Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

General Principles
matchBoom is committed to preserving and safeguarding your right to privacy. matchBoom voluntarily adheres to the Canadian Standards Association Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information. This Consumer Privacy Policy (the "Policy") sets out the manner in which matchBoom collects, uses, discloses and otherwise manages your personal information. You agree that matchBoom may, in its sole discretion, modify the Policy at any time with or without notice to you. The revised Policy shall be posted on the matchBoom website located at www.matchBoom.com and every other matchBoom website (individually and collectively, the "Website"). You should review the Policy on a regular basis for any such changes. You agree that your continued use of the Website after the revised Policy has been posted constitutes your consent to such revised Policy. The Website may contain links to other non-matchBoom websites. matchBoom is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such other websites.

Information We Collect
Website.
matchBoom may collect information about you when you register to become a member of the Website. In addition, matchBoom keeps a record of the email addresses of those who communicate with us via the Feedback tool. matchBoom also collects both aggregate and user-specific information on what web pages consumers access or visit, and information volunteered by the consumer, such as survey information and contest application information.
Purchases.
matchBoom may also collect information about you when you purchase products from it by telephone, mail, fax or on-line. The information collected may include your name, address, company name, telephone number, fax number, email address and credit card information.
Complaints.
matchBoom may collect information about you if you contact matchBoom with a consumer complaint or request. The information collected may include your name, address, telephone number, email address, date of birth and facts regarding the complaint or request.
Marketing Research.
In addition, matchBoom may collect information about you if you participate in any matchBoom marketing research. The information collected may include your name, address, telephone number, email address, date of birth, gender, income and facts regarding your consumer habits and preferences.
Contests and Promotions.
Lastly, matchBoom may collect information about you if you participate in any matchBoom contest or promotion. The information collected may include your name, address, telephone number, email address, date of birth, and facts relevant to the contest or promotion participation.
 
Use of Personal Information
matchBoom uses your personal information for one or more of the following purposes: (1) identify who you are; (2) improve the content of the Website; (3) personalize the content or layout of the Website for consumers; (4) notify consumers of updates to the Website; (5) contact consumers for marketing purposes; (6) improve its products and services; (7) process and ship your order for products; or (8) process your consumer complaint or request.

Use of Cookies
Cookies are simple text files that web browsers place on computer hard drives when sites are visited. Cookies cannot damage files, nor can they read information from a user's hard drive. matchBoom uses cookies to help us measure the number of visits, average time spent, page views and other statistics relating to use of our Website. Our Cookies pose no security risk to you as they contain no personal information, only a special string that tells the service that you are a past user of the Website. No personal information is stored within the Cookies. Please note that certain features on the Website may not function if you do not accept Cookies. Therefore, please accept any Cookies that matchBoom sends to your computer. You can turn off the Cookie warning by selecting preferences or options from your browser's menu, and turning off the warning toggle.

Disclosure of Personal Information
Except as set out below, matchBoom will not sell, transfer or disclose any of your personal information to any third party without your consent. Certain personal information may be disclosed to third parties solely for the purpose of processing or arranging delivery of your order or processing your complaint or request. matchBoom may also disclose your personal information to third parties who administer contests, promotions and on-line activities on its behalf. In addition, matchBoom must provide your personal information in response to a search warrant or other legally valid enquiry or order, or to an investigative body in the case of a breach of an agreement or contravention of law, or as otherwise required by law. matchBoom may also disclose personal information to assist it in collecting a dept owed by you.

Security Safeguards
matchBoom understands the importance of protecting your personal information and uses the latest Internet security protocols to protect personal information collected through the Website. However, you should be aware that the Internet is not a secured medium. Therefore, matchBoom does not represent or warrant the complete security of the personal information provided by you to matchBoom through the Website. You understand that you are providing such information to matchBoom at your own risk.

How to Contact matchBoom
If you do not want to receive email from matchBoom, please either modify your communication preferences on the Website or go to the "contact us" link on the Website and send an email with "unsubscribe" in the subject line. If you would like to review or update the personal information in your customer record or withdraw your consent for the collection, use or disclosure of your personal information, or if you have any inquiries, please contact us using the "contact us" link.

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