1. Introduction<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1.1 Digital Innovation Foundation (DIF) (https:\/\/digitalinnovation.site<\/a>), as owner of the web site https:\/\/btmforum.org<\/a>, is committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and service users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1.2 This policy\napplies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to the personal\ndata of our website visitors and service users; in other words, where we\ndetermine the purposes and means of the processing of that personal data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1.3 We use\ncookies on our website. Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for\nthe provision of our website and services, we will ask you to consent to our\nuse of cookies when you first visit our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1.4 Our website\nincorporates privacy controls which affect how we will process your personal\ndata. By using the privacy controls, you can specify whether you would like to\nreceive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n (a) email newsletters: this feature will soon be configured<\/p>\n\n\n\n (b) GDPR compliance tools: https:\/\/btmforum.org\/privacy-tools\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n 1.5 In this policy, \u00ab\u00a0we\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0us\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0our\u00a0\u00bb refer to Digital Innovation Foundation (DIF). For more information about us, see Section 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Credit<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2.1 This document\nwas created using a template from SEQ Legal (https:\/\/seqlegal.com\/free-legal-documents\/privacy-policy<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. How we use your personal data<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.1 In this\nSection 3 we have set out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n (a) the general\ncategories of personal data that we may process;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (b) in the case\nof personal data that we did not obtain directly from you, the source and\nspecific categories of that data;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (c) the purposes\nfor which we may process personal data; and<\/p>\n\n\n\n (d) the legal\nbases of the processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.2 We may\nprocess data about your use of our website and services (\u00ab\u00a0usage data<\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0).\nThe usage data may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type\nand version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and\nwebsite navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency\nand pattern of your service use. The source of the usage data is our analytics\ntracking system. This usage data may be processed for the purposes of analysing\nthe use of the website and services. The legal basis for this processing is our\nlegitimate interests, namely monitoring and improving our website and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.3 We may\nprocess your website user account data (\u00ab\u00a0account data<\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0). The\naccount data may include your name and email address. The source of the account\ndata is you. The account data may be processed for the purposes of operating\nour website, providing our services, ensuring the security of our website and\nservices, maintaining back-ups of our databases and communicating with you. The\nlegal basis for this processing is consent OR our legitimate interests, namely\nthe proper administration of our website and business OR the performance of a\ncontract between you and us and\/or the taking steps, at your request, to enter\ninto such a contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.4 We may\nprocess information that you post for publication on our website or through our\nservices (\u00ab\u00a0publication data<\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0). The publication data may be\nprocessed for the purposes of enabling such publication and administering our\nwebsite and services. The legal basis for this processing is consent OR our\nlegitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and\nbusiness OR the performance of a contract between you and us and\/or the taking\nsteps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.5 We may\nprocess information contained in any enquiry you submit to us regarding goods\nand\/or services (\u00ab\u00a0enquiry data<\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0). The enquiry data may be\nprocessed for the purposes of offering, marketing and selling relevant goods\nand\/or services to you. The legal basis for this processing is consent OR our\nlegitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and\nbusiness OR the performance of a contract between you and us and\/or the taking\nsteps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.6 We may\nprocess information relating to transactions, including purchases of goods\nand\/or services, that you enter with us and\/or through our website (\u00ab\u00a0transaction\ndata<\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0). The transaction data may include your contact details, your\ncard details and the transaction details. The source of the transaction data is\nyou and\/or our payment services provider. The transaction data may be processed\nfor the purpose of supplying the purchased goods and\/or services and keeping\nproper records of those transactions. The legal basis for this processing is\nthe performance of a contract between you and us and\/or taking steps, at your\nrequest, to enter into such a contract; providing that, if you are not the\nperson contracting with us, the legal basis for this processing is our\nlegitimate interests, namely the proper administration of our website and\nbusiness OR the performance of a contract between you and us and\/or the taking\nsteps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.7 We may\nprocess information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to\nour email notifications and\/or newsletters (\u00ab\u00a0notification data<\/strong>\u00ab\u00a0).