Privacy Policy:
option alternative ("option alternative") operates optionalternative.ca and may operate other websites. It is option alternative's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, option alternative collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. option alternative's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how option alternative's visitors use its website. From time to time, option alternative may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.
option alternative also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on optionalternative.ca blogs/sites. option alternative only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to option alternative's websites choose to interact with option alternative in ways that require option alternative to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that option alternative gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at optionalternative.ca to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with option alternative are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, option alternative collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor's interaction with option alternative. option alternative does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Aggregated Statistics
option alternative may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. option alternative may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, option alternative does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
option alternative discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on option alternative's behalf or to provide services available at option alternative's websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using option alternative's websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. option alternative will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, option alternative discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when option alternative believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of option alternative, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an option alternative website and have supplied your email address, option alternative may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what's going on with option alternative and our products. If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. option alternative takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor's computer, and that the visitor's browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. option alternative uses cookies to help option alternative identify and track visitors, their usage of option alternative website, and their website access preferences. option alternative visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using option alternative's websites, with the drawback that certain features of option alternative's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Business Transfers
If option alternative, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that option alternative goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of option alternative may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
Ads
Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by option alternative and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, option alternative may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in option alternative's sole discretion. option alternative encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a optionalternative.ca account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.