Privacy Policy

ViRA360 Services Inc. (“ViRA360 services”, “ViRA360”, “us”, “we” or “our”) is committed to respecting the privacy of your personal information. However, it is important to keep in mind that the Internet is not a 100% secure medium of communication. For this reason, we cannot guarantee the privacy of any information you input, send to us, or request be delivered to you during its transmission over the Internet. We will not be responsible for any damages you or others may suffer as a result of the loss of confidentiality of such information in the course of transmission over the Internet. We urge you to read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your Personal Information and how we will treat it. By visiting any part of our Site (as defined below), registering with us, or otherwise providing ViRA360 with Personal Information by any means, you accept and agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy and your continued use of the Site (following the posting of a revised privacy policy) means that you accept and agree to the terms of the revised privacy policy, so please check the policy periodically for updates. Please also review our Terms of Use, which govern your use of the Site (as defined below). Capitalized terms used in this Privacy Policy but not defined in this Privacy Policy have the meanings given to them in the Terms of Use or Contributor Terms, as applicable.

This version was last updated on Feb 01, 2023 and historic versions can be obtained by contacting us. We reserve the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, change, update or modify this Privacy Policy, simply by posting such change, update, or modification on the Site. Any such change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site.

It is important that the Personal Information we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your Personal Information changes during your relationship with us. You are responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the information you submit to us, such as your contact information. If you contact us with changes, we will make good faith efforts to make requested changes in our then-active databases as soon as reasonably practicable. Note, however, that information may persist internally for our administrative purposes and that residual data may remain on backup media or for other reasons.

I. IMPORTANT INFORMATION

A. APPLICATION OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy applies to https://vira360.com, https://vira360.ca, and any other websites, features, or online services that are owned or controlled by ViRA360 and that post a link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Site”), whether accessed via computer, mobile device or otherwise. Note, however, that this Privacy Policy does not apply to the use of unaffiliated websites that link to our Site. Once you enter another website (whether through an advertisement, service, or content link), be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites.

B. PURPOSE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy aims to give you information on how ViRA360 collects and uses your Personal Information through your use of the Site, including any information you may provide through the Site when you sign up for an account, sign up to receive information, or communications from us, purchase a product or service, or request further services or information from us.

It is important that you read this Privacy Policy together with any other privacy notice or fair processing notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or using Personal Information about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your information. This Privacy Policy supplements the other notices and is not intended to override them.

C. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT, LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES, AND CONTENT FOUND OUTSIDE THE SITE

The Site may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications, and certain content on the Site may be hosted and served by third parties that ViRA360 does not control. When you click on a link to any other website or location, you will leave our Site and go to another website and another entity may collect and/or use Personal Information from you. Please be aware that the terms of this Privacy Policy do not apply to these outside websites, their privacy statements or content, or to any collection of your Personal Information after you click on links to such outside websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of every website you visit. The links to third-party websites or locations are for your convenience and do not signify our endorsement of such third parties or their products, content, or websites.

In addition, ViRA360 content may be included on web pages and websites that are not associated with ViRA360 and over which we have no control. These third parties may collect data through the use of their own cookies, web beacons, or other technology, independently collect information or solicit Personal Information, and may have the ability to track your use of their websites and services. ViRA360 is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any third party.

II. THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We are an online platform for professionals. People use our Services to find and be found for business opportunities, to connect with others and find information. Our Privacy Policy applies to any Member or Visitor to our Services.

Our registered users (“Members”, “PROs”, “Advisors”, “Consultants”) share their professional identities, engage with their network, exchange knowledge and professional insights, post and view relevant content, learn and develop skills, and find business opportunities. Content and data on some of our Services is viewable to non-members (“Visitors”).

You provide data to create an account with us.

Personal Information or personal data means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified, including for example your name, address, telephone number, and email address. It does not include information where the identity has been removed (“Anonymous Data”). We and our third-party service providers may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of Personal Information about you that we have grouped together as follows:

  • Identity and profile Information includes name, username or similar identifier, title, date of birth, gender, email, phone number, picture, purchases or orders made by you, your interests, preferences, product feedback, and survey responses, and other information.
  • Demographic Information includes zip code, age and/or income.
  • Contact Information includes addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers.
  • Financial Information includes bank account and payment card details.
  • Transaction Information includes details about payments to and from you and other details of products or services you have purchased from us.
  • Technical Information includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and geographical location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology or another unique identifier (a set of numbers or characters that is assigned to your computer, mobile phone, or another device when you are on the Internet) (“Device Identifier”) for any computer, mobile phone, tablet or another device (any of which are referred to herein as a “Device”) used to access the Site.
  • Profile Information includes your username and password, purchases or orders made by you, your interests, preferences, product feedback, and survey responses.
  • Usage Data includes information about how you use our Site, products and services, including all of the areas within our Site that you visit or use and the time of day you visited the Site, among other information.
  • Marketing and Communications Information includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.
  • Location Information includes information about your location using a variety of technologies, such as GPS, IP address, and connected or nearby Wi-Fi networks.
  • User Content Information includes text (including questions, comments, and suggestions), pictures, audio, videos, or other content (collectively, “Your Content“) you share by participating and posting content publicly in our Blog, surveys, feedback, and reviews interactive features, or other communication functionality (“Community Features”).
    We also collect, use, and share Aggregated Information such as statistical or demographic information for any purpose. Aggregated Information may be derived from your Personal Information but is not considered Personal Information in law as this information does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your Usage Data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature. However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Information with your Personal Information so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined information as Personal Information that will be used in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We log your visits and use of our Services, including mobile apps. We log usage data when you visit or otherwise use our Services, including our sites, app, and platform technology, such as when you view or click on content (e.g., learning video) or ads (on or off our sites and apps), perform a search, install or update one of our mobile apps, share information. We use log-ins, cookies, device information and internet protocol (“IP”) addresses to identify you and log your use.

We do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Information about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data).

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

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.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights do you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.