| PRIVACY
STATEMENT
TechnoKids.com Privacy Statement
This document was
last updated February 23, 2005. TechnoKids Inc. is
committed to protecting your privacy. You can visit
most pages on our site without giving us any
information about yourself. But sometimes we do need
information to provide services that you request,
and this privacy statement explains data collection
and use in those situations. This privacy statement applies to TechnoKids.com
and TechnoKids.ca; it does not apply to
other online or offline TechnoKids Inc. sites,
products or services. Please read the complete
privacy statement.
Collection of
your Personal Information
We will ask you
when we need information that personally identifies
you (personal information) or allows us to contact
you. Generally, this information is requested when
you are ordering email newsletters, joining a
limited-access premium site, signing up for an event
or training, or when purchasing and/or registering
TechnoKids Inc. products. Personal information
collected by TechnoKids.com and TechnoKids.ca often is limited to email
address, name, country or location, but may include
other information when needed to provide a service
you requested. For example: If you choose a service
or transaction that requires payment, such as making
a purchase through our Web site, we will request
personal information necessary for billing and/or
shipping, such as: address, telephone number,
and credit card number. When you buy and install a
new product, we may ask you to register your
purchase electronically. We keep this registration
information on file with any information you've
already given us on previous visits to our Web site.
Use of Personal Information
Personal
information is used for the following reasons:
- To ensure our
site is relevant to your needs.
- To deliver
services, such as newsletters, events, training or
software, that you request or purchase.
- To help us
create and publish content most relevant to you.
- To alert you to
product upgrades, special offers, updated
information and other new services from TechnoKids
Inc., if you so request.
- To allow you
access to limited-entry areas of our site as
appropriate.
TechnoKids Inc. may
disclose your personal information if required to do
so by law or in the good-faith belief that such
action is necessary to:
- conform to the
edicts of the law or comply with legal process
served on TechnoKids Inc. or the site;
- protect and
defend the rights or property of TechnoKids Inc.
and its family of Web sites, or
- act in urgent
circumstances to protect the personal safety of
TechnoKids Inc. employees, users of TechnoKids
Inc. products or services, or members of the
public.
Your information
may be stored and processed in Canada or any other
country in which TechnoKids Inc. or its affiliates,
subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by
using this site, you consent to any such transfer of
information outside of your country. TechnoKids Inc.
abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by
the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the
collection, use, and retention of data from the
European Union.
Control of your
Personal Information
When you give us
personal information, TechnoKids.Inc will not share
that information with third parties without your
permission, other than for the limited exceptions
already listed. It will only be used for the
purposes stated above.
Security of your
Personal Information
TechnoKids.Inc is
committed to protecting the security of your
personal information. We use a variety of security
technologies and procedures to help protect your
personal information from unauthorized access, use
or disclosure. For example, we store the personal
information you provide in computer servers with
limited access that are located in controlled
facilities.
Enforcement of
this Privacy Statement
If you have
questions regarding this statement, you should first
contact TechnoKids.Inc by email.
Changes to this
Statement
TechnoKids.Inc will
occasionally update this privacy statement. When we
do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at
the top of the privacy statement. For material
changes to this statement, TechnoKids.com will notify
you by placing prominent notice on the Web site.
Contact
Information
TechnoKids Inc.
welcomes your comments regarding this privacy
statement, please contact us by
email or postal mail.
TechnoKids.com Privacy
TechnoKids Inc.
1282A Cornwall Road
Oakville, ON, Canada
L6J 7W5
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