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Privacy Policy for TECHNATION Canada

The Information Technology Association of Canada d/b/a TECHNATION Canada (“TECHNATION Canada”, “we”, “us”) owns and operates the website located at https://lms.technationcanada.ca (the “Website”) is committed to protecting your privacy when you use our Website. In this policy we explain how and why we collect your information; what we do with it and what controls you have over our use of it. From time to time, we add or change functions, features or products to or at our web site, or use add or change our Website. This, and our commitment to protecting your Personal Information, may result in periodic changes to this Privacy Policy. As a result, please remember to refer back to this Privacy Policy regularly to review any amendments. Any questions regarding our Privacy Policy should be directed to TECHNATION Canada (privacyofficer@technationcanada.ca).

Your Acceptance of these Privacy Statement Terms

By using and viewing any page of our Website, you unconditionally agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

What Data do we Collect and How do we Use it?

TECHNATION Canada collects certain information from you when you use our Website. We process Personal Information only to the extent necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. We set out below the type of Personal Information we collect and how we use such Personal Information. Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy, your Personal Information will not be used for any purpose without your consent. You may withdraw your consent to our processing of your Personal Information at any time, however withdrawing consent may result in your inability to continue to use the Website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, TECHNATION Canada may disclose Personal Information if required to do so by law or if it believes that such action is necessary to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of TECHNATION Canada staff and its Website and visitors to the Website.

The type of Personal Information we collect from you when you use the Website includes: your name; email; gender; information related to your work or school as applicable; username; password; and basic site information, including but not limited to your IP address.

We also collect Personal Information from you when you:

Correspond with us by e-mail or otherwise. We ask you to disclose only as much information as is necessary to submit a question/suggestion/comment in relation to our Website.
Supply us with goods or services. Suppliers may provide us with information which may include a contact name; email address; business address; and telephone number.

We may automatically collect non-personal information associated with you, such as the type of internet browsers you use. You cannot be identified from this information and it is only used to assist us in providing an effective service on our Website. Our Website contains links to the sites of third parties. When you visit these sites, we suggest that you read their privacy policies. TECHNATION Canada is not responsible for the privacy policies or the content of such sites.

A Note About Children. The Website is intended to be used by Canadian students attending university. You may not use the Website if you are less than 16 years of age or are younger than the minimum legal age in your country to use our Website. We do not intentionally gather Personal Information from visitors who are under the age of 16. If we learn that Personal Information submitted is the Personal Information of a child under the age of 16, we will attempt to delete the Personal Information as soon as possible. If you believe that we may have Personal Information from a child under the age of 16, please contact TECHNATION Canada (privacyofficer@technationcanada.ca).

Access, Correction and Accuracy

You have the right to access the Personal Information we hold about you. Upon receipt of your written request, we will provide you with a copy of your Personal Information, although in certain limited circumstances, and as permitted under law, we may not be able to make all relevant Personal Information available to you, such as where that Personal Information also pertains to another individual. In such circumstances we will provide reasons for the denial to you upon request. We will endeavor to deal with all requests for access to and modifications of Personal Information in a timely manner.

We will make every reasonable effort to keep your Personal Information accurate and up to date, and we will provide you with mechanisms to update, correct, delete or add to your Personal Information as appropriate. As appropriate, this amended Personal Information will be transmitted to those parties to which we are permitted to disclose your Personal Information.

Retention

We will keep your Personal Information for as long as it remains necessary for the identified purpose or as required by law, which may extend beyond the termination of our relationship with you. We may retain certain data as necessary to prevent fraud or future abuse, or for legitimate business purposes, such as analysis of aggregated, non-personally identifiable data, account recovery, or if required by law. All retained Personal Information will remain subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your hard drive to store and sometimes track information about you. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can change your browser to prevent that. However, you may not be able to take full advantage of our Website if you do so. Cookies are specific to the server that created them and cannot be accessed by other servers, which means they cannot be used to track your movements around the web. Although they do identify a user’s computer, cookies do not personally identify user accounts or passwords.

We use cookies for the following reasons:

To estimate our audience size and patterns;
To ensure that you are not asked to register twice (if applicable);
To control how often visitors see similar ads (if applicable); and
To improve and update our Website.

