PRIVACY POLICY

Our Company takes the job of guarding your personal information with the utmost seriousness.

We will not give any information about you to others without your express permission. Our network of sites uses forms in which you give us contact information (your name, e-mail address, address, telephone number, etc.) so you can receive information from us or to place orders with us. We use your customer information only when it will be important for us to contact you regarding updates or changes to our programs or products and special offers we think you'll find valuable. We also will send you information related to the topics you signed up about to further help in the education process.

At all times if you find that you wish to stop receiving communication from us, simply click on UNSUBSCRIBE at the bottom of any newsletter that you are a part of. Understand that from time to time you may end up subscribing to several different specialized newsletters that we offer, so you may still continue to receive messages from us, just through a different newsletter. If you are having issues unsubscribing simply send an e-mail to bridgegame@sympatico.ca and we will assist you.

We use information gathered about you from our site statistics (for example your IP address ) to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site. We also gather broad demographic information from this data to help us improve our site and make your browsing and purchasing experience more enjoyable. This is not linked to any personally identifiable information, except as necessary to prevent fraud or abuse on our system.


Online Shopping
If you order services or products directly from our Company we will use the personal information you provide only to process that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order.
If you complete an order for some other company(ies) that may be linked to our Site, such as an online gift order sent directly to a recipient, you may be asked to provide information about the recipient, such as the recipient’s name, address, and phone number. Our company has no control over the third parties’ use of any personal information you provide when placing such an order. Please exercise care when doing so. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the Privacy and Terms of Use policies of any other company(ies) whose web sites you may access from our site.

Child Privacy
Protecting the online privacy of children is especially important, and those under the age of 13 are protected by federal law. For that reason, our Company does not knowingly permit children under the age of 13 to become registered members of our sites, or to buy goods and services on our sites, without verifiable parental consent. Our Company does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information about children under 13, except with their parent’s express consent.
If we ever include children under the age of 13 as part of our intended site audience, those specific web pages will, in accordance with the provisions of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), be clearly identified and provide an explicit privacy notice; and we will provide processes to obtain parental approval, provide access to information and allow parents to request removal of their children’s personal information.
Our Company encourages parents and guardians to spend time with their children online and to participate in their interactive activities and interests.

Our sites may contain links to other sites. Unfortunately our Company, is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

Security

You may opt-out of receiving communications from us and our partners at any time. We have the following options for changing and modifying your customer information.

• You may send an email to  bridgegame@sympatico.ca

• You may send mail to Bill Geraats, 95 Emmeloord Crescent, Unionville, Ontario L3R 1P9

As stated previously in this policy, unless we have given you notice and choice, we will not share your personal information except with a third party to assist us in the processing or securing of your personal information or when we are required by law , in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law, or we must comply with a legal process served on our web site. We may also need to give out your information if one of our partners requires it, but these situations are rare.

Business Transfers

Our company resserves the right to transfer your personal information in connection with the sale or transfer of all or a portion of our business or assets. If the busines is sold or transfered,  our company will give you an opportunity to tell us not to transfer your personal information. In some cases, this may mean that the new organization will not be able to continue providing you the services or products that our  Company provides.

Law Enforcement:

Our company may disclose personal information to third parties without your consent  for any of the following reasons: to comply with the law, regularion or court order, to cooperate wtih Government investigations, to help prevent fraud or to enforce or protect the rights of our Company or its subsidiaries.


Changes in Our Practices

If we make material changes to our information handling practices or other privacy aspects, we will post those changes on this privacy statement prior to their implementation or notify you directly via email. Minor changes will be immediately effective upon reposting to this privacy policy on our network of Web sites.


If you have any questions about our privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, please contact us at:

bridgegame@sympatico.ca