\nThe notification data may be processed for the purposes of sending you the\nrelevant notifications and\/or newsletters. The legal basis for this processing\nis consent OR our legitimate interests, namely communications with our website\nvisitors and service users OR the performance of a contract between you and us\nand\/or the taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.8 We may\nprocess any of your personal data identified in this policy where necessary for\nthe establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court\nproceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure. The legal basis\nfor this processing is our legitimate interests, namely the protection and\nassertion of our legal rights, your legal rights and the legal rights of\nothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.9 We may\nprocess any of your personal data identified in this policy where necessary for\nthe purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks, or\nobtaining professional advice. The legal basis for this processing is our\nlegitimate interests, namely the proper protection of our business against\nrisks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.10 In addition to\nthe specific purposes for which we may process your personal data set out in\nthis Section 3, we may also process any of your personal data where such\nprocessing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are\nsubject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of\nanother natural person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.11 Please do not\nsupply any other person’s personal data to us, unless we prompt you to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Providing your personal data to others<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4.1 We may\ndisclose your personal data to our insurers and\/or professional advisers\ninsofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining\ninsurance coverage, managing risks, obtaining professional advice, or the\nestablishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court\nproceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4.2 Your personal\ndata held in our website database will be stored on our own servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4.3 We may\ndisclose your personal data to our suppliers or subcontractors insofar as\nreasonably necessary for processing your enquiries or orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4.4 In addition\nto the specific disclosures of personal data set out in this Section 4, we may\ndisclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for compliance\nwith a legal obligation to which we are subject, or in order to protect your\nvital interests or the vital interests of another natural person. We may also\ndisclose your personal data where such disclosure is necessary for the\nestablishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, whether in court\nproceedings or in an administrative or out-of-court procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. International transfers of your personal data<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5.1 In this\nSection 5, we provide information about the circumstances in which your\npersonal data may be transferred to countries outside Canada, United States, or\nthe European Economic Area (EEA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5.2 The hosting\nfacilities for our website are situated in Canada with certain component\nservices and web site plugins hosted in the United States. The European\nCommission has made an \u00ab\u00a0adequacy decision\u00a0\u00bb with respect to the data\nprotection laws of each of these countries. Transfers to each of these\ncountries will be protected by appropriate safeguards, namely the use of\nstandard data protection clauses adopted or approved by the European Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5.3 You\nacknowledge that personal data that you submit for publication through our\nwebsite or services may be available, via the internet, around the world. We\ncannot prevent the use (or misuse) of such personal data by others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Retaining and deleting personal data<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6.1 This Section\n6 sets out our data retention policies and procedure, which are designed to\nhelp ensure that we comply with our legal obligations in relation to the\nretention and deletion of personal data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6.2 Personal data\nthat we process for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than\nis necessary for that purpose or those purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6.3 We will\nretain your personal data as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n (a) usage data\nwill be retained for an indefinite minimum period following the date of\ncollection, and for a maximum period of 10 years following that date;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (b) account data\nwill be retained for an indefinite minimum period following the date of closure\nof the relevant account, and for a maximum period of 10 years following that\ndate;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (c) publication\ndata will be retained for an indefinite minimum period following the date when\nthe relevant publication ceases to be published on our website or through our\nservices, and for a maximum period of 10 years following that date;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (d) enquiry data\nwill be retained for an indefinite minimum period following the date of the\nenquiry, and for a maximum period of 10 years following that date;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (e) transaction\ndata will be retained for an indefinite minimum period following the date of the\ntransaction, and for a maximum period of 10 years following that date;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (f) notification\ndata will be retained for an indefinite minimum period following the date that\nwe are instructed to cease sending the notifications, and for a maximum period\nof 10 years following that date (providing that we will retain notification\ndata insofar as necessary to fulfil any request you make to actively suppress\nnotifications).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6.4 Notwithstanding\nthe other provisions of this Section 6, we may retain your personal data where\nsuch retention is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we\nare subject, or in order to protect your vital interests or the vital interests\nof another natural person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. Your rights<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7.1 In this\nSection 7, we have listed the rights that you have under data protection law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7.2 Your\nprincipal rights under data protection law are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n (a) the right to\naccess – you can ask for copies of your personal data;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (b) the right to\nrectification – you can ask us to rectify inaccurate personal data and to\ncomplete incomplete personal data;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (c) the right to\nerasure – you can ask us to erase your personal data;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (d) the right