TECHNATION Canada will not share, sell or rent your Personal Information to third parties. Personal Information provided by you to such third parties is subject to their own privacy policies.

Users Outside of Canada

By visiting the Website you acknowledge and agree that your Personal Information may be processed for the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy in a country where laws regarding the processing of Personal Information may be less stringent than the laws in your country. By using the Website and providing us with your Personal Information you consent to such transfer.

Residents of the European Economic Area (“EEA”) and the UK

TECHNATION Canada does not specifically market the Website to residents of the EEA or UK. If the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is deemed to apply to TECHNATION Canada’s practices, the following terms shall apply:

Transfers of any personal data (as that term is defined under the GDPR) of residents of the EEA are made in accordance with permitted legal measures under applicable laws. Whenever we transfer personal data out of the EEA, we ensure a similar degree of protection by at least one of the following safeguards:

The country to which the personal data is being sent has been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data by the European Commission.
Where we use certain service providers, we may use specific contracts approved by the European Commission which give personal data the same protection it has in the EEA.
Where we use providers based in the U.S., we may transfer personal data to them which requires them to provide similar protection to personal data shared between the EEA and the U.S.
The legal grounds under which we process personal data of EEA residents are:
- with consent;
- to perform the services you have requested from us or, upon your request, to take the steps necessary to provide you with such services; or
- in the furtherance of our legitimate interests in maintaining business relationships and communicating with you as a business contact, about our activities and Website.

Further, individuals located in the EEA have certain rights under European law (including under the GDPR) with respect to personal data, including the right to request access to, obtain, correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal data. Individuals who are located in the EEA and who wish to exercise these rights, should contact us using the contact information noted below. If the inquiry relates to personal data collected by a third party, such as one of our clients, you should contact such third party.

Individuals also have the right to make complaints to regulatory authorities in respect of our privacy practices.

We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your Personal Data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that Personal Data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it.

You will not have to pay a fee to access your Personal Data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive, or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with your request in these circumstances.

California Residents

This section provides additional details about the Personal Information we collect about California consumers and the rights afforded to them under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”).

Subject to certain limitations, the CCPA provides California consumers the right to request to know more details about the categories or specific pieces of Personal Information we collect (including how we use and disclose this Personal Information), to delete their Personal Information, to opt out of any “sales” of Personal Information that may be occurring, and to not be discriminated against for exercising these rights.

California consumers may make a request pursuant to their rights under the CCPA by contacting us at privacyofficer@technationcanada.ca. We will verify your request using the information associated with your account, if available, including email address. Government identification may be required. Consumers can also designate an authorized agent to exercise these rights on their behalf.

Security

TECHNATION Canada places a great importance on the security of all information associated with our customers. We have security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of Website user data under our control. Our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorised personnel have access to user information. While we cannot ensure or guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of data will not occur, we use our best efforts to prevent this.

Sub-processors

To support us in maintaining the Website, we engage third-party service providers as sub-processors.

This section identifies our sub-processors, describes where they are located, lists the services they provide to us and identifies the type of Personal Information processed.

Our business needs may change from time to time and we will periodically update this list to provide notice of additions and removals to our list of sub-processors.

Service Provider	Types of PI processed	Processor Activities	Location
LearnDash/WordPress	Module, Survey, Activity, Location and Personal Registration Data	Collect all data points from all steps of the user experience.	Canada

Comments

Please e-mail any questions, concerns or comments you have about our Privacy Policy to Rehan Mamdani at TECHNATION Canada (privacyofficer@technationcanada.ca).

Last Updated: April 22, 2022

Legal: Terms of Use

1. Terms

The Information Technology Association of Canada d/b/a TECHNATION Canada (“TECHNATION Canada”, “we”, or “us”) owns and operates the website located at https://lms.technationcanada.ca (the “Website”). By accessing the Website, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms of Use (these “Terms”), all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws.If you do not agree with any of these Terms, do not use the Website. Any claim relating to the Website shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario. Applicable copyright and trademark law protects the materials contained on the Website. TECHNATION Canada may revise these Terms at any time without notice. Your use after any amendments or updates of these Terms shall signify your consent to and acceptance of such revised terms.

