Privacy Policy

WOWIT Enterprises Inc. (“WOWIT”) found at www.wowitinc.com (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website. This Website may contain third-party links to other websites which are not governed by this policy.

WOWIT is committed to safeguarding your privacy. Contact us at SiteMasterREMOVEDISPLAY@wowitinc.com if you have any questions or problems regarding the use of your Personal Data and we will gladly assist you.

By using this site and/or our services, you consent to the Processing of your Personal Data as described in this Privacy Policy.  Your continued use of this site, after posting of any changes, constitutes your acceptance of those changes and updates. You must not access or use the site if you do not agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy is a part of our Terms and Conditions; by agreeing to the Terms and Conditions you also agree to this Policy. In the event of collision of terms used in Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy, the latter shall prevail.

Table of Contents

  1. Definitions used in this Policy
  2. Data protection principles we follow
  3. What rights do you have regarding your Personal Data
  4. What Personal Data we gather about you
  5. How we use your Personal Data
  6. Who else has access to your Personal Data
  7. How we secure your data
  8. Information about cookies
  9. Contact information

Definitions

Personal Data – any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
Processing – any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Data or on sets of Personal Data.
Data subject – a natural person whose Personal Data is being Processed.
Child – a natural person under 16 years of age.
We/us (either capitalized or not) – WOWIT Enterprises Inc.

Data Protection Principles

We promise to follow the following data protection principles:

  1. Processing is lawful, fair, transparent. Our Processing activities have lawful grounds. We always consider your rights before Processing Personal Data. We will provide you information regarding Processing upon request.
  2. Processing is limited to the purpose. Our Processing activities fit the purpose for which Personal Data was gathered.
  3. Processing is done with minimal data. We only gather and Process the minimal amount of Personal Data required for any purpose.
  4. Processing is limited with a time period. We will not store your personal data for longer than needed.
  5. We will do our best to ensure the accuracy of data.
  6. We will do our best to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of data.

Data Subject’s rights

The Data Subject has the following rights:

  1. Right to information – meaning you have the right to know whether your Personal Data is being processed; what data is gathered, from where it is obtained and why and by whom it is processed.
  2. Right to access – meaning you have the right to access the data collected from/about you. This includes your right to request and obtain a copy of your Personal Data gathered.
  3. Right to rectification – meaning you have the right to request rectification or erasure of your Personal Data that is inaccurate or incomplete.
  4. Right to erasure – meaning in certain circumstances you can request for your Personal Data to be erased from our records.
  5. Right to restrict processing – meaning where certain conditions apply, you have the right to restrict the Processing of your Personal Data.
  6. Right to object to processing – meaning in certain cases you have the right to object to Processing of your Personal Data, for example in the case of direct marketing.
  7. Right to object to automated Processing – meaning you have the right to object to automated Processing, including profiling; and not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated Processing. This right you can exercise whenever there is an outcome of the profiling that produces legal effects concerning or significantly affecting you.
  8. Right to data portability – you have the right to obtain your Personal Data in a machine-readable format or if it is feasible, as a direct transfer from one Processor to another.
  9. Right to lodge a complaint – in the event that we refuse your request under the Rights of Access, we will provide you with a reason as to why. If you are not satisfied with the way your request has been handled please contact us.
  10. Right for the help of supervisory authority – meaning you have the right for the help of a supervisory authority and the right for other legal remedies such as claiming damages.
  11. Right to withdraw consent – you have the right withdraw any given consent for Processing of your Personal Data.

Data we gather

Information you have provided us with

We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address.  For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.  In addition to the newsletter, we may periodically send additional emails, which we think you may find useful. We will never share your information other than for the purpose for which it was provided to us.

Information automatically collected about you

We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.

We use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies. No personal information is shared with the Website’s ad providers.

We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalised experience on the Website. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics.

Please be aware that while visiting our site, Visitors can follow links to other sites that are beyond our sphere of influence. WOWIT is not responsible for the content or privacy policy of these other sites.

