Privacy policy.
Introduction
I Help Women Get Fit Inc. ("IHWGF"/"we"/"our") is committed to using best practices to safeguard your personal information, in accordance with Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act and other applicable laws.
"Personal Information" is information specific to you that can be used to identify you. This could be your full name, email address, address, phone number, date of birth, and health and financial information. Personal Information does not include publicly available information such as business contact information, nor information of an anonymous nature, such as the type of browser or operating system you use when you visit our website.
This privacy policy governs IHWGF's collection, storage and use of your Personal Information. It also describes the decisions you can make about your personal information, such as requesting that we update or delete personal information. The capitalized terms in this privacy policy have the meanings given to them in IHWGF's website terms of use agreement unless otherwise defined herein.
This privacy policy is subject to change without notice, and it is your responsibility to review it on a regular basis. This privacy policy is not intended to, and does not, create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.
Collection
IHWGF will limit collection of Personal Information to what is required to optimally perform our services, including use of the website, providing member accounts, and booking and billing.
When you visit our website, its servers record your web browser activity, which may include your IP address. When you make a booking or a purchase, or provide information through the website or to us directly, we collect the Personal Information you provide. Your consent is implied in these cases.
In accordance with Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation ("CASL"), we will obtain your express permission to send you marketing emails or texts such as newsletters or promotions. If you have given such permission, you may at any time withdraw your consent by notifying us, and we will cease sending you such material.
Use
By using or accessing our website, and by providing Personal Information, you agree that IHWGF may collect, transfer, store, and otherwise use your Personal Information, including without limitation for the following purposes:
communicating with you;
providing products and services to you;
collecting and processing payments and authenticating accounts;
learning more about you and your product preferences through monitoring your IP address activity on the website;
enforcing this agreement;
customizing, assessing, and improving our services and the website; and
responding to claims of any kind, including without limitation infringement of any property or privacy rights.
You agree that IHWGF retains the express permission to disclose Personal Information to the appropriate authorities in the event that we have reason to believe that anyone's safety may be in jeopardy or that any unlawful act may have been, is being, or may be perpetrated.
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We use third-party providers such as payment transaction processors. These third-party providers have their own privacy policies with regards to Personal Information, which you are advised to read. If you chose to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party provider, Personal Information you provide may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which that third-party service provider or its facilities are located.
Storage and Protection
We take commercially reasonable precautions to ensure your Personal Information is kept and stored in accordance with generally accepted industry standards.
We will keep your Personal Information for as long as it remains necessary for the identified purpose or as required by law, which may extend beyond the termination of our terms of use or other agreements you enter with us. We may retain certain data as necessary to prevent fraud or future abuse, or for legitimate business purposes, such as analysis of aggregated, non-personally-identifiable data, account recovery, or if required by law. All retained Personal Information will remain subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you request that your Personal Information be removed from our databases, it may not be possible to completely delete all your Personal Information due to technological and legal constraints.
IHWGF takes measures to protect your Personal Information including, without limitation:
using a third-party payment system (currently Stripe) for secure payment transactions;
using a custom-built web-application firewall which blocks abusive traffic in real time and safeguards from distributed denial of service (DDos) attacks using a combination of internal and external tools; and
requiring user names and password in order for users to access their accounts on the website.
Disclaimer and Liability
IHWGF shall not be liable for any damages howsoever arising for the disclosure, invasion, corruption, transfer, publication, or distribution of your Personal Information and its security. You understand that providing Personal Information comes with some security risks that cannot be predicted or controlled by us. Accordingly, you assume all risks relating to the any security breach of the website and disclosure of your Personal Information.
You understand that electronic communication is not a secure method of communicating confidential and Personal Information; however, due to its convenience, you agree to and authorize the use of electronic communication, and you accept all the inherent risks associated with this type of communication.
The website may contain links to third party websites and may use third-party service providers. IHWGF is not responsible to you or to any third party for the privacy practices of such websites and third parties, and you use or access any such websites and third-party services at your sole risk. IHWGF is not responsible for the privacy practices of other service providers or websites that you use or access in any way, including through links on our website.
Privacy Officer Contact
You agree to keep IHWGF informed of any changes to your Personal Information. If you would like a copy of this privacy policy, if you wish to access your Personal Information, if you have any questions, comments or suggestions of if you find any errors in your Personal Information, or if you wish to challenge our compliance with the relevant privacy legislation, please contact IHWGF’s Privacy Officer at brittany@ihelpwomengetfit.com. If you contact us about your Personal Information, we will respond to your request within a reasonable time and at no cost to you.
Last Updated: August 2022