DECISIVE DIVIDEND CORPORATION
PRIVACY POLICY
The privacy and security of personal information is very important to Decisive Dividend Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Decisive Group””). It is the Decisive Group’s policy to protect and respect the privacy of personal information in accordance with all applicable privacy laws. The Decisive Group respects your right to privacy and is dedicated to the protection of your personal information.
Our Commitment
This Privacy Policy explains the Decisive Group’s privacy and security practices with respect to all personal information in the possession and control of the Decisive Group, including its subsidiaries, and may be supplemented by specific policies, procedures, and practices. For greater clarity, any reference to the Decisive Group in this Privacy Policy includes Decisive Dividend Corporation’s subsidiaries, as may be applicable in the circumstances.
The Decisive Group adheres to the following principles in accordance with its obligations at law, namely:
Accountability
The Decisive Group is responsible for all personal information under its control and has appointed a Privacy Officer to monitor its compliance with its obligations at law and pursuant to this Privacy Policy. The Decisive Group endeavours to take all reasonable steps required to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
Identifying Purposes
The Decisive Group only collects personal information for specified business purposes, which may include the following, namely:
- To administer, plan, and manage the relationship with individuals and to communicate with individuals;
- To provide individuals with requested information, products, and/or services;
- To better understand how the Decisive Group may improve its products and services, to develop and conduct its business and operations, and for other internal business purposes;
- To provide individuals with information on current and future products and services or other developments with respect to the Decisive Group and its subsidiaries; and
- To comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements or to protect the Decisive Group’s legal rights and property;
(collectively, the “Authorized Purposes“).
The type of information that the Decisive Group may collect from you includes, for example, your name, address, telephone number, email address, and other requisite contact information, payment information, and other information which individuals choose to provide. The Decisive Group takes steps to ensure that it only collects the personal information required for the Authorized Purposes.
To the extent that the Decisive Group’s website contains links to other websites, we are not responsible for the privacy practices used or followed by other websites. You are encouraged to be aware of when you leave the Decisive Group’s website, and to read the privacy statements of every website you may visit that may collect personal information from you.
Consent
Individuals provide their consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by the Decisive Group when they provide their information to the Decisive Group or use or receive its products or services.
Where an individual uses a third party to receive other products or services from the Decisive Group, the individual is thereby granting consent for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by the Decisive Group in accordance with this Privacy Policy. In particular, the Decisive Group assumes that you have consented to the collection of your personal information from such a third party by the Decisive Group and that you are aware of the purposes for which the Decisive Group will use and disclose your personal information.
Individuals can limit, deny or withdraw their consent to the Decisive Group’s collection, use and disclosure of their personal information at any time upon reasonable notice, or ask the Decisive Group to delete personal information that the Decisive Group holds about them, subject to any legal or contractual requirements. However, if consent is limited, denied, or withdrawn or personal information deleted, The Decisive Group may not be able to provide certain products or services.
The Decisive Group may use personal information to inform individuals of current and/or new products or services or other developments that the Decisive Group believes will be of interest to individuals in accordance with applicable laws including Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation. Individuals provide their consent to the Decisive Group contacting them in this manner when they use the Decisive Group’s products or services. Individuals may opt-out of receiving such communications by contacting the Decisive Group at the address below.
Limiting Collection
The Decisive Group only collects personal information about an individual with the individual’s knowledge and consent. Generally, this means that the Decisive Group collects personal information directly from the individual to whom it relates, whether via the Decisive Group’s website, e-mail, telephone, fax, or in person. Occasionally, the Decisive Group may collect personal information from third party sources, but only with the knowledge and consent of the individual or where otherwise authorized by law.
The Decisive Group may collect personal information for purposes other than the Authorized Purposes where it has a legal duty or right to do so or where the Decisive Group has a good faith belief that it is necessary to protect the property or rights of the Decisive Group. The Decisive Group does not collect personal information for any other purposes, unless it has the consent of the individual to whom it relates.
Visitors to the Decisive Group’s websites should also be aware that anonymous technical information may be collected by the Decisive Group as a result of a visit to the Decisive Group’s websites. For example, this information may include the visitor’s IP address, browser type, operating system, domain name, access times and referring website addresses. The Decisive Group uses this anonymous technical information for purposes such as diagnosing problems with the Decisive Group’s servers, improving the operation and content of the Decisive Group’s websites and compiling aggregate and statistical information.
The Decisive Group will not attempt to link or match such anonymous technical information with any personally-identifiable information unless the Decisive Group has an individual’s consent, The Decisive Group (or its service providers) have detected or reasonably suspect any unlawful use of the Decisive Group’s services or a security breach, or the Decisive Group has a legal duty or right to do so.
The Decisive Group may use “cookies” on its websites. “Cookies” are small text files placed on computers that can collect and store a variety of information. Permanent cookies are stored indefinitely on a user’s hard drive unless manually deleted, while temporary cookies are automatically deleted from the user’s browser upon logging out of a website. Web browsers typically allow users to disable permanent and/or temporary cookies.
Please note that the Decisive Group uses Google Analytics. There is more information about how Google collects, uses, and processes data here: www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners.
Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
The Decisive Group only uses or discloses personal information as reasonably required to facilitate the Authorized Purposes listed above. In some cases, the Decisive Group may share personal information with third party service providers performing functions on the Decisive Group’s behalf, including, for example, vendors that provide information technology services or provide analytics or assessment services.
The Decisive Group has a close working relationship with its subsidiary organizations, which are disclosed on Decisive Group’s website at decisivedividend.com. Personal information may be shared between the Decisive Group subsidiary organizations to facilitate the Authorized Purposes listed above in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
The Decisive Group may choose at any time to expand, sell or simply reorganize its business and/or the services. The Decisive Group may use or disclose personal information in connection with a refinancing, the reorganization of its business, or a prospective or completed business transaction, including for the purpose of permitting an interested party to conduct the due diligence required in order to determine whether to proceed with a transaction. The Decisive Group will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place prior to the use or disclosure of personal information for such purposes, all in accordance with the requirements of applicable privacy laws.
The Decisive Group does not otherwise use or disclose personal information unless the Decisive Group has an individual’s consent, the Decisive Group has a good faith belief that disclosure of the information is necessary to protect the rights or property of the Decisive Group, or the Decisive Group has a legal duty or right to do so.
The Decisive Group retains personal information only as long as is reasonable to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected, or for legal or business purposes.
The Decisive Group does not rent, sell, or trade customer lists or other personal information.
Accuracy
Individuals have the right to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information that the Decisive Group holds about them. The Decisive Group makes every reasonable effort to ensure that personal information is accurate and complete. This may involve requesting further information or updates from individuals. The Decisive Group relies on individuals to notify the Decisive Group if there is a change to their personal information that may affect their relationship with the Decisive Group.
The Decisive Group will correct or amend the personal information in its files where it can be shown that the information is incorrect or incomplete.
Safeguards
The Decisive Group will store the personal information on its internal servers and/or with its service providers.
The Decisive Group’s service providers may store and/or process personal information outside of Canada and the United States, and accordingly it may be subject to the laws of and be accessible by legal authorities in such other jurisdictions. The Decisive Group has taken appropriate technical, organizational, and legal steps to secure this information.
Further, the Decisive Group takes reasonable steps to protect the personal information under its control from unauthorized use, access or disclosure in accordance with its obligations at law and this Privacy Policy. The Decisive Group has in place reasonable policies, procedures and safeguards (including physical, technological and organizational measures) designed to protect the security of personal information under its control.
The protection of personal information is of paramount concern to the Decisive Group, and the Decisive Group is prepared to take appropriate and timely steps in the event of any incidents involving personal information in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
Openness
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the Decisive Group’s practices related to privacy and personal information, you can contact the Decisive Group’s Privacy Officer at the address below.
Individual Access
Individuals have the right to information about whether and why the Decisive Group processes their personal information and related information (for example, what personal information the Decisive Group is processing). Upon request, the Decisive Group will provide individuals with access to the personal information the Decisive Group holds about them or transfer such information to another entity in accordance with applicable laws. The Decisive Group reserves the right to require that any request for access to personal information be made in writing. Generally, there is no cost for such access. However, the Decisive Group reserves the right to charge such costs on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable laws. The individual will be notified in advance if charges apply.
Challenging Compliance
An individual may challenge the Decisive Group’s compliance with its obligations at law.
Compliance With Applicable Privacy Laws
This privacy policy also covers the Decisive Group’s efforts and activities regarding the collection, processing, and storage of personal information of persons residing in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as in other jurisdictions where the Decisive Group does business ,pursuant to applicable privacy laws.
Contact the Decisive Group
For further information about the Decisive Group’s privacy practices, to make a request for access to personal information or to exercise any other rights outlined in this Privacy Policy, please contact the Decisive Group’s Privacy Officer at Chief Operating Officer, Decisive Dividend Corporation, 260-1855 Kirschner Road, Kelowna B.C. V1Y 4N7.
Individuals also have the right to complain about the Decisive Group’s privacy practices to regulatory authorities in their jurisdiction. Please contact the Decisive Group at the contact information above if you need information about the appropriate authority.
The Decisive Group reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time in accordance with applicable laws – Please check our website for updates to this Privacy Policy.