2. Content

All information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, or other materials, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted to the Website by viewers or users whether in forums or otherwise (“User Content”), is the sole responsibility of such viewers or users. This means that the viewer or user, and not TECHNATION Canada, are entirely responsible for all such material uploaded, posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available by using the Website. TECHNATION Canada does not control or actively monitor User Content and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of such content. Users acknowledge that by using the Website, they may be exposed to materials that are offensive, indecent, or objectionable. Under no circumstances will TECHNATION Canada be liable in any way for any materials, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any materials or any defects or errors in any printing or manufacturing, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the viewing or use of any materials posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Website.

3. Restrictions on User Content and Use of the Website

A Note About Children. The Website is intended to be used by Canadian students attending university. You may not use the Website if you are less than sixteen (16) years of age or are younger than the minimum legal age in your country to use our Website.TECHNATION Canada reserves the right at all times (but will have no obligation) to remove or refuse to distribute any User Content and to terminate users or reclaim usernames. We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (ii) enforce these Terms, including investigation of potential violations hereof, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, (iv) respond to user support requests, or (v) protect the rights, property or safety of our users and the public.In using the Website, you shall not:

copy any content unless expressly permitted to do so herein;
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that:
- is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially or ethnically objectionable, encourages criminal behavior, gives rise to civil liability, violates any law, or is otherwise objectionable;
- you do not have a right to make available under any law or under a contractual relationship;
- infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary rights of any party (including privacy rights);
- is or contains unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, solicitations for business, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation;
- contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment or data or the Website or that of any users or viewers of the Website or that compromises a user’s privacy; or
- contains any falsehoods or misrepresentations or create an impression that you know is incorrect, misleading, or deceptive, or any material that could damage or harm minors in any way;
impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent their affiliation with a person or entity;
forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any material transmitted to or through the Website or impersonate another person or organization;
interfere with or disrupt the Website or servers or networks connected to the Website, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Website or probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network or breach or circumvent any security or authentication measures;
intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation;
collect or store personal data about other users or viewers;
license, sell, rent, lease, transfer, assign, distribute, host, or otherwise commercially exploit the Website; or
modify, translate, make derivative works of, disassemble, decompile, reverse compile or reverse engineer any part or any software provided as part of the Website, except to the extent the foregoing restrictions are expressly prohibited by applicable law.

4. License of Content

By submitting, posting or displaying User Content on or through the Website, you grant us (and our agents) a non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, modify, transmit, display and distribute such User Content. TECHNATION Canada will not be responsible or liable for any use of User Content in accordance with these Terms. You represent and warrant that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the rights granted herein to any User Content that you submit.

5. End User License

Except for User Content, the Website, and information and materials that it contains is the property of TECHNATION Canada and its licensors, and are protected from unauthorized copying and dissemination by copyright law, trademark law, and other intellectual property laws. Subject to these Terms, TECHNATION Canada grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive, license to use the Website for your use (the “License”). Nothing in these Terms gives you a right to use the TECHNATION Canada names, trademarks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features without our prior written consent. You shall not attempt to override or circumvent any of the usage rules or restrictions on the Website. Any future update or other addition to functionality of the Website shall be subject to the terms of these Terms.

6. Disclaimer

The materials on the Website are provided “as is”. TECHNATION Canada makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and TECHNATION Canada disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Any information or material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the Website is at your own discretion and risk and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system, loss of data, or any other loss that results from downloading or using any such material. Further, TECHNATION Canada does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on the Website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to the Website. The materials appearing on the Website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. TECHNATION Canada does not warrant that any of the materials on its Website are accurate, complete, or current. TECHNATION Canada may make changes to the materials contained on its Website at any time without notice. TECHNATION Canada does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials on its Website.

7. Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances shall TECHNATION Canada be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or other damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, any damages that result from (i) your use of or your inability to use the Website, (ii) the cost of procurement of substitute goods, data, information or services, (iii) errors, mistakes, or inaccuracies in the materials on the Website, (iv) personal injury or property damage of any kind whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of the Website, any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or any other files or data that may be harmful to computer or communication equipment or data that may have been transmitted to or through the Website, or (v) any errors or omissions in any material on the Website or any other loss or damage of any kind arising from or relating to your use of the Website. These limitations shall apply even if TECHNATION Canada has been advised of the possibility of such damages. The foregoing limitations shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by law in the applicable jurisdiction.

8. Indemnification

You shall indemnify and hold TECHNATION Canada and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, and employees harmless from all claims, actions, proceedings, demands, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), incurred in connection with any materials submitted, posted, transmitted or made available by you through the Website and/or any violation by you of these Terms.

9. Availability and Updates

TECHNATION Canada may alter, suspend, or discontinue this Website at any time and for any reason or no reason, without notice. The Website may be unavailable from time to time due to maintenance or malfunction of computer or network equipment or any reason whatsoever. TECHNATION Canada may periodically add or update the information and materials on this Website without notice.

10. Links and Third-Party Websites

This Website may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by TECHNATION Canada. In no event shall any reference to any third party, third party product or service be construed as an approval or endorsement by TECHNATION Canada of that third party, third party product or service. TECHNATION Canada is also not responsible for the content of any linked websites. Any third-party websites or services accessed from the Website are subject to the terms and conditions of those websites and or services and you are responsible for determining those terms and conditions and complying with them. The presence on the Website of a link to any other website(s) does not imply that TECHNATION Canada endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or use of such websites, and you hereby release TECHNATION Canada from all liability and/damages that may arise from your use of such websites or receipt of services from any such websites.

11. Submissions

All feedback data such as remarks, suggestions, questions, comments, ideas, polls, questionnaires, graphics, or other information communicated to TECHNATION Canada through the Website, excluding any personal information, (collectively called the “Submission”) will forever be the property of TECHNATION Canada. We will not be liable for any ideas for its business (including without limitation, product, or advertising ideas) and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future TECHNATION Canada operations. Without limitation, TECHNATION Canada will have exclusive ownership of all present and future existing rights to the Submission of every kind and nature everywhere. TECHNATION Canada will be entitled to use the Submission for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever, without compensation to you or any other person sending the Submission. Such rights shall include, but not be limited to, the freedom to reproduce, use, disclose, exhibit, display, transform, create derivative works, and distribute the Submission to others without limitation.You agree that: (i) TECHNATION Canada is not subject to any confidentiality obligations in respect to the Submission, (ii) the Submission is not confidential or proprietary information of you or any third party and you have all of the necessary rights to disclose the Submission to TECHNATION Canada, (iii) you are responsible for whatever material you submit, and you, not TECHNATION Canada, have full responsibility for the message, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright, (iv) you waive any and all moral rights in the Submission, and (v) TECHNATION Canada shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such Submission for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing and marketing products incorporating such Submission.

12. Security

You understand that the Internet and other various networking communication mediums are not secure, unless explicitly specified as such, and may be subject to interception or loss. TECHNATION Canada makes no warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory concerning the data or information available through the Internet and any other network. You are responsible for safeguarding any password that you use to access the Website and you are responsible for any activities or actions under your password. You agree to keep your password secure. TECHNATION Canada will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these requirements.

13. General

These Terms, together with any privacy policy that may be published on the Website, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relating to the Website and all related activities. These Terms shall not be modified except in writing signed by both parties or by a new posting of these Terms issued by TECHNATION Canada. If any part of these Terms is held to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part shall be deemed severed and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions. The failure of TECHNATION Canada to exercise or enforce any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver of any right or provision by TECHNATION Canada must be in writing and shall only apply to the specific instance identified in such writing. You may not assign these Terms, or any rights or licenses granted hereunder, whether voluntarily, by operation of law, or otherwise without TECHNATION Canada’s prior written consent. Any dispute arising out of your use of the Website, or these Terms, shall be governed by the laws of the province of Ontario and heard in the provincial courts of Ontario located in Ottawa, ON.It is the express wish of the parties that these Terms and all related documents be drawn up in English. C’est la volonté expresse des parties que la présente convention ainsi que les documents qui s’y rattachent soient rédigés en anglais.

Last Updated: March 24, 2022

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