Information from our partners

We gather information from our trusted partners with confirmation that they have legal grounds to share that information with us. This is either information you have provided them directly with or that they have gathered about you on other legal grounds. See the list of our partners here.

Advertising

  1.  Display Ads – We may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies.
  2. Retargeting Ads – From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.
  3. Affiliate Program Participation – The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.  As an Amazon Associate, WOWIT Enterprises Inc. earns from qualifying purchases. That means WOWIT Enterprises Inc. makes a commission, at no additional cost to you, if you use that affiliate link.  As part of this Amazon Associate Program, the Website will post customised links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website.  This program uses cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.

Publicly available information
We might gather information about you that is publicly available.

How we use your Personal Data

We use your Personal Data in order to:

  1. Provide you with user support
  2. Operate and maintain the Website
  3. Send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings.
  4. Send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts
  5. Respond to your comments or inquiries
  6. Track and measure advertising on the Website
  7. Enhance your customer experience
  8. Fulfill an obligation under law or contract
  9. Protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorised or illegal activity

We use your Personal Data on legitimate grounds and/or with your Consent.

On the grounds of entering into a contract or fulfilling contractual obligations, we Process your Personal Data for the following purposes:

  1. To identify you
  2. To provide you a service or to send/offer you a product
  3. To communicate either for sales or invoicing

On the grounds of legitimate interest, we Process your Personal Data for the following purposes:

  1. To send you personalised offers (from us and/or our carefully selected partners)
  2. To administer and analyse our client base (purchasing behaviour and history) in order to improve the quality, variety, and availability of products/ services offered/provided
  3. To conduct questionnaires/surveys concerning client satisfaction

As long as you have not informed us otherwise, we consider offering you products/services that are similar or same to your purchasing history/browsing behaviour to be our legitimate interest.

With your consent we Process your Personal Data for the following purposes:

  1. To send you newsletters and campaign offers (from us and/or our carefully selected partners)
  2. For other purposes for which we have asked your consent

We Process your Personal Data in order to fulfill obligations rising from law and/or use your Personal Data for options provided by law. We reserve the right to anonymise Personal Data gathered and to use any such data. We will use data outside the scope of this Policy only when it is anonymised. We save your billing information and other information gathered about you for as long as needed for accounting purposes or other obligations deriving from law, but not longer than needed.

We might process your Personal Data for additional purposes that are not mentioned here, but are compatible with the original purpose for which the data was gathered. To do this, we will ensure that:

  1. The link between purposes, context and nature of Personal Data is suitable for further Processing;
  2. The further Processing would not harm your interests
  3. There would be appropriate safeguards for Processing

We will inform you of any further Processing and purposes.

Newsletters

On the Website, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. Any newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behaviour will not be passed on to third parties.

Rights related to your personal information

  1. Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at SiteMasterREMOVEDISPLAY@wowitinc.com to be removed from our mailing list.
  2. Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to SiteMasterREMOVEDISPLAY@wowitinc.com
  3. Amend – You may contact us at SiteMasterREMOVEDISPLAY@wowitinc.com to amend or update your personal information.
  4. Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to SiteMasterREMOVEDISPLAY@wowitinc.com.

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.

You may also access our privacy tools here.

Who else can access your Personal Data

We do not share your Personal Data with strangers. Personal Data about you is in some cases provided to our trusted partners in order to either make providing the service to you possible or to enhance your customer experience. We share your data with:

Our processing partners:

  1. MailerLite – We use MailerLite to manage our email marketing subscriber list and to send emails to our subscribers. MailerLite is a third-party provider, which may process your data using industry standard technologies to help us monitor and improve our newsletter.  By submitting your information to us, you acknowledge that the information you provide will be transferred to MailerLite for processing in accordance with their Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.  You can unsubscribe from our newsletter by clicking on the unsubscribe link provided at the end of each newsletter.

We only work with Processing partners who are able to ensure adequate level of protection to your Personal Data. We disclose your Personal Data to third parties or public officials when we are legally obliged to do so. We might disclose your Personal Data to third parties if you have consented to it or if there are other legal grounds for it.

How we secure your data

We do our best to keep your Personal Data safe.  We use safe protocols for communication and transferring data (such as HTTPS). We use anonymising and pseudonymising where suitable. We monitor our systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks.

Even though we try our best we can not guarantee the security of information. However, we promise to notify suitable authorities of data breaches. We will also notify you if there is a threat to your rights or interests. We will do everything we reasonably can to prevent security breaches and to assist authorities should any breaches occur.

If you have an account with us, note that you have to keep your username and password secret.

Children

We do not intend to collect or knowingly collect information from children under the age of 16. We do not target children with our services.  All information on this Website is intended for individuals over the age of 16.  If you believe information has been collected from someone under the age of 16 then notify us immediately at SiteMasterREMOVEDISPLAY@wowitinc.com and we will use our best efforts to have that information removed.

Opt out

We comply with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and do not spam or send misleading information.  If you no longer wish to communications from us, you can unsubscribe at the bottom of any email we’ve sent or by contacting us.

Please be advised we DO NOT SELL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION to third parties.  Nor do we intend to sell your personal information in the future.

We respect the “Do Not Track” settings in your browser regarding targeted advertising and we do not monitor or respond to “Do Not Track” browser requests.

Retention

We retain information until the earlier of:

  1. You request your information be deleted.  Note that this could result in content no longer being accessible to you.
  2. WOWIT Enterprises Inc. discontinues services or is no longer in business
  3. The data is no longer required to provide our services
  4. The data is too costly to maintain

Security

The security of your information is important to us.  However, as no method of transmission on the Internet has been confirmed 100% secure, we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.

Any purchase made through our Website is directed through a third party vendor.  Any information you provide during the checkout process is not stored on our Website but instead provided to the third party vendor completing the transaction.

By using this Website, you agree to hold us harmless for any security breach and/or for any unauthorized use of your personal information by a third party.  You also agree that we cannot be held responsible for any disclosure of your information through our Website without our knowledge and consent.

Cookies and other technologies we use

We use cookies and/or similar technologies to analyse customer behaviour, administer the Website, track users’ movements, and to collect information about users. This is done in order to personalise and enhance your experience with us.

The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customise Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics.

A cookie is a tiny text file stored on your computer. Cookies store information that is used to help make sites work. Only we can access the cookies created by our Website. You can control your cookies at the browser level. Choosing to disable cookies may hinder your use of certain functions.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  1. Necessary cookies – these cookies are required for you to be able to use some important features on our Website, such as logging in. These cookies don’t collect any personal information.
  2. Functionality cookies – these cookies provide functionality that makes using our service more convenient and makes providing more personalised features possible. For example, they might remember your name and e-mail in comment forms so you don’t have to re-enter this information next time when commenting.
  3. Analytics cookies – these cookies are used to track the use and performance of our Website and services
  4. Advertising cookies – these cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and to your interests. In addition, they are used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement. They are usually placed on the website by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. These cookies remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organisations such as advertisers. Often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organisation.

You can remove cookies stored in your computer via your browser settings. Alternatively, you can control some 3rd party cookies by using a privacy enhancement platform such as optout.aboutads.info or youronlinechoices.com. For more information about cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.  For information about how Google uses information obtained through their services, visit How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

We use Google Analytics to measure traffic on our Website. Google has their own Privacy Policy which you can review here. If you’d like to opt out of tracking by Google Analytics, visit the Google Analytics opt-out page.

Contact Information

Supervisory Authority
Website: www.priv.gc.ca
Email: communicationsREMOVEDISPLAY@@priv.gc.ca
Phone: +18199945444

Website Data Protection Officer
Email: SiteMasterREMOVEDISPLAY@wowitinc.com

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to make change to this Privacy Policy.
Last modification was made 3 Mar, 2020.