Dots Leadership Solutions Inc. Privacy Policy (revised May 2018)
Protecting your privacy is really important to us. As such, we’re providing this Privacy Policy to explain our practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of information that we process in the course of our business, including information we receive through our services or offerings either online or in person.
This Privacy Policy is set out for when you interact with Dots Leadership Solutions Inc., operating and complying with laws in the province of Ontario, Canada and doesn’t apply other to third-party websites, or applications, as they would be covered under their own policy and applicable laws.
All individuals, who are responsible to process information relating to “Personal Information” on behalf of Dots Leadership Solutions Inc., are expected to protect that data by adherence to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is intended to meet requirements globally, including those in North America and other jurisdictions.
Future Revisions
Any information collected via Dots Leadership Solutions Inc. through our offerings or services is covered by the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is collected. We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any significant changes to this Privacy Policy, we’ll notify anyone on our email lists (at emails provided) of changes by sending you an email or other notification as required by applicable law, and we’ll update the Privacy Policy to show the date those changes will become effective.
You understand and agree that you will be deemed to have accepted the updated Privacy Policy if you continue to use our offerings or services after the updated Privacy Policy is posted. If at any point you do not agree to any part of the Privacy Policy then you must immediately stop using our offerings or services.
Additionally, before we use Personal Information for any new purpose not originally authorized by you, we will attempt to let you know about the new purpose and give you the opportunity to opt-out. Where consent of the individual for the Processing of Personal Information is otherwise required by law or contract, Dots Leadership Solutions Inc. will endeavour to comply with the law or contract.
Transparency — Types of Personal Information We Collect and How We Use It
The types of Personal Information we may collect (directly from you or from third party sources) and our privacy practices depend on the nature of the relationship you have with Dots Leadership Solutions Inc., and the requirements of applicable law.
Types of Personal Information We Collect
Dots Leadership Solutions Inc., collects Personal Information regarding its current, prospective, and former clients, customers, users, visitors, guests, and employees (collectively “Individuals”).
When you use our offerings or services or engage in certain activities, such as responding to surveys, requesting our offerings, services or information, or contacting us directly, we may ask you to provide some or all of the following types of information:
Our primary goal in collecting information is to provide and improve service offerings, to administer your use of our offerings or services and to enable you to enjoy and easily navigate our website, offerings or services.
How We Collect and Use Information
We acquire, hold, use, and process Personal Information about Individuals for a variety of business purposes.
We endeavour to collect only that information which is relevant for the purposes of providing service and/or improving our business services/offerings.
Posting on Our Website
With your permission we may disclose information about yourself on our client testimonial page or as comments on our public blog. If you choose to submit content to any public area of our website, such content will be considered “public” and will not be subject to the privacy protections set forth herein.
Automatic Data Collection
We may collect certain information automatically through our offerings or services or other methods of web analysis, such as your Internet protocol (IP) address, cookie identifiers, MAC address, IMEI, and other device identifiers that are automatically assigned to your computer or device when you access the Internet, browser type and language, geolocation information, hardware type, operating system, Internet service provider, pages that you visit before and after on our website, the date and time of your visit, the amount of time you spend on each page, information about the links you click and pages you view within our offerings or services, and other actions taken through use of our offerings or services such as requests for free material/tools or participation in an online raffle/survey.
Information Submitted Via Our Services
You agree that Dots Leadership Solutions Inc., is free to use the content of any communications submitted by you including any ideas, inventions, concepts, techniques, or know-how disclosed therein, for any purpose including developing, and/or marketing our services or offerings. We will not release your name or publicize the fact that you submitted materials or other information to us unless: (i) you provide permission to do so; or (ii) we are required to do so by law.
