Confidential Information
Personal information refers to any information that can be used to identify you as an individual. In order to provide our products and services, we require certain personal data. To enrol in, purchase, or use our Products or Services, we may seek personal data or information including your name, email address, phone number, street address, billing information, birthday, preferences, interests, assignments, or other personally identifying information (“Confidential Information”), or you may offer or provide a comment, photo, image, video, writing sample, copy, or any other submission to us when using or participating in our Products or Services (“Other Information”).
Your Consent
By providing such Confidential Information or other Information to us, you grant us permission to use and store such information. We, in turn, will use our best efforts to keep your Confidential Information safe, secure and confidential in accordance with these Terms of Use and our full privacy policy which may be found on our website. If you believe that any of your Confidential Information is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any Confidential Information found to be incorrect.
How we Collect Your Personal Information
We collect such information through our website, forms, on the phone or in person. All information regardless of the means by which it is collected is subject to this Privacy Policy.
What We Do with Confidential Information
We request and require various personal data and/or Confidential Information to understand your needs and to provide you with better Services. In addition, we may use such data in Confidential Information for the following reasons:
(1) for internal record-keeping;
(2) to improve our Products or Services;
(3) to periodically send promotions about new Products or Services, or other special offers from which you may unsubscribe at any time;
(4) for aggregate, non-identifiable data for research purposes;
(5) to customize the respective Programs and Services that you purchase or use according to your interests; and/or
(6) for support or communication related to your program, product, service or Programs and Services.
(7) send emails about our specific support, to keep everything updated, and tailor your session in order to best fit our interests
We will not sell or rent this information to anyone. We will not collect personal information indiscriminately. We will limit the amount and the type of information we collect to that necessary to fulfill the purposes we have identified to you, or as otherwise permitted or required by law.
Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.
Retention of Confidential Information
All data and Confidential Information are stored through a data management system. This data and Confidential Information can only be accessed by those who help manage that information in order to deliver email or otherwise contact those who would like to receive our correspondence. You agree and acknowledge that we, including but not limited to our team, staff and affiliates, and those who manage the data management system, may have access to your Confidential Information.
Security
We have reasonable security measures in place to prevent the loss, misuse, and alteration of the Confidential Information, but we make no assurances about our ability to prevent any such loss, misuse, to you or to any third party arising out of such loss, misuse, or alteration. However, due to the nature of the Internet, we cannot completely ensure or warrant the security of your Confidential Information or any other data or information transmitted to us or through our services; therefore, submitting Confidential Information, data or other information to us is done at your own risk. Submitting contributions or information on or through our Website is done entirely at your own risk. We make no assurances about our ability to prevent any such loss or damage to you or to any other person, company or entity arising out of your use of our Products or Services and you agree that you are assuming such risks.
Disclosure of Confidential Information
All Confidential Information will be held in confidentiality and will not be disclosed to third parties, except that we may disclose Confidential Information and personally identifiable information:
(1) pursuant to these provisions in our Terms of Use;
(2) if we are required to do so by law;
(3) in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to conform to the law;
(4) to comply with any legal process served on either us or our partners, sponsors or investors;
(5) to protect and defend our rights or our property or those of our users or purchasers; and/or
(6) to act as immediately necessary in order to protect the personal safety of our users, purchasers, or the public.
We will not sell, distribute, or lease your Confidential Information to third parties unless we have your explicit permission or are required by law to do so.
Viewing by Third Party
Your personal information may be provided to third party websites that are necessary for the operations of our services including our online payment processing service. Once your information is in the hands of third-party websites it is solely bound by the privacy policies of the third-party and are no longer bound by this privacy policy.
Viewing by Others
Note that whenever you make your Confidential Information or other information available for viewing by others such as through our Products or Services, website, or social media, the Confidential Information or other information that you share can also be seen, collected, and used by others. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for any Unauthorized Use by others of such Confidential Information or other information that you voluntarily share online or in any other manner.
Viewing By All Employees/Associates
By providing us with your personal information you are consenting to all agents, employees, associates, officers, successors and other subcontractors of Gray Matter Health having access to this information. All agents, employees, associates, officers, successors and other subcontractors of Gray Matter Health are bound by this privacy agreement and thus are required to keep all information confidential. You agree and acknowledge that we, including but not limited to our agents, associates, employees and affiliates, and those who manage the data management system, may have access to your Confidential Information.
Access to Your Personal Information
If you wish to view, update or amend any of the personal information that you have provided to us please contact our office at info@alliedpsych.ca.
Disposal of Personal Information
The Personal Information of all inactive clients will be retained for 7 years for our records and in case of any client concerns or disputes, after which all soft copies of such information will be deleted and all hard copies will be shredded in order to prevent the information from falling into the hands of unauthorized third parties.
How We Use Cookies
We may use the standard “cookies” feature of major web browsers. We do not set any Confidential Information in cookies, nor do we employ any data capture mechanisms on our website other than cookies. You may choose to disable cookies through your own web browsers settings. However, disabling this function may diminish your experience on the website and some features of our Programs, Products and Services or Program Materials may not work as intended. We have no access to or control over any information collected by other individuals, companies or entities whose website or materials may be linked to our Programs or and Services.
Changes to this Policy
We reserve the right to make changes or update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on our website. However, you will not be notified each time there is a change to our policy. All policies will comply with the applicable privacy law.
Concerns
If you have any concerns about your Confidential Information or wish to obtain a Copy of the Confidential Information you have provided to us, please contact our Privacy Officer in writing at info@alliedpsych.ca.