Atlantic Sponsorship Forum

Welcome to the Atlantic Sponsorship Forum We want you to know that we respect the privacy of our customers. We have developed this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our commitment to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy is intended to describe for you, as an individual who is a user of atlanticsponsorshipforum.ca and our services, the information we collect, how that information may be used, with whom it may be shared, and your choices about such uses and disclosures. This Privacy Policy also applies to transactions made, and data gathered, by Atlantic Sponsorship Forum and Sports & Entertainment Atlantic's (S|E|A) telephone call centres in connection with selling registrationg to Canada-based events (and associated goods and services). All information you provide to our call centres will only be used and disclosed in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This policy describes circumstances in which your use of Atlantic Sponsorship Forum and Sports & Entertainment Atlantic's (S|E|A) or our services constitutes your consent for the collection, use and disclosure of your information for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, as well as other circumstances where your express consent will be obtained. This Privacy Policy is directed towards consumers rather than businesses and is not intended to cover information about businesses or business purpose activities.

We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy carefully when using our website or services or transacting business with us. By using our website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions about our privacy practices, please refer to the end of this Privacy Policy for information on how to contact us.

Consent
We only collect, use and/or disclose your personal information with your consent. We will ask you for your express consent if you would like to receive offers and/or information from us and/or an event provider. In addition, this Privacy Policy identifies various purposes for which personal information you provide us will be used, such as processing the transaction you requested, processing payment, facilitating your transactions with our third party marketing partners, and preventing fraud. By providing us with your personal information and engaging in a transaction with us, you implicitly consent to our collection and use of your personal information for these identified purposes.

Information we collect from you
In General. Information that we collect from you, either online or through our call centres, can generally be categorized as either anonymous or personally identifiable. Anonymous information is information that is not identified with a specific individual, such as the type of browser being used and what web pages have been accessed. Personally identifiable information ("personal information") is information that you provide to us that is uniquely associated with you, such as your name, address, email address, telephone number, user name and passwords. Unless we specifically tell you we are doing so, we do not associate the anonymous information we collect with your personal information. When you provide personal information through our website, the information may be sent to servers located in Canada, the United States and other countries around the world. Regardless of where your personal information may be kept, it will be protected by the safeguards described in this Policy.

Personal information. We may collect and store any personal information you enter on our website, provide through our call centres or otherwise provide to us in some other manner for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. The information you provide includes identifying information, such as your name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number. If you choose to transact business with us, financial information such as your payment method, valid credit card number, type, expiration date or other financial information will not be viewed or kept for our records in any way as your payment is processed securely with Moneris Solutions. You also may provide information about your interests and activities, your gender and age, and other demographic information. We may also collect anonymous information about you which is described later in this policy.

How we use the information we collect
In general. By purchasing admission to our events and providing us with your personal information, you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as follows:

to deliver the products and services that you have requested;
manage your account and provide you with customer support;
perform research and analysis about your use of, or interest in, our products, services, or content, or products, services or content offered by others, including giving you the opportunity to provide feedback on the events you attend;
display content and advertising tailored to your interests;
enforce our terms and conditions;
manage our business and as otherwise described to you at the time of collection.
If you have indicated an interest in receiving information from Atlantic Sponsorship Forum and Sports & Entertainment Atlantic (S|E|A), either by opting in at the time you purchased products or services or otherwise in connection with your management of your atlanticsponsorshipforum.ca account, we may use your information to communicate with you by e-mail, postal mail, telephone and/or mobile devices about products or services that may be of interest to you either from us or, with your consent, from third parties. Regardless of how we use your personal information it will be protected by the safeguards described in this policy.

Financial information. We may use financial information or payment method to process payment for any purchases or sales made on our website or through our call centres or retail outlets, to enroll you in the discount, rebate, and other programs in which you elect to participate, to facilitate your transactions with our third party marketing partners, to protect against or identify possible fraudulent transactions, and otherwise as may be reasonably needed to manage our business in connection with your transaction (for example, to identify you at the event, to facilitate refunds for cancelled events, for audit purposes, etc.).

Please review "Your choices about collection and use of your information" below.

Your choices about collection and use of your information
When you provide your email address on our website, you will be given a choice as to whether you want to receive e-mail messages about promotions or special offers from Atlantic Sponsorship Forum, Sports & Entertainment Atlantic (S|E|A) or from third parties to whom we send your information (such as event providers). You also will be given the opportunity, in any commercial e-mail that we send to you, to opt out of receiving such messages in the future. It may take up to 10 days for us to process an opt-out request. Please note that changes to information in your profile, or otherwise opting out of receipt of promotional email communications, will only affect future activities or communications from Atlantic Sponsorship Forum and Sports & Entertainment Atlantic (S|E|A). If we have already provided your information to an event provider or another third party with your consent before you have changed your preferences or updated your information, you may have to change your preferences directly with that third party. Moreover, please understand that in the event you elect to opt-out of providing your personal information or permitting us to share it with third parties, and later accept an offer from one of our third party marketing partners, we will share your personal information with that specific third party.
You will not have the ability to opt-out of receiving transactional and relationship e-mail communications, such as event cancellations and other service announcements, administrative notices, and surveys relating to registration purchases (although your participation in a survey is completely voluntary).
With whom we share your information
We want you to understand when and with whom we may share personal or anonymous information we have collected about you or your activities on our web site or while using our services.

