HOMESAVVYLIVING GROUP INC. (“company”, “I”, “we” or “us”) is dedicated to respecting the privacy of your personal information, and this privacy policy describes what information is collected from you on www.homesavvy.com (hereinafter the “website”) and how it is used. The term “you” refers to anyone who uses, visits and/or views the website.
By visiting and using the website, you accept and agree to be bound by this privacy policy. Your continued use of the website after posting of any changes to our Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes and updates. You must not access or use the website if you do not wish to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
CANADA’S PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS ACT (PIPEDA)
We comply with Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) that regulates the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information provided to us. PIPEDA requires that we notify you why we collect your personal information, how we use it and under what circumstances we will disclose such information. Under PIPEDA, you also have the right to access your personal information held by us as well as receive an accounting of how that information is being used or disclosed. We take all the necessary security measures appropriate to secure your personal information provided to us.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
We respect the privacy of children and “child” means an individual under the age of 13. All information and content on this website is intended for individuals over the age of 18. Children under the age of 13 are prohibited from using this website. We do not knowingly collect, use or disclose personal information from children under the age of 13 without prior parental or guardian consent. If you believe any personal information is collected from someone under the age of 13 without parental or guardian consent, then please contact us to have that information deleted.
WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW IT IS USED
When you access the website, you may provide certain personally identifiable information including but not limited to your name, email address, phone number, address, avatar image, credit card information when you make a purchase on the website.
This information is collected when you register on the site, place an order, subscribe to a newsletter, contact us, use the search feature on the website, provide comments or any other feedback, fill out a form or use the live chat or enter any other information on the website to communicate with us. From time to time, we may also collect information that you submit when you participate in any online surveys that we may post on our website.
Your personal information is used to personalize your experience, improve the website to better serve you, provide customer service support, efficiently process your requests or transactions, tailor advertisements to you, elicit reviews of services or products, provide you offers, promotions and to follow up with you through correspondence (email, live chat, or phone). We may also use this information to provide you offers and promotions from our partners and/or our affiliates in exchange for a commission without additional cost to you.
Additionally, like other websites, this website automatically collects certain information about you through Log Data and Google Analytics. Log Data is information about your computer’s Internet Protocol Address, which is your “IP” address, browser information, Internet Service Provider’s information, your operating system, and your browser type. Similarly, Google Analytics collects certain information about your location, browsing history, the pages you visit, the equipment you used to access the website, traffic patterns, and other general patterns related to your use of the website.
This information is used to analyze website statistics related to user behavior and interests, improve our performance and your use of the website and to further enhance our products and services offered to you.
COMMENTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. When you leave a comment, your name, email address and website/organization name is not shared with a third party and may be used to communicate with you.
Social media accounts and sharing options are available on this website. Social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and so forth) can track your personal information. Should you choose to interact with us on social media, please note that you will be voluntarily disclosing that personal information. This information is no longer private. It becomes public information and can be collected and used by others. We have no control over and take no responsibility for the use, storage or dissemination of such publicly-disclosed personal information by you.
Any such interactions via comments and social media with us do not subject us to any kind of liability related to misuse of your information by others.
USE OF COOKIES
COOKIE PRIVACY POLICY
This Cookie Privacy Policy explains how HomeSavvy uses cookies and similar technologies on our website homesavvyliving.com .
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help to store and retrieve information about your use of the website, which helps us improve your user experience and make the site more efficient.
WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE?
We use various types of cookies on our website, including:
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Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functions of the website, such as navigating the website and accessing secure areas.
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Preference Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region you are in.
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Statistics Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, which pages are visited most often, and if visitors receive error messages from web pages. These data help us improve the website.
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Marketing Cookies: These cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.
HOW TO CONTROL/DELETE COOKIES?
You can control and/or delete cookies through your web browser settings. Most web browsers provide options to accept or decline cookies. These settings are usually found in the “Options” or “Preferences” menu of your browser.
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your user experience on our website and some functions may not work as intended.
THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
Some of the cookies we use are from third-party providers to monitor the performance of our website and improve our content. These include, but are not limited to:
- Google Analytics
- Social Media Plugins (e.g., Facebook, Twitter)
These third parties have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.
CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices and services. We will notify you of any changes by posting the updated policy on our website.
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