On-Line Privacy Statement
Thank you for visiting Open Magazine's e-commerce website and reviewing our online Privacy Statement in detail. Respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information in an online environment is a priority for us.
This Privacy Statement explains our current practices regarding what information we may collect, use, and secure when you visit our websites. In addition, our main pages for Open Magazine post further detailed statements related to its specific use. Those statements supplement this Privacy Statement.
Our Privacy Statement covers the following topics:
What Kind of Information is Collected When You Visit Our Websites?
When you browse or download information from our websites, our servers automatically collect limited amounts of standard information for traffic monitoring and statistical purposes. The information is analyzed for operational trends, performance, and for ways to improve our sites. We cannot identify you from this information. We collect the following standard types of information:
- Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the computers being used to access our sites;
- the operating systems and the types and versions of browsers used to access our sites;
- the Internet Service Providers used by visitors to our sites;
- the dates and times users access our sites;
- the pages visited;
- the key words users enter into our search engine; and
- the names and sizes of files (pages) requested.
Our computer systems use hardware and software to anonymously monitor unauthorized attempts to upload or change information on our websites, disrupt service, or otherwise cause damage. As a general practice, we make no attempt to link this information with the identity of individuals visiting our sites. If an attempt to damage our site has been detected, we can take further actions.
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What Happens When You Send Us Personal Information Online?
You may choose to provide us with personal information such as your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and credit card number, if you wish to:
- submit an e-mail, comment, question or request or subscribe to our publications;
- request a service, product, or fill out a registration or request form online;
- provide feedback, participate in consultations or surveys online; or,
- conduct e-commerce transactions with us.
When you visit our websites, any personal information you provide will be used to respond to your message and/or provide you with the requested service or product.
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How Do We Use Cookies?
Our websites may use cookies. A cookie is a small text file sent from our Web servers and placed on your computer's hard drive. A cookie is generally used to enhance your browsing experience. You can choose to set your browser to detect and reject cookies, to accept cookies from all sites, or to prompt you whenever a site wants to send you a cookie. Check your browser's "Help" files to learn how to do this. If you choose to refuse cookies, you may not be able to access some of the interactive features on our websites including this e-commerce site.
Cookies used by us, do not give us access to anything on your hard drive and cannot do anything to your computer. We use two types of cookies: session based cookies (temporary) or persistent cookies (longer-term continuing use).
- Session cookies may be used to support on-line feedback/discussion, forms and registration and 'e-commerce/shopping cart' transactions. They are used only during your online session and expire when you close your browser. Without session cookies, moving around our Web sites could be much slower.
- Persistent cookies are different from session cookies because they are stored on your computer's hard drive for some length of time. They are usually used if you want us to remember information about your Web preferences (e.g. shipping info).
A place to start for further information on 'cookies' is at the website of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario: If you wanted to know...What to do about Cookies.
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Security
Our security practices are continually evolving to ensure that the integrity and confidentiality of information and systems are maintained. We use up-to-date commercial security safeguards to protect our networks and websites from misuse, alteration, copying, disclosure, destruction, monitoring or unauthorized sharing of information and damage. Our safeguards include the use of security software and encryption protocols (SSL Certificates) and involve physical, technical and procedural controls to protect information behind our firewall.
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What Steps Can I Take to Protect My Online Activities?
Users are encouraged to learn about protecting their own computers to ensure that their online activities remain private. One place to start for tips on home network security is a Question and Answer sheet produced by the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute - CERT Coordination Center.
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Who Can I Contact for Further Information?
Questions or comments regarding these current practices may be directed to the Access and Privacy Coordinator, Privacy Office, by e-mailing privacy@wisemoove.com or by calling 416-907-3528 or writing to:
Privacy Office
Wise MOOve Holdings Inc.
83506 Livingston Line
Monkton ON N0K 1P0
If you want more information about how to protect your privacy, you may wish to contact the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario.
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NOTE: If this Privacy Statement changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page. Last update to this policy: March 31, 2008
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