Privacy

BEFORE USING OUR SITES, PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY.

This Privacy Policy is applicable to The Academic Road, (“Company”) and sets out our policy on the gathering and use of information on this site and our other sites (collectively “Sites”). The Company is committed to providing safe web sites for visitors and has implemented this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. The Company complies with Canadian Federal and Provincial privacy laws and regulations including the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act. There may be links from our Sites to other websites; note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our Sites and not to websites of other companies or organizations to which our Sites may be linked. You must check on any linked sites for the privacy policy that applies to that site and/or make any necessary inquiries in respect of that privacy policy with the operator of the linked site. These links to third party websites are provided as a convenience and are for informational purposes only. The Company does not endorse, and is not responsible for, these linked websites. Although you are not required to register to access our Sites, you may be asked to provide us with personal information when you visit certain sections of our Sites. Your use of our Sites signifies your acknowledgement and consent to our PrivacyPolicy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not continue to use our Sites. Your continued use of the Sites signifies your acceptance of these terms and any changes in effect at the time of use.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal Information is information about you that identifies you as an individual, for example, your name, e-mail address, or telephone number. We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us through responses to surveys, search functions, questionnaires, feedback, forms and the like. We may also ask you to provide additional information such as your e-mail address if you want to obtain additional services, information, or to resolve complaints or concerns.

HOW DOES COMPANY USE INFORMATION GATHERED ABOUT ONLINE VISITORS?

Before forwarding us any personal information, please be advised that anyinformation gathered on our Sites may be used in the aggregate for research anddevelopment relating to our Sites and/or for future site development and, ifyou ask us to, to send you promotional materials. In particular, we may useinformation gathered about you for the following purposes: to monitor interestin our range of products and to assist us to tailor the content of our Sites toyour needs by collecting information about your preferences through tracking ofpatterns of page views on our Sites; to create a profile relating to you inorder to show you the content that might be of interest to you and to displaythe content according to your preferences; and, in circumstances where you haveindicated that you wish to receive additional information, to send youinformation about us and promotional material about our products together withdetails of any offers we may have available from time to time.

PROMOTIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL OFFERS

With the permission of an online visitor, information submitted at the time ofregistration or submission may be used for marketing and promotional purposesby the Company provided notice of this fact is made available online. If avisitor objects to such use for any reason, he/she may prevent that use, eitherby e-mail request or by modifying the registration information provided. TheCompany uses reasonable efforts to maintain visitors’ information in a secureenvironment. If you have submitted personal information and want to change itor opt-out, please contact us as described below.

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

The Company will not disclose personal information that you provide on itsSites to any third parties other than to a Company agent except: i) inaccordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, or ii) to comply with legalrequirements such as a law, regulation, warrant, subpoena or court order,and/or iii) if you are reporting an adverse event/side effect, in which casethe Company may be required to disclose such information to bodies such as, butnot limited to, Canadian and/or international regulatory authorities. Pleasenote that any of these disclosures may involve the storage or processing of personal information outside of Canada and may therefore be subject todifferent privacy laws than those applicable in Canada, including laws that require the disclosure of personal information to governmental authoritiesunder circumstances that are different than those that apply in Canada.

COOKIES

The Company, in common with many web site operators, may use standard technology called “cookies” on its Sites. Cookies are small data files that are downloaded onto your computer when you visit a particular web site. You can disable cookies by turning them off in your browser; however, some areas of theSites may not function properly if you do so.

PROTECTION OF INFORMATION

We have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online. The Company applies security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information, such as retaining information in secure facilities and making personal information accessible only to authorized employees on a need-to-know basis.

STORAGE OF INFORMATION

Personal information you share with us is stored on our database servers at Company data centers (in whatever country they may be located), or hosted by third parties who have entered into agreements with us that require them to observe our Privacy Policy.

POLICY CHANGE

If we alter our Privacy Policy, any changes will be posted on this page of our Site so that you are always informed of the information wecollect about you, how we use it and the circumstances under which we may disclose it.

ACCEPTANCE OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY

By using this Site or any other Company Site or interactive banner ads, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy, and you adhere to the terms and conditions posted on the Site. By submitting your information, you agree that it will be governed by our Privacy Policy.