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Privacy Policy

Introduction
Akinox has established and implemented internal policies and procedures to adequately protect the personal information in our possession. These policies are reviewed on a regular basis. Akinox is compliant with applicable law in Canada and internationally in terms of our processing of personal data.

Consent

Subject to the exceptions and requirements of applicable laws, we will not share or disclose your personal information to any other third parties without your free, informed, and express consent. You agree that by using our Site, you consent to the terms and conditions set forth in this Privacy Policy for the collection and use of the data described in this Policy. You may withdraw your consent at any time, subject to certain legal restrictions.


Data life cycle

In the following paragraphs, you will find more details on the data lifecycle for personal data. We collect only the data we need in order to manage our site, promote our services, provide you with services, and to respond to your enquiries.  Personal data is stored in the cloud and protected in accordance with industry standards. We retain personal data only for so long as it we need it for the purposes summarized above, after which it is deleted. Akinox maintains a dedicated information security and compliance team. This team is responsible for personal data throughout the data life cycle.


Personal Information We Collect

When you visit and use our Site, we may automatically collect and store your IP address, the location from which you consult our Site, hardware and software details of the device used. If you subscribe to the newsletter or fill out forms to either contact us or obtain a case study, we will collect your full name, title, name of your business or organization, business email and/or phone number. This data may be collected through a form.

 

How We Use Personal Information

The data we automatically collect is used to provide, perform, maintain, and promote our services. We also use the data for Site usage statistics. We limit the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information to the purposes we have specified to you. Your personal information may only be accessed by certain authorized individuals and only in line with their job responsibilities.


Who We Share Personal Information With

We may disclose User Data to any member of our organization as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes set forth in this policy. We may share User Data in order to take advantage of the Site’s usage analysis services. Third parties will not be able to access User Data beyond what is reasonably necessary to accomplish the given purpose. We will not share your data with third parties except as permitted or required by law. If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.


How Long We Store Personal Information

We do not retain User data beyond what is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it is collected. We destroy this information in accordance with applicable law and our record retention policy.


How We Protect Your Personal Information

We are committed to protecting your personal information. In order to reduce the risk of unauthorized access to or disclosure of personal data, we have implemented technical and organizational measures to protect and secure it. To enhance the security of personal data, we have built our Site using encryption and authentication and authorization tools that meet industry standards.


How to Modify, Delete or Challenge Your Collected Information

For any questions or concerns regarding this policy or Akinox’s processing of personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer here: privacy@akinox.com. Our Privacy Officer will make every effort to respond to you within the time limits defined by applicable law, and in any case within a maximum of 30 days from the receipt of your inquiry. We will advise you in writing of our response. If you are not satisfied with our treatment of your request, you have the right to contact the Information Access Commission (https://www.cai.gouv.qc.ca/english/).

Cookies

A cookie is a small file, stored on your hard disk by the Site. Its purpose is to collect data about your browsing habits while on our site. We use cookies to remember any selections you make on our Site so that they are saved for future visits. This allows us to improve the design and functionality of our Site by collecting data about the content you access and click on while using our Site. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is sent. You may also choose to disable cookies entirely in your Internet browser, but this may reduce the quality of your user experience.


Modifications

This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. The most recent publication date will be shown at the end of the policy.

Contact

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us using the following:

Phone: (800) 996-9196
Email : info@akinox.com

 

Last modified on September 21st, 2023