| October 2005
PCTECH Computer Services Inc. and its divisions, affiliates
and subsidiaries (hereinafter PCTECH Inc.) respects
the privacy and the integrity of any information that you
provide us as a user of this Site. Under the Personal Information
Protection and Electronic Documents Act, 2000 c.5. (the "Privacy
Act") we have created the following Privacy Policy.
1. APPLICATION OF THIS POLICY
This Privacy Policy applies to PCTECH Inc. only. It will
tell you how and why we gather personal and non-personal information
about you.
This Site is connected by "hyperlinks" to other
websites. We are not responsible in any way for the privacy
practices on other websites and suggest that you review the
privacy policies on those linked websites before using them.
2. WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO YOU
We have designated an officer of the company to be accountable
for our policies and practices with respect to the management
of personal information. Any questions, comments or complaints
that you might have about our privacy practices should be
forwarded in writing to:
Attention: Privacy Officer
PCTECH Inc.
Suite #301 - 7 West 7th Ave.
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
V5Y 1L4
3. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
Personally identifiable information or personal information
is defined as information that identifies you, as an individual,
and includes your name, home address, home telephone number,
and e-mail address.
We only collect personally identifiable information about
you after you have specifically and knowingly provided such
information to us. By voluntarily providing this information
to us at various points when using our Site, including, sending
us a comment or suggestion, entering a chatroom or bulletin
board, or entering a contest that is posted on our Site, you
will be consenting to the collection and use of your personal
information by us for that online activity. You are under
no obligation to provide us with this information and can
access many aspects of the Site without providing us any personal
information.
4. THE PURPOSE OF OUR COLLECTING INFORMATION
FROM YOU
If you participate in an online activity, your personal information
will only be used for the purposes of that online activity,
unless you otherwise provide us with your consent. For example,
we will collect and use personal information for the following
purposes:
To run contests, select entrants, and choose prize
winners.
To respond to your questions, or comments you forward
to us.
To run chatrooms, bulletin boards or other areas of
interaction with other members.
To keep aggregate information on Site use.
5. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We will not sell or rent your personal information to any
other party without your consent. However, we may disclose
your personal information in the circumstances set out below.
If you have entered into and won one of our contests, your
name and city of residence may be published by us or one of
the sponsors. Please check the specific contest rules for
details.
We may also be required by law to disclose personal information
without your consent in the event of emergency situations
or when required by government or other legal authority.
We may also disclose personal information to third parties
in connection with a corporate re-organization, merger or
amalgamation, or the sale of all or substantially all of our
assets, provided that the personal information disclosed continues
to be used for the purposes permitted by this Privacy Policy
by the entity acquiring this information.
Please be advised that when you voluntarily disclose information
on the bulletin boards or in the forum or chat areas of our
Site, your personal and other information disclosed in your
communication shall become public information and can be collected
and used by other parties. We cannot control what third parties
in the bulletin board or chatroom do with your personal information.
6. NON PERSONAL INFORMATION
In addition, we collect non-personally identifiable information,
which is information that does not identify you personally,
but becomes available to us as a result of your visit to our
Site. This information includes; your IP address, a number
automatically assigned your computer when you visit the Site;
your Internet Service Provider; and your Web Browser.
One way we use this non-personal information is as a diagnostic
and administrative tool for identifying system problems and
administering the Site. From time to time we use cookies on
this Site. Cookies are small text files that your web browser
leaves on your hard drive to recognize you as a repeat user
of our Site. If you do not want cookies to be used, you should
access the features of your web browser for the procedure
to disable the cookies.
We collect personal and non-personal information in a non-identifying,
anonymous and aggregate form to enhance our Site design, to
share with advertisers and for statistical purposes. These
statistics and reports will contain only aggregated and no
personally identifiable information.
7. SAFEGUARDS WE HAVE IN PLACE
We employ reasonable managerial and technical measures to
ensure that your information is secure. For example, all personally
identifiable information is maintained behind a firewall.
8. CHILDREN
Minors in the country, province or state in which they live,
can only use this Site with the approval of a parent or guardian.
9. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may change this policy as new services are added or old
ones are changed. Such changes will be effective when a notice
of the change is posted on the Site. Please check this Privacy
Policy from time to time for updates by checking the date
of the Last Update at the top of this document.
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