Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://artsiq.ca (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Arts IQ Education Inc.  Arts IQ Education Inc. is the data controller and can be contacted at:

info@artsiq.ca
(604) 727-4413

Purpose

The purpose of this privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) is to inform users of our Site of the following:

  1. The personal data we will collect;
  2. Use of collected data;
  3. Who has access to the data collected;
  4. The rights of Site users; and
  5. The Site’s cookie policy.

This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of our Site.

Consent
By using our Site users agree that they consent to:

  1. The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy.

When the legal basis for us processing your personal data is that you have provided your consent to that processing, you may withdraw your consent at any time. If you withdraw your consent, it will not make processing which we completed before you withdrew your consent unlawful.

 

Legal Basis for Processing
We collect and process personal data about users in the EU only when we have a legal basis for doing so under Article 6 of the GDPR.

We rely on the following legal basis to collect and process the personal data of users in the EU:

  1. Users have provided their consent to the processing of their data for one or more specific purposes.

Personal Data We Collect
We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.

Data Collected Automatically
When you visit and use our Site, we may automatically collect and store the following information:

  1. IP address;
  2. Location;
  3. Clicked links; and
  4. Content viewed.

Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way
We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:

  1. First and last name;
  2. Email address;
  3. Phone number;
  4. Address;
  5. Payment information; and
  6. Organization or School Name.

This data may be collected using the following methods:

  1. Creating an account. 2. Processing Payment 3. Email marketing: we may send you emails about our site and related course(s), registration, course content, your course progress or other updates. We may also use your email to inform you about changes to the course, survey you about your usage, or collect your opinion. 

How We Use Personal Data
Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.

The data we collect automatically is used for the following purposes:

  1. Embedded content from other websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction if you have an account and are logged in on their site;
  2. Analytics: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.; and
  3. Statistics: We track which courses and lessons you’ve viewed and the duration of content streaming for our own internal purposes..

The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following purposes:

  1. Communication;
  2. One-time payment information; and
  3. Follow up surveys and promotions.

Who We Share Personal Data With
Employees
We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:

  1. If the law requires it;
  2. If it is required for any legal proceeding;
  3. To prove or protect our legal rights; and
  4. To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.

If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.

 

How Long We Store Personal Data
User data will be stored for For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time.

You will be notified if your data is kept for longer than this period.

How We Protect Your Personal Data
In order to protect your security, we use the strongest available browser encryption and store all of our data on servers in secure facilities. All data is only accessible to our employees. Our employees are bound by strict confidentiality agreements and a breach of this agreement would result in the employee’s termination.

While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.

Your Rights as a User

  1. Right to be informed;
  2. Right of access;
  3. Right to rectification;
  4. Right to erasure;
  5. Right to restrict processing;
  6. Right to data portability; and
  7. Right to object.

Children
We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 16 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 16 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our privacy officer.

Please see our Children’s Privacy Policy for additional information on how we deal with children’s personal data.

How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected
If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to who we disclosed your personal data, if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, or if you would like to exercise any of your other rights under Canadian law, please contact our privacy officer here:

Kim Thé
Click here to contact

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How to Opt-Out of Data Collection, Use or Disclosure
In addition to the method(s) described in the How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected section, we provide the following specific opt-out methods for the forms of collection, use, or disclosure of your personal data specified below:

  1. You can opt-out of the use of your personal data for marketing emails once you’ve created an account. You can opt-out by clicking “unsubscribe” on the bottom of any marketing email.

Cookie Policy
A cookie is a small file, stored on a user’s hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user’s browsing habits. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also choose to disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience.

We use the following types of cookies on our Site:

Temporary cookies

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

Functional cookies
Functional cookies are used to remember the selections you make on our Site so that your selections are saved for your next visits; and

Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies allow us to improve the design and functionality of our Site by collecting data on how you access our Site, for example data on the content you access, how long you stay on our Site, etc.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Additional Clauses

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Modifications
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.

Complaints
If you have any complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us through the contact methods listed in the Contact Information section so that we can, where possible, resolve the issue. If you feel we have not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner you may contact a supervisory authority. You also have the right to directly make a complaint to a supervisory authority. You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority by contacting the Information Commissioner Office in Canada: https://www.oic-ci.gc.ca/en.

Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, you can contact our privacy officer, Kim Thé:
Click here to contact

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Children’s Privacy Policy
Website: www.artsiq.ca (the “Site”)

This Children’s Privacy Policy supplements the www.artsiq.ca Privacy Policy and applies to the personal information of children in the United States who are under the age of thirteen (13) (“child” or “children”). This Children’s Privacy Policy is made in accordance with the United States Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). Any terms defined in COPPA have the same meaning when used in this Children’s Privacy Policy.

Children’s Data We Collect
We do not knowingly collect the personal information of children under the age of thirteen (13).

Public Availability
Children are not able to make their personal information publicly available on our Site.

Third Party Operators
Third parties do not use our Site to collect personal information about children who use our Site.

Parental Rights
A child’s parent or guardian can review their child’s personal information, direct us to delete their child’s personal information, and refuse any further collection or use of their child’s personal information. A parent or guardian can also agree to the collection and use of their child’s personal information but not allow us to disclose that personal information to third parties, unless disclosure is part of the service provided by our Site. A parent or guardian can exercise these rights via the following method(s):

  1. Parents can request access to and delete their child’s personal information, and remove or provide consent to the collection of their child’s personal information by logging into their child’s account through our homepage.Parents can contact us at info@artsiq.ca to request access to or deletion of their child’s personal information, or to provide or remove consent for the collection of their child’s personal information..

We will not require a child to disclose more information than is reasonably necessary to participate in an activity on our Site.

Contact Information
Questions and concerns about this Children’s Privacy Policy or about our collection and use of children’s personal information, can be sent to:

Name: Kim Thé
Email: info@artsiq.ca