Collection of Personal Identifiable Information

Arazy Group does not require its Websites users or visitors to provide Personal Identifiable Information (“PII“) to view the content on the Websites.

Arazy Group may collect PII from the Websites users or visitors who voluntarily choose to provide PII upon registration to one of our services or in order to enable us to contact them. Such information may include: full name, address, phone number (work/mobile), e-mail and link to LinkedIn profile. In addition, consultants or experts that would like to engage with Arazy Group may be required to provide their CV as well.

Please note that if you complete a form on behalf of an organization or entity, you are urged to provide that organization or entity’s information and not your personal information.

Other Information Collected

We (including with the assistance of service providers) may collect various types of non-PII when you visit our Websites. Examples of non-PII that may be collected from visitors and users include: internet protocol address, type of browser (e.g., Google Chrome, Internet Explorer), type of operating system, (e.g., Microsoft Windows or Mac OS), web pages visited, websites visited before and after visiting the Websites, type of handheld or mobile device used to view the Websites (e.g., iPhone, Samsung) and Websites’ content accessed. We may use third parties to conduct web analytics and similar services with respect to an individual’s interaction with our Websites.

Process of Sensitive Information

Arazy Group does not require the Websites’ users or visitors to provide sensitive information and does not intentionally collect or process otherwise sensitive information.

You are hereby asked not to provide us any sensitive information while using our Websites or services (such as forms or documents with respect to patients). If you believe that such information is required for an engagement with us, please contact us offline. Please contact your account manager or the relevant office listed in the following link: https://arazygroup.com/contact-us.

Minor’s Privacy

Personal information about minors (under 18 years of age) is not knowingly or intentionally collected. If you are a minor, please do not engage us nor use our services.

Use of Collected Information 

The information collected may be used for the following purposes only:
(a) To share it with third parties, as detailed in the next section;
(b) To provide you with our or the Websites’ functionality and services;
(c) To provide you with our newsletter and/or any other advertising materials which we may be interested to distribute from time to time to our potential clients and/or other business partners for marketing purposes;
(d) Based on your request for information – to be able to communicate with you and/or contact you in any way and for any sales promotion purposes or to use your professional services in the future. In such cases, we may keep a record of that correspondence and we may collect your name, email address, phone numbers, and other professional and personal information that you have provided us;
(e) To improve and customize the users and visitors’ experience on the Websites and develop new services, capabilities and features;
(f) To manage the administrative and operational aspects of our Websites;
(g) To enforce the Websites’ terms of use and prevent unlawful activities and misuse of the Websites;
(h) To comply with any applicable law and assist law enforcement agencies when we have a good faith belief that our cooperation with them meets the applicable legal standards; and
(i) To take any action in any case of dispute involving you with respect to the Websites.

Sharing and Transferring Collected Information

The information that we collect or obtain, as outlined in the preceding sections, may be shared with or transferred to others, as the case may be, in any of the following instances:

(a) Contact information you have provided via the Websites may be shared with our service providers for the purpose of distributing emails to you, on our behalf;
(b) If you have breached the Website(s) terms of use, abused your rights to use the Websites, or violated any applicable law, your information may be shared with competent authorities and with any third party, as may be required;
(c) If we reasonably believe that we are required by law to share or disclose your information;
(d) In any case of dispute or legal proceeding of any kind involving you with respect to the Websites;
(e) Personal identifiable information may be shared with our corporate group Affiliates, but their use of such information must comply with this Privacy Policy.
(f) Upon bankruptcy, dissolution or other liquidation or insolvency events or in the event of merger, sale or transfer of all or a portion of our assets or other reorganization in our ongoing business, the information that we collect or obtain, as outlined in the preceding sections, may be shared with or transferred to that respective entity, provided that it undertakes to be bound by the provisions of this Privacy Policy, with reasonably necessary changes taken into consideration. Upon such transfer or sharing of information, such entity will assume full and exclusive responsibility for all subsequent use and processing it makes of the information and Arazy Group will be released from any liability to you, regarding said entity’s use and processing of the information.

