Privacy Policy for RWARDZ as of November 23rd, 2014

1. Information We Collect and How We Use It

    
   We may store the information you submit to or through RWARDZ, as well as information we collect in connection with your use of RWARDZ.
    
   We use the information to fulfill your requests, share your knowledge, engage businesses, answer your questions, improve RWARDZ functionality, improve RWARDZ quality, personalize your experience, track usage of RWARDZ, provide feedback to businesses that are listed on RWARDZ, display relevant advertising, provide client support, message you, back up our systems and allow for disaster recovery, enhance the security of RWARDZ, and comply with legal obligations.
    
   Among the information we collect, please note:
   • Account Information: If you create an account on RWARDZ, we may store and use the following information; your full name, email address, zip / postal code and other information you may provide with your account. Your first name, last name, business name as well as any photo or business logo you submit through the registration process, may be publicly displayed as part of your account profile. You can modify some of the information associated with your account at any time. If you feel that an unauthorized account has been created depicting you or your company, you can request its removal at any time.
   • Public Content: The information that you post within RWARDZ is intended for public consumption, including, but not limited to your questions, comments, suggestions, information, photos, videos, and account profile. We may display this information on RWARDZ, share it with businesses, and further distribute it to a wider audience through other RWARDZ applications and third party sites and services.
   • Contacts: You can invite your friends, employees, clients and other business associates to join RWARDZ by using the Invite option. If you are inviting another person or business to join in the RWARDZ program, you agree to follow Canada’s rules governing any kind of electronic message (CASL). This means you can ONLY invite someone you know or have had business dealings with in the past. You agree that if you do not follow these rules, then you take full responsibility for ALL fines associated with your disregard of Canada’s CASL rules. Every time you invite someone to become a member, you acknowledge that you must know this person or have conducted business dealings with them in the past.
   • Communications: When you sign up for an account, you are opting in to receive emails and messages from other RWARDZ users, RWARDZ businesses, and RWARDZ itself. You can manage your involvement as RWARDZ is a system built to increase and reward knowledge. It is your choice to participate but note that you cannot opt out of receiving certain administrative or legal notices from RWARDZ. If you exchange messages with others through RWARDZ, we may store them in order to process and deliver them, allow you to manage them, and investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with RWARDZ. If you send or receive information from or to RWARDZ from your phone via SMS text message, we may log your phone number, phone carrier, and the date and time that the message was processed. Carriers may charge recipients for texts that they receive.
   • Transactional Information: If you make purchases through RWARDZ, we may collect and store certain information about you to process your requests and populate forms for future transactions, such as your phone number, address, and email. This information may be shared with third parties who help process and fulfill your requests. When using a credit card within RWARDZ, we use a third party provider that follows the most strict security standards for storing, processing and transmitting cardholder data. These standards are known as PCI DSS. When Members transact through RWARDZ, we record and may publicly display statistics that a transaction occurred and that someone earned and redeemed goods and services for Points.
   • RWARDZ Activity: We may store information about your use of RWARDZ, such as your search activity, the pages you view, the date and time of your visit. We also may store information that your computer or mobile device provides to us in connection with your use of RWARDZ, such as, but not limited to, your browser type, type of computer or mobile device, browser language, IP address, mobile carrier, unique device identifier, location, and requested and referring URLs.

2. Cookies

    
   We, and third parties with whom we partner, may use cookies, web beacons, local shared objects (sometimes called "flash cookies"), and similar technology in connection with your use of RWARDZ and third party websites ("Cookies"). Cookies are small data files that may have unique identifiers, and reside, among other places, on your computer or mobile device, in emails we send to you, and on our web pages. Cookies may transmit information about you and your use of the Site, such as your browser type, search preferences, data relating to advertisements that have been displayed to you or that you have clicked on, and the date and time of your use. Cookies may be persistent or stored only during an individual session.
    
   It may be possible to disable some (but not all) Cookies through your device or browser settings, but doing so may affect your ability to use RWARDZ. The method for disabling cookies may vary by device and browser, but can usually be found in preferences or security settings.
    
