Privacy Policy

Updated: April 19, 2023

This Privacy Policy outlines Our practices concerning the gathering, utilization, and disclosure of Your information when utilizing the Service. It also informs You of Your privacy rights and legal protections. Your use of the Service indicates Your acceptance of the terms set forth in this Privacy Policy. Please note that this policy pertains exclusively to online activities on our website, APlus Security Services, and does not extend to information obtained offline or through channels other than this website.

Interrpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

Terms starting with a capital letter have specific meanings outlined under the following conditions. These definitions apply consistently, regardless of whether they are used in singular or plural form.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Account refers to a unique account established for You to access our Service or specific features within.
  • Company (referred to as “the Company,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our” in this Agreement) pertains to APlus Security Services Inc.
  • Cookies are small files deposited on Your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing details of Your browsing history on that website among other functions.
  • Country refers to Alberta, Canada.
  • Device encompasses any tool capable of accessing the Service, such as a computer, cellphone, or digital tablet.
  • Personal Data constitutes any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.
  • Service pertains to the Website.
  • Service Provider signifies any natural or legal person processing data on behalf of the Company. This includes third-party entities or individuals engaged by the Company to facilitate, provide, or analyze the Service.
  • Usage Data pertains to data automatically gathered, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (e.g., duration of a page visit).
  • Website refers to APlus Security Services, accessible at HTTPS://APLUSSECURITIES.CA.
  • You refers to the individual accessing or using the Service, or the entity, whether a company or other legal entity, on whose behalf such individual accesses or uses the Service.

Collection and Use of Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may request certain personally identifiable information that enables Us to contact or identify You. This information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
  • Usage Data

Usage Data

The Service automatically collects Usage Data during use. This may encompass information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the duration of Your visit, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

When accessing the Service through a mobile device, We may automatically collect specific information, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device used, its unique ID, the IP address, mobile operating system, mobile Internet browser type, unique device identifiers, and additional diagnostic data.

We may also gather information sent by Your browser whenever You visit or access the Service through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

To track activity on Our Service and store certain information, We utilize Cookies and similar tracking technologies. These technologies encompass beacons, tags, and scripts used to collect and monitor information, thereby enhancing and analyzing Our Service. The technologies employed may include:

  • Browser Cookies: These are small files placed on Your Device. You can configure Your browser to reject all Cookies or notify You when a Cookie is sent. However, without accepting Cookies, You may be unable to utilize certain parts of our Service. Unless Your browser settings are adjusted to refuse Cookies, our Service may use them.
  • Flash Cookies: Specific features of our Service might employ local stored objects (or Flash Cookies) to accumulate and store information regarding Your preferences or activity on our Service. Flash Cookies are not governed by the same browser settings as those used for Browser Cookies.
  • Web Beacons: Sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs). These files enable the Company to, for instance, count users who have visited certain pages or opened an email, and gather related website statistics (e.g., recording the popularity of a particular section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies may be classified as “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies persist on Your personal computer or mobile device even when offline, while Session Cookies are deleted once You close Your web browser.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the following purposes:

  • Necessary / Essential Cookies

Type: Session Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies are essential for providing You with services available through the Website and enabling You to use some of its features. They assist in user authentication and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, requested services cannot be provided, and We solely use them for this purpose.

  • Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies determine if users have consented to the use of cookies on the Website.

  • Functionality Cookies

Type: Persistent Cookies

Administered by: Us

Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when using the Website, such as retaining login details or language preference. Their purpose is to enhance Your personalized experience and prevent the need for re-entry of preferences on subsequent uses of the Website.

For additional information about the cookies We employ and Your options concerning them, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section within our Privacy Policy.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may utilize Personal Data for the following objectives:

  • Providing and maintaining our Service, including monitoring its usage.
  • Managing Your Account: This involves overseeing Your registration as a Service user. The Personal Data You provide grants You access to distinct Service functionalities available to registered users.
  • Executing a contract: This pertains to developing, adhering to, and completing purchase contracts for products, items, or services You have procured or any other contract with Us via the Service.
  • Contacting You: We may reach out via email, telephone calls, SMS, or equivalent electronic communication methods, such as push notifications from a mobile application. This communication concerns updates or informative messages associated with functionalities, products, or contracted services, including security updates, when deemed necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
  • Dispensing news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events that resemble those You have previously acquired or inquired about, unless You have indicated a preference not to receive such information.
  • Handling Your requests: This encompasses addressing and overseeing Your inquiries directed towards Us.
  • Business transfers: Your information may be employed to appraise or undertake a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or any other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or a similar proceeding, where Personal Data held by Us regarding Service users is included among the assets transferred.
  • Other purposes: Your information may be used for additional objectives, such as data analysis, identification of usage trends, evaluation of the effectiveness of our promotional efforts, and assessment and enhancement of our Service, products, services, marketing, and Your overall experience.

We may share Your personal information under the following circumstances:

  • With Service Providers: We may disclose Your personal information to Service Providers to monitor and analyze the usage of our Service or to contact You.
  • For business transfers: In conjunction with, or during negotiations concerning, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business by another company, Your personal information may be shared or transferred.
  • With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, contingent upon their adherence to this Privacy Policy. Affiliates encompass Our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies under Our control or common control with Us.
  • With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to extend certain products, services, or promotions to You.
  • With other users: When You disclose personal information or engage in public interactions with other users, this information may be viewable by all users and may be distributed publicly.
  • With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose provided You have given Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data solely for as long as is necessary to fulfill the objectives set forth in this Privacy Policy. We will use and retain Your Personal Data to the extent required to comply with legal obligations (e.g., retaining Your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce Our legal agreements and policies.

Usage Data will also be retained for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is typically retained for a shorter duration, unless this data is employed to bolster security or enhance the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obliged to retain it for lengthier periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in other locations where the involved parties in the processing are situated. This implies that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside Your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction, where data protection laws may vary from those of Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy, followed by Your submission of such information, signifies Your agreement to this transfer.

The Company will undertake all reasonably necessary measures to guarantee the secure treatment of Your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. No transfer of Your Personal Data will occur to an organization or country unless sufficient controls are in place, including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Personal Data

Business Transactions

In the event that the Company engages in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will notify You before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law Enforcement

Under specific circumstances, the Company may be obligated to disclose Your Personal Data if mandated by law or in response to valid requests from public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

Other Legal Requirements

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
  • Prevent or investigate potential wrongdoing associated with the Service
  • Safeguard the personal safety of Service Users or the public
  • Guard against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

While We strive to employ commercially reasonable means to safeguard Your Personal Data, it is important to note that no method of transmission over the Internet, or mode of electronic storage, is entirely secure. We cannot provide absolute security guarantees.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not cater to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from individuals under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and are aware that Your child has supplied Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. In the event that We become aware of having collected Personal Data from an individual under the age of 13 without verified parental consent, We will take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If consent from a parent is required by law as a basis for processing Your information and Your country mandates parental consent, We may necessitate consent from Your parent before collecting and utilizing that information.

CCPA Privacy Rights

Pursuant to the CCPA, California consumers possess several rights, including but not limited to:

  • Request that a business which collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data collected.
  • Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer collected by the business.
  • Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal data refrain from doing so.

 

If You make a request, We have one month to respond. If You would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact Us.

GDPR Data Protection Rights

We aim to ensure You are fully informed of all Your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

  • The right to access – You have the right to request copies of Your personal data. We may charge You a small fee for this service.
  • The right to rectification – You have the right to request that We correct any information You believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that We complete the information You believe is incomplete.
  • The right to erasure – You have the right to request that We erase Your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that We restrict the processing of Your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Our processing of Your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to data portability – You have the right to request that We transfer the data that We have collected to another organization, or directly to You, under certain conditions.

If You make a request, We have one month to respond. If You would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact Us.

Links to other Websites

Our Service may include links to other websites not operated by Us. Clicking on a third-party link will direct You to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of any site You visit.

We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may periodically update Our Privacy Policy. Changes will be communicated by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

You will be informed via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service before the change takes effect. The “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy will also be modified.

You are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any alterations. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective upon posting on this page.

Contact Us

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, You can contact Us:

  • By email: info@aplussecurities.ca
  • By visiting this page on our website: CONTACT-US