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DMD Broadcast Services Inc. ("DMD"), owner of the site and any of its subdomains (collectively the "Website"), is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of personal information entrusted to us.
This Privacy Policy, together with our Terms of Useand other policies that can be found on the Website are applicable to all users of the Website, and all those who provide personal identifiable information ("Personal Information") to DMD or any its subsidiaries and affiliates (hereinafter collectively "DMD"). When this Privacy Policy uses the term "Personal Information", it means information which when considered in combination, identifies a particular individual, such as the individual's full name (first name and surname together), postal address, date of birth, and email address. When certain other non-identifiable information is directly associated with Personal Information, this other information also becomes Personal Information for purposes of this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy addresses our policies and procedures relating to the Personal Information of individuals, such as our customers and others accessing the Website. This Privacy Policy is applicable to the Personal Information of all users of the Website.
DMD collects Personal Information that is voluntarily provided by you when you register, open an account, enter a DMD promotion or contest, answer our polls or surveys, register as a member, sign up for additional services, access our online forums and other services, purchase or advertise the sale of (and sell) goods or services, or communicate with us by mail, telephone or electronically. The type of information we collect and maintain could include your name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, gender, date of birth, purchase history, credit card number, complaints you may have about our products or services, a record of promotions offered to you, and your preferences. This type of information is collected, used and disclosed in accordance with the form of consent required by applicable law and its use is limited to the objectives for which it was collected as described in this Privacy Policy.
We may collect information through technology (such as logging IP addresses) for routine system administration purposes, to make our Website more interesting and useful to you, or to manage data and content delivery.
DMD may also collect information that is stored in cookies, and we may associate this information with your Personal Information. Cookies are small pieces of information stored on your hard drive, not on the Website. We use cookies for a number of reasons. Cookies allow you to store your password without having to constantly re-enter it. Cookies also help us to tailor the Website to better match the needs and interests of our customers and members, and they allow us to better understand how users in general use our sites, which in turn helps us to focus our resources on features that are most popular with our users. You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, but some parts of the Website may not work properly if you do.
For those parts of the Website which may appeal directly to children under 18 years of age ("Minor(s)"), to complement this Privacy Policy DMD has the following additional online privacy policies which speak specifically to the Personal Information of Minors. The following is in addition this Privacy Policy with respect to those users. Some of the programs, goods and services offered by DMD are not intended for Minors and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from Minors on the Website. When registering on the Website, we require that users confirm that they are not a Minor and no individual shall be permitted to join as a member if they indicate that they are a Minor, unless their parent or legal guardian accepts our terms of use on their behalf. Should we ever become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a Minor, we will comply with statute applicable thereto.
DMD urges all parents and legal guardians to supervise their children's exploration of the Internet and any online services, and to teach their children about protecting their Personal Information online.
This section of the Privacy Policy outlines the information usage practices of DMD. By accessing, browsing or using the Website, you signify your agreement to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy in its entirety. When submitting your or your child's Personal Information to DMD, you will be prompted to expressly indicate your agreement to the terms and conditions of this Personal Information. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not submit your or your child's Personal Information to DMD. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of our Children's Privacy Policy at any time.
We reserve the right to collect, use and disclose your Personal Information without consent only as required and as permitted by law. Otherwise, Personal Information will be collected, used and disclosed in accordance with the form of consent required by applicable law and its use will be limited to the objectives for which it was collected as described herein. The form of your consent can vary from implied consent to express consent, depending upon the circumstances and the sensitivity of the type of information collected. We will rely on implied consent when we can reasonably conclude that you have given your consent by your action (e.g. by giving us your name and contact information so that we may send orders to you) or inaction (e.g. by not exercising an ability to opt-out that is provided to you at the time your contact information is collected). This Privacy Policy identifies the purposes for which your Personal Information is collected, used and disclosed. Additional consent will be obtained from you should we wish to use or disclose your Personal Information for any additional purpose.
DMD may collect Personal Information for the following reasons:
To provide you with the products or services you have requested, including processing your payment;
To provide you with services in accordance with your account;
To allow us to serve you better through enhanced products, customer service and directed DMD promotional efforts of particular interest;
To properly investigate and respond to any complaints, questions or concerns you may have about our products or services; and
To determine your eligibility for our products and services.
If you opt in to receive offers, promotions or other information from DMD, your information will be used to provide you with promotional offers for DMD products that we believe may interest you and to solicit your opinion on our products and services. If you have opted in to receive these offers, we may also use your Personal Information to ensure that your contact information is accurate and up to date.
DMD may share your Personal Information with its respective successors and assigns, but only to the extent necessary to fulfill the purposes identified under this Privacy Policy. In addition, DMD may disclose your Personal Information to third parties as follows:
To Third Parties To Perform Processing and Other Specialized Services: At times, DMD may use outside organizations to perform specialized services such as, but not limited to, contests or collection of overdue accounts. These service providers are only given the information needed to perform those services and they are bound contractually to protect the privacy and security of your information and to limit the use of your Personal Information to the service being provided.
To Third Parties in the Event of Legal Reasons: We advise you that we may disclose Personal Information to the government or to other legal or regulatory authorities (i) if so ordered by a court of law or (ii) for other legal reasons, such as (a) to comply with legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena or court order; (b) to protect the company's rights and property; (c) to investigate reports of fraud or of users sending material using a false email address or users sending harassing, threatening, or abusive messages; (d) to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of the Website; or (e) in emergencies, such as when we believe someone's physical safety is at risk. In some cases, disclosure may be required by law to be without notice to you.
To a Third Party in the Event of a Significant Transaction or Other Event: In the case of any significant transaction or event involving DMD, including for example (but not limited to), a sale, merger, amalgamation, financing, re-organization, bankruptcy, liquidation, or insolvency, other parties to the transaction and their professional advisors may need to have access to DMD's customer lists and various databases as part of the due diligence process. In this event, DMD would only provide such access under terms of a strict confidentiality agreement. Also, upon completion of the transaction or event, your Personal Information would be transferred to DMD's successor-in-interest to be used for the purposes for which it was collected.
We keep your Personal Information for such period as is reasonably necessary to meet the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with any legal requirements, including statutory retention periods. When your Personal Information is no longer required for a specific purpose or legal requirement, it will be erased from our records.
DMD has implemented physical, electronic and administrative measures to protect your information from error, loss or unauthorized access. For example, we use industry-standard efforts, such as passwords and firewalls to safeguard the confidentiality of your Personal Information contained on our computer systems. In addition, our employees and any third parties we use are contractually bound to protect the confidentiality of your Personal Information and access is restricted to those with a need to know the information to carry out an identified purpose.
Your Personal Information may be stored and processed on servers located in Canada. These servers will always be subject to the safeguards described in this Privacy Policy to protect against unauthorized collection, use or disclosure, and you will be able to access the Personal Information stored in such servers in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Non-personal or aggregated information is information that cannot be associated with or traced back to a specific person. When users browse the Website, for example, DMD gathers information about the number of users who are viewing each page so that DMD can learn what features are the most popular. DMD also uses this data, both aggregated and personally identifiable, to personalize and enhance your onsite experience by displaying content and marketing messages DMD believes will be of interest to you and to deliver content that is specific to your region. DMD may disclose anonymous, aggregated information about the Website to third parties.
In addition, to help us better understand our markets, DMD may gather demographic information for analytical purposes on an anonymous, aggregate basis. This information is not kept, used or disclosed at the individual level, but may be disclosed to third parties on an anonymous, aggregate basis.
Users may, through hypertext or other computer "links", gain access to other websites on the Internet which are not operated by DMD. DMD is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by DMD of the website linked to. DMD ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY MATERIAL OUTSIDE OF THE WEBSITES OPERATED BY DMD, INCLUDING ANY WEBSITES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED THROUGH A LINK ON AN DMD OPERATED WEBSITE. Unless otherwise indicated at an DMD operated website, DMD is not sponsored by or affiliated with the linked websites, and trademarks used in connection with linked websites are not trademarks of DMD. DMD specifically disclaims responsibility for any inadvertent viewing by a Minor of any material intended for adults on the Website or on a website accessed through use of a linked website.
Subject to our Terms of Use, you may be able to chat with other individuals through your access to the Website. Note that the Website is a public forum and any information that you post on the Website, even if it is Personal Information, will be publicly, and may be indefinitely, available for collection by third parties over whose use of such information we have no control. We strongly encourage you not to disclose Personal Information publicly on the Website.
You have control over how we collect, use and disclose your Personal Information. Any comments, questions or changes regarding the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information will be directed to DMD's Customer Service Department, as described below.
You may choose not to receive email from us, even after granting permission, by unsubscribing. Instructions on how to unsubscribe from emails that are not related to processing of your transactions with us are included in each such email.
A request for a copy of the Personal Information we keep about you, depending on the laws of your country, must be made in writing giving details with which DMD can identify you. Information will be provided to you in accordance with applicable law.
If you have any questions or comments about DMD's Privacy Policy, would like to advise us how you would like your Personal Information not to be used or disclosed, would like to "opt-out" at any time after granting approval or would like to access or update your Personal Information please contact us by email or mail at:
Email:
DMD Broadcast Services Inc.
Attn: Customer Service Department
RE: PRIVACY POLICY
432 Royal York Road,
Toronto, ON
M8Y 2R9
CANADA
Please note that certain information is required by DMD to process payment and fulfill any orders that you may place through the Website. This means that if you withdraw your consent to the collection, use or disclosure of your Personal Information for these purposes, DMD will not be able to fulfill your orders.
This Privacy Policy outlines the information usage practices of DMD. By accessing, browsing or using this Website or by submitting your Personal Information to DMD, you signify your agreement to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not submit your Personal Information to us. DMD reserves the right, at its discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time. If at some point in the future, there is a material change to our information usage practices that affects your Personal Information, you will be notified of such change by a conspicuous posting on the Website and will be prompted to elect whether or not you agree to the change. Depending on the changes made, you may be unable to utilize an DMD service or Website if you choose not to agree to a modification to this Privacy Policy. If any future change affects our payment processing and order fulfillment functions, if you withhold your consent, we may not be able to continue to process payments or fulfill orders from you. Your acceptance of a revised Privacy Policy, which may be communicated by clicking to indicate your consent for the continued provision of your Personal Information to DMD following the effective date of any changes to this Privacy Policy or your continued use of our Website and our products shall mean that you have accepted those changes, subject to your continuing right to notify us at any time as to how you would like DMD to treat your Personal Information.
Effective Date: 14 July 2010