Social Media Platforms
Dots Leadership Solutions Inc. services or offerings may be publicly accessible (blogs, community forums, or public messaging). The website may also contain links and features with various social media platforms (ie. widgets). If you already use these platforms, their cookies may be set on your device when using our website. You should be aware that Personal Information which you voluntarily include and transmit online in a publicly accessible blog, social media platform or otherwise online, or that you share in an open forum may be viewed and used by others without any restrictions. We are unable to control such uses of your information when interacting with a social media platform, and by using our offerings or services you assume the risk that the Personal Information provided by you may be viewed and used by third parties for any number of purposes.
You may contact us at any time to opt-out of the use of your Personal Information for marketing purposes, as further described in this Privacy Policy. Please contact [email protected] to opt out.
Business Transactions Information
Any information we collect including Personal Information, is considered to be a business asset of Dots Leadership Solutions Inc. As such, if we go out of business or enter bankruptcy or are acquired as a result of a transaction, some or all of our assets, including your Personal Information, may be disclosed or transferred to a third-party acquirer in connection with the transaction.
Compliance With Law Enforcement
We cooperate with government and law enforcement officials and/or private parties to enforce and comply with the law. We may disclose information about you to government or law enforcement officials or private parties as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to respond to claims and legal process, including, but not limited to, subpoenas, to protect our property and rights or that of a third party, to protect the safety of the public or any person, or to prevent or stop activity we may consider to be, or to pose a risk of being, illegal, unethical or subject to legal action.
Opt-Out
You have the right to opt out of certain uses and disclosures of your Personal Information. Where you have consented to Dots Leadership Solutions Inc., use of your Personal Information, you may withdraw that consent at any time and opt-out to further use by contacting us at [email protected].
We do need to send you certain communications regarding offerings or services as a client and you will not be able to opt out of those communications – e.g., communications regarding updates to Privacy Policy or information about billing.
Rights of Access, Rectification, Erasure, and Restriction
You may inquire as to whether Dots Leadership Solutions Inc., is using Personal Information about you, request access to Personal Information, and ask that we correct, amend or delete your Personal Information where it is inaccurate. Where otherwise permitted by applicable law, you may contact us at [email protected] to request access to, receive (port), seek rectification, or request restriction or erasure of Personal Information held about you. Please include your full name, email address associated with your Account, and a detailed description of your data request. Such requests will be processed in line with local laws.
Although we make good faith efforts to provide Individuals with access to their Personal Information, there may be circumstances in which we are unable to provide access, including but not limited to: where the information contains legal privilege, would compromise others’ privacy or other legitimate rights, where the burden or expense of providing access would be disproportionate to the risks to the Individual’s privacy in the case in question or where it is commercially proprietary. If we determine that access should be restricted in any particular instance, we will provide you with an explanation of why that determination has been made and a contact point for any further inquiries. To protect your privacy, we will take commercially reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access to or making any changes to your Personal Information.
Data Retention
We retain the Personal Information we receive as described in this Privacy Policy for as long as you use our offerings or services or as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our offerings or services, resolve disputes, establish legal defenses, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our agreements, and comply with applicable laws.
The Security of Your Information
We take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, the Internet cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us. We do not accept liability for unintentional disclosure.
By using our website or providing Personal Information to us, you agree that we may communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of our services. If we learn of a security system breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically by posting a notice on the website or sending an e-mail to you. You may have a legal right to receive this notice in writing or in another form required by applicable law.
Questions?
Please be sure to contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions about our practices or this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is set out for when you interact with Dots Leadership Solutions Inc., operating and complying with laws in the province of Ontario, Canada and doesn’t apply other to third-party websites, or applications, as they would be covered under their own policy and applicable laws.
All individuals, who are responsible to process information relating to “Personal Information” on behalf of Dots Leadership Solutions Inc., are expected to protect that data by adherence to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is intended to meet requirements globally, including those in North America and other jurisdictions.
Future Revisions
Any information collected via Dots Leadership Solutions Inc. through our offerings or services is covered by the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is collected. We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any significant changes to this Privacy Policy, we’ll notify anyone on our email lists (at emails provided) of changes by sending you an email or other notification as required by applicable law, and we’ll update the Privacy Policy to show the date those changes will become effective.
