PRIVACY POLICY

LAST UPDATE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY March 8, 2020

BEFORE USING OUR SITE, PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY.

This Privacy Policy is applicable to socialmediadayhalifax.com and sets out our policy on the gathering and use of information on this site. We comply with Canadian Federal and Provincial privacy laws and regulations including the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act.

There may be links from our site to other websites; note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our site and not to websites of other companies or organizations to which our site may be linked. These links to third party websites are provided as a convenience and are for informational purposes only. We are not responsible for these linked websites.

Although you are not required to register to access our site, you may be asked to provide us with personal information when you visit certain sections of our site or when you make a purchase. Your continued use of the Site signifies your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and any changes in effect at the time of use. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not continue to use our site.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal Information is information about you that identifies you as an individual, for example, your name, address, email address, or telephone number. We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us through responses to surveys, search functions, questionnaires, feedback, sign-up forms and the like. We may also ask you to provide additional information such as your email address if you want to obtain additional services, information, participate in a contest, or to resolve complaints or concerns. Payment processing on our site will be performed by PayPal and we DO NOT store credit card or account information used in payment processing on our site.

HOW DO WE USE INFORMATION GATHERED ABOUT ONLINE VISITORS?

Before submitting personal information, please be advised that any information gathered on our site may be used in the aggregate for research and development relating to our site and/or for future site development, and to send you promotional materials (if you ask us to). In particular, we may use information gathered about you for the following purposes: to monitor interest in our range of products and to assist us to tailor the content of our site to your needs by collecting information about your preferences through tracking of patterns page views on our site. In circumstances where you have indicated that you wish to receive additional information, to send you information about us and promotional material together with details of any offers we may have available from time to time.

PROMOTIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL OFFERS

With the permission of an online visitor, information submitted at the time of registration or sign-up may be used for marketing and promotional purposes by socialmediadayhalifax.com, provided notice of this fact is made available online. If a visitor objects to such use for any reason, they may prevent that use, either by email request or by modifying the registration information provided. We use reasonable efforts to maintain visitors' information in a secure environment. If you have submitted personal information and want to change it, opt-out or have it deleted, please email us at shinebrighter@socialmediadayhalifax.com.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

We WILL NOT disclose personal information that you provide on our site to any third parties other than to a socialmediadayhalifax.com agent except: i) in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, or ii) to comply with legal requirements such as a law, regulation, warrant, subpoena or court order, and/or iii) if you are reporting an adverse event/side effect, in which case we may be required to disclose such information to bodies such as, but not limited to, Canadian and/or international regulatory authorities. Please note that any of these disclosures may involve the storage or processing of personal information outside of Canada and may, therefore, be subject to different privacy laws than those applicable in Canada, including laws that require the disclosure of personal information to governmental authorities under circumstances that are different than those that apply in Canada.

COOKIES

socialmediadayhalifax.com, in common with many website operators, may use standard technology called "cookies" on our site. Cookies are small data files that are downloaded onto your computer when you visit a particular website. You can disable cookies by turning them off in your browser; however, some areas of the site may not function properly if you do so.

POLICY CHANGE

If we alter our Privacy Policy, any changes will be posted on this page of our site so that you are always informed of the information we collect about you, how we use it and the circumstances under which we may disclose it.

ACCEPTANCE OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY

By using this site, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy, and you adhere to the terms and conditions posted on the Site. By submitting your information, you agree that it will be governed by our Privacy Policy.