Nik and Pea Inc respects your (“You” and “Your”) privacy. This
“Privacy Policy” describes how the Company collects, uses, maintains, discloses,
and protects Personal Information (defined below), as well as the rights and choices
You have regarding Your Personal Information, including how You can access and
update Your Personal Information. This Privacy Policy was last amended [November 2022]. “Personal Information” is information that identifies You or could be
combined by the Company or the Company’s services providers or affiliates with
other information to identify You. By accessing or using the Company’s website
located at www.nikandpea.ca or any content on or through the Website,
You signify Your consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and Your intent to be
legally bound by them. If You do not agree with any terms of this Privacy Policy,
please do not access or use the Website or any content on or through the Website,
or otherwise submit any Personal Information to the Company.
TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED
The Personal Information the Company collects about You will depend on the
manner in which You access or use the Website or any content on or through the
Website and may include:
▪ Your name, age, or contact information, such as Your mailing address, telephone
number, or email address, or other similar information associated with You;
▪ Your location, time-zone setting, network information, device type, browser type
and version, browser plug-in types and version, operating system and platform,
language, standard web log data, and IP address used to connect Your computer to
the Internet or other similar identifier, or the equipment You use to access or use the
Website and usage details;
▪ Data on the pages, services, or content You access or use on or through the
Website, including the amount of time You spend on certain pages, products
or services You viewed or searched for, clickstreams to, through, and from the
Website, page response times, downloads and download errors, page interactions,
or methods used to browse away from the Website;
▪ Billing or account information, if applicable; and
▪ Any other Personal Information that You choose to submit to us.
The Website and any content provided on or through the Website is not directed to
any person who is not the legal age of majority under applicable law. Nikandpea Inc.
will not knowingly collect Personal Information from any person who is not the legal
age of majority under applicable law.
METHODS FOR COLLECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION
Nikandpea Inc. takes steps to ensure that any Personal Information we collect about
You is adequate for, relevant to, and not excessive for the uses of such Personal
Information, as described by this Privacy Policy.
Information Provided to the Company by You
Personal Information that the company collects from You on or through the Website and
as a result of Your access to or use of the Website or any content on or through the
Website may include Personal Information You provide the Company directly, for
example by:
▪ Submitting, posting, publishing, displaying, or otherwise transmitting user
generated content;
▪ Filling in forms, making search queries, or corresponding with the Company on or
through the website, or otherwise communicating with the Company by any means
including by phone, email, or other electronic messaging; or
▪ If applicable or available through or on the Website: creating or registering for an
account; subscribing, purchasing, or requesting information on a service or product;
entering a contest or promotion; or otherwise engaging with the Company through
interaction points that might exist from time-to-time between You and the Company.
Information Collected by the Company Through Technological Means
The Company may also use cookies or other technological collection methods to
collect information, some of which may be Personal Information, about:
▪ The device or equipment You use, including information about Your computer or
mobile device, internet connection, IP address, operating system, and browser type;
or
▪ Your browsing activities and patterns, including information about Your visits to the
Website such as traffic data, location data, logs, and other similar communication
data. This information helps the Company improve the Website and the content
available on or through the Website and otherwise improve the services of the
Company by:
▪ Helping the Company understand audience sizes and usage patterns on the
Website;
▪ Allowing the Company to tailor the Website to Your preferences and interests; and
recognizing You when You visit the Website multiple times. The technologies used by
the Company to automatically collect the information described above may include
cookies, which are small files placed on the hard drive of Your computer. You can
turn off cookies using Your internet browser but doing so may limit or remove certain
parts of the Website, certain content on the Website, or the functionality of the
Website.
Third-Party Features
The Website may include, integrate, or rely on links, plug-ins, services, social
networks, content, or applications of third parties. Your access or use of such links,
plug-ins, services, social networks, content, or applications may allow the third-party
provider to collect or share information about You, some of which may be Personal
Information. The Company does not control such third parties’ use of cookies or
similar technologies – if You would like to know more about how these third parties
use such technologies, You should contact the responsible provider directly. The
Company does not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy policies of any
such third parties or their compliance or non-compliance with such privacy policies.
USING AND DISCLOSING PERSONAL INFORMATION
Use of Personal Information by the Company
The Company collects Personal Information to provide You with a secure, smooth,
efficient, and customized experience through or on the Website or any content on the
Website. The Company may use Your Personal Information to:
▪ Provide You with content, services, or products on or though the Website;
▪ Customize, measure, and improve the Website or content provided on or through
the Website, or otherwise analyze or manage the Company’s business operations or
Website performance;
▪ Prevent prohibited or illegal activities, loss, or fraud, enforce the Company’s Terms
of Use, or otherwise protect the security or integrity of the Website or the Company’s
business;
▪ Deliver targeted marketing, service update notices, or promotional offers
based on Your communication preferences;
▪ Send You things in the mail or through other channels, such as products or
services that You have requested; register You for, or authenticate You when You
sign into, an account or online services or when You purchase a product or service,
or to provide You with notices about such accounts, subscriptions, or purchases;
▪ Provide You notice about changes to the Website, this Privacy Policy, or the
Company’s Terms of Use;
▪ Otherwise fulfill the purposes for which You have provided Personal Information or
that were described when such Personal Information was collected; or
▪ Carry out other purposes that are disclosed to You and to which You consent, or
which are otherwise permitted or required by law.