You understand and agree that you will be deemed to have accepted the updated Privacy Policy if you continue to use our offerings or services after the updated Privacy Policy is posted. If at any point you do not agree to any part of the Privacy Policy then you must immediately stop using our offerings or services.
Additionally, before we use Personal Information for any new purpose not originally authorized by you, we will attempt to let you know about the new purpose and give you the opportunity to opt-out. Where consent of the individual for the Processing of Personal Information is otherwise required by law or contract, Dots Leadership Solutions Inc. will endeavour to comply with the law or contract.
Transparency — Types of Personal Information We Collect and How We Use It
The types of Personal Information we may collect (directly from you or from third party sources) and our privacy practices depend on the nature of the relationship you have with Dots Leadership Solutions Inc., and the requirements of applicable law.
Types of Personal Information We Collect
Dots Leadership Solutions Inc., collects Personal Information regarding its current, prospective, and former clients, customers, users, visitors, guests, and employees (collectively “Individuals”).
When you use our offerings or services or engage in certain activities, such as responding to surveys, requesting our offerings, services or information, or contacting us directly, we may ask you to provide some or all of the following types of information:
- We may collect email address, phone number or mailing addresses when you choose to request information about our offerings or services, participate voluntarily in raffles or surveys, for use of free material/tools, register for our blog, request to receive support, or otherwise communicate with us.
- We may use survey information to improve our products, website and/ or our offerings or services and in a manner consistent with our Privacy Policy.
Our primary goal in collecting information is to provide and improve service offerings, to administer your use of our offerings or services and to enable you to enjoy and easily navigate our website, offerings or services.
How We Collect and Use Information
We acquire, hold, use, and process Personal Information about Individuals for a variety of business purposes.
- You may provide Personal Information through interactions with us for our offerings or services, participating in surveys, live events or raffles, or requesting information on our services/offerings, examples include:
- Hiring us to provide consulting, advice, training or other services
- Registering for our blog
- Commenting on blog posts
- Using one of our third party assessment tools
- Sending in a request online or via email, text or phone call
- Obtaining client testimonial
- We use this information to:
- Provide services, information or tools requested
- Measure interest in our offerings or services
- Develop new services and/or offerings
- Notify you of content, services or offerings that may be of interest
- Tailor services and/or offerings
- Verify Individual identity
- Communicate about Individual delight of our services
- Send email to the email address you provide to us
- As you navigate our offerings or service online, certain passive information may also be collected about your visit, including through cookies and similar technologies.
We endeavour to collect only that information which is relevant for the purposes of providing service and/or improving our business services/offerings.
Posting on Our Website
With your permission we may disclose information about yourself on our client testimonial page or as comments on our public blog. If you choose to submit content to any public area of our website, such content will be considered “public” and will not be subject to the privacy protections set forth herein.
Automatic Data Collection
We may collect certain information automatically through our offerings or services or other methods of web analysis, such as your Internet protocol (IP) address, cookie identifiers, MAC address, IMEI, and other device identifiers that are automatically assigned to your computer or device when you access the Internet, browser type and language, geolocation information, hardware type, operating system, Internet service provider, pages that you visit before and after on our website, the date and time of your visit, the amount of time you spend on each page, information about the links you click and pages you view within our offerings or services, and other actions taken through use of our offerings or services such as requests for free material/tools or participation in an online raffle/survey.
- We may also use Google Analytics to collect information regarding visitor behaviour and demographics on our offerings, and to develop website content. This analytics data is not tied to any Personal Information. For more information about Google Analytics, please visit www.google.com/policies/ privacy/partners/. You can opt out of Google’s collection and Processing of data generated by your use of the our offerings or services by going to tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Information Submitted Via Our Services
You agree that Dots Leadership Solutions Inc., is free to use the content of any communications submitted by you including any ideas, inventions, concepts, techniques, or know-how disclosed therein, for any purpose including developing, and/or marketing our services or offerings. We will not release your name or publicize the fact that you submitted materials or other information to us unless: (i) you provide permission to do so; or (ii) we are required to do so by law.
