PRIVACY POLICY
LAST UPDATE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY - January 2021
BEFORE USING OUR WEBSITE, PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY.
1. INTRODUCTION
This Privacy Policy is applicable to Vancouver Guide and sets out our policy on the gathering and use of information on this website. We are committed to providing a safe website for visitors of all ages and have implemented this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. Vancouver Guide complies with Canadian Federal and Provincial privacy laws and regulations including the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act.
There may be links from our website to other websites; note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our website and not to websites of other companies or organizations to which our website may be linked. You must check on any linked websites for the privacy policy that applies to that website and/or make any necessary inquiries in respect of that privacy policy with the operator of the linked website. These links to third party websites are for informational and/or promotional purposes only. Vancouver Guide does not endorse, and is not responsible for, these linked websites.
Although you are not required to register to access our website, you may be asked to provide us with personal information when you visit certain sections of our website. Your use of our website signifies your acknowledgement and consent to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not continue to use our website. Your continued use of the website signifies your acceptance of these terms and any changes in effect at the time of use.
2. 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 only collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us if you want to obtain additional services while signing up to our website.
3. HOW DO WE USE INFORMATION GATHERED ABOUT ONLINE VISITORS?
Before forwarding us any personal information, please be advised that any information gathered on our website may be used in the aggregate for research and development relating to our website and/or for future site development and, if you ask us to, to send you promotional materials. In particular, we may use information gathered about you for the following purposes: to monitor interest in our range of services and to assist us to tailor the content of our website to your needs by collecting information about your preferences through tracking of patterns of page views on our website; to create a profile relating to you in order to show you the content that might be of interest to you and to display the content according to your preferences; and to send you information about us and promotional materials about our services together with details of any offers we may have available from time to time.
4. PROMOTIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL OFFERS
With the permission of an online visitor, information submitted at the time of registration or submission may be used for marketing and promotional purposes by Vancouver Guide provided notice of this fact is made available online. If a visitor objects to such use for any reason, he/she may prevent that use by a prior request. Vancouver Guide uses reasonable efforts to maintain visitors' information in a secure environment. If you have submitted personal information and want to change it or opt out, please send a message to us at the Contact Us page.
5. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
Vancouver Guide will not disclose personal information that you provide on this website to any third parties other than to a website operator 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 Vancouver Guide 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.
6. COOKIES
Vancouver Guide, in common with many other website operators, may use standard technology called "cookies" on its website. 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 website may not function properly if you do so.
7. PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ONLINE
Vancouver Guide considers the protection of children's privacy, especially online, to be of the utmost importance. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children nor do we allow them to become registered users of, or to request information through, our website or help-seeking information lines.
8. REGISTRATION
The following information applies to services that require registration. Generally, you are not required to provide personal information as a condition of using our website, except for services that need prior registration. If you are not willing to provide such personal information, please refrain from the registration process.
9. PROTECTION OF INFORMATION
Our Commitment to Security
We have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online. Vancouver Guide applies security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information, such as retaining information in secure facilities and making personal information accessible only to authorized website operators on a need-to-know basis.
10. Storage of Information
Personal information you share with us is hosted by third parties who have entered into agreements with us that require them to observe our Privacy Policy.
11. POLICY CHANGE
If we alter our Privacy Policy, any changes will be posted on this page of our website 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.
12. ACCEPTANCE OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY
By using this website or any interactive banner ads, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy, and you adhere to the terms and conditions posted on the website. By submitting your information, you agree that it will be governed by our Privacy Policy.