   Types of Cookies used on the Site include:
    

3. Third Parties

    
   We may share information about you with third parties as follows:
   • Advertisers: We may allow third parties to use Cookies on RWARDZ to collect the same type of information for the same purposes as RWARDZ does for itself. They may be able to associate the information they collect with other information they have about you from other sources. We do not necessarily have access to or control over the Cookies they use, but you may be able to opt-out of some of their practices. Please note that opting out does not prevent the display of advertisements to you.
   • Service Providers: Some of the services that are offered through RWARDZ, may be provided by third-party providers. We also outsource some of RWARDZ functions to third-party providers, such as technical and customer support, tracking and reporting functions, quality assurance tests, payment processing functions, and other services. We may share information from or about you with these third-party providers so that they can perform their services or complete your requests.
   • Aggregate Information: We may share user information in the aggregate with third parties, such as advertisers and content distributors. For example, we may disclose the number of users that have been exposed to, or clicked on, advertisements.
   • Business Transfers: We may share information from or about you with subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control, in which case we will require them to honor this Privacy Policy. If another company acquires RWARDZ or all or substantially all of our assets, that company will possess the same information, and will assume the rights and obligations with respect to that information as described in this Privacy Policy.
   • Businesses on RWARDZ: We may share information from or about you and your use of RWARDZ with businesses on RWARDZ. We suggest you read the privacy policies of every Business you engage.
   • Investigations: We may investigate and disclose information from or about you if we have a good faith belief that such investigation or disclosure is (a) reasonably necessary to comply with legal process and law enforcement instructions and orders, such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, judicial proceeding, or other legal process served on us; (b) helpful to prevent, investigate, or identify possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site; or (c) protect our rights, reputation, property, or that of our users, affiliates, or the public.
   • Links: RWARDZ may contain links to affiliated and unaffiliated third party websites. Except as set forth herein, we do not share your personal information with them, and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We suggest you read the privacy policies on all such third party websites.
   • Social Media: eg: Facebook and Twitter: You can connect your RWARDZ account to your accounts on third party services like Facebook or Twitter, in which case we may collect and store information identifying your account with the third party service. We use the information to help you connect and share knowledge with your clients, employees, friends and followers. You can manage these settings.

4. Controlling Your Personal Data

    
   RWARDZ has been established to created, share and reward knowledge. RWARDZ does not share any personal data other than what has been outline in this Privacy Policy.
    
   Always assume users of RWARDZ will be able to identify creators of content. We created a platform for all people to be heard. It is up to you should you wish to create a public profile that users may not be able to identify you, though doing so could detract from the credibility of your contributions to RWARDZ and limit your earning potential.
    
   Please also note that the content you send or receive using RWARDZ is public information. Once you have created content, it is in the public domain and can be used by the Business it was intended for in any way they see fit. For example, we do not have any control over whether a recipient of one of your submissions uses nothing, all or a portion of the content. We also have no control over the amount of points awarded by the business for the submissions received.
    

5. Data Retention and Account Termination

    
   You can close your account at any time. We will not remove existing submissions from view, but we will remove information about you for the purposes authorized under this Privacy Policy unless prohibited by law. For example, we may retain information to prevent, investigate, or identify possible wrongdoing in connection with RWARDZ or to comply with legal obligations.
    

6. Children

    
   The Site is intended for general audiences and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information without parental consent, please contact us. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal information without parental consent, we take steps to remove such information and terminate the child's account. We do believe Children should have a voice and we believe parents should encourage their kids to find and speak out loud about their interests. RWARDZ is a platform to speak about what interests you, regardless of your age.
    

7. Security

    
   We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or via mobile device, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
    

8. Dispute Resolution

    
   If you believe that RWARDZ has not adhered to this Privacy Policy you may contact us through our main site www.RWARDZ.com or mail us at:
    
   RWARDZ
   Attn: Privacy Officer
   204 - 304 Toronto Street South
   Uxbridge ON L9P 1Y2
   L4K 4V3
    

9. Jurisdiction

    
   The information we obtain from or about you may be processed and stored in Canada, which may provide for different data protection rules than the country in which you reside.
    

10. Modifications to This Privacy Policy

     
    We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version of the Privacy Policy will govern our use of information about you. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on RWARDZ. By continuing to access or use the Site after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy.