which
you access the Internet (such as “aol.com” or “earthlink.net”), the date and time
you access our website, the pages you access while on our website, and the Internet
address of the website, if any, from which you linked directly to our website. Non-Personally
Identifiable Information is used to help us to understand the characteristics of
people who visit our website and to improve and market our website in general. In
the event that we link any Non-Personally Identifiable Information with Personally
Identifiable Information, we will treat such information as Personally Identifiable
Information and only use such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT?
Information We Use
AKN may use the Personally Identifiable Information collected through our website
primarily for such purposes as:
- providing services and support to users;
- improving our website, including tailoring
it to users’ preferences;
- responding to users’ questions, inquiries, comments
and instructions;
- maintaining the security and integrity of our systems.
In general, AKN uses the Personally Identifiable Information collected on our website
to help us understand who uses our website and online products and how they are
used, to personalize your experience and to improve our website.
AKN also uses the Non-Personally Identifiable Information collected automatically
by our servers primarily to help us administer and improve our website.
WHEN DO WE DISCLOSE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT?
Disclosure of Information
Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy or as specifically agreed to by you,
AKN will not disclose any information we gather from you on our website. Any and
all the information collected on our website will be kept strictly confidential and will not be sold, shared, licensed, traded, rented, or loaned. Any information
you give us will be held with the utmost care and will not be used in ways that
you have not specifically consented to If you have any questions, please feel free
to contact our Privacy Coordinator at the telephone number or address set out below.
Affiliates
AKN may disclose Personally Identifiable Information about you to our affiliates.
For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, "Affiliates" means any person or entity
which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with AKN, whether by ownership or otherwise. Any information relating to you that
we provide to our Affiliates will be treated by those Affiliates in accordance with
this Privacy Policy.
Laws and Legal Rights
AKN may also disclose your Personally Identifiable Information if we believe
in good faith that we are required to do so in order to comply with any applicable
statute, regulation, rule or law, a subpoena, a search warrant, a court or regulatory
order, or other valid legal process. We may disclose Personally Identifiable Information
in special circumstances when we have reason to believe that providing such information
is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against a third party who
may be violating our terms & conditions, or to protect the safety and/or security
of our users, our website and/or the general public.
Third Parties Generally
AKN may provide to third parties information about you that does not allow
you to be identified or contacted, including where such information is combined
with similar information of other users of our website. For instance, we may provide
information to third parties regarding the number of unique users who visit our
website, the demographic breakdown of the registered users of our website, or the
activities that visitors to our website engage in while on our website. The third
parties to which we may provide this information may include potential or actual
commercial partners, sponsors, licensees, researchers and other similar parties.
Outside Contractors
AKN may employ independent contractors, vendors and suppliers (collectively,
"Outside Contractors") to provide specific services and products related to our
website. These Outside Contractors may sometimes have limited access to information
collected on our website, including your Personally Identifiable Information, in
the course of providing products or services to us. Access to your Personally Identifiable
Information by these Outside Contractors is limited to the information reasonably
necessary in order for the Outside Contractors to perform their limited function
for us. We also require that these Outside Contractors (i) protect the privacy of
your Personally Identifiable Information in a manner consistent with this Privacy
Policy, and (ii) not use or disclose your Personally Identifiable Information for
any purpose other than providing us with the products or services for which we contracted.
Sale of Business
AKN reserves the right to disclose and/or transfer information (including
your Personally Identifiable Information) to a third party in the event of a proposed
or actual sale, merger or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets
of AKN, provided that the third party agrees to adhere to the terms of this Privacy
Policy.
WHERE AND WHEN IS INFORMATION COLLECTED ON OUR WEBSITE?
Cookies, Action Tags & Advertisers
It is important to note that our website’s server, or the servers of companies
that are used to operate our website, may place a “cookie” on your computer in order
to allow you to use our website and to personalize your experience.
A “cookie” is a small piece of data that can be sent by a web server to your computer,
which may then be stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies
allow AKN to recognize your computer while you are on our website and help customize
your online experience and make it more convenient for you. Cookies are also useful
in allowing more efficient log-ins for users, tracking transaction histories and
preserving information between sessions. The information collected from cookies
may also be used to improve the administration of our website.
AKN may also use cookies to conduct marketing and promotional efforts, tailor certain
advertisements to your browser that we think may be of interest to you, or to determine
the popularity of certain content on our website.
Although you do not have to accept cookies to use our website, you may not be able
to use certain resources of our website if you choose not to accept cookies. Although
most browsers are initially set to accept cookies, you may reset your browser to
notify you when you receive a cookie or to reject cookies generally. Most browsers
offer instructions on how to do so in the "Help" section of the toolbar.
“Action tags", also known as web beacons or gif tags, are a web technology used
to help track website usage information, such as how many times a specific page
has been viewed. Action tags are invisible to you, and any portion of our website,
including advertisements, or e-mail sent on our behalf, may contain cookies that
are associated with action tags that our located on our website. However, unlike
cookies, action tags are not placed on your computer.
By using cookies and action tags together, we are able to gain valuable information
to improve our website and measure the effectiveness of our advertising and marketing
campaigns. We do not disclose any of your Personally Identifiable Information to
our advertising partners through the use of cookies or action tags.
DOES THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLY WHEN YOU LINK TO OTHER WEBSITES?
External Links
AKN may contain links to other websites, including those of advertisers
or third party content providers who offer downloads on our website. We will attempt
to make it obvious to you when you leave our website and enter these websites by
opening a new browser or otherwise notifying you that you are leaving our website.
However, please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of
such other websites. We encourage you to be aware when our website links to other
websites and to read the privacy policies of these websites. This Privacy Policy
applies solely to information collected on our website.
IS THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT SECURE?
Security
AKN maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to help guard
Personally Identifiable Information. If transactions are offered on our website,
transaction information is transmitted to and from AKN in encrypted form using industry-standard
Secured Socket Layer (SSL) connections to help protect such information from interception.
AKN restricts authorized access to your personal information to those persons who
have a legitimate purpose to know that information to provide products or services
to you and those persons you have authorized to have access to such information.
Only those employees or agents who need to access your personal information to perform
a specific task or function are granted access to such information. All employees
and/or agents must abide by this Privacy Policy and are kept updated on our security
practices. Any employee who violates this Privacy Policy is subject to disciplinary
action, up to and including termination.
Despite our procedural safeguards, please be aware that any email or other transmission
you send through the Internet cannot be completely protected against unauthorized interception. There is always some risk that others could find a way to thwart our
security systems. Accordingly, while we strive to protect your personal information,
we cannot ensure or warrant the security and privacy of any personal information
you transmit to us.
WHAT CHOICES DO YOU HAVE REGARDING COLLECTION, DISCLOSURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF
YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION?
Choice Opt-Out
Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy, we will only use
or disclose Personally Identifiable Information for the purposes described above
or as otherwise notified at the time we request such information from you or prior
to any new use of such information. You must "opt-in" and give us permission to
use or disclose your Personally Identifiable Information for any other purpose by
contacting our Privacy Coordinator at the telephone number or address set out below.
HOW WILL YOU KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY?
Changes to this Privacy Policy
AKN reserves the right to modify or supplement this Privacy Policy from
time to time. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will post those changes
on our website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use
it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide
to use Personally Identifiable Information in a manner significantly different from
that stated in this Privacy Policy, or otherwise disclosed to you, at the time it was collected, we will notify you by email or otherwise, and you will have a choice
as to whether or not we use your Personally Identifiable Information in a new manner
. We may also make non-significant changes to our Privacy Policy that generally will not affect our use of your Personally Identifiable Information. If you do not
agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, you should not use our website.
WHO DO YOU CONTACT IF YOU HAVE ANY PRIVACY QUESTIONS?
Contacting the PIP Officer
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or feel that we are not abiding
by the terms of our posted Privacy Policy, please contact our Personal Information
Protection Officer at 416-252-1230 or at privacyofficer@akn.ca.
Contacting Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
If you have any questions or concerns about the practice dealings of AKN,
we would encourage you to contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
at the following address:
Privacy Commissioner of Canada
112 Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1H3
Phone: (613) 995-8210
Toll-free: 1-800-282-1376
Fax: (613) 947-6850
www.privcom.gc.ca
Last modified March 2007
Copyright © 2007 Advanced Knowledge Networks Inc..
All rights reserved.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| AKN enables the power of communications
technology to add extraordinary value to your business. We are
a Technology Partner who works with you to ensure only the best
solution is implemented to support your unique business needs. |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
AKN’s comprehensive suite of services and enterprise centric
methodology ensure delivery of only the best solution for your
business.
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
