Privacy Policy

The use of this website and its related software, upgrades or updates and all related Products and/or Services and special offers (the "Products and/or Services") provided by Canadian Roommates Ltd. are subject to the hereunder provisions of this Privacy Policy.

CANADIAN ROOMMATES ("CANADIAN ROOMMATES" shall mean Canadian Roommates Ltd. and entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with Canadian Roommates Ltd.) is committed to safeguarding your privacy online for you, the user ("You", “Your” or "User").

Please read the following policy to understand how your personal information will be treated as You make full use of CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ Products and/or Services as further detailed in the Terms of Service.

This policy may be updated from time to time and therefore, CANADIAN ROOMMATES asks You to check back periodically. Your continued use of the Products and/or Services and CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ site after this Privacy Policy has been amended shall be deemed to be your continued acceptance of the terms of this Privacy Policy, as amended. This Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ web site and describes the information CANADIAN ROOMMATES collects about You and what may happen to such information.

All capitalized terms and definitions in this Privacy Policy shall have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Terms of Service, as applicable.

As described below, some of your personal information is disclosed to third parties and used by CANADIAN ROOMMATES. By accepting the Terms of Service, You consent to CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information in accordance with the terms set forth herein.

What Information does CANADIAN ROOMMATES Collect?

Registration Data.
CANADIAN ROOMMATES requires that You fill in the information requested on the Registration Form at (the "Registration Data"). Such form may be updated by You from time to time. Automatic Tracking. By Using CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ site, CANADIAN ROOMMATES is able to and may track certain information about You and your correspondence on the CANADIAN ROOMMATES site in order to perform internal research on its Users' demographics, interests, and behavior, as well as to monitor and enforce the terms of the Terms of Service. This information may include the URL from which You arrived, the next URL You may visit, what browser You are using and your IP address and other information.

Collecting Information.
CANADIAN ROOMMATES may collect information about any activity being performed by You while using the Products and/or Services, including any correspondence between you and other users of the CANADIAN ROOMMATES site, messages left by You on any board or any searches and requests performed by You.
Personal Information that CANADIAN ROOMMATES collects includes information such as your name, address, email, telephone number, credit card information, Interac, debit or bank card information and verification (where you provide a credit card for payment). Additionally, when you choose to participate in marketing programs, you may also provide additional Personal Information.

Minors
CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ policy is that it does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from subscribers under eighteen years of age. The Products and/or Services and Services are not directed or intended for children under eighteen years of age. If you are under eighteen years of age, you should not register to become a User or provide personally identifiable information on the side. If you are the parent or guardian of a User under the age of eighteen whom you believe has disclosed personally identifiable information to CANADIAN ROOMMATES, please contact CANADIAN ROOMMATES at support@roommates.ca so that we may delete and remove such User's information from our system.

Cookies
You acknowledge and agree that CANADIAN ROOMMATES may use cookies on its site. A cookie is a piece of text that can be entered into the memory of your hard drive and can store information about your use of CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ Products and/or Services (the "Cookies"). The Cookies will help CANADIAN ROOMMATES make its services more convenient, personalized and more secure. In addition, Cookies may allow CANADIAN ROOMMATES to keep track and retrieve information about any User who acts in contradiction to CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ Privacy Policy and its Terms of Service. If You would rather not have Cookies on your computer, You can usually set your browser to deny some but not all Cookies. You can also delete Cookies from your computer at your sole discretion.

How we use your personal information?

Internal Use.
CANADIAN ROOMMATES uses the Registration Data about You for internal purposes, to improve its site and to better tailor the site to meet Your needs. In addition, CANADIAN ROOMMATES uses the Registration Data to analyze site usage and to deliver to You information about certain promotions, services or items that might interest You. In addition, CANADIAN ROOMMATES may use your e-mail address and your mailing address or phone numbers, to contact You from time to time.  We may send you periodic SMS short-messaging-system messages and/or coupons an/or emails with promotions from CANADIAN ROOMMATES or for third-parties.

Editing Registration Data.
You may review and edit your Registration Data by using your e-mail address or User ID and Password.. However, You should be aware that once posted, You cannot change or remove any public postings made in CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ web site. You should also be aware that even if you delete your Registration Data, there may remain residual information that will remain within CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ databases, access logs and other records, which may or may not contain personally identifiable information.

Resolving Problems.
CANADIAN ROOMMATES may use the Registration Data and other data it obtains from your current and past activities, to resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems and to monitor and enforce the Terms of Service. In the event that You breach any of the terms of the Terms of Service, CANADIAN ROOMMATES shall be entitled to use the Registration Data to locate You and pursue any necessary actions at its sole and absolute discretion in accordance with its Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service.

CANADIAN ROOMMATES Disclosure of Users’ Registration Data General Rule.

You agree that CANADIAN ROOMMATES may disclose, sell or transfer any of your Registration Data, to third parties (e.g., advertisers or business partners) or in the following cases: (i) if CANADIAN ROOMMATES believes in good faith that the law requires such disclosure or transfer or (ii) as set forth below. CANADIAN ROOMMATES Community. You should be aware that in order to enjoy the Products and/or Services, You will be required to disclose your e-mail address. As a result, other users of the CANADIAN ROOMMATES site as well as third parties might send You unsolicited e-mail or contact you. Third Parties. CANADIAN ROOMMATES may at any time add business partners or co-branded sites to its site, and your profile may be shared with these other sites and memberships.

