PRIVACY STATEMENT

WOW! GREAT PLACE is committed to striving to the highest standards of quality for all our services and to foster a spirit of confidence, trust and integrity for Canadians, clients and business partners with respect to their rights of privacy as it relates to personal information that is collected, used or disclosed in the course of commercial activities or business.

With the continuing growth and dependency of e-commerce and the use of the internet by consumers and businesses, issues and concerns related to privacy and security of information are facing increased public focus and scrutiny. WOW! GREAT PLACE’s commitment to privacy has evolved with the advancement of technology and with recent government legislation pertaining to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and its guidelines and principles pertaining to the collection, use and disclosure of personal and confidential information.

The guiding principles of our Privacy Policy are:

Information Gathered through the WOW! GREAT PLACE Sites
WOW! GREAT PLACE will track the domains from which people visit the WOW! GREAT PLACE sites in order to gain aggregate data that may be analyzed for trends and statistics. Subject to the provisions of this Privacy Statement, WOW! GREAT PLACE may use accumulated aggregate data for several purposes including, but not limited to, marketing analysis, evaluation of WOW! GREAT PLACE's services, and business planning.

Cookies
WOW! GREAT PLACE employs "cookies" to provide users with tailored information. A "cookie" is an element of data that a Web site, when visited by a user, sends to that user's browser which, in turn, may store that element on the user's hard drive or memory. WOW! GREAT PLACE uses cookies to better serve users of our WOW! GREAT PLACE Sites; any cookies sent by WOW! GREAT PLACE will be marked so that they will be accessible only by WOW! GREAT PLACE Sites subject to this Privacy Statement. However, at his or her option and at his or her sole expense and responsibility, any user may block or delete our cookies from his or her hard drive. However, by disabling cookies, certain site features and functionality may no longer work properly, or at all.

Other Notification
In order to implement or enforce the Terms, WOW! GREAT PLACE may use user-provided e-mail addresses to contact users on an individual basis. At no time, unless such disclosure is required by law, a governmental agency, or specifically authorized by the user, will WOW! GREAT PLACE disclose individual user personal information to unrelated third parties that is not publicly available.

Links with other sites
The WOW! GREAT PLACE Sites contain links to other Web sites, whether owned or controlled by WOW! GREAT PLACE affiliates, or unrelated third parties. Please note that the privacy policies of these sites may differ from those of the WOW! GREAT PLACE Sites. WOW! GREAT PLACE is not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of any linked Web site. We encourage you to read the privacy statement of any Web site you may visit.

Security
To secure site integrity, WOW! GREAT PLACE employs measures, including but not limited to security audits, use of encryption tools and software, and other reasonable security measures and procedures.

Internal access to users' private and nonpublic personal information is restricted to site administrators and individuals on a need-to-know basis.

Accountability
WOW! GREAT PLACE is responsible for the information under its control. WOW! GREAT PLACE has designated individuals who are accountable for compliance with these principles and to any policies adopted and to implement the appropriate safeguards of any existing or future personal information that is collected, retained or disclosed.

Purpose
The purposes for which there is a requirement for the collection of any personal information shall be identified either verbally, in writing or electronically by the WOW! GREAT PLACE at or before the time personal information is collected.

Consent
WOW! GREAT PLACE will provide prior knowledge as to the reasons or requirement for the collection of personal information and will secure the informed consent of the individual prior to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information except where exempted by the Act or law.

Collection of Information
The collection of personal information will be limited to that which is necessary for the purposes identified by WOW! GREAT PLACE. All information will be collected by fair and lawful means and in keeping with governing legislation and the associated guiding principles.

Use, Disclosure and Retention
Personal information shall not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which it was intended, except with the informed and expressed consent of the individual(s) or as required by law and will only be retained for as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.

Disclosure of personal information about individual(s) to unrelated third parties requires that the individual(s) be informed in advance of the possibility of such use and disclosure, and been given the opportunity to decline.

Accuracy
WOW! GREAT PLACE follows and maintains accurate record keeping procedures. Personal Information shall be accurate, complete and kept up-to-date, as provided by the individual(s), for the purposes for which it is to be used.

Safeguards
WOW! GREAT PLACE has developed procedures and safeguards to protect and keep secure, personal information, in a manner that is appropriate to the sensitivity of the information provided. This includes protecting the access to, use, disclosure, retention and disposal of personal information.

Openness
Upon request, WOW! GREAT PLACE will readily make available information about its policies and practices, procedures and management relating to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information.

Access
Upon request, an individual will be informed of the existence, use and disclosure of his or her personal information, and will be given access to that information. An individual shall be able to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information and have it amended as appropriate and necessary.

Compliance
If necessary, an individual is be able to submit a challenge concerning compliance with the above principles to the designated individual or Privacy Officer who is accountable for WOW! GREAT PLACE’s privacy policy and its compliance to the Act or law.

No Guarantees For Factors Beyond WOW! GREAT PLACE's Control
While this Privacy Statement expresses WOW! GREAT PLACE's standards for maintenance of private data, it is not in a position to guarantee that the standards will always be met. There may be factors beyond WOW! GREAT PLACE's control (e.g., "script kiddies", "crackers and other malcontents") that may result in disclosure of data. As a consequence, WOW! GREAT PLACE disclaims any warranties or representations relating to maintenance or nondisclosure of private information.

WOW! GREAT PLACE recognizes the need for confidentiality and the protection and security of personal or sensitive information. WOW! GREAT PLACE is committed to being flexible to the dynamic needs and requirements of individuals, clients and business partners as they relate to individual rights to privacy and the use, collection or disclosure of personal information in the course of conducting commercial activities and business. Any questions regarding our privacy policy can be directed to our Privacy Officer via email to info@wowgreatplace.com