Personal information. We do not share your personal information with others except with your consent and in the following situations:
Authorized service providers. We may share your personal information with our authorized service providers that perform certain services on our behalf. These services include fulfilling orders, processing credit card payments, delivering packages, providing customer service and marketing assistance, performing business and sales analysis, supporting our website functionality, and supporting contests, sweepstakes, surveys and other features offered through our website. These service providers may have access to personal information needed to perform their functions but are not permitted to share or use such information for any other purposes. We require all of our service providers to comply with the safeguards described in this policy.
Other Situations. By using our services and providing us with your personal information, you consent to our disclosure of your personal information in the following circumstances:
In response to legal requirements, including in response to a subpoena, a court order, or a request from law enforcement or other government agency; to establish or exercise our legal rights; and to defend against legal claims.
As reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of our company, our users, or our employees, including investigations or preventative actions regarding suspected illegal activity, suspected fraud or other wrongdoing, to enforce our website terms and conditions or other agreements or policies, and to protect Atlantic Sponsorship Forum and Sports & Entertainment Atlantic (S|E|A) and other visitors to the website or users of services or products provided by Atlantic Sponsorship Forum and Sports & Entertainment Atlantic (S|E|A).
In connection with a substantial corporate transaction, such as the sale of our business, a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy. Any third parties to whom we may disclose personal information may only use and disclose your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy unless you otherwise consent.
Third-party websites
There are a number of places on our website where you may click on a link to access other websites that do not operate under this Privacy Policy. For example, if you click on an advertisement or a search result on our website, you may be taken to a website that we do not control. These third-party websites may independently solicit and collect information, including personal information, from you and, in some instances, provide us with information about your activities on those websites. We recommend that you consult the privacy statements of all third-party websites you visit by clicking on the "privacy" link typically located at the bottom of the webpage you are visiting.

How we protect your personal information
We take appropriate security measures (including physical, electronic and procedural measures) to help safeguard your personal information from unauthorized access and disclosure. For example, only authorized employees are permitted to access personal information, and they may do so only to the extent such access is required for permitted business functions. We require our authorized service providers to protect your personal information in a similar fashion. In addition, we use encryption in the transmission of your sensitive personal information between your system and ours, and we use firewalls to help prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to your personal information. We communicate your personal information to event providers and authorized service providers using secure connections.

Although we take appropriate security measures as required by law, no security is perfect. Users should always take care with how they handle and disclose their personal information and should avoid sending personal information through insecure email. For information about how to protect your personal information, please refer to the resources from any of the following websites:
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (http://www.privcom.gc.ca/)
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (http://www.oipc.ab.ca/home/ )
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia (http://www.oipc.bc.ca/sector_private/public_info/index.htm)
Commission d'accés à l'information du Québec (http://www.cai.gouv.qc.ca/index-en.html)

Children's privacy
Our website is a general audience site, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

Where we store your information
This Privacy Policy is intended to cover collection of personal information from residents of Canada. Please be aware that your information will be stored in servers located in Canada, the United States where our central database is operated, as well as elsewhere in the world. Your information may be processed in any of these places. The data protection and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in Canada. Please be assured that we take reasonable steps to ensure that your privacy is protected. By using our services, you understand that your information may be transferred to our facilities and those third parties with whom we share it or otherwise disclose it as described in this privacy policy.

Anonymous and aggregated information. We may combine anonymous information and/or aggregate information we collect with additional anonymous information collected from other sources. We may share anonymous information (including aggregate information) we collect regarding our users with third parties (such as advisors, advertisers and investors) for various business purposes including developing and delivering targeted advertising on our websites and on websites of third parties, conducting general business analysis, and developing website content and services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
We will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices and services. When we post changes to this Privacy Policy, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. If we make any material changes in the way we collect, use, and/or share your personal information, we will notify you by sending an e-mail to the e-mail address you most recently provided us in your account, profile or registration (unless we do not have such an email address), and/or by prominently posting notice of the changes on our website. We recommend that you check our website from time to time to inform yourself of any changes in this Privacy Policy or any of our other policies. Regardless of any change to this Privacy Policy, your personal information will only be used and disclosed in the manner described in this Privacy Policy at the time your personal information was collected unless you otherwise consent.

How to contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our information-handling practices, or if you would like to access, update or correct your personal information, please contact us by e-mail or postal mail as follows: