Material Legal Technologies Inc. (“Material”, “we”, “us”, “our” and terms of similar meaning) take your privacy rights very seriously. We are committed to transparently describing our privacy practices, including how we collect, use and disclose your information and data as part of the normal operation of Material\'s websites (collectively, "the Websites") and Services as defined in our Terms and Conditions of Use (“Terms”). We encourage you to read and understand our Terms and this Privacy Policy before using our Websites. By accepting the Terms and/or Privacy Policy in registration or by accessing or using the Websites, you expressly consent to our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to our Terms. All capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined herein obtain their meaning from the Terms. This privacy policy sets out the information gathering and dissemination practices of Material Legal Technologies Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, (“Material”, “we”, “us”, “our” and terms of similar meaning) in the use of the Websites. We may update this privacy policy from time to time and you are responsible for periodically reviewing the most current version of this privacy policy on the Websites. Your continued use of the Websites or submission of information will be deemed your conclusive acceptance of the updated privacy policy. In this Privacy Policy, the phrase "Service Providers" includes, but is not limited to, any licensors, suppliers, information providers or other third parties that provide or administer, from time to time, any data, information, content, application, tool or service to Material.
Our primary purpose in collecting personal information from you is to provide you with a safe, smooth, efficient, and customized experience. This allows us to provide services and features that most likely meet your needs, and to customize our service to make your experience safer and easier. We only collect personal information about you that we consider necessary for achieving this purpose.
We may collect this information when you subscribe to, or sign your company up for, certain services, tools or features that we provide, when you fill out forms made available through the Websites, or otherwise in connection with your use of the Websites. We will limit the personal information we collect to what we need for the purposes for which it was collected, and will use such personal information for such purposes. We may also use personal information we collect to provide you with information on products, services and events that we or third parties offer that we believe may be of interest to you. If we wish to use your personal information for any other purpose, we will obtain your consent before using the information.
In some cases, we may collect information about you that may or may not be personally-identifiable. Examples of this type of information include your Internet protocol (IP) address, the type of Internet browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using, and the advertisement or domain name of the website from which you linked to the Websites. The collection, use, disclosure and storage of such information will be in accordance with this privacy policy, including for the purpose of optimizing Website user experience.
We may use personal information in the file we maintain about you, and other information we obtain from your current and past activities on the Websites, to deliver information to you that, in some cases, is relevant to your interests; customize your experience; detect and protect us against error, fraud and other criminal activity; enforce our Terms; provide you with system or administrative messages, and as otherwise described to you at the time of collection. We may also use personal information about you to improve analyze usage of our Websites, to improve our content and product offerings, and to customize the content, layout, and services. These uses improve the Websites and better tailor it to meet your needs, so as to provide you with a smooth, efficient, safe and customized experience while using the Websites.
We will share your personal information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this Privacy Policy and in accordance with your permissions. We will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to third parties without your explicit consent. The following describes some of the ways that your information may be disclosed in the normal scope of business to provide our services:
We aggregate and anonymize data and use and disclose such information for a variety of purposes, including analytics. However, in these situations, we do not disclose any information that could be used to identify you personally.
We may from time to time use the services of affiliates, subsidiaries and unrelated service providers in the operation of the Websites and may disclose personal information to them in the course of our use of their services. For example, we may use the services of third-party hosting companies to host the operation of the Application and the Websites. This may involve the hosting of data, including personal information, on servers operated by those hosting companies. We take care to use only service providers that we believe are reputable and able to live up to our and your expectations, including about the handling of confidential information.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this policy, we may preserve or disclose your information if we believe that it is reasonably necessary to comply with a law, regulation or legal request; to protect the safety of any person; to address fraud, security or technical issues; or to protect our or any other person’s rights or property. However, nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to limit any legal defenses or objections that you may have to a third party’s, including a government’s, request to disclose your information.
Finally, please note that in some cases, personal information that we collect may be stored or processed outside of Canada. In such cases, we continue to protect the information with appropriate safeguards, but it may be subject to the legal jurisdiction of those countries and governmental authorities in those countries.
You may review, delete and update your personal information to ensure it is accurate through the Application. Alternatively, you may contact us through [email protected] to update or delete your personal information.
The Websites are not intended for children under the age of eighteen (18). Material does not target its Websites to children under eighteen (18). Material does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of eighteen (18). By using the Websites, you are confirming that you are not under 18 years of age, and you are consenting to this privacy policy and the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information by Material as outlined in this privacy policy. If this privacy policy is not acceptable to you, please do not submit any of your personal information.
Your Material User Account is protected by a password for your privacy and security. You must prevent unauthorized access to your account by selecting and protecting your password appropriately, and limiting access to your device. While we strive to protect your information and data we cannot guarantee the security of your User Account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure and other factors, may compromise the security of user information at any time.
Material may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. The use of information we collect is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time the information is used. If we make any material changes in the way we use your personal information or data, we will notify you by e-mailing you at your e-mail address used to register for the Websites (if any) or by posting an announcement in a visible location on the Site. Users are bound by any changes to the Privacy Policy when they use the Websites after such changes have been first posted.
For purposes of section 3.1 of the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (the "Quebec Act"), the person exercising the highest authority within Material has delegated the function of ensuring that the Quebec Act is implemented and complied with to the Chief Technology Officer of Material. It is our goal to make our privacy practices easy to understand. If you have questions, concerns or if you would like more detailed information, please email our privacy officer at [email protected]. You have the option to refuse or withdraw consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information, and we will respect your choices. If you wish to exercise this option or if you have any questions, enquiries or complaints with respect to our privacy policies or procedures, please send a written request to the appropriate person indicated above. We will investigate and respond to your concerns about any aspect of our handling of your information.
BY USING THE WEBSITES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY, UNDERSTAND IT AND AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.