Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit or make a purchase from paulpuncher.com (the “Site”).

Personal Information We Collect

 “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

– Cookies are used to used to help us improve your user experience, access to our website and to identify repeat visitors (i.e. if you have a login, a cookie would prevent you from having to login into your account each time you visit the website).

 “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.

 “Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.

Additionally when you submit the contact form or request to “Book A Consultation” on the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, and email address. We refer to this information as “Contact Information”.

When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Contact Information.

How Do We Use Your Personal Information?

We use the Contact Information that we collect generally to respond to any inquiries placed through the Site . Additionally, we use this Contact Information to:

– Communicate with you, and;

– When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).

Sharing Your Personal Information

We share your Personal Information with third parties (partners and advertisers) to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site — you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

Behavioural Advertising

As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.

You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads

– Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous

– Bing: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads

Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.

Do Not Track

Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.

Your Rights

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.

Data Retention

When you submit your Contact Information through the Site, we will maintain your Contact Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

Links

Paulpuncher.com  may contain links leading to external website. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices on external websites. If you have any concerns about any website you are visiting, we encourage you to read each site’s privacy policy to understand if and how your information is being used.

Changes

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.

Minors

The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18.

Contact Us

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e mail at scott@paulpuncher.com or by mail using the details provided below:

Paul Puncher
[Re: Privacy Compliance Officer]
20 Regina St. South
Waterloo, ON
N2J 4W9