PRIVACY POLICY
We
respect and value your privacy. You may visit our website at any time and your
identifying personal information will be used only to support the relationship
between you and our store. In this regard, we guarantee that we will not sell
or provide your personal information, either in whole or in part, to anyone for
any reason, unless required to do so by order of law.
This
Policy is a statement of our general privacy policy and practices governing the
ways in which we collect, hold and use information about individual persons.
This Policy, attached with any supplementary explanation, is designed to
provide privacy protection tailored to the individual visitor to, or user of,
this Site.
SECURITY INFORMATION
At our site you are provided by full protection on any personal information such as your name and contact information [your mailing address, contact telephone number(s), and other pertinent identifying information you may provide to us in order to serve your needs]. In addition, we use the latest and most up-to-date security software to encrypt your payment information, including your personal and credit card data. For more details regarding our Security Policy, please click on the Terms of Use link.
1.
PRIVACY
The
term “personal data” as used in this Policy refers to information such as your
name, birth date, e-mail address or mailing address that can be used to
identify you. The Alternative Natural Healthcare Services Inc. will not process
your personal data without your consent.
In
processing your personal data, we comply with internationally recognized
standards of privacy protection. In so doing, we ensure compliance by our staff
with strict standards of security and confidentiality.
2.
INTENDED USE OF PERSONAL DATA
Most
of our services do not require any form of registration, allowing you to visit
our site without telling us who you are. However, some services may require
registration. When you register with us, you may need to complete certain
fields. In these situations, if you chose to withhold any personal data
requested by us, it may not be possible for you to gain access to certain parts
of the site and for us to respond to your query.
Alternative
Natural Healthcare Services Inc. processes personal data for specific and
limited purposes, which we inform you about when we ask you for information.
For example, we may collect and use personal data to provide you with products
or services, to bill you for products and services you request, to market
products and services which we think may be of interest to you, or to
communicate with you for other purposes. Information you send to our customer
service department is used only to help resolve your problem and is otherwise
kept private.
Alternative
Natural Healthcare Services Inc. keeps your data only for as long as is
reasonably needed for such purposes and in accordance with any applicable legal
or ethical reporting or documentation retention requirements.
3.
NON-DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
Alternative
Natural Healthcare Services Inc. will not sell, share or otherwise distribute
your personal data to third parties. However, personal data may occasionally be
transferred to third parties who act for or on behalf of Alternative Natural
Healthcare Services Inc., or in connection with the business of Alternative
Natural Healthcare Services Inc., for further processing in accordance with the
purpose(s) for which the data was originally collected.
Where
disclosure of personal data to a third party occurs we will endeavour to ensure
that the processing is performed in accordance with the purposes and within the
limits under which the data was originally collected. Such third parties may
operate under different privacy policies. In the event that this website is
closed down, all personal data will be destroyed or you will be notified of any
new manner of use of the data so you may revoke your consent of the use of this
data.
4.
RIGHT OF ACCESS
You
have the right to access and update your personal data or to require their
deletion. We endeavour to ensure that personal data is up-to-date, accurate,
and complete. If you wish to access or correct your personal data held by us,
please email us at: info@alternativenaturalhealthcare.ca. Your requests will be
dealt with in a prompt and proper manner. No charge will be levied for
complying with a correction request, however, for all other requests, Alternative
Natural Healthcare Services Inc. may charge a small fee to cover its costs.
Requests to delete personal data will be subject to any applicable legal and
ethical reporting or document filing or retention obligations imposed on
Alternative Natural Healthcare Services Inc.
5.
SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
To
ensure the security and confidentiality of personal data that Alternative
Natural Healthcare Services Inc. collects online, Alternative Natural
Healthcare Services Inc. uses data networks protected, inter alias, by industry
standard firewall and password protection. Access to personal data is
restricted to those employees who have a need to use the data and who have been
trained to handle such data properly and observe strict standards of
confidentiality. If an employee breaches our policies and procedures he/she
will be disciplined accordingly. Staff compliance with our policies and
procedures is regularly audited and reviewed. While we cannot guarantee against
any loss, misuse or alteration to data, we try to prevent such unfortunate
occurrences.
6.
ANONYMOUS DATA AND “COOKIES”
Most
of the information that Alternative Natural Healthcare Services Inc. collects
from its website(s) is anonymous information, such as the pages you visit and
searches you perform. When you visit our website, we do not collect any
personal data from you unless otherwise authorized by you.
Anonymous
information is processed by Alternative Natural Healthcare Services Inc. to
help improve the contents of the site and to compile aggregate statistics about
individuals using our site for internal, market research purposes. In so doing,
Alternative Natural Healthcare Services Inc. may install “cookies” that collect
the first level domain name of the user (e.g., “bigmail.com” from and e-mail
address of john@bigmail.com) and that date and time of the access. Cookies by
themselves cannot be used to discover the identity of the user. A cookie is a
small piece of information that is sent to your browser and stored on your
computer's hard drive. Cookies do not damage your computer. You can set your
browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, this will enable you to decide
if you want to accept it or not.
7.
SPAMMING
Alternative
Natural Healthcare Services Inc. does not condone “spamming.” Spamming is
defined as sending unsolicited e-mails, usually of a commercial nature, in
large numbers and repeatedly to individuals with whom the sender has had no
previous contact or who have declined to receive such communications.
In
contrast, where Alternative Natural Healthcare Services Inc. believes that
certain product, health, or other information is of importance to you it
reserves the right to inform you by e-mail whilst giving you the choice of
opting out of such service.
8.
PERSONAL INFORMATION AND CHILDREN
Alternative
Natural Healthcare Services Inc. will not knowingly collect, use or disclose
personal data from a minor under the age of 13, without obtaining prior consent
from a person with parental responsibility (e.g., a parent or guardian) through
direct off-line contact. We will provide the parent with (a) notice of the
specific types of personal data being collected from the minor, and (b) the
opportunity to object to any further collection, use, or storage of such
information. Alternative Natural Healthcare Services Inc. abides by laws designed
to protect children.
9.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
This
Privacy Policy applies only to this Site to the exclusion of third party
websites. Alternative Natural Healthcare Services Inc. will not provide links
to other websites that we believe may be of interest to our visitors. We aim to
ensure that such websites are of the highest standard. However, due to the
nature of the World Wide Web, Alternative Natural Healthcare Services Inc.
cannot guarantee the standards of every website link it provides to be responsible
for the contents of non-Alternative Natural Healthcare Services Inc.
sites.
10.
CONTACT
If
you have any queries or complaints about our compliance with this Privacy
Policy, or if you would like to make any recommendations or comments to improve
the quality of our Privacy Policy, please email us at:
info@alternativenaturalhealthcare.ca. This privacy policy is effective as
of March 15, 2014. We aim to constantly improve the tools available to you
to manage the data that you provide to us. Please refer to this page from time
to time to review these other new features.