Special Cases.
CANADIAN ROOMMATES may also disclose Registration Data or other information, in special cases when it has reason to believe that disclosing such information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating CANADIAN ROOMMATES’  Terms of Service or this Privacy Policy or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally), CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ rights or property, other users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. In addition, CANADIAN ROOMMATES may disclose or access a User's account, in the event that CANADIAN ROOMMATES believes in good faith that the law requires such disclosure. You thus authorize CANADIAN ROOMMATES to disclose any information about You to law enforcement or other government officials if CANADIAN ROOMMATES, in its sole and absolute discretion, believes that such disclosure is necessary or appropriate. Although, CANADIAN ROOMMATES uses industry standard practices to protect your privacy, CANADIAN ROOMMATES does not ensure, and You should not expect, that your Registration Data or any private communications will always remain private.

Links and Displayed Sites.

CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ site may contain links to other sites and may provide access to other sites displayed as search results. CANADIAN ROOMMATES is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such linked or otherwise displayed sites. Applicable Law. Governed by the laws of British Columbia, Canada.

User's Usage of Other Users' Registration Data

Use of Users' Registration Data. CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ Products and/or Services may allow You limited access to other Users' Registration Data, personal information or other information ("Users' Information"). Such Users' Information, if disclosed to You, is disclosed to You only for the purpose of using the Products and/or Services in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy.

You hereby agree that You shall use any Users' Information only: (a) in connection with the Products and/or Services, and (b) for any other purpose that the owner of such information expressly agrees to. In all cases, you must comply with any request by any user to delete any Registration Data of such user from your database. In addition, under no circumstances, except as defined in this Section, may you disclose Registration Data of other users to any third party without CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ express written consent and the express written consent of the relevant user.

Spam

CANADIAN ROOMMATES and its Users do not tolerate spam. Therefore, without limiting the foregoing, You are not permitted to add any user, whose direct contact information was disclosed to you in connection with any use of the Products and/or Services, to your mailing list without such user's express written consent after adequate disclosure. Password. Your CANADIAN ROOMMATES Registration Data is password-protected so that only You and CANADIAN ROOMMATES have access to this personal account. Since, You may edit your account by using your e-mail address or User ID and Password, CANADIAN ROOMMATES recommends that You not divulge your Password to anyone.

Disclosure of Information to Third Parties

CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information CANADIAN ROOMMATES collects from You. To the extent that You disclose information to other parties on CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ site or to any other third party, different rules may apply to the use or disclosure of the personal information, which You disclose to them. Since CANADIAN ROOMMATES does not control the privacy policies of third parties, You are subject to the privacy customs and policies of such third parties.

Disclosure of Personal Information in the Event of a Merger or Sale of CANADIAN ROOMMATES

CANADIAN ROOMMATES may merge or be acquired by another business entity or may sell all or substantially all of its assets to an acquirer. In the event of such merger, acquisition or sale, CANADIAN ROOMMATES may share some or all or your personally identifiable information with the acquiring company in order to continue serving you and others and continuing to offer you the Products and/or Services.  You agree that these Terms of Service and CANADIAN ROOMMATES policies can be transferred to the resulting merged companies or acquiring company.

Co-branded and Other Affiliated Sites

As stated above, certain information or services offered or provided through this website, from time to time, may be provided on or through other websites operated by or in conjunction with third party providers ("Partners"). These websites and the features thereon may have the same "look and feel" as this website. CANADIAN ROOMMATES terms these websites "co-branded sites", and often times a Partner's logo or name may appear on the website, or the Partner's name may appear in the URL. Although CANADIAN ROOMMATES will continue to own any personally identifiable information collected about you from one of these co-branded sites, such information may be shared by CANADIAN ROOMMATES with that Partner.

Security

CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the Registration Data. CANADIAN ROOMMATES uses industry standard efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your Registration Data. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while CANADIAN ROOMMATES strives to protect your personal information, CANADIAN ROOMMATES cannot ensure the security of any information that You transmit to CANADIAN ROOMMATES or any information that You receive from CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ Service, and You transmit such information at your own risk. Once CANADIAN ROOMMATES receives your transmission, it uses its commercial effort to ensure security on its systems.

Comments

Please send an e–mail to support@roommates.ca to if you have any concern about the handling of your Personal Information.

When we receive formal written complaints at this address, it is CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ policy to contact the complaining user regarding his or her concerns. We will cooperate with the appropriate regulatory authorities, including local data protection authorities, to resolve any complaints regarding the transfer of personal data that cannot be resolved between CANADIAN ROOMMATES and an individual.

Subordination to the Terms of Service

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the terms and conditions of CANADIAN ROOMMATES’ Terms of Service as an integral part thereof; in case of a contradiction between any provision of the Terms of Service and the content of this document, the provisions of the Terms of Service shall prevail.

Effective Date: April 14, 2009