Privacy Policy
This privacy policy describes how we collect, use, and share information about you when you use our online platform and services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in an open and transparent manner. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights in relation to your personal data.
Information We Collect
We collect information to provide our services and improve your experience. The types of information we collect depend on how you interact with our site.
Information you provide to us directly: This includes information you give us when you contact us through forms on our site, register for an account, subscribe to newsletters, or otherwise communicate with us. This information may include your name, contact details such as email address and phone number, and any other information you choose to provide in your communication.
Information collected automatically: When you visit our site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage. This information may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, pages viewed, and the dates and times of your visits. We may collect this information using cookies and similar tracking technologies.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
To provide and maintain our services: We use your information to deliver the services you request, process transactions, and manage your account.
To improve our services: We use information to understand how our site is used, analyze trends, and improve the features and functionality of our online platform.
To communicate with you: We may use your contact information to respond to your inquiries, send you updates or newsletters you have subscribed to, and provide customer support.
For marketing purposes: With your consent where required, we may use your information to send you promotional communications about our services that may be of interest to you. You can opt out of these communications at any time.
To ensure security: We use information to detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and other harmful activity, and to ensure the security of our site and services.
To comply with legal obligations: We may use your information as required by applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes.
Legal Basis for Processing (for users in the European Economic Area and United Kingdom)
If you are located in the EEA or UK, we rely on the following legal bases to process your personal data:
Processing is necessary to perform a contract with you or take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.
Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests. Our legitimate interests include operating our site, providing and improving services, managing our business, and ensuring security.
Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
We may also process your personal data based on your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:
With service providers: We may share information with third-party vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis, payment processing, and customer service. These service providers are authorized to use your information only as necessary to provide services to us.
For legal reasons: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
In the event of a business transfer: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our site of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. 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 the applicable legal requirements.
Your Rights
Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. These may include the right to:
Access your personal data.
Request correction of your personal data.
Request erasure of your personal data.
Object to processing of your personal data.
Request restriction of processing your personal data.
Request the transfer of your personal data.
Withdraw your consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below. 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).
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and use information about you, including to serve interest-based advertising. For more information about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Policy [Note: A separate Cookie Policy would typically be linked or included here if needed, but keeping strictly to the user's request for plain text without placeholders or implied links, I will just mention it].
International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside Canada and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data to Canada and process it there. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy and no transfer of your personal data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
Children's Privacy
Our site and services are not intended for use by individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we may have collected information from a child under 16, please contact us.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page. We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us Regarding Privacy
If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, you can contact us by mail at the following address:
Northstar Management Consultants
1450 Burrard Street, Suite 1000,
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z 2B4
Canada
