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Privacy Policy<\/strong><\/h2>\n

At Gnowise Inc. (\u201cGnowise<\/strong>\u201d), we understand that individuals care about their online privacy.\u00a0 That is why Gnowise is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy.\u00a0 Our privacy policy (\u201cPrivacy Policy<\/strong>\u201d) is based on our adherence to both the guidelines and principles underlying the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (\u201cPIPEDA<\/strong>\u201d) and our commitment to ensuring that you are comfortable when providing personal information to us.<\/p>\n

Our privacy policy covers Gnowise\u2019s treatment of your personally identifying information when you visit Gnowise\u2019s website located at, or linked to through, the root URL gnowise.com<\/a> (the \u201cWebsite<\/strong>\u201d), or when you apply for or use Gnowise\u2019s services.\u00a0 Our Privacy Policy also covers Gnowise\u2019s treatment of any personally identifying information that Gnowise\u2019s business partners, agents, and affiliates share with Gnowise and to the personally identifying information that Gnowise shares with business partners, agents, and affiliates.\u00a0 \u201cPersonally identifying information\u201d is any information which can, by its very nature, identify who you are.\u00a0 Examples of this type of information include your name, address, phone number, and email address.\u00a0 IF YOU CONTINUE TO USE OUR WEBSITE OR SERVICES AND\/OR SUBMIT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO Gnowise, YOU CONSENT TO THE PURPOSES AND USES OUTLINED BELOW FOR WHICH GNOWISE COLLECTS AND\/OR SHARES YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.<\/p>\n

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the terms of the Terms of Use Agreement (\u201cTerms of Use<\/strong>\u201d), which is also posted on the Website.\u00a0 This Privacy Policy has been in effect since December 5, 2008.<\/p>\n

Collection and Use of Information<\/strong>
\nGnowise is the sole owner of information collected on the Website, voicemail, or application forms and will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this policy, without first obtaining your consent.\u00a0 This information collected is used to register the user for selected services, to contact the user about such service, to respond to your inquiries, and as otherwise permitted by law.\u00a0 Information required to be submitted to become a registered user includes name, email address, telephone number, and residential address.<\/p>\n

We may offer some of our services in conjunction with partner companies, affiliates or other companies or websites with which Gnowise works.\u00a0 In order for us to provide these services to you, it may be necessary for us to share your personal information with one of such entities.\u00a0 These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.\u00a0 If you do not want your data to be shared, you can choose not to allow the transfer by not using that particular service.<\/p>\n

Customer Service Correspondence<\/strong>
\nWe may retain correspondence, including voicemails, emails and faxes, sent to or by us pertaining to your account.\u00a0 These records are retained in order to measure and improve our customer service, and to investigate potential fraud and violations of our Terms of Use.\u00a0 We may, over time, delete these records if permitted by law.<\/p>\n

Cookies<\/strong>
\nThe Website may use “cookies”, a technology that installs information on a website user\u2019s computer to permit the website to recognize future visits using that computer. Cookies enhance the convenience and use of the Website. You may choose to decline cookies if your browser permits, but doing so may affect your use of the Website and your ability to access certain features of the Website.<\/p>\n

IP Addresses<\/strong>
\nLike many other websites, the Website may automatically collect certain non-identifiable information regarding Website users, such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer, the IP address of your Internet Service Provider, the date and time you access the Website, the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to the Website, the operating system you are using, the sections of the Website you visit, the Website pages read and images viewed, and the materials you post to or download from the Website. This non-identifiable information is used for Website and system administration purposes and to improve the Website. Your non-identifiable information may be disclosed to others and permanently archived for future use.<\/p>\n

Information Sharing<\/strong>
\nAs a general rule, except as described in this Privacy Policy, we will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information except when we have your permission or under special circumstances (such as when we believe the law requires it).\u00a0 We may disclose or share aggregated demographic information with certain partners, affiliates and advertisers.\u00a0 However, except as described above, this is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person or company.\u00a0 In addition, Gnowise may disclose account or other personal information when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with Gnowise\u2019s rights or property, other Website users or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities.<\/p>\n

Gnowise may also release personal information to appropriate governmental authorities under the following circumstances:<\/p>\n