Privacy Policy


Last Updated: 7/29/2024

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PRIVACY POLICY (“Privacy Policy” or “Policy”) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS MOBILE APPLICATION (the “Application”) maintained by iConnect Social Inc. All users of this Application agree that access to and use of this Application hereby consents to this privacy policy and other applicable law. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use this Application. By using our Application, you consent to our Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to update this Policy at any time.

This Privacy Policy describes how iConnect Social Inc. will collect, use, and disclose personal information of visitors to the Application. The Privacy Policy explains what types of personal information is collected from our users, how it is collected, how it may be used, and how it can be accessed. This Privacy Policy, together with the Terms and Conditions, sets forth the general rules and policies governing use of the Application. It applies only to information we collect through the Application, and does not apply to our collection of personal information through other sources. We respect our guests’ privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information provided through use of the Application.

1) WHAT IS PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Personal information is information that has been given to us on the Application, which relates specifically to our users’ identities. When creating a profile, iConnect Social Inc. may ask you for your:

name;

email address;

phone number;

login username and password;

demographic information (example: age);

profile image;

interests and preferences; and

University information

2) WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION IS COLLECTED?

Personal information is collected through the Application’s technology. iConnect Social Inc. collects information from you when you (i) use the Application, (ii) correspond with contacts listed on the Application, (iii) post messages or comments, (iv) respond to communications, or (v) participate in another Application feature. The following information is gathered automatically and storied in the Application’s log files:

internet protocol (IP) addresses;

Location;

3) HOW IS PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED?

The Application also collects personal information using cookies. Cookies are small files of information placed on a device when a user visits a website/application. Cookies are used to improve the customer service experience by enriching and improving guests’ online experience and access to the Application. Cookies save and retrieve information about visits to the Application, such as how it is entered and navigated. iConnect Social Inc. uses cookies to identify and track visitors, their usage of the application, and preferences, as well as gather demographic information regarding the Application’s user base as a whole. Cookies are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current Application activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about Application traffic and Application interaction so that we can offer better Application experiences and tools in the future

We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our Application users. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.

Users can disable cookies on their computer by changing the settings of their browser. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. By continuing to navigate the Application without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to iConnect Social Inc.’s use of cookies. If you turn cookies off, you will not have access to many features that make your Application experience more efficient and some of our services will not function properly.

4) WHY IS PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED?

The purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how users use the Application, through monitoring and analyzing trends, tracking movements, and collecting demographics. The collection of personal information further allows us to:

connect users

communicate with users;

respond to questions;

provide information about promotions and events;

personalize your Application experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content in which you are most interested;

allow us to better service you in responding to your requests;

provide customer service and support;

detect and prevent fraud;

anonymize and aggregate your information for any other purposes, provided that no identifiable information can be readily identified; and

send you periodic e-mails, if you have opted-in to receive our e-mail newsletter.

We will only retain your information for as long as reasonably necessary having regard to the purposes for which your information was collected and will delete or anonymize such information after the expiry of such period unless otherwise required under the applicable law and any anonymized and aggregated information will be retained by us.

5) USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal information is not used to identify users. iConnect Social Inc. may occasionally send emails to registered users of the Website (i.e. those who have supplied their email addresses to join the mailing list) to provide users with information about new features, solicit feedback, or keep users up to date with iConnect Social Inc.’s products and services. Users have the option to opt-out of this feature.

iConnect Social Inc. will only disclose personal information to third parties in the following specific circumstances:

Users have consented to disclosure of personal information for a designated purpose;

As required by iConnect Social Inc. employees, contractors or affiliated organizations that process the information on iConnect Social Inc.’s behalf, provide services on the Application, and whom have agreed not to disclose said personal information to others;

To comply with any applicable laws, in response to a subpoena, court order, governmental requests, or to defend a legal interest; and

To enforce or apply any agreements between iConnect Social Inc. and you;

Where iConnect Social Inc. believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of iConnect Social Inc., third parties, or the public at large.

Except as set out in this Privacy Policy, iConnect Social Inc. will not disclose, sell, distribute, rent or lease your information to third parties unless we have your permission or to complete a transaction for you. We do not share your identifiable information with third parties for their direct marketing use without your express consent.

We may share your information that we collect from you or that you provide to us with selected third parties to operate and provide the services outlined herein, and to enforce or apply any agreements between us and you, or to investigate potential breaches of such agreements.

We may share your information with: related entities of TLP, service partners, contractors, sub-contractors, agents and/or representatives for their assistance with the service we provide to you. We will ensure that corporate third parties who have received your information from us will maintain a comparable level of protection of the information as set out in this Privacy Policy by using contractual or other means. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all liability arising from the use of your information by third parties. We can, on request, confirm the name of each third party that your information is, or will be, transferred to.