In any case other than the above mentioned in this Privacy Policy, your personal identifiable information will be shared with others only if you provide your consent.

Choice / Opt–out

When registering for our Websites, you may receive occasional email updates from Arazy Group. Such updates can include a newsletter or other notifications in relation to the Websites or our services. We provide you with the opportunity to ‘opt out’ of having your PII used for such purposes when we ask for this information. For example, if you no longer wish to receive our email updates, you may opt out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each update.

Data Security

Arazy Group uses commercially reasonable safeguards to preserve the security of your personal and business information. Nevertheless, Arazy Group cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information provided to us through the Websites, including that such information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of Arazy Group’s safeguards.

Your Rights with the Data

If you no longer desire our services or would like to request that we delete your personal information, you may contact us at [email protected].

In addition, you have a right to receive a copy of the data collected about you in the course of our Websites or services, by contacting us at: [email protected]. You may correct or update certain PII by contacting us.

Aggregated or Anonymized Information

Arazy Group collects within the operation of the Websites anonymized as well as aggregated information, which does not identify you personally. Such anonymized or aggregated information may be used in any way, including by posting, disseminating, transmitting or otherwise communicating or making it available to any other third party.

Third Party Links

The Websites may contain or present third-party links to third party sites or services – all of which are not owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such third-party sites or services and this Privacy Policy does not apply to them. Please refer to the privacy policies of those other sites and services, to determine whether their privacy practices are acceptable to you.

Transfer of Data outside Your Territory

Arazy Group may store and process information in various locations around the globe. If you are a resident of a jurisdiction where transfer of your Identified Information to another jurisdiction requires your consent, then you hereby provide us with your express consent to such transfer of your data.

Use of Cookies and Server Logs

Cookies (which may be HTML files, Flash files or other technology) are text files that help store user preferences and activity; “web beacons” (also known as image tags, gif or web bugs) are small pieces of code used to collect data, such as counting page views or promotion views. The Websites may use “cookies”, “web beacons” and other equivalent technologies to collect non-PII automatically as you access and browse the Websites. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Arazy Group only and does not cover the use of cookies by any other third party.

Arazy Group may use session cookies to make it easier for you to navigate the Websites. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You may remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser’s “help” file.

By visiting the Websites whether as a registered user or otherwise, you acknowledge, understand and hereby agree that you are giving us your consent to gather information about your use of the Websites through cookies and/or web beacons.

Data Retention

We may delete your Personally Identifiable Information from our systems or anonymize it if we deem it no longer necessary for our reasonable business needs.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be changed from time to time. Substantial changes will take effect thirty (30) days after an initial notification is posted on the Websites. Other changes will take effect immediately after their initial posting. However, if this Privacy Policy is amended to comply with legal requirements, the amendments will become effective immediately upon their initial posting, or as required. The most up-to-date Privacy Policy is accessible on the Websites.

You agree to be bound by any of the changes made to this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Website after the changes take effect will indicate your acceptance of the amended Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the amended Privacy Policy, you must avoid any further use of the Websites.

Governing Law, Jurisdiction

This Privacy Policy will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Canada.

The Courts located in Vancouver, Canada shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction over you and Arazy Group and the subject matter of this Privacy Policy. Each party hereby expressly consents to personal jurisdiction in Canada and expressly waives any right to object to such personal jurisdiction or the convenience of such forum.

Please note that no entity worldwide, whether it is a representative, distributor, contractor, reseller or Affiliate of Arazy Group Consultants Inc., is authorized to accept service of process on behalf of Arazy Group Consultants Inc.

Miscellaneous

If any provision of this Privacy Policy is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Privacy Policy, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this Privacy Policy shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and a party’s failure to assert any right or provision under this Privacy Policy shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The section headings in this Privacy Policy are included for convenience only and shall take no part in the interpretation or construing of this Privacy Policy. In this Privacy Policy, the word “including” is used illustratively, as if followed by the words “but not limited to”.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at: [email protected]; or write to us (English only) to our head office in Canada: #350-1333 Johnston Street, Pier 32, Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6H 3R9.