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For questions or
concerns regarding this Policy, please contact World Platforms.
World Platforms Inc. ("World Platforms") has the following
Privacy Policy with respect to information gathered on Web pages
hosted by World Platforms ("Response Forms"). Such information
is received by both World Platforms and the owner of the third party
Web site through which you may have requested services (the "Client").
You should contact the Client to determine their own privacy policy,
if any, that applies to the Client’s collection and use of
such information. However, in no event shall World Platforms be
liable for the Client’s use or disclosure of such information.
The terms "we" and "us"
refer to World Platforms.
The Information We Collect
This notice applies to all information collected on the World Platforms
Web site or submitted to World Platforms at any time through any
Email; Response Forms; or written or voice communications.
Personally Identifiable Information— When visiting World Platforms
Network's or any partners Web site and signing up for or using World
Platforms services through any Response Form, you may choose to
supply World Platforms with information that identifies you personally.
For End-Users, this information may include your name and contact
information, gender, birth date, occupation and industry, shipping
and billing information, credit card numbers and other payment information,
behavior patterns, purchase history, and other information. For
Clients, this information may include the Client’s name and
contact information, the Client’s Web site information (name,
URL, visitors per day, page views per month, description, categorization),
payment information (check payee, SSN/SIN, bank information), and
User comments. In the event that we collect referral information
from our End-Users, this may include name and contact information
of other individual(s) you think might be interested in our services.
Aggregate Information
We collect non-identifying and aggregate information to better design
our Web site and services, and may share the aggregate data with
advertisers or other third parties.
Each of World Platforms Network's Clients have access to information
specific only to that Client’s site(s). Each Client will determine
what it will do with the collected information, as determined by
their own privacy policy; however, by agreeing to be hosted or co-located
with us, each Client has (implicitly or explicitly) individually
agreed to abide by this Privacy Policy and the World Platforms End-User
Agreement.
Collection of Personal Information from Children
under Thirteen
World Platforms does not allow children known to be under the age
of thirteen (13) to register for our services. We may momentarily
capture personally identifiable information for purposes of determining
whether a User is over the age of thirteen (13) and thus qualifies
to use our services. Where the User is under the age of thirteen (13),
such information is automatically deleted.
The Way We Use Information
We use the information you provide about yourself or others
to complete the transaction for which the information is intended.
Such transactions may include: administering a service, such as email,
search, advertising sales, ecommerce; completing an order; shipping
a product; replying to support requests; or contacting you if you
have granted us permission to do so. Except as provided in this Privacy
Policy and the Terms of Use Agreement, we do not share this information
with outside parties without your permission except to the extent
that is necessary to administer the services we offer our Clients
and End-Users or to comply in responding to subpoenas, warrants, court
orders or other legal proceedings.
From time to time, we may also use the information you provide about
yourself or others to inform you of additions or improvements to the
World Platforms services as well as conduct member surveys in order
to improve our services. These communications will usually be sent
to the administrative account.
Through promotional programs managed by World Platforms on behalf
of our Clients or Advertisers, customers can receive information about
third party services that are likely to be of interest. Users of any
free services (if offered) will be initially opted in to these programs
while customers signing up any of our paid services can choose to
opt in. Customers can opt out of individual promotional programs by
clicking on the link(s) provided in email received for that program,
or by visiting our site and opting out.
We may also use personally identifiable End-User information to provide
targeted content and commerce opportunities to End-Users based on
their demographic and behavioral information.
Finally, we never use or share the personally identifiable information
provided to us online in ways or for reasons unrelated to the ones
described above without also providing an opportunity to opt-out or
otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses. Our
Commitment to Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure
the appropriate use of information, we have put in place appropriate
physical, electronic, and managerial procedures reasonably designed
to safeguard and secure the information we collect online; or through
written or voice communications.
We use SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption to secure personal identification
where necessary. In addition, personnel who have access to our database
are trained to maintain and secure all information.
How You Can Access or Update Your Information
Clients can access their personally identifiable information that
World Platforms collects and maintains by logging in to their password-protected
(SSL encrypted) CPanel account at the address supplied through their
Welcome Email Message and editing their profile. Where applicable,
End-Users may also access their information by logging in to their
password-protected End-User account and selecting to update their
personal information. End-Users and Clients can also correct factual
errors in their personally identifiable information by appearing in
person with appropriate identification, or by sending us a written
request that credibly documents and explains the error.
If you have submitted information on our site but do not currently
have an account with us, you can access and correct the information
that we collect and maintain by contacting us directly and requesting
such information or correction.
To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable precautions
to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections
to such information. How to Contact
Us
Should you have other questions or concerns about this privacy policy,
please contact us online or via postal mail:
World Platforms Legal Dept., 18008-2225 West 41 Avenue, Vancouver,
BC, V6M 4L3 Canada.
Email, and Search Specific Terms and Conditions
World Platforms considers email transmitted via our service
to be private correspondence between the sender and recipient. Therefore,
we will not monitor, edit or disclose the contents of your private
communications, except for reasons provided for in the End-User
Agreement.
Content posted to any public areas is publicly available, and World
Platforms reserves the right to remove any publicly posted content
that it deems to be objectionable to World Platforms or Users of
our proprietary sites.
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