In the event that a third party proposes to acquire all or some of our business and/or assets, we may disclose your information to that third party in connection with their proposed or actual acquisition. In the event that we become insolvent or we are in any similar situation, we may also disclose your information to third parties as part of a business or asset sale carried out where such disclosure is lawful and compliant with any and all applicable laws.

6) PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The security of personal information is important to us. iConnect Social Inc. implements a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your information. Your information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. When you place orders or access your information, we offer the use of a secure server. All sensitive and/or credit information you supply is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer technology and then encrypted into our databases to be only accessed as stated above.

While iConnect Social Inc. takes precautions to protect the personal information provided, please remember that electronically submitted data is not 100% secure, and we, therefore, make no warranties as to the security of any information submitted to us electronically.

7) THIRD PARTY LINKS

The Application may from time to time contain links to other websites, that are not operated by us. When visitors click on a third-party link, they will be directed to that third party’s site. These third parties have separate and independent privacy policies concerning the treatment of personal information. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. We strongly advise you review the privacy policies of these other websites before posting comments and or personal information to them, or disclosing any information to a third-party.

iConnect Social Inc. takes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites, products or services, nor their collection, disclosure, or use of any information submitted to them by you. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our Application and welcome any feedback about these linked sites (including if a specific link does not work).

8) STORAGE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

iConnect Social Inc. will only store personal information for a period that is reasonably necessary to meet the purposes for which it was collected.

9) MODIFICATION OF AND ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION

You can modify your preferences and profile directly on the Application at any time. Upon written request, iConnect Social Inc. will provide users with access to any personal information given to us. Also upon written request, iConnect Social Inc. will:

destroy any personal information about users that it keeps on file; and

correct any incorrect personal information, while allowing users to continue accessing its application.

Please note that any request to destroy the personal information we have on file may exclude you from any email communication from iConnect Social Inc. regarding our Website, products, and services.

To request a change or correction, please contact us through our contact information.

10) CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY

Although most changes would likely be minor, iConnect Social Inc. reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Policy changes will apply only to information collected after the date of the change.

If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes to this page, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. iConnect Social Inc. encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy.

Your continued use of this Application after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of any such changes to this Privacy Policy.

11) TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Please also visit the iConnect Social Inc. Terms and Conditions section of our Application, establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our Application.

12) GOVERNING LAW

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

13) CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us through our contact information.


Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 7/29/2024


PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PRIVACY POLICY (“Privacy Policy” or “Policy”) CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS MOBILE APPLICATION (the “Application”) maintained by iConnect Social Inc. All users of this Application agree that access to and use of this Application hereby consents to this privacy policy and other applicable law. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use this Application. By using our Application, you consent to our Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to update this Policy at any time.



This Privacy Policy describes how iConnect Social Inc. will collect, use, and disclose personal information of visitors to the Application. The Privacy Policy explains what types of personal information is collected from our users, how it is collected, how it may be used, and how it can be accessed. This Privacy Policy, together with the Terms and Conditions, sets forth the general rules and policies governing use of the Application. It applies only to information we collect through the Application, and does not apply to our collection of personal information through other sources. We respect our guests’ privacy and are committed to protecting personally identifiable information provided through use of the Application.



1) WHAT IS PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Personal information is information that has been given to us on the Application, which relates specifically to our users’ identities. When creating a profile, iConnect Social Inc. may ask you for your:

  1. name;

  2. email address;

  3. phone number;

  4. login username and password;

  5. demographic information (example: age); 

  6. profile image;

  7. interests and preferences; and

  8. University information



2) WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION IS COLLECTED?

Personal information is collected through the Application’s technology. iConnect Social Inc. collects information from you when you (i) use the Application, (ii) correspond with contacts listed on the Application, (iii) post messages or comments, (iv) respond to communications, or (v) participate in another Application feature. The following information is gathered automatically and storied in the Application’s log files:

  1. internet protocol (IP) addresses;

  2. Location;



3) HOW IS PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED?

The Application also collects personal information using cookies. Cookies are small files of information placed on a device when a user visits a website/application. Cookies are used to improve the customer service experience by enriching and improving guests’ online experience and access to the Application. Cookies save and retrieve information about visits to the Application, such as how it is entered and navigated. iConnect Social Inc. uses cookies to identify and track visitors, their usage of the application, and preferences, as well as gather demographic information regarding the Application’s user base as a whole. Cookies are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current Application activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about Application traffic and Application interaction so that we can offer better Application experiences and tools in the future


We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our Application users. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.



Users can disable cookies on their computer by changing the settings of their browser. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. By continuing to navigate the Application without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to iConnect Social Inc.’s use of cookies. If you turn cookies off, you will not have access to many features that make your Application experience more efficient and some of our services will not function properly. 


4) WHY IS PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED?

The purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how users use the Application, through monitoring and analyzing trends, tracking movements, and collecting demographics. The collection of personal information further allows us to:

  1. connect users

  2. communicate with users;

  3. respond to questions; 

  4. provide information about promotions and events;

  5. personalize your Application experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content in which you are most interested;

  6. allow us to better service you in responding to your requests;

  7. provide customer service and support;

  8. detect and prevent fraud;

  9. anonymize and aggregate your information for any other purposes, provided that no identifiable information can be readily identified; and

  10. send you periodic e-mails, if you have opted-in to receive our e-mail newsletter.



We will only retain your information for as long as reasonably necessary having regard to the purposes for which your information was collected and will delete or anonymize such information after the expiry of such period unless otherwise required under the applicable law and any anonymized and aggregated information will be retained by us. 



5) USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal information is not used to identify users. iConnect Social Inc. may occasionally send emails to registered users of the Website (i.e. those who have supplied their email addresses to join the mailing list) to provide users with information about new features, solicit feedback, or keep users up to date with iConnect Social Inc.’s products and services. Users have the option to opt-out of this feature. 



iConnect Social Inc. will only disclose personal information to third parties in the following specific circumstances:

  1. Users have consented to disclosure of personal information for a designated purpose; 

  2. As required by iConnect Social Inc. employees, contractors or affiliated organizations that process the information on iConnect Social Inc.’s behalf, provide services on the Application, and whom have agreed not to disclose said personal information to others;

  3. To comply with any applicable laws, in response to a subpoena, court order, governmental requests, or to defend a legal interest; and

  4. To enforce or apply any agreements between iConnect Social Inc. and you;

  5. Where iConnect Social Inc. believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of iConnect Social Inc., third parties, or the public at large.



Except as set out in this Privacy Policy, iConnect Social Inc. will not disclose, sell, distribute, rent or lease your information to third parties unless we have your permission or to complete a transaction for you. We do not share your identifiable information with third parties for their direct marketing use without your express consent.



We may share your information that we collect from you or that you provide to us with selected third parties to operate and provide the services outlined herein, and to enforce or apply any agreements between us and you, or to investigate potential breaches of such agreements. 



We may share your information with: related entities of TLP, service partners, contractors, sub-contractors, agents and/or representatives for their assistance with the service we provide to you. We will ensure that corporate third parties who have received your information from us will maintain a comparable level of protection of the information as set out in this Privacy Policy by using contractual or other means. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all liability arising from the use of your information by third parties. We can, on request, confirm the name of each third party that your information is, or will be, transferred to. 



In the event that a third party proposes to acquire all or some of our business and/or assets, we may disclose your information to that third party in connection with their proposed or actual acquisition. In the event that we become insolvent or we are in any similar situation, we may also disclose your information to third parties as part of a business or asset sale carried out where such disclosure is lawful and compliant with any and all applicable laws.



6) PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The security of personal information is important to us. iConnect Social Inc. implements a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your information. Your information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. When you place orders or access your information, we offer the use of a secure server. All sensitive and/or credit information you supply is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer technology and then encrypted into our databases to be only accessed as stated above.



While iConnect Social Inc. takes precautions to protect the personal information provided, please remember that electronically submitted data is not 100% secure, and we, therefore, make no warranties as to the security of any information submitted to us electronically.



7) THIRD PARTY LINKS

The Application may from time to time contain links to other websites, that are not operated by us. When visitors click on a third-party link, they will be directed to that third party’s site. These third parties have separate and independent privacy policies concerning the treatment of personal information. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. We strongly advise you review the privacy policies of these other websites before posting comments and or personal information to them, or disclosing any information to a third-party. 



iConnect Social Inc. takes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites, products or services, nor their collection, disclosure, or use of any information submitted to them by you. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our Application and welcome any feedback about these linked sites (including if a specific link does not work).



8) STORAGE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

iConnect Social Inc. will only store personal information for a period that is reasonably necessary to meet the purposes for which it was collected.



9) MODIFICATION OF AND ACCESS TO PERSONAL INFORMATION

You can modify your preferences and profile directly on the Application at any time. Upon written request, iConnect Social Inc. will provide users with access to any personal information given to us. Also upon written request, iConnect Social Inc. will:

  1. destroy any personal information about users that it keeps on file; and

  2. correct any incorrect personal information, while allowing users to continue accessing its application. 



Please note that any request to destroy the personal information we have on file may exclude you from any email communication from iConnect Social Inc. regarding our Website, products, and services.



To request a change or correction, please contact us through our contact information.



10) CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY

Although most changes would likely be minor, iConnect Social Inc. reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Policy changes will apply only to information collected after the date of the change.



 If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes to this page, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. iConnect Social Inc. encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. 



Your continued use of this Application after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of any such changes to this Privacy Policy.



11) TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Please also visit the iConnect Social Inc. Terms and Conditions section of our Application, establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our Application. 



12) GOVERNING LAW

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. 



13) CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us through our contact information.



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