Privacy Policy

BEFORE USING OUR SITE, PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY.

 

This Privacy Policy is applicable to Norm Tam Consulting (one of the operating trade names of IKIGAI Coaching Inc.) ("Company"), a corporation registered under the laws of Canada, and sets out our policy on the gathering and use of information on this site ("Site").  The Company is committed to maintaining the accuracy, confidentiality, and security of your personally identifiable information ("Personal Information"), and to providing a safe web site for visitors of all ages.  This Privacy Policy has been implemented to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. The Company complies with Canadian Federal and Provincial privacy laws and regulations including the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act.

 

Although you are not required to register to access our Site, you may be asked to provide us with personal information when you visit certain sections of our Site. Your use of our Site signifies your acknowledgement and consent to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not continue to use our Site. Your continued use of the Site signifies your acceptance of these terms and any changes in effect at the time of use.

 

1. Introduction
The Company is responsible for maintaining and protecting the Personal Information under our control. We have designated an individual or individuals who is/are responsible for compliance with our Privacy Policy.



2. Identifying Purposes
The Company collects, uses and discloses Personal Information to provide you with the product or service you have requested and to offer you additional products and services we believe you might be interested in. The purposes for which the Company collects Personal Information will be identified before or at the time we collect the information. In certain circumstances, the purposes for which information is collected may be clear, and consent may be implied, such as where your name, address and payment information is provided as part of the order process.
 

3. Consent
Knowledge and consent are required for the collection, use or disclosure of Personal Information except where required or permitted by law. Providing the Company with your Personal Information is always your choice. However, your decision not to provide certain information may limit our ability to provide you with our products or services. The Company will not require you to consent to the collection, use, or disclosure of information as a condition to the supply of a product or service, except as required to be able to supply the product or service.
 

4. Limiting Collection
The Personal Information collected will be limited to those details necessary for the purposes identified by us. With your consent, we may collect Personal Information from you in person, over the telephone or by corresponding with you via mail, facsimile, or the Internet.

 
5. Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
Personal Information may only be used or disclosed for the purpose for which it was collected unless you have otherwise consented, or when it is required or permitted by law. Personal Information will only be retained for the period of time required to fulfill the purpose for which we collected it or as may be required by law.  Any information made available to public domain, such as testimonials that you have agreed to have published on the Site, may also be “crawled” by third party search engines so that they may be accessible through search engines in search results.  Also, when you enter any information (including Personal Information), into postings or comments via the Site, this information, may be available to some, a subgroup of, or even all users of the Site, depending on how and where this information was posted by you and with whom you have elected to share the posting or comment. 

Service Providers: We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Services, to provide the Services on our behalf, to perform site-related services (e.g., without limitation, maintenance services, database management, web analytics and improvement of the Services’ features) or to assist us in analyzing how our Services are used. These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Business Transfers: If Norm Tam Consulting is acquired by another company, we may transfer information in connection with that acquisition or sale and the acquiring company will possess the information (including your Personal Information) collected by us and it will assume the rights and obligations described in this Privacy Policy.

Compliance with Laws and Law Enforcement: We will access and disclose your Personal Information to government or law enforcement officials or private parties if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to comply with relevant laws, to respond to valid legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, or court order, to protect the property and rights of the Company or a third party, to protect the safety of the public or any person, or to prevent or stop activity we may consider to be, or to pose a risk of being, illegal, unethical or legally actionable. 

 

6. Accuracy
Personal Information will be maintained in as accurate, complete and up-to-date form as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it is to be used.

 
7. Safeguarding Customer Information
Personal Information will be protected by security safeguards that are appropriate to the sensitivity level of the information. We take all reasonable precautions to protect your Personal Information from any loss or unauthorized use, access or disclosure.
 

8. Openness
We will make information available to you about our policies and practices with respect to the management of your Personal Information.
 

9. Customer Access
Upon request, you will be informed of the existence, use and disclosure of your Personal Information, and will be given access to it. You may verify the accuracy and completeness of your Personal Information, and may request that it be amended, if appropriate. However, in certain circumstances permitted by law, we will not disclose certain information to you. For example, we may not disclose information relating to you if other individuals are referenced or if there are legal, security or commercial proprietary restrictions.
 

10. Handling Customer Complaints and Suggestions 
You may direct any questions or enquiries with respect to our privacy policy or our practices by
contacting:
 
Norm Tam Consulting, 4928 Rue Ambroise-Lafortune, Suite #125, Boisbriand, QC, J7H 1S6
 

Additional Information
 
Cookies
A cookie is a small computer file or piece of information that may be stored in your computer's hard drive when you visit our Site. We may use cookies to improve our Site's functionality and in some cases, to provide visitors with a customized online experience.
Cookies are widely used and most web browsers are configured initially to accept cookies automatically. You may change your Internet browser settings to prevent your computer from accepting cookies or to notify you when you receive a cookie so that you may decline its acceptance. Please note, however, if you disable cookies, you may not experience optimal performance of our Site.
 
Other Websites
There may be links from our Site to other web sites; note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our Site and not to web sites of other companies or organizations to which our Site may be linked. You must check on any linked sites for the privacy policy that applies to that site and/or make any necessary inquiries in respect of that privacy policy with the operator of the linked site. These links to third party websites are provided as a convenience and are for informational purposes only. The Company does not endorse, and is not responsible for, these linked websites.