The Company may combine all the Personal Information the Company
collects, including Yours, in order to analyze and understand aggregate trends.
Third-Party Transfers
The Company may transfer Your Personal Information to third parties that assist the
Company with the use of Personal Information described in “Use of Personal
Information by the Company”, above. Such third parties may combine Personal
Information provided by the Company with other information that they have
independently collected from or about You. Some third parties may be located
outside of Canada and may accordingly be subject to laws that are different from
those in Canada.
The Company requires that all third parties that received any Personal Information
from the Company use the same standards as the Company in using, maintaining,
disclosing, and protecting such Personal Information.
The Company may share or sell aggregated, non-personally-identifiable information
to third parties. For clarity, the Company does not sell Personal Information. The
Company may also share aggregated, non-personally-identifiable information
publicly to show trends about the general use of the Website, or any content,
services, or products provided on or through the Website.
Other Disclosures of Personal Information
The Company may disclose Your Personal Information if necessary to collect a debt
from You or where the Company has reason to believe that such Personal
Information is relevant to the investigation or decision to investigate a breach of the
laws of Canada, a province or territory of Canada, or a foreign jurisdiction, and the
Company is legally permitted or required to do so, or to otherwise comply with any
court order, law, or legal process, including in response to any government or
regulatory request or process, in accordance with applicable law. The Company may
also disclose Your Personal Information, if necessary, to enforce this Privacy Policy
or the Company’s Terms of Use, or if the disclosure is necessary to protect the
rights, property, or safety of the Company, the Website, users of the Website, or third
parties.
The Company may transfer information about You, including Personal Information, in
connection with a merger or sale (including any transfers made as part of an
insolvency of bankruptcy proceedings) involving all or part of the Company’s
business or as part of a corporate reorganization or stock sale or other changes in
corporate control.
ACCESS AND CORRECTION
You have the right to access Your Personal Information and to request a correction
to Your Personal Information if You believe it is inaccurate. If You would like to
access Your Personal Information, or have Your Personal Information corrected or
deleted, please contact the Company in the manner set out by this Privacy Policy.
The Company may charge You a fee to access Your Personal Information and will
notify You in advance of any such fee.
The Company will provide You with access to Your Personal Information in
accordance with applicable privacy legislation, and may decline to provide You
access to Your Personal Information on the basis that such Personal Information is:
▪ Protected by solicitor-client privilege; or
▪ Part of a legal proceeding, government or regulatory investigation or process, or
otherwise part of a formal dispute resolution process.
Where the Company is unable to provide You with access to Your Personal
Information, reasons will be provided subject to any legal or regulatory restriction.
You may have the right to withdraw the consent You have provided under this
Privacy Policy in certain circumstances. To withdraw Your consent, if applicable,
please contact the Company in the manner set out by this Privacy Policy.
DATA SECURITY
The security of Your Personal Information is important to the Company. The
Company protects your Personal Information by maintaining physical,
organisational, and technological safeguards against unauthorized access,
unauthorized disclosure, theft, or misuse appropriate to the sensitivity of such
Personal Information. Personal Information collected by the Company may only be
accessed by persons within the Company who require access to provide You with
access to, use of, or content, services, or products provided on or through the
Website. The Personal Information the Company collects is maintained at www.nikandpea.com.
Although the Company takes measures to protect against data breaches and
unauthorized access to Your Personal Information, no company can completely
mitigate the risks of such breaches or unauthorized access and no website is fully
secure. The Company cannot guarantee that hacking, data loss, breaches, or other
unsanctioned access of the Company’s security systems will never occur.
Accordingly, You should not submit or otherwise provide Personal Information to the
Company by any means if You consider that Personal Information to be sensitive.
Except as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law or regulation, the
Company retains Personal Information only for as long as necessary for the
purposes for which such Personal Information was collected. The Company reserves
the right to use anonymous and de-identified information, including anonymized or
otherwise de-identified Personal Information, for any legitimate business purpose
without further notice to You and without Your Consent.
CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
The Company reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy for any or no reason,
at any time, and from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Privacy
Policy.
The Company will reflect any such amendments on the Website. Your continued
access to or use of the Website or any content on or though the Website after any
such amendment constitutes Your acceptance of the Privacy Policy as then
amended. The Company includes the date this Privacy Policy was last amended at
the top of this page.
CONTACT INFORMATION AND CHALLENGING COMPLIANCE
The Company has appointed a privacy officer responsible for ensuring compliance
with this Privacy Policy. If You have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or
Your Personal Information, please contact the Company’s privacy officer at
nikki@nikandpea.com.