Social Media Platforms
Dots Leadership Solutions Inc. services or offerings may be publicly accessible (blogs, community forums, or public messaging). The website may also contain links and features with various social media platforms (ie. widgets). If you already use these platforms, their cookies may be set on your device when using our website. You should be aware that Personal Information which you voluntarily include and transmit online in a publicly accessible blog, social media platform or otherwise online, or that you share in an open forum may be viewed and used by others without any restrictions. We are unable to control such uses of your information when interacting with a social media platform, and by using our offerings or services you assume the risk that the Personal Information provided by you may be viewed and used by third parties for any number of purposes.
You may contact us at any time to opt-out of the use of your Personal Information for marketing purposes, as further described in this Privacy Policy. Please contact [email protected] to opt out.
Business Transactions Information
Any information we collect including Personal Information, is considered to be a business asset of Dots Leadership Solutions Inc. As such, if we go out of business or enter bankruptcy or are acquired as a result of a transaction, some or all of our assets, including your Personal Information, may be disclosed or transferred to a third-party acquirer in connection with the transaction.
Compliance With Law Enforcement
We cooperate with government and law enforcement officials and/or private parties to enforce and comply with the law. We may disclose information about you to government or law enforcement officials or private parties as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to respond to claims and legal process, including, but not limited to, subpoenas, to protect our property and rights or that of a third party, to protect the safety of the public or any person, or to prevent or stop activity we may consider to be, or to pose a risk of being, illegal, unethical or subject to legal action.
Opt-Out
You have the right to opt out of certain uses and disclosures of your Personal Information. Where you have consented to Dots Leadership Solutions Inc., use of your Personal Information, you may withdraw that consent at any time and opt-out to further use by contacting us at [email protected].
We do need to send you certain communications regarding offerings or services as a client and you will not be able to opt out of those communications – e.g., communications regarding updates to Privacy Policy or information about billing.
Rights of Access, Rectification, Erasure, and Restriction
You may inquire as to whether Dots Leadership Solutions Inc., is using Personal Information about you, request access to Personal Information, and ask that we correct, amend or delete your Personal Information where it is inaccurate. Where otherwise permitted by applicable law, you may contact us at [email protected] to request access to, receive (port), seek rectification, or request restriction or erasure of Personal Information held about you. Please include your full name, email address associated with your Account, and a detailed description of your data request. Such requests will be processed in line with local laws.
Although we make good faith efforts to provide Individuals with access to their Personal Information, there may be circumstances in which we are unable to provide access, including but not limited to: where the information contains legal privilege, would compromise others’ privacy or other legitimate rights, where the burden or expense of providing access would be disproportionate to the risks to the Individual’s privacy in the case in question or where it is commercially proprietary. If we determine that access should be restricted in any particular instance, we will provide you with an explanation of why that determination has been made and a contact point for any further inquiries. To protect your privacy, we will take commercially reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access to or making any changes to your Personal Information.
Data Retention
We retain the Personal Information we receive as described in this Privacy Policy for as long as you use our offerings or services or as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected, provide our offerings or services, resolve disputes, establish legal defenses, conduct audits, pursue legitimate business purposes, enforce our agreements, and comply with applicable laws.
The Security of Your Information
We take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, the Internet cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us. We do not accept liability for unintentional disclosure.
By using our website or providing Personal Information to us, you agree that we may communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of our services. If we learn of a security system breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically by posting a notice on the website or sending an e-mail to you. You may have a legal right to receive this notice in writing or in another form required by applicable law.
Questions?
Please be sure to contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions about our practices or this Privacy Policy.