This Privacy Policy applies to your use of Austin Publishing Inc.’s Findaride.ca website (the “Site”).
Austin Publishing Inc. recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of personal information. We have adopted this Privacy Policy which details how we collect, use, retain and disclose personal information about our customers and the consumers of our products and services.
By using this Site, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
What is Personal Information?
Our Privacy Policy applies only to “personal information”. Personal information is any information about an identifiable individual. Personal information does not include business information or the name, title, business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization.
The personal information that Austin Publishing Inc. frequently collects includes names, postal and e-mail addresses, telephone numbers and credit card data. From time to time, we also collect information about your preferences and habits when you voluntarily complete surveys or questionnaires or enter contests.
How We Collect Your Personal Information
Austin Publishing Inc. collects personal information only by lawful and fair means and only that which is reasonably necessary for the purposes identified.
Other than through the use of “cookies”, we do not collect any personal information unless it has been knowingly and specifically supplied to us by you.
How We Use or Disclose Your Personal Information
Austin Publishing Inc. uses your personal information in order to provide you with the product or service you have requested and for billing purposes. For example, we use your personal information to complete transactions such as the placement of classified advertisements, the processing of purchase orders and to provide you with membership services.
We also use your personal information to provide you with personalized features and services to enhance your experience on our Site and to better meet your needs and preferences.
We may use your personal information to contact you from time to time about products or services of Austin Publishing Inc. or its affiliates that may be of interest to you.
We may disclose your personal information to another party, in the event of a change in ownership of all or a part of Austin Publishing Inc. through some form of merger, purchase, sale, lease or amalgamation or other form of business combination, provided that the other party is bound by appropriate agreements or obligations which require it to use or disclose your personal information in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Privacy Policy, unless you consent otherwise.
We use anonymous, aggregate data that is collected about users of the Site:
(i) To inform our advertisers as to the number of people who have certain demographic characteristics and the number of those people who have seen and "clicked" on their advertisements. Advertisers use this information to assess whether their advertising dollars are going to reach their target audience. An advertiser on the Site, however, will never have direct access to your personal information.
(ii) To prepare comprehensive user statistics and/or summaries to assist us in describing our services and customer base to third parties such as prospective partners and advertisers and for other lawful purposes.
(iii) To monitor and improve the quality of the Site and any other sites belonging to affiliates of Austin Publishing Inc.
Please note that we will disclose your personal information in order to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, court orders, valid search warrants or subpoenas or to defend or intervene in a lawsuit against Austin Publishing Inc. or one of its affiliated entities.
How We Protect Your Personal Information
Austin Publishing Inc. does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists containing your personal information to third parties. In addition, Austin Publishing Inc. has implemented various safeguards to protect the security, integrity and privacy of your personal information, including the use of password protected digital information.
Limitations
Although Austin Publishing Inc. is sensitive to the privacy and the security of your personal information, Austin Publishing Inc. cannot guarantee the absolute security of personal information collected on the Site or sent to Austin Publishing Inc. via e-mail, as such information may be transmitted through or using the Internet, other public telecommunications networks, servers, hardware and software that are not owned, operated, or controlled by Austin Publishing Inc. and which may be vulnerable to unlawful interception by third parties. Austin Publishing Inc is not liable for any use or disclosure of your personal information that is beyond our reasonable control.
Links to Third Party Web Sites
Please note that the Site may contain links to other websites. Clicking on such links will take you outside of the Site. Austin Publishing Inc. cannot and does not represent or guarantee that the privacy practices of any third party websites will be the same as those set out in this Privacy Policy.
Use of Cookies
"Cookies" are little bits of information that are sent to your computer when you visit the Site. The use of cookies on the Internet has become standard practice on most websites. We use cookies to ensure that you obtain the information you request, to establish a user session, to allow our server to recognize and identify your membership password, and to provide you with the appropriate frames and content. Cookies also provide Austin Publishing Inc. with valuable data about usage of the Site, which enables us to modify the Site according to our customers' needs. We pay attention to what information is requested and attempt to make it easier to find in the future. The cookies we pass to you are anonymous. They do not reveal your personal identity, they will not follow you throughout your travels on the Internet, nor can they capture private data. We are not concerned with who is using the Site, but rather how the Site is being used and by how many visitors. Please understand that any data captured from this system is for Austin Publishing Inc.’s internal use and is not shared with anyone else.
If you choose to do so, you may change your browser settings to disallow the use of cookies. This may or may not prevent you from accessing certain features of the Site. In addition, please note that the actual cookie files stored on your hard drive can be read and deleted at any time. You always have complete control in this regard.
You Can Access Your Personal Information
We will respond promptly to any request for access to your personal information. There will be no cost for reasonable requests to such access, unless your request involves significant retrieval costs. We will advise you of the cost, if any, prior to the retrieval of such records or information. We will not respond to requests for access to personal information that are frivolous, vexatious or repetitious.
In certain circumstances, we may be unable to provide access to some or all of the personal information that we have about you. Such circumstances include those in which the personal information cannot be separated from the records of others.
If you advise us that any of the personal information we have about you is not accurate, complete and up-to-date, we will take appropriate steps to correct it. If any of your personal information changes, please inform us so that we can make the appropriate changes in our records.
We offer you the opportunity to "opt-out" of receiving correspondence from us. You can ³opt-out² or otherwise change your preferences regarding our use of your personal information or you can access, amend or modify the personal information we hold about you by e-mailing us at: info@Freewheels.ca.
Do You Have Any Questions or Concerns About Our Privacy Practices?
Our intent is to balance our legitimate business interests in collecting and using personal information against your reasonable expectations of privacy.
We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this Policy. You may contact us by mail at the following address:
Privacy
Austin Publishing Inc.
4926 Bridge St.
Niagara Falls, ON L2E 2S3
Canada
You may also contact us by e-mail at info@findaride.ca
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Austin Publishing Inc. reserves the right to change or update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes to the Policy are effective when they are posted on the Site. Please refer to our Privacy Policy periodically so that you are aware of any such changes or updates. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by the most recent posted version of our Privacy Policy.