to\nrestrict processing – you can ask use to restrict the processing of your\npersonal data;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (e) the right to\nobject to processing – you can object to the processing of your personal data;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (f) the right to\ndata portability – you can ask that we transfer your personal data to another\norganisation or to you;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (g) the right to\ncomplain to a supervisory authority – you can complain about our processing of\nyour personal data; and<\/p>\n\n\n\n (h) the right to\nwithdraw consent – to the extent that the legal basis of our processing of your\npersonal data is consent, you can withdraw that consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7.3 These rights\nare subject to certain limitations and exceptions. You can learn more about the\nrights of data subjects by reading summaries of Privacy Laws in Canada on this\nweb site: https:\/\/www.priv.gc.ca\/en\/privacy-topics\/privacy-laws-in-canada\/<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7.4 You may\nexercise any of your rights in relation to your personal data by written notice\nto us by email, using the contact details set out below in Section 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. About cookies<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8.1 A cookie is a\nfile containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by\na web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is\nthen sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the\nserver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8.2 Cookies may\nbe either \u00ab\u00a0persistent\u00a0\u00bb cookies or \u00ab\u00a0session\u00a0\u00bb cookies: a\npersistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until\nits set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a\nsession cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session,\nwhen the web browser is closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8.3 Cookies do\nnot typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but\npersonal data that we store about you may be linked to the information stored\nin and obtained from cookies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. Cookies that we use<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9.1 We use\ncookies for the following purposes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n (a) authentication\nand status – we use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and as\nyou navigate our website, and to determine if you are logged into the website;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (b) personalization\n– we use cookies to store information about your preferences and to personalise\nthe website for you;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (c) security – we\nuse cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user\naccounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to\nprotect our website and services generally;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (d) advertising –\nwe use cookies to help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to\nyou;<\/p>\n\n\n\n (e) analysis – we\nuse cookies to help us to analyse the use and performance of our website and\nservices; and<\/p>\n\n\n\n (f) cookie\nconsent – we use cookies to store your preferences in relation to the use of\ncookies more generally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. Cookies used by our service providers<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10.1 Our service\nproviders use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you\nvisit our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11. Managing cookies<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11.1 Most browsers\nallow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for\ndoing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can\nhowever obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via\nthese links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n (a) https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome\/answer\/95647<\/a>\n(Chrome);<\/p>\n\n\n\n (b) https:\/\/support.mozilla.org\/en-US\/kb\/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences<\/a>\n(Firefox);<\/p>\n\n\n\n (c) https:\/\/help.opera.com\/en\/latest\/security-and-privacy\/<\/a>\n(Opera);<\/p>\n\n\n\n (d) https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/help\/17442\/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies<\/a> (Internet Explorer);<\/p>\n\n\n\n (e) https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-gb\/guide\/safari\/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471\/mac<\/a>\n(Safari); and<\/p>\n\n\n\n (f) https:\/\/privacy.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy<\/a>\n(Edge).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11.2 Blocking all\ncookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11.3 If you block\ncookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12. Amendments<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12.1 We may update\nthis policy from time to time by publishing a new version on our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12.2 You should\ncheck this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes to this\npolicy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12.3 We may notify\nyou of changes to this policy by email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13. Our details<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13.1 This website is owned and operated by Digital Innovation Foundation (DIF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13.2 We are registered in Qu\u00e9bec, Canada, under Qu\u00e9bec enterprise number (NEQ) 1165538407.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13.3 Our main place\nof business is at 86 Gal\u00e8re, Gatineau, QC, Canada, J8P 0G2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13.4 You can\ncontact us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n (a) by email, btm@gagnontech.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n (b) by telephone,\n+1-819-815-7748; or<\/p>\n\n\n\n (c) by post, to\nthe postal address given above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 14. Data protection officer<\/p>\n\n\n\n 14.1 Our data protection officer is St\u00e9phane Gagnon, please contact him by email, <\/a>btm@gagnontech.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1. Introduction 1.1 Digital Innovation Foundation (DIF) (https:\/\/digitalinnovation.site), as owner of the web site https:\/\/btmforum.org, is committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and service users. 1.2 This policy applies where we are acting as a data controller with respect to the personal data of our website visitors and service users; in other…<\/span><\/p>\n