This Privacy Policy is applicable to The Technocentrist and sets out our policy on the gathering and use of information on technocentrist.com website (Site). The Technocentrist is committed to providing safe web sites for visitors of all ages and has implemented this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. The Technocentrist complies with Canadian Federal and Provincial privacy laws and regulations including the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act.
There may be links from our Site to other web sites; note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our Site and not to web sites of other companies or organizations to which our Site 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 Technocentrist does not endorse, and is not responsible for, these linked websites.
Although you are not required to register to access our Site, you may be asked to provide us with personal information when you visit certain sections of our Site. Your use of our Site signifies your acknowledgement and consent to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not continue to use our Site. Your continued use of the Site signifies your acceptance of these terms and any changes in effect at the time of use.
Personal Information is information about you that identifies you as an individual, for example, your name, e-mail address.
We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us through Technocentrist account registration, contact requests, feedback, etc. We may also ask you to provide additional information such as your e-mail address if you want to obtain additional services or correspondence, or to resolve complaints or concerns.
Before forwarding us any personal information, please be advised that any information gathered on our Site may be used in the aggregate for research and development relating to our Site and/or for future site development and, if you ask us to, to send you informational materials. In particular, we may use information gathered about you for the following purposes: to ensure that submissions and forum posts are only made by verified individuals, and to moderate content and posting privileges to ensure a pleasant and respectful experience for users.
This feature is only accessible to logged in users who are flagged as authors.
Data Used: In order to process an article submission, the following information is used: Username and/or First and Last name attached to your user account, and any associated information you voluntary provide in your profile or associated biography sections.
Forum Posts and Comments
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Data Used: In order to process comments or forum posts, the following information is used: Username and/or First and Last name attached to your user account, and any associated information you voluntary provide in your profile or associated biography sections.
Data Used: contact form submission data — IP address, user agent, name, email address, website, and message — is stored in the database of the site on which it was submitted and is emailed directly to the owner of the form (i.e. the site author who published the page on which the contact form resides). This email will include the submitter’s IP address, timestamp, name, email address, website, and message.
Data Used: Please refer to the appropriate Google Analytics documentation for the specific type of data it collects. Google Analytics does offer IP anonymization, which can be enabled by the site owner. Activity Tracked: This feature sends page view events over to Google Analytics for consumption.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and it’s partners to serve ads based on your visits to pages on this site.
Advertising cookies can be disabled and/or personal settings can be altered here: https://www.google.com/settings/ads
The Technocentrist will not disclose personal information that you provide on its Site to any third parties other than to a Company agent except: i) in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, or ii) to comply with legal requirements such as a law, regulation, warrant, subpoena or court order, and/or iii) if you are reporting an adverse event, in which case The Technocentrist may be required to disclose such information to bodies such as, but not limited to, Canadian and/or international regulatory authorities. Please note that any of these disclosures may involve the storage or processing of personal information outside of Canada and may therefore be subject to different privacy laws than those applicable in Canada, including laws that require the disclosure of personal information to governmental authorities under circumstances that are different than those that apply in Canada.
The Technocentrist, in common with many web site operators, may use standard technology called “cookies” on its Site. 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 the Sites may not function properly if you do so.
The Company considers the protection of children’s privacy, especially online, to be of the utmost importance. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children nor do we allow them to become registered users of, or to request information through, our Sites or help-seeking information lines.
Our Commitment to Security
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 Technocentrist applies security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information, such as making personal information accessible only to authorized employees on a need-to-know basis.
Personal information you share with us is stored on our database servers at Technocentrist’s 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.
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 we collect about you, how we use it and the circumstances under which we may disclose it.
By using this Site or interactive banner ads, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy. By submitting your information, you agree that it will be governed by our Privacy Policy.