Last updated: June 17th, 2024
Because ALIFEROUS ACADEMY INC. (collectively, “Company”, “We”, “Our”, “Us”) respects the right to privacy, We have developed this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to demonstrate Our commitment to privacy and to inform Our customers and website users (“You”, “Your”) about Our privacy practices regarding the types of information We may collect from You or that You may provide by accessing Our website located at aliferousacademy.com (“Website”) and/or by subscribing to Our email communications. By interacting with Us, You consent to Our collection, use, and disclosure of Your personal information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. Personal information will only be collected for specific identified purposes and consented to at the time of collection or as otherwise outlined in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect, use or disclose Your personal information other than in compliance with this Privacy Policy. We do not sell the information You provide to any third party without Your consent.
1. Definition of Personal Information
“Personal Information” is any information that identifies You, including any information that, alone or in combination with other information, could be used to identify You. Personal Information includes, but is not limited to Your name, home address, email address, telephone number, date of birth and purchasing information (“Personal Information”). Personal information does not include information that is aggregated and/or anonymized and cannot be associated with an identifiable individual.
2. Scope of this Privacy Policy
In keeping with Our commitment to Your privacy, this Privacy Policy will apply to:
• The type of information We collect, use, and disclose;
• How the information We gather is used and to whom it is disclosed;
• Your ability to opt-out of future notifications and withdraw consent; and
• Security procedures We have put in place to protect Your information from loss, misuse, or alteration.
3. Application
This Privacy Policy applies whenever You interact with Us, including when You access and use Our Website and/or subscribe to Our email communications. We may require the involvement of trusted third parties to facilitate the provision of the Website. We strive to provide the highest level of privacy possible, and therefore require that any third parties offer no less protection than that offered in this Privacy Policy and as otherwise required by law to meet the data protection requirements of Canada’s federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
4. Links to Third Party Websites
For Your convenience, Our Website may contain links to third party sites that are not controlled or operated by Us. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices and policies employed by these third party sites. We encourage You to review the privacy policies of any third parties before disclosing Your Personal Information to such parties or when visiting such third party sites.
5. Information We Collect from You
5.1 How We Collect Information from You
We collect information from You in several ways, including but not limited to when You:
• Communicate with Us. You may disclose information to Us when You communicate with Us by email, by telephone, though Our Website and/or by subscribing to Our email communications.
• Visit Our Website. When You visit and use Our Website, We may collect non-identifiable information about Your visit. This may include Your IP address, device type, device identifier or advertising identifier (or similar identifier), operating system, referring site or ad or application, online activity on other sites or apps, and information about how You use Our Website (such as the parts of the Website You view, click, or otherwise interact with). If You consent, it can also include Your location (which You can disable at any time in Your device settings).
5.2 Personal Information
We may collect Personal Information from You that You voluntarily submit to Us, including information that You provide when engaging with Our Website. We do not collect any Personal Information from a visitor to the Website unless that visitor explicitly and intentionally consents to providing it. Under no circumstances do We collect any sensitive personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, health, or sexual orientation. If You are simply browsing Our Website, We do not gather any Personal Information about You. We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose any Personal Information from minors.
5.3 Collection of Aggregate Data
We may aggregate and anonymize data related to the use of Our Website such that this data this not to be personally identifiable to any individual user on its own or in combination with other data sets (“Aggregate Data”). We may use Aggregate Data to improve the Website or provide other products and services, create derivative or new products, develop analytics, or for other research purposes.
6. Purposes for Which We Collect and Use Your Information
6.1 Communicating with You. We may use the information that You disclose to Us to communicate directly to You to respond to any inquiries (e.g., support requests) or service-related emails (e.g., technical and security notices). This communication is necessary for Our legitimate interests, namely administering the Website and communicating with You in relation to the Website. We may also use Your information to send You communications regarding news, alerts, and marketing communications. We will only process Your Personal Information in this manner to the extent that You have given Us consent to do so and will only communicate with You in accordance with applicable anti-SPAM legislation.
6.2 Email Communications. We may send You email communications, when You sign up or subscribe to receive email communication about Our products, services, special promotions, events and other news. You can opt-out of receiving such email communications, by clicking the “unsubscribe” link found in all email communications. Please allow up to ten (10) days for Your “unsubscribe” request to be processed.
6.3 Website Optimization and Improvement. To improve the Website and provide users with the best possible experience, We may collect and analyze certain data related to the performance and use of the Website. Such data relates only to the use of the Website and is not associated with any Personal Information or information specific to a particular user. We use this data only for Our legitimate business purposes.
7. Consent to the Collection of Personal Information
We use Your Personal Information only with Your meaningful legal consent, except as otherwise permitted or required by law. The consent provided for the use of Personal Information is for the specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes as outlined in this Privacy Policy, and/or as otherwise specified prior to Your providing express consent. You may withdraw Your consent to the use of Your Personal Information by contacting Our Privacy Officer at academy@aliferous.ca. When We collect information from You, You will be given the opportunity to opt-out of receiving further information from Us. We will explain the consequences if You decide to withdraw Your consent for Us to use Your Personal Information. Any request to withdraw consent will be processed within the legally required time periods.
You may explicitly and intentionally provide Us with, and consent to, Our collection of certain Personal Information by:
7.1 Email Requests for Information. We use links throughout Our Website to provide You with the opportunity to contact Us via email to ask questions, request information and materials, or provide comments and suggestions. You may also be offered the opportunity to have one of Our representatives contact You personally to provide information about Our Website. To satisfy Your request, We may request additional Personal Information from You, such as Your name, email address, and/or telephone number.
By corresponding with Us, accessing, or otherwise using the Website, You consent to Our collection, use, and disclosure of Your Personal Information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
8. New Consent Required
Before We collect, use, or disclose Your Personal Information for a new purpose, We will disclose the new purpose and request Your consent.
9. No Consent Provided
Although You are not legally required to provide Personal Information, We reserve the right to withhold or deny access and use of the Website where the appropriate Personal Information is not provided to carry out the associated purpose.
10. Withdrawal of Consent
You can withdraw Your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of Your Personal Information at any time by contacting Us and informing Our Privacy Officer at academy@aliferous.ca. Please note that Your withdrawal of consent may impact Our ability to provide You with the Website.
11. Disclosure Without Consent
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer Your Personal Information to third parties without Your consent, except as permitted or required by law or as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.
12. Accuracy of Collected Information
We implement policies and procedures to ensure that the Personal Information in Our possession is accurate, complete, and up to date. You can submit updates to Your Personal Information to Our Privacy Officer at any time. Any changes to Personal Information in Our possession that is used by trusted third parties to facilitate Our Website will also be updated of any new changes.
13. Access to Personal Information
An individual may request access to the Personal Information that We hold about themselves at any time. We will respond to requests for access promptly and within the legally mandated time frame subject to any refusals permitted or required by law. Any refusals to grant access will be accompanied by associated reasons and information regarding available recourse. Requests for access to Personal Information can be directed to Our Privacy Officer at academy@aliferous.ca.
14. Retention of Personal Information
We retain Personal Information only for as long as needed to perform the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy. Once Personal Information is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected, We will apply all commercially reasonable safeguards to safely and securely destroy said Personal Information.
15. Public Access to Our Websites
We provide public access to information regarding the Website.
15.1 Statistical Information About Your Visit. When You visit the Website, Our computers may automatically collect statistics about Your visit. This information does not identify You personally, but rather provides Us with information about Your use of the Website. We may monitor statistics such as how many people visit the Website, the user’s IP address, which pages people visit, from which domains Our visitors come, and which browsers people use. We use these statistics about Your visit only to help Us improve the performance of the Website.
15.2 Use of Cookies. We may collect information about You and how you interact with Our Website through the use of “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are sent to Your browser and stored on Your device when You visit the Website, thereby tracking Your preferences and activities on Our Website. For example, some cookies remember Your language or locations preferences so that You do not have to repeatedly make these choices when You visit Our Website. Our Website uses cookies for a number of reasons, including to analyze user behavior to establish visit patterns so that We can improve Our Website functionality, to provide users with a personalized experience, to keep Our services secure, and in general to provide users with a better experience. These cookies may include essential cookies that are necessary for the operation of the Website, as well as performance and analytics cookies that help Us understand how visitors interact with Our Website. You should be aware that cookies contain no more information than You volunteer, and they are not able to access Your hard drive and return to the sender any personal or other information from Your computer.
You have the option to reject or block all or specific types of cookies by adjusting Your browser settings or by clicking on Our cookie preferences tool on Our Website; however, this may result in the inability to access or otherwise interfere with the functionality of Our Website.
16. Opting Out of Future Notifications
From time to time, We may notify You of new products, announcements, upgrades, and updates. If You would like to opt-out of being notified, please use the provided unsubscribe mechanisms or contact Us at academy@aliferous.ca.
17. Security Procedures and Safeguards
We consider the protection of all data and Personal Information We receive from You as critical to Our corporate mission. Please be assured that We have security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of any information We receive from You in accordance with applicable law.
17.1 Procedural Safeguards. We maintain physical, technological, and procedural safeguards in connection with the collection, disclosure, storage, use, and deletion of Personal Information. Proof of identity may be required upon request to disclose Personal Information to You. You should protect against the theft of Your Personal Information through safeguarding Your passwords and devices.
17.2 Technological Safeguards. As with any transmission over the Internet, there is always some element of risk involved in sending Personal Information. To try and minimize this risk, Our Website uses the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
17.3 Personnel Safeguards. Our employees who have access to Personal Information receive privacy training and are required to respect the confidentiality of such information pursuant to their employment agreement with Us. Restrictions to access to Personal Information at the personnel level include restricted access to physical locations in which Personal Information is held, as well as technological protections (e.g., passwords). Disclosure and access to Personal information by personnel is limited to the extent required to reasonably fulfill the specific purposes for which it was provided.
18. Notification of a Security Breach
In the event of a security breach of the abovementioned safeguards involving Personal Information in Our control presents a real risk of significant harm, notice of the breach will be provided without undue delay to the affected individual(s).
19. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting on Our Website. We encourage You to review this Privacy Policy periodically for updates.
20. Contact Us
If You have any questions and concerns about this Privacy Policy, or if You would like to access, correct, or delete Your Personal Information, please contact our Privacy Officer at academy@aliferous.ca. Please specify “Privacy Policy” in the subject line of Your email. All complaints We receive related to Personal Information are investigated.