GUARD CENTER
PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated on January 1, 2021
This is the Privacy Policy for the Services
provided by Guard Center Inc. (together with our affiliates
and subsidiaries, “Guard Center”, “we”, “us”, “our” and terms of similar meaning)
described in our Terms of Service (“Terms”). It describes the information that we
collect from users of our Services (“Users”) as part of the normal operation of
our Services, and how we use and disclose this information.
By executing a Service Agreement or by accessing or
using the Services, you expressly consent to our collection, use and disclosure
of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy
Policy is incorporated into and subject to our Terms.
All capitalized terms that are not otherwise
defined herein shall derive their meaning from the Terms.
1. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
1.1. We may use personal information in the file we
maintain about you, and other information we obtain from your current and past
activities on the Application, to provide to you the Services; resolve service
disputes; troubleshoot problems; measure consumer interest in our products and
services, inform you about online and offline offers, products, services,
events and updates; deliver information to you that, in some cases, is relevant
to your interests, such as product news; customize your experience; detect and
protect us against error, fraud and other criminal activity; enforce our Terms;
provide you with system or administrative messages, and as otherwise described
to you at the time of collection.
1.2. We may also use personal information about you to
improve our marketing and promotional efforts, to improve our content and
product offerings, and to customize the Application’s content, layout, and
services. These uses improve the Application and better tailor it to meet your
needs, so as to provide you with a smooth, efficient,
safe and customized experience while using the Application.
1.3. Please see our Terms for information on what we do
to account information when you terminate your account with us.
2. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
2.1. Our primary purpose in collecting personal
information from you is to provide you with a safe, smooth, efficient, and
customized experience. This allows us to provide services and features that
most likely meet your needs, and to customize our service to make your
experience safer and easier. We only collect personal information about you
that we consider necessary for achieving this purpose.
2.2. Users of the Application may be required to provide
various contact and identity information and other personal information as
indicated where appropriate on the Application. At this time,
you are no longer anonymous to us. In addition, as you use the Application, you
can from time to time enter or send to us personal information about yourself
or third parties. For example, Users may provide information about themselves
and other Users, including information about a User’s
location.
2.3. You always have the option to not provide
information by choosing not to become a User or by not using the particular feature of the Application for which the
information is being collected.
2.4. If you are a Customer and
you selected to pay by credit card in the Service Agreement, we will collect
your credit card information for billing purposes.
2.5. For all Users, we may collect your name, company
name, username, password, e-mail address, address, telephone number, personal
preferences, location (if appropriate), and any other personal information you
choose to include in your profile or communicate to Guard Center through your
use of the Application. You represent that you have the right and authority or
have obtained all necessary consents to provide any information, including any
personal information of another individual or corporate information that is
provided by you to Guard Center.
2.6. Following your registration or the registration of
your User account, you can review and change your
information in your account area. If you disclose personal
information on the Application and wish to have it removed, please contact us
at the support contact information posted on the Site.
3. OUR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
3.1. We will share your personal information with third
parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy policy. We will not
sell or rent your personally identifiable information to third parties without
your explicit consent. The following describes some of the ways that your
information may be disclosed in the normal scope of business to provide our
services:
3.1.1. Data Shared to Various Users through the
Application. The data
collected through the use of the Services, including
personally identifiable information and location-based information may be
shared with various Users in accordance with the permissions afforded to those
Users.
3.1.2. Subsidiaries and Affiliates; Service Providers. We may from time to time use the
services of affiliates, subsidiaries and unrelated service providers in the
operation of the Site, and may disclose personal information
to them in the course of our use of their services. For example, we
may use the services of third-party hosting companies to host the operation of
the Application. This may involve the hosting of data, including
personal information, on servers operated by those hosting
companies. We take care to use only service providers that we
believe are reputable and able to live up to our and your expectations,
including about the handling of confidential information.
3.1.3. Law and Harm; Jurisdictions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
policy, we may preserve or disclose your information if we believe that it is
reasonably necessary to comply with a law, regulation
or legal request; to protect the safety of any person; to address fraud, security
or technical issues; or to protect our or any other person’s rights or
property. However, nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to limit any
legal defenses or objections that you may have to a third party’s, including a
government’s, request to disclose your information. Finally, please
note that in some cases, personal information that we collect may be stored or
processed outside of Canada. In such cases, we continue to protect
the information with appropriate safeguards, but it may be subject to the legal
jurisdiction of those countries and governmental authorities in those
countries.
3.2. We may also disclose personal information to
the acquiror or its agents in the course of
the sale of our business. If we do this, the disclosure will be
subject to confidentiality arrangements customary in such transactions.
4. YOUR USE OF OTHER PERSONS’ INFORMATION
In order to facilitate the provision of Services, if permitted
by your User permissions, the Application may allow you in certain
circumstances to give other Users limited access to the personal information of
other persons. By entering into our Terms, you agree
that, with respect to the personal information of other persons that you
collect, use and disclose on the Application, you have all necessary consents
and rights to collect, use and disclose that information as described in this
Privacy Policy from time to time, and you agree that the indemnity you give to
us in the Terms applies
to any non-compliance by you with the foregoing.
5. OTHER INFORMATION COLLECTORS
Except as otherwise expressly included in this
Privacy Policy, this document only addresses the use and disclosure of
information we collect from you. To the extent that you disclose your
information to other parties through the Application or Services, different
rules may apply to their use, collection and disclosure
of the personal information you disclose to them. Since we do not control the
information use, collection or disclosure policies of
third parties, you are subject to their privacy policies. We encourage you to
ask questions before you disclose your personal information to others.
6. RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
The personal information that you provide will be
retained by Guard Center in accordance with applicable laws. However, Guard
Center will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify
personal information it holds if it is no longer needed for Guard Center
business purposes.
7. CORRECTING AND UPDATING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
To review, delete and update your personal
information to ensure it is accurate, you may login to your account to make the
changes, or you may contact us at company@guardcenter.info
8. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
The Services are not intended for children under
the age of eighteen (18). Guard Center does not target its products and
services or the Application to children under eighteen (18). Guard Center does
not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of
eighteen (18).
9. NOTIFICATION OF PRIVACY STATEMENT CHANGES
We may update this privacy statement to reflect
changes to our information practices. If we make any material changes we will notify by means of a notice on the
Application prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to
periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy
practices.
10. QUESTIONS?
It is our goal to make our privacy practices easy
to understand. If you have questions, concerns or if you would like more
detailed information, please email our privacy officer at company@guardcenter.info