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Privacy Policy Wholesale Medical Network Inc.
CONSUMER PERSONAL
INFORMATION WE TAKE PRIVACY SERIOUSLY
At Wholesale Medical Network Inc.,
we respect your privacy and value our relationship with you. Your personal
information will be protected, will never be sold, and unless we advise you in
advance, will be used only by us, our affiliates, dealers/retailers, and
service suppliers (only to provide services). Our goal is to enhance your
product and service experience with us. By submitting this personal information
to us, you are consenting to its use and disclosure for the following purposes:
If these intended uses are
not reasonably obvious from the circumstances in which personal information is
collected, we will provide you with an opportunity to withhold your consent to
the collection, use or disclosure of the information. Keep in mind, however,
that there are limited situations in which applicable laws require or allow us,
our affiliates, suppliers, business partners and our dealers/retailers to
collect, use/disclose personal information without consent. They include, for
example, safety and compliance activities.
WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK
PRIVACY POLICY
CONSUMER PERSONAL
INFORMATION
WHAT
INFORMATION ABOUT ME IS COLLECTED BY WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK AND HOW IS IT USED?
A/ Personal Information
that WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK INC. may Collect About You:
WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK collects
personal information about you that is reasonably necessary for the purposes
described above. We may collect this information directly from you or from our
web sites, dealers/retailers, affiliates, service providers, and other sources
that compile lists of potential health product purchasers, always with your
consent when required by law.
WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK also
conducts contests, quizzes, surveys, promotions and offers several forms of
personalized services such as warranty, servicing and maintenance and in
respect of which you may be requested to provide certain contact and
eligibility information such as name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail
address, age and other information that may be required to provide or
administer these services or promotions. We may also ask you to provide
additional information about your purchasing patterns and preferences, gender and
other financial, insurance and demographic information. The more information
you volunteer, and the more accurate it is, the better we are able to customize
and improve your experience with WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK
B/ Visiting One of The WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK Web
Sites:
(i) What
Information
WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK May Collect Through its Web
Sites:
During normal Web
site usage, you can visit our site without communicating any personal
information. However, to make use of certain features on our site, such as
contests, quizzes, promotions, personalized services, or online appointments
with one of our dealers/retailers, users may need to register with the site. As
part of this voluntary registration, WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK may request
contact and eligibility information such as name, mailing address, telephone
number, e-mail address, age and other data required for operating these
services or promotions.
As described in
paragraph A above, we may also ask you to provide additional personal information.
We use this information as described in our list of uses set out above. Again,
the more information you volunteer, and the more accurate it is, the better we
are able to customize and improve your experience with us.
You should be aware
that when you share personal information in public areas of our Web site, such
as chat rooms or bulletin boards, this information might be seen and used by
others. We urge you to exercise good judgment when sharing personal information
in these forums.
(ii) WHOLESALE MEDICAL
NETWORK’S
Web Sites – Use of Cookies:
When you visit one
of the WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK web sites, we may collect and store
information about your visit on an anonymous, aggregate basis using
"cookie" technology. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site
can send to your browser, which may then store the cookie on your hard drive.
Cookies may tell us the time and length of your visit, the pages you look at on
our sites, and the site you visited just before coming to ours. We may also
record the name of your Internet service provider. This information allows us
to measure site activity to tailor the consumer's experience within our Web
sites. The goal is to save you time and provide you with a more meaningful
visit. Cookies used by WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK on its Web sites are solely to
facilitate navigation and security across the site, and are not used to capture
or reveal personal information.
If you are
concerned about cookies, you may modify your browser settings to notify you
when you receive a cookie. If you do not know how to modify your browser
settings please consult your browser documentation or the supplier web site.
You may visit our Web sites with your cookies turned off. However, you may not
be able to access some of the areas of our site, which require cookies for
customization and personalization.
We may also use
third parties to serve our advertisements on other web sites. In serving
WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK advertisements these third parties may place cookies
on your browser computer and may collect certain anonymous information about
your visits to other web sites. This information includes browser type, IP
address, Web activity and time of day and is used to better understand and
optimize WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK’S online advertising campaigns. To opt-out
of these cookies, please review the privacy policies of that web site and
follow the instructions on their site.
WILL WHOLESALE
MEDICAL NETWORK
SHARE MY INFORMATION WITH OTHER PARTIES?
When you provide WHOLESALE MEDICAL
NETWORK with personally identifiable information, WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK may
share that information with our dealer/retailer network and our affiliates.
WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK also may share your personal information with our
business partners solely for use in promoting joint marketing programs. Before
we share your information with any of these or other organizations we will
ensure we have the consent required under applicable law. For further
information about those with whom we may share your information, please contact
us.
We may disclose your personal
information as required by law, in conjunction with a government inquiry or in
litigation or dispute resolution. In addition, if a WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK
service provider is located outside of Canada, your personal information may be
processed and stored in a country where the laws are different from those in
Canada, and where the government (eg. the United States) may be able to obtain
disclosure of your personal information under their local laws.
As WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK
continues to develop and grow, there may be instances where we may buy or sell
business operations. To the extent that the business operation that is sold
relates to the management of our warranty, service or other relationship with
you, we may transfer personal customer information as part of the transferred
business assets to ensure a seamless continuation of your related services and
product experience.
Finally, our Web sites, does
contain links to sites outside of and not controlled by WHOLESALE MEDICAL
NETWORK. WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK is not responsible for these sites, their
omissions or for the policies or content of their Web sites. We recommend that
you read the privacy policies of these sites before making a decision to
provide your personal information to the site operators.
HOW IS MY
PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTED?
WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK is
committed to protecting your personal information in full compliance with this
Privacy Policy and applicable laws. WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK understands your
concerns about online security and about the security of your information
otherwise collected by us and we take reasonable precautions to prevent the
loss, misuse or alteration of information under our control. Your personal
information may be stored and/or processed or otherwise used by or on behalf of
WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK both inside and outside of Canada. In addition, we
employ generally accepted information security policies, procedures and
techniques.
We encourage you, the user, to
observe the security features built into your browser. Upgrading to the latest
version of an Internet browser will often provide increased security.
CAN I
OPT-OUT OF
WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK MARKETING
PROMOTIONS AND INITIATIVES?
If you do not want to be contacted
for product, service or marketing initiatives, or if you would like to be
removed from any direct marketing initiatives, corporate surveys, telemarketing
or direct mail or e-mail lists, or if you would otherwise like to limit our use
or disclosure of your personal information, please contact us as indicated
below.
Except as required or permitted by
applicable law, we will respect your wishes relating to the use of your
personal information and we will ensure that your file reflects the limitations
that you have requested. Unless they are obvious, we will advise you of the
consequences of withdrawing your consent. For example, if you withdraw your
consent, WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK may not be able to provide you or continue
to provide you with the services or information about products or services or
related promotions that may be of value to you.
HOW CAN I
ACCESS AND CORRECT ERRORS IN MY INFORMATION?
You
can access and correct errors in your personally identifiable information by
contacting us as indicated below. Note: If a correction involves product
service, you may be asked for name, address and additional contact information.
While WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK uses
reasonable efforts to ensure that the information we hold about you is
accurate, complete and current, we often rely on you to inform us about changes
to your contact or other relevant information (e.g., name, address, telephone
number, etc.).
HOW DO I
CONTACT
WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK?
WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK is committed
to continuous improvement, and values your input. We welcome your comments
and/or suggestions on improving our Web site and policies. If you have any
comments or concerns, or wish to limit the use of any of your personal
information that we may have, you may contact WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK at:
1684 Dufferin Street
Toronto, ON
M6H3M1
Or you may contact us by clicking
on the “Contact” icon found on a WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK Web site. Should you
have any questions or concerns regarding the collection, use or disclosure of
your personal information please do not hesitate to contact us.
You may also contact The Office of
the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at Place de Ville, 112 Kent Street, 3rd
Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1H3, or call toll-free at 1-800-282-1376.
WILL WHOLESALE
MEDICAL NETWORK
UPDATE ITS PRIVACY POLICY?
We are always looking for ways to
improve and update our web site to further enhance its effectiveness.
Consequently our policies including this privacy policy will continue to evolve
and WHOLESALE MEDICAL NETWORK reserves the right to alter this privacy policy
from time to time and such changes will be effective ten days following the
date on which this privacy policy is revised.
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