Our Big Earth Media Co. Privacy Policy

At Our Big Earth Media Co., we are committed to your privacy and will never share any of the information you provided us under any circumstances.

We believe in being upfront about how we collect, use and disclose your personal information.

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you about Our Big Earth’s practices relating to the collection, use, disclosure and protection of personal information that may be provided through access to or use of our website, services and publications, or that may otherwise be collected by us.  BY SUBSCRIBING TO OUR E-MAIL NEWSLETTER OR USING OUR WEBSITE (the “Site”), YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION (AS DEFINED BELOW) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

This Privacy Policy also explains how to get a hold of Our Big Earth staff  with questions, changes or deletion of information we have collected.  Our Big Earth Media Co. recommend that you take the time to read this Privacy Policy and retain it for future reference.

What Personal Information We Collect

For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, and in accordance with Canadian privacy legislation, “personal information” is generally defined as information about an identifiable individual, or information that allows an individual to be identified.

The personal information collected by Our Big Earth Media Co. upon subscription to our e-mail newsletter may include at least some of the following:

* Contact information, including name, postal code and e-mail address;

* Demographic information

From time to time, we may ask you to provide us with more detailed information regarding your interests in order to serve you better and understand what topics may be of interest to you.  It will be entirely up to you as to whether you choose to share this information with us.

Also, if you send us an e-mail message, we may retain that message and your e-mail address, as well as any response we send you.

A Special Note About Children

Children (persons under the age of 18) are not eligible to use the site unsupervised and should not provide personal information to us. Children under the age of 18 may only use this Site in conjunction with and under the supervision of a parent or guardian.

Person Information is Used to:

* Provide personalized services and interactive communication

* Research and improve communication and community building

* to protect Our Big Earth Media Co. and third parties against error, fraud, theft and other illegal activity, and to audit compliance with Our Big Earth’s policies and contractual obligations;

* to conduct surveys, research and evaluations;

When Personal Information Is Disclosed

We will not sell, license, trade or rent your personal information to or with others.

Our Big Earth Media Co. may share personal information with third parties assisting us in areas including but not limited to web development and office work or to carry out one or more of the purposes described above.  These service providers are prohibited from using your personal information for any purpose other than to provide this assistance and are required to protect personal information disclosed by Our Big Earth and to comply with the general privacy principles describes in this Privacy Policy.

Our Big Earth Media Co. reserves the right to disclose personal information to a third party if a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena or court order legally requires or authorizes us to do so.

Our Big Earth Media Co. also reserves the right to disclose and/or transfer personal information to a third party in the event of a proposed or actual purchase, sale (including a liquidation, realization, foreclosure or repossession), lease, merger, amalgamation or any other type of acquisition, disposal, transfer, conveyance or financing of all or any portion of Our Big Earth Media Co. of any of the business or assets or a division thereof in order for you to continue to receive the same products and services from the third party.

Knowledge and Consent

Our Big Earth Media Co. COLLECTS PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU ONLY WHEN YOU VOLUNTARILY PROVIDE IT.

You may withdraw consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice.  If you wish to withdraw your consent at any time, please contact Executive Editor Robin Rivers at rrivers@ourbigearth.com. If you refuse or withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide you or continue to provide you with certain services or information that may be of value to you.

We will not, as a condition of the supply of a product or service, require you to consent to the collection, use or disclosure of information beyond that required to fulfill the explicitly specified and legitimate purposes for which the information is being provided.

Advertising to Children

We do not knowingly direct our advertising at children under the age of 13, except as permitted by law.

Cookies

When you visit our website, we place a text file called a “cookie” in the browser directory of your computer’s hard drive.  A cookie is a small piece of information that a website can store on your web browser and later retrieve.  The cookie cannot be read by any website other than the one that set up the cookies.  Aggregate, but not individual, cookie and tracking information may be shared with third parties.

How We Protect Your Personal Information.

Our Big Earth Media Co. makes all commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that personal information collected from you is protected against loss and unauthorized access.  This protection applies in relation to information stored in both electronic and hard-copy form.  Access to your personal information is restricted to selected employees or representatives.  In addition, Our Big Earth Media Co. employs robust information security techniques to protect personal information against loss and unauthorized access.

Our Big Earth Media Co. educates all its employees on the importance of privacy.  It is Our Big Earth Media Co.’s policy to give access to personal information only to those employees who require it to carry out the responsibilities of their jobs or to other such third parties with similar designated responsibilities and who are subject to contractual confidentiality restrictions with Our Big Earth Media Co..

Links to Third-Party Sites

This website may offer links to other third-party websites for your convenience.  You should be aware that operators of linked websites may also collect your personal information (including information generated through the use of cookies) when you link to their websites.  Our Big Earth Media Co. is not responsible for how such third parties collect, use or disclose your personal information so it is important to familiarize yourself with their privacy policies, which may differ from ours, before providing them with your personal information.  Our Big Earth Media Co. cannot be held liable for your use of such third-party websites.

Retention of Your Personal Information

Our Big Earth Media Co. retains your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose(s) for which it was collected and to comply with applicable laws.  When that need has ended, your personal information will be removed from our system and destroyed in a manner that ensures your security.

Control Of Your Personal Information

You will always have the option to instruct us not to use your name, e-mail, postal code, etc. beyond providing you with the service or information you requested.  Additionally, e-mail communications will always include an identification of the sender and an “Unsubscribe” option.  Should you wish to unsubscribe at any time, you may instruct us to immediately do so by clicking on the link.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

Our Big Earth Media Co. reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at anytime without notice. The Privacy Policy posted at any time or from time to time via this Site shall be deemed to be the Privacy Policy then in effect.

Access to, Correcting or Updating Your Information

If you request access to your personal information, Our Big Earth Media Co. will provide you with a summary of that information.  If Our Big Earth Media Co. does not grant you access to your personal information, we will provide an explanation.

It is your responsibility to notify us of any changes. You may contact Our Big Earth Media Co. in the followng ways to request access to or correction or update of your personal information:

E-mail: rrivers@ourbigearth.com

Send Mail: 1968 Dogwood Dr., Courtenay, BC, Canada V9N 3B5

Contacting Us

If you have any questions or requests about Our Big Earth Media Co.’s Privacy Policy or if you have reason to believe that Our Big Earth Media Co. may have failed to adhere to this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at rrivers@ourbigearthmedia.com or call us at 250.338.5130.

This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with the provisions of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada).