Commitment to Privacy
Minpress.ca is committed to providing access to services and information online in a manner that respects and protects your privacy. This statement describes our information collection practices and explains how we use and protect your personal information.
Scope
This statement applies only to information collected by this web site. It does not apply to related materials that visitors might think would be covered by the privacy statement, such as information collected offline; surveys or research studies conducted by other means.
What we collect and why
* We collect the following types of information about you:
* Click-stream data
* HTTP protocol elements
* Search terms
This data will be used for the following purposes:
* Completion and support of the current activity.
* Web site and system administration.
* Research and development.
At the user's option, we will collect the following data:
* HTTP cookies
This data will be used for the following purposes:
* Research and development.
* One-time tailoring.
The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:
Cookies are used to track visitors to our site, so we can better understand what portions of our site best serve you. Cookies are a technology that can be used to provide you with tailored information from a website. A cookie is an element of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it.
Our sites make use of cookies. Cookies are used for the following purposes:
* User targeting
* Research and development
• Your login information. Login information is used to determine whether or not you are authorized to use specific services.
• Personally identifiable information that you provide voluntarily. This includes information such as your contact information that allows us to respond to your requests; preferred email or shipping address; the information you provide in online web forms (e.g., application forms, registration forms, survey forms, etc.) This information is used to process your application, your registration, your purchase, your gift; respond to your requests, communicate with you, provide you with better service; as agreed upon in the survey or research study [We may combine this information with information from previous visits to provide you with added convenience in using our products and services].
In relation to our E-COMMERCE aspect the information entered on this site, including for example your name, contact information and credit card information, are collected to process the transaction you are authorizing. We utilize third parties to process this transaction, using only the necessary information needed to securely perform their functions, and they are prohibited from using it for other purposes.
• Tracking information that you specifically agree to. With your opt-in consent, we collect personally identifiable information that allows us to track your visits online and offer you information we believe would interest you, based on your visits to our web site.
• Auto-collected information (web logs). Our web server automatically recognizes the Internet domain and IP address from which you accessed our web site, the date and time of your visit, and the pages you visited on our site, as well as information automatically forwarded by your browser. This information is used to help us understand aggregate uses of our site, track usage trends, and improve our services. Web logs may also be used for system problem monitoring and maintenance. This information is retained on a temporary basis and then deleted completely from our systems.
Mindpress.ca Website Privacy Statement
Cookies:
Cookies are small text files that many web sites transfer to users' hard drives to enable the site to deliver personalized services or to provide persistent authentication. The information contained in a cookie typically includes information collected automatically by the web server and/or information provided voluntarily by the user. The user controls, via the computer’s operating system, whether cookies will be accepted and, if so, how they will be handled (for example, deleted or saved).
• Does not use cookie technology
• Uses cookie technology; If the user blocks cookies, however, this will not affect the functionality of this site. OR If the user blocks cookies, this will negatively affect the functionality of this site.
Security
Minpress.ca is committed to ensuring the security of your information. We have put in place reasonable physical, technical, and administrative safeguards designed to prevent unauthorized access to, or use of, the information collected online.
For example, Mindpress.ca has contracted with third parties that have met industry-standards for security to take in necessary data, such as credit card information, to store, transmit and process this transaction securely.
Sharing your information
We will not share your information with third parties except
• As required by law,
• As necessary to protect the interest of Mindpress.ca,
• With service providers acting on our behalf who have agreed in writing to protect the confidentiality of the data, or
• In instances that you permit OR in accordance with your consent
Mindpress.ca has contracted with third parties that have met industry-standards for security to take in necessary data, such as credit card information, to store, transmit and process this transaction securely.
Links to other web sites
This site may contain links to other web sites not affiliated with our office. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these other sites, including other Mindpress.ca and/or affiliated sites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of other sites for assurance that their practices safeguard your privacy.
Mindpress.ca Website Privacy Statement
Children under 13
This web site is intended for use by people aged 13 or older. If you are under 13, please do not send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us.
Changes to Statement
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time and will post the changes
on this site.
Contact Us
We welcome suggestions and questions about our privacy statement. If you have questions about privacy at Penn overall, please send email to info@mindpress.ca or call 647.988.IDEA
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