Privacy policy
Illevity Media Inc. (“Illevity”) respects your privacy. This “Privacy Policy” summarizes what personal information we collect, and how we use and disclose this information.
By using our website (illevity.com and illevgroup.com) or registering for courses offered by Illevity, you signify your consent to the terms of our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use this illevity.com and illevgroup.com or submit any personal information to us.
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We will reflect any such modifications to this Privacy Policy on illevity.com and illevgroup.com. Your continued use of the illevity.com and illevgroup.com after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy, as revised.
What Personal Information We Collect
As used in Canadian law and information security practices, personal information is information about an identifiable individual (“Personal Information”). Illevity collects Personal Information when you voluntarily provide it through illevity.com and illevgroup.com, or when you provide it to us through other means. For example, we may collect Personal Information when you:
- Contact us through email, telephone, mail; or other correspondence;
- Register for a service we provide; or
- Register to receive our newsletter or social media updates.
The Personal Information we may collect will depend on the service you request, and may include your full name, contact information, such as your address, telephone number, or email address, as well as any other Personal Information that you choose to submit to us.
How Illevity Collects Information Through Technological Means
When you visit illevity.com and illevgroup.com, we may collect information that is automatically sent to us by your web browser. This information may include your domain name, and your numerical IP address. We may also collect other information, such as the type of browser you use, which pages you view, and the files you request.
We use this information to better understand how visitors use illevity.com and illevgroup.com, and to improve illevity.com and illevgroup.com to better meet your needs. The amount of information that is sent by your web browser depends on the browser and settings you use. Please refer to the instructions provided by your browser if you want to learn more about what information it sends to websites you visit, or how you may change or restrict this.
Illevity may use “cookies” and other similar technologies to enhance functionality. These devices may track information which includes, but is not limited to: (i) IP address; (ii) the type of web browser and operating system used; and (iii) the pages of the illevity.com and illevgroup.com visited. If you wish to disable cookies, refer to your browser help menu to learn how. If you disable cookies, you may be unable to access some features on illevity.com and illevgroup.com.
Illevity.com and illevgroup.com may also contain cookies relating to targeted advertising from Google, Facebook, and other third-party advertisers. These cookies can be used to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet.
How Illevity Uses and Discloses Personal Information
The Personal Information we collect may be used by Illevity for the purposes for which it was collected, as provided in this Privacy Policy, or for other purposes that are disclosed to you and to which you consent.
For example, we may use your Personal Information to: respond to your inquiries; register you in our courses; supply you with requested products or services; send you informational or promotional communications; to carry out other purposes that are disclosed to you and to which you consent; to carry out any other purpose permitted or required by law. We may transfer Personal Information to third party service providers that assist us with carrying out these purposes.
Some or all of the personal information we collect may be stored or processed in jurisdictions outside of Canada, including the United States. As a result, this information may be subject to access requests from governments, courts, or law enforcement in those jurisdictions according to laws in those jurisdictions.
Illevity reserves the right to transfer Personal Information in the event that we merge with or are acquired by a third party. We also may disclose your Personal Information for any other purpose permitted by law or to which you consent.
How We Protect Personal Information
The security of your Personal Information is important to us. We protect your Personal Information by maintaining physical, organizational and technological safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of such Personal Information. Personal Information may only be accessed by persons within our organization who require such access to provide you with the services indicated above.
We retain Personal Information that we collect only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or to meet legal requirements. We destroy Personal Information when it is no longer needed.
Access and Rectification
You have a right to access to your Personal Information and to request a correction to it if you believe it is inaccurate. If you have submitted Personal Information and would like to have access to it, or if you would like to have it corrected, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
External Links
We may have links on our website to other sites and resources that provide information or materials we feel interests you. We are not responsible for the contents or security of those sites or the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information on those sites. We also disclaim any responsibility for the information, or your reliance on the information, contained on web pages and sites accessible through external links.
Email Consent
We communicate with you regarding our courses, publications and events in various ways, including by email. If you provide your email address to Illevity, you consent to receiving electronic messages from Illevity. We respect your time and want to ensure we only send information to you that you will find valuable. We will always permit you to unsubscribe or opt-out of receiving these emails.
We collect statistics about how you use our email communication to better tailor the information we provide to your needs. These statistics include when you open our emails, forward them, click through links, and download files. If you use a link in an email from us that directs you to a page on our website, we will be able to associate your email address with that specific visit to our website.
Social Networking and Communication on External Sites
Please read the following social networking guidelines carefully, as well as the terms of use of the social networks in which Illevity has created a forum. Illevity is a member of several pre-existing sites (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram) and your participation in these private forums is at the discretion of Illevity as well as administrators on each social network.
Illevity reserves the right to take action to remove any content deemed inappropriate by the sites or by Illevity’s standards. Illevity will not be held liable for any loss of content or disagreements that may arise between the individual social networking site and the user. In order to access certain features of the social networking sites or to pages on illevity.com and illevgroup.com, and to post updates, these sites require that the user open an account with them. Please note that these sites have their own individual terms of use that must be followed.
Illevity is merely providing a medium in which to connect online with fellow participants. Users are solely responsible for interactions (including any disputes) with other members.
Illevity does not in any way review or police:
- statements made by community members in general; or
- statements made by users or any information a user may provide via the social networking site.
Illevity encourages all students to exercise caution, discretion, common sense and judgment in using the various social networking sites and disclosing personal information to other members or users.
Your use of the social networking sites with which Illevity is affiliated, their services, and content and member submissions is at your sole risk and discretion and Illevity disclaims any and all liability to you or any third party.
Please do not harass, threaten, intimidate, bully, stalk, or invade the privacy of any individual in connection with your use of the social networking sites with which Illevity is affiliated and their services, whether or not an individual is an registered in courses administered by Illevity.
Photo & Media Release
You agree that all images, testimonials, survey responses, photos, video and audio taken during or in connection with courses administered by Illevity are the sole and exclusive property of Illevity. You authorize Illevity to use testimonials and images of you for promotional and marketing materials.
You retain ownership of assignments and deliverables submitted during your participation in Illevity’s courses, while granting Illevity an exclusive, sub-licensable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license license to use such materials for promotional and marketing materials and online media.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, or to access your information, please contact our Privacy Officer at:
Illevity Media Inc.
#201-4501 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H 0E5
Attn: Privacy Officer
or support@illevity.com