By accessing Vested, and using any of its products or services, you accept all of the practices and terms described in this Privacy Policy, which may be amended from time to time, with or without notice, at the sole discretion of Vested Technology Corp. You also agree that this Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of Canada and the Province of British Columbia and that any disputes arising from the application of this Privacy Policy will be governed in accordance with these laws, exclusively by the provincial and federal courts located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The practices and terms contained in this Privacy Policy conform to the Personal Information Protection Act of British Columbia (“PIPA”), which is enforced by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia (www.oipc.bc.ca).
Information We Collect
Personal information provided by investors: Vested Technology Corp. collects and stores personal information voluntarily submitted by you through the Vested website, direct communications, mobile apps, and any other means. Personal information collected includes, but is not limited to, your name, address, e-mail address, residency, citizenship, age, date of birth, income, investment activity, and assets. By voluntarily providing this information, you acknowledge and consent to the use of such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the Terms & Conditions by Vested Technology Corp., and any authorized third-parties used to provide the products and services through Vested.
Information provided by Crowdfunders: Vested Technology Corp. collects and stores Crowdfunder’s personal and corporate information voluntarily submitted through the Vested website, direct communications, mobile apps, and any other means. Information collected includes, but is not limited to, corporation names, corporate structures, share structures, certificates of incorporation, personal information relating to directors and officers and shareholders, any other information required to assess and determine eligibility as a prospectus-exempt Crowdfunding issuer under provincial securities laws, and any other information required by Vested Technology Corp. to comply with Canadian and provincial law. By voluntarily providing this information, you acknowledge and consent to the collection and use of such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the Terms & Conditions by Vested Technology Corp., and any authorized third-parties used to provide the products and services through Vested.
Information collected passively by technological means: While accessing Vested, and using its products and services, Vested Technology Corp. may passively collect and store information through the use of cookies, log files, clear gifs, Google Analytics, and any other means. Information collected and stored through these means includes, but is not limited to, your internet protocol address, browser type, operating system, navigational data, searches, page views, links clicked, By accessing Vested, and using its products and services, you acknowledge and consent to the collection and use of such information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the Terms & Conditions by Vested Technology Corp. and any authorized third parties used to provide the products and services through Vested.
How We Use Collected Information
Vested Technology Corp. will only use and disclose collected information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the Terms & Conditions. The information submitted and collected is used to provide the products and services of Vested, in its operations, maintenance, features and functionality. Your information may be shared with authorized third-parties that provide services to Vested Technology Corp., including but not limited to, web hosting, ID verification, data storage, security for the purposes of providing the products and services offered through Vested. Vested Technology Corp. may collect, use and disclose non-personally identifiable information, including but not limited to, anonymous usage data, uniform resource locators, and platform types, to third-parties in the form of anonymous aggregated data for purposes such as performing statistical analyses on the behaviour of users, which may be disclosed to third-party advertisers and potential clients.
Vested Technology Corp. will not sell, share or release any personal information collected to third-parties other than contemplated in this Privacy Policy and the Terms & Conditions. Some information and content provided by investors and Crowdfunders may be disclosed to the public on Vested, such as in investor or corporation profiles, Crowdfunder information pages, and other similar content. Vested Technology Corp. will require acknowledgement of public disclosure by persons submitting information when such information collected will be viewable to the public through Vested. Such information and content may remain viewable in cached and archived pages, or in copied or stored versions by public users even after being removed from Vested.
Vested Technology Corp. will use the email provided by you for all service-related notices, including but not limited to, information relating to Vested, its products and services, changes to its features, changes to this Privacy Policy and the Terms & Conditions, Crowdfunder investment opportunities offered through Vested, and any other communications as required by law (i.e. disclosure documents relating to an investment, notices under corporate law, notice of investor rights, etc.) (“Notices”) . By providing your email address, you consent to Vested Technology Corp. and any authorized third-parties, including but not limited to, Crowdfunders, using your email for the purpose of providing such Notices, and such emails shall be in lieu of communication by postal mail. Vested Technology Corp. will comply with Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”). . If you do not wish to receive Notices by email, you may at any time opt out of such email Notices by clicking “Unsubscribe” in any email sent by Vested or an authorized third-party. Opting out may preclude you, at the sole discretion of Vested Technology Corp., from using the products and services provided through Vested. Any email correspondence between you and Vested Technology Corp. or an authorized third-party, including but not limited to, messages, queries, Notices, and responses to Notices, may be retained by Vested Technology Corp. or said authorized third-party.
OBTAINING, CHANGING OR DELETING YOUR INFORMATION
Access to your personal information: To obtain a copy of all information Vested Technology, Corp maintains about you, you may send us a request using the contact information at the end of this Policy or, if available, through a tool on our site. After receiving the request, we will tell you when we expect to provide you with the information, and whether we require any fee for providing it to you.
Remove or Change your Information: If you wish us to remove or change personally identifiable information that you have provided us, you may contact us at the contact information at the end of this Policy or if available through a tool on our site.
Verification of your Information: When we receive any request to access, edit or delete personally identifiable information, we will first take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting you access or otherwise taking any action. This is important to safeguard your information.
RETENTION PERIOD FOR PERSONAL DATA
Except as otherwise mentioned in this Policy, Vested Technology Corp keeps your personally identifiable information for 8 years as required by the law:
Disclaimer
Vested Technology Corp. is dedicated to ensuring your privacy and using collected information only for the purposes it has been collected, unless you consent to other uses, or if required by law to do otherwise. Vested Technology Corp. will collect, store, and use your personal and non-personal information in a careful and sensible manner. Vested Technology Corp. uses commercially reasonable physical and technical safeguards to preserve the security of personal information collected from investors and Crowdfunders, but does not guarantee the security of any information transmitted to Vested or any authorized third-party through Vested, or collected by Vested Technology Corp. by any means. Any breach of our security or an authorized third-party’s security, by way of unauthorized entry to or use of Vested, hardware or software failure, physical access to any computers and servers, or any other means whatsoever, may happen at any time (“Security Breach”). Vested Technology Corp. does not guarantee that a Security Breach will not result in your information being accessed, disclosed, altered, destroyed, or otherwise compromised. By accessing Vested, using its products and services, you do so at your own risk. Vested Technology Corp., its directors, officers, employees, agents and assigns shall not be held liable for any loss, damages, or legal liabilities resulting from a Security Breach. In the event of a Security Breach, you hereby agree to hold harmless and indemnify Vested Technology Corp., its directors, officers, employees, agents, and assigns from any claims, actions, damages, losses and expenses including but not limited to legal fees, arising out of such a breach unless caused by the gross negligence of any one or all of them...
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