Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 11, 2024

This sumnets.com website is owned and operated by Sumnet (Canada) Inc. (“Sumnet”) (also referred to as “we”, “us”, this “website” or this “site”).

We use the term “services” in this Privacy Policy to refer both to services and products (tangible, intangible, and digital), as applicable.

This Privacy Policy describes our collection, use, and sharing of personal data.

Our Privacy Policy applies to all of the services offered by us and our affiliated entities, including services accessed by mobile devices and application programming interface (API), but excludes services that have separate privacy policies which do not incorporate this Privacy Policy.

We do not display personalized ads via third-party cookies on our website.

Our Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices of other companies and organizations who advertise our services, and who may use cookies, web beacons (pixel tags), and other methodologies to serve personalized ads.

HOW WE MODIFY THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. Please check this page periodically for updates. If any update provides a material change regarding personal data, we will post the material changes here and notify you either by email or by notice on this site.

THE TYPES OF DATA WE COLLECT

Personal Data

We use the term “personal data” to refer to any personal information regarding a natural person that may be used directly to identify the person (e.g., name and email address). Personal data also includes usage data that is automatically collected when you use this site including other interactions with us. Usage data that does not directly identify you by name or include your contact information, may be used to identify that a specific computer or device has accessed our site and which if combined with certain other information could be used to identify you.

HOW AND WHEN WE COLLECT DATAWhen You Provide Personal Data to Us

We collect personal data at the time you provide it to us. We may collect personal data through sign-up forms and as part of your registration for an account, product, or service, promotion, or contest from this website. Personal data that we collect may vary with each sign up or registration. As indicated above, we may collect publicly available personal data posted on social media profile information including photos both directly and through the use of contact management applications.

Automatically Collected Data When You Use This Site

We and/or our third-party service providers collect device information, IP addresses, and other usage data about your computer or device and usage data as you use this site.

HOW WE USE AND PROCESS YOUR DATA

Generally, we may use and process your personal data for the performance of the services or transaction for which it was given and for the basic purpose of this site.

We may use your personal data (i) in connection with our products, services, or promotions we may offer, (ii) our private, internal reporting for this site, and security assessments for this site to (iii) monitor and improve the operation of this site, market our services, improve the quality of our services; and (iv) for educational, research, analytics, networking, social, and other business purposes. We may also send you email messages related to site updates and certain site features or your activity on this site.

To assist us with these uses, we may supplement the data we collect from you with information from other sources including our customers, other referral sources, and publicly available sources (e.g., social media).

This Privacy Policy does not place any restriction on our use of anonymized, de-identified or aggregated information we may create based on information that you submit.

We use, process, and archive personal data including usage data in the United States and in other countries that may not have data protection laws as protective as those in your location.

We may also send you messages related to certain features or your activity on this site. We may also send you news or updates about changes to our site or services. By default, you will receive these messages via email.

DATA SHARING AND DISCLOSURE

We may share your personal data with your consent and otherwise, as follows: Within our Family of Companies We and our subsidiary and affiliated companies may share your personal data among and between each other for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

In Connection with Business Transfers

If we sell or transfer a business unit (such as a subsidiary) or an asset (such as a website) to another company (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings), we will share your personal data with such company and will require such company to use and protect your personal data consistent with this Privacy Policy. We may also share your personal data with companies that were formerly wholly or partly included in our family of companies to whom we provide services during a transition period following separation.

With Providers

We may retain other companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf and we may collaborate with other companies and individuals with respect to research, products or services, and marketing (collectively, “Providers”). These third parties may be provided with access to personal data needed to perform their functions, but they may not use such data other than on our behalf or subject to contracts that protect the confidentiality of the data.

Examples of Providers include credit card processing companies, customer service and support providers, email and SMS vendors, data analytics firms, web hosting and development companies, and fulfillment companies. Providers also include our co-promote partners for products that we jointly develop and/or market with other companies. Some Providers may collect personal data on our behalf on our site.

To Comply with Law and Our Duty to Protect

We reserve the right to disclose your personal data as required by law, when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to comply with a regulatory requirement, judicial proceeding, court order, government request, or legal process served on us, or to protect the safety, rights, or property of us, our customers, the public, or others.

DATA SECURITY

We will implement and maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect information that we collect. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or method of data storage can be guaranteed 100% secure. We do not, and cannot, ensure or warrant the absolute security of your information.

Do Not Track Requests

We do not respond to “Do Not Track” signals at this time.

RETENTION PERIODWe will retain your personal data for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was obtained and as outlined in this Privacy Policy. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include: (i) the length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide the site to you; (ii) whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject; or (iii) whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as in regard to the enforcement of the site Terms of Use and other contractual obligations, applicable statutes of limitations, litigation or regulatory investigations).

ONWARD TRANSFER OUTSIDE YOUR COUNTRY OF

RESIDENCE

Any personal data which we may collect on this site will be stored and processed in our servers located only in the United States. By using this site, if you reside outside the United States, you consent to the transfer of personal data outside your country of residence to the United States.

UPDATING PERSONAL DATA

We reserve the right to permit you to access your personal data in any account you establish with this site for purposes of making your own changes or updates, and in such case, instructions for making such changes or updates will be provided where necessary.

CHILDREN’S ONLINE POLICY

We are committed to preserving online privacy for all of its website visitors, including children. This site is a general audience site. Consistent with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we will not knowingly collect any information from, or sell to, children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian who has discovered that your child under the age of 13 has submitted his or her personally identifiable information without your permission or consent, we will remove the information from our active list, at your request. To request the removal of your child’s information, please contact our site (see below, CONTACT US), and be sure to include in your message the same login information that your child submitted.

CALIFORNIA’S ONLINE “ERASER” LAW FOR MINORS

Minors who reside in California and are registered users for any service provided by this site may remove or request us to remove any content or information they have posted to this site.

Please understand that any such removal does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the posted information (if, for example, the content or information is “invisible” to others but remains on our servers in some form. (See below, CONTACT US)British Columbia Personal Information Protection Act

(PIPA)

PIPA provides the following rights to individuals who reside in British Columbia:

Know why an organization collects, uses or discloses your personal information.

Expect an organization to collect, use or disclose your personal information reasonably andappropriately.

Know who in the organization is responsible for protecting your personal information.

Expect an organization to protect your personal information by taking appropriate security measures.

Expect the personal information an organization uses or discloses about you to be accurate andcomplete.

Request access to your personal information and ask for corrections.
Complain about how an organization handles your personal information.

If you need information regarding your PIPA rights, see below contact us.

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

We do not review or control third-party websites that link to or from this site, we are not responsible for their content, and we do not represent that their content is accurate or appropriate. Your use of any third-party site is on your own initiative and at your own risk, and may be subject to the other websites’ terms of use and privacy policy.

If you would like to exercise any individual rights, please contact us at the following phone number: 604-232-3968. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us.

Sumnet (Canada) Inc.

Attn: Admin

3010-8888 Odlin Crescent, Richmond, BC, V6X 3Z8, Canada

Email: info@sumnets.com