Website and Email Privacy Policy

 

Introduction

VATS Consulting Inc. (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects the privacy of our users (“user” or “you”). The Personal Information Protection Act regulates how private sector organizations within British Columbia collect, use, keep, secure, and disclose personal information of its employees and the public. VATS Consulting Inc. recognizes the importance of privacy and the sensitivity of personal information received by us in the course of our business.

 

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website [www.vatsconsultinginc.com], including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or platform connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with its terms, please do not access the Site.

 

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this Privacy Policy. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change.

 

You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. Continued use of the Site constitutes acceptance of the changes.

 

This Privacy Policy was last updated November 15, 2024.

 

What Personal Data We Collect

Your Personal Data (or “your Data”) means any information or set of information from which we are able to personally identify you,  whether directly or indirectly, and in particular by reference to an identifier like your name, email address, phone number, location, occupation, etc. Personal Data does not include data where the identity has been removed. Whenever you interact with our Site, we collect and process some Personal Data, which may include:

1. Personal Information:

Information such as your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number, along with demographic information (age, gender, hometown, interests) that you voluntarily provide when registering or participating in various activities related to the Site.

2. Derivative Data:

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and pages viewed.

3. Data from Social Networks:

User information from social networking sites, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter, if you connect your account to such networks.

4. Device Data:

Information such as your device ID, model, and location if accessing the Site from a mobile device.

5. Third-Party Data:

Information from third parties if you connect your account to a third party and grant the Site permission to access this information.

6. Data from Contests, Giveaways, and Surveys:

Information you may provide when entering contests, giveaways, or responding to surveys.

 

Use of Your Personal Data

We may use information collected about you via the Site to:

• Administer promotions, contests, and surveys.
• Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis.
• Create and manage accounts on our platforms.
• Deliver targeted advertising, newsletters, and promotions.
• Communicate with you regarding your account.
• Customer research.
• Monitor and analyze usage to improve your experience.
• Offer new products, services, and recommendations.
• Prevent fraudulent transactions and protect against criminal activity.
• Respond to customer service requests and inquiries.
• Send newsletters or solicit support for the Site.
• Such additional purposes as we may choose and which are permitted or required by law.

 

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

We may share your information as follows:

1. By Law or to Protect Rights:

We may share information to comply with legal obligations, enforce our policies, or protect rights, property, and safety.

2. Third-Party Service Providers:

Information may be shared with third-party service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as data analysis, email delivery, and customer service.

3. Marketing Communications:

With your consent, we may share your information for marketing purposes.

4. Affiliates and Business Partners:

We may share information with our affiliates and business partners.

5. Social Media Contacts:

If you connect to the Site through a social network, your contacts on that network may see your name and profile photo.

6. Other Third Parties:

We may share your information for general business analysis and marketing purposes.

7. Sale or Bankruptcy:

If we reorganize, sell, merge, or are acquired, your information may be transferred to the successor entity.

 

Cookies Policy

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. A “cookie” is a tiny element of data that the GLR Platform can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your web browser or mobile device so we can recognize you when you return. Data processed for cookie purposes differs per purpose, whether functional, analytical, or marketing, and depend on preferences set by you. Please see the Marketing section for more information on how we use cookies for marketing purposes.

 

Functional cookies are used to ensure our website remembers your choices and provides better functionality and personalized features. For example, cookies make it possible to remember your delivery address.

 

Analytical cookies are used to improve our website and our visitors’ experience by analyzing the behaviours and usage patterns of visitors to the GLR Platform. We use TBM’s software to collect, process, store, and analyze Personal Data you provide when using the GLR Platform.

 

You may set your web browser or smartphone to notify you when you receive a cookie or not to accept certain cookies. It is also possible to delete already placed cookies. By disabling cookies, it is possible part of our website will no longer work.

 

Necessary cookies, those that are needed for our website and its features to function, cannot be deactivated.

 

Sharing with Other Parties and Third-Party Websites

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites, which are not governed by this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these third parties.

 

We may work with other companies and other third parties and service providers to carry out the processing described above or to comply with legal obligations. These entities may process your Personal Data on behalf of us and have access to your Personal Data for the purposes described in this Policy.

 

We may share your Personal Data with select third parties, including Partners, advertising and marketing companies, promotional partners, and social media websites, so that they may provide Targeted Advertising or accomplish the goals set out in this Policy. If we provide your Personal Data to any third party, we will do so in accordance with Canada’s anti-spam legislation.

 

We will not provide your contact information to any third party except as absolutely necessary to comply with applicable laws and regulations, or in response to a legally valid inquiry or order.

 

Security of Your Personal Data

We take Personal Data protection seriously and we therefore take appropriate technical, administrative, and physical measures to protect your Personal Data against misuse, loss, unauthorized access, unwanted disclosure, and unauthorized alteration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will take steps to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its security. As a result, any provision of data to us by you is at your own risk. If you feel that your Personal Data is not being adequately protected, or there are indications of misuse, please contact us at the address below.

 

Storing and Processing Your Personal Data

Your information may be stored and processed on servers in Canada and the United States. We strive to protect your information in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

 

We will only retain your Personal Data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected your Data for, including the purposes of satisfying any legal, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements. We may retain certain data as necessary to prevent fraud or future abuse, or for legitimate business purposes, such as analysis of aggregated non-personal information, or if required or permitted by law. To determine the appropriate retention period for Personal Data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal Data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your Personal Data, the purposes for which we process your Personal Data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and applicable legal and contractual requirements.

 

In some cases, we may anonymize your Personal Data so that it can no longer be associated with you, in which case we may use such information without further notice to you.

 

Options Regarding Your Information

You may review or change your account information or unsubscribe from emails at any time. If you no longer wish to receive communications from third parties, please contact them directly.

 

Contact Us

For questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, contact VATS Consulting Inc. at info@vatsconsultinginc.com