Website Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2024

Protecting your privacy is important to Verster Solutions Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “Verster Solutions”). This Website Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) explains how Verster Solutions collects, uses and discloses the personal and non-personal information you may provide, or that we may collect, while using Verster Solutions website at www.verster.ca (the “Website”) and the services it provides (the “Services”).

1. Consent
By using the Website or the Services, or by submitting your personal information to Verster Solutions or to the Website, you signify your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Policy. If you do not consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Policy, you may not use the Website or the Services, or submit your personal information to Verster Solutions or the Website. Note that certain services can only be offered to you if you provide personal information to Verster Solutions and therefore Verster Solutions may not be able to provide you those services if you choose not to provide Verster Solutions with personal information.

2. Information Automatically Collected
The Website automatically collects certain non-personal information regarding Website users (such as the date and time you access the Website, the Internet Protocol address of your computer or device you are using, the website from which you linked directly to the Website, the browser you are using, and the Website pages read and the content accessed or downloaded). This non-personal information is used for system administration purposes such as analyzing trends, administering our Website, tracking user movements, and gathering demographic information for internal use such as statistical assessments, website improvement and improving user experience. Non-personal information may be disclosed to other persons and permanently archived for future use. If non-personal information is combined with personal information, then the non-personal information will be treated as personal information.

The Website uses “cookies”, a technology that installs information on a website user’s computer to permit the Website to recognize future visits using that computer. Cookies enhance the convenience of the Website. For example, the information provided through cookies is used to recognize you as a previous user of the Website, offer personalized content and information for your use, and otherwise facilitate your experience using the Website.

Most recent browser versions allow you to set some level of control over which cookies are accepted and how your browser uses them. For example, it may be set to notify you when it is receiving a cookie so that you accept cookies from only known, reliable sites such as this one. If you are concerned about cookies, we encourage you to upgrade your browser to a recent version and review the Help section of your browser to learn more about its specific control features.

3. Personal Information You Provide

Personal Information: In this Policy, “personal information” is information about an identifiable individual, such as your name, address, and email address. To the extent permitted by law, the provisions of this Policy concerning “personal information” do not apply to information that enables you to be contacted at a place of business (such as your business telephone number and business email address).

Use of Your Personal Information: During your use of the Website, you may be asked to voluntarily provide personal information for purposes such as corresponding with you, providing Services to you, or other purposes specified at the time of collection. Personal information we collect to use for these purposes includes your name, email, job title, social media handles and/or name of your workplace. Verster Solutions will not use your personal information for purposes other than those for which it is collected, except with your consent or as permitted or required by applicable law. Additionally, Verster Solutions may keep a record of all communications with you.

Disclosure of Your Information: Verster Solutions may disclose your personal information as required or permitted by applicable law to its agents, suppliers, contractors and service providers for use in connection with matters relating to your use of the Website, Verster Solutions’ provision of Services to you, or otherwise as specified by Verster Solutions at the time of collection. Verster Solutions may also disclose your personal information to other persons at your request, with your consent, or in connection with an investigation or proceeding to investigate or protect you and other persons and Verster Solutions from error, risk, fraud, or criminal activity. Verster Solutions will not sell or rent your personal information to any third party. Verster Solutions has no control over, and no responsibility or liability for, those persons’ use and disclosure of your personal information, and that use and disclosure is not subject to this Policy.

Use of Your Contacts’ Personal Information: During your use of the Website, you may be asked to voluntarily provide personal information of third parties for the purposes of referring the Services or sending a job posting or other specified purposes. If you provide personal information of another individual to Verster Solutions, you represent that prior to providing the personal information, you have obtained consent or authority to permit Verster Solutions to collect, use and disclose such information for the purpose set out in this Policy, or as required or permitted by applicable law. If you provide a third party’s personal information, Verster Solutions will automatically send such third party a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the Website or for the specified purpose. The third party’s information will be retained by Verster Solutions for the purpose of providing the one-time email.

Depersonalized Information: Verster Solutions may use your personal information to create non-personal information regarding the use of the Website and the Services. We may use and disclose this aggregate data to better understand our overall user base and for other purposes in our sole discretion. Verster Solutions may permanently retain non-personal information for future use.

Withdrawing Consent: You may withdraw your consent to the use and disclosure of your personal information, but doing so may mean that Verster Solutions cannot provide Services to you. To withdraw consent, please contact info@verster.ca.

Retention of Your Information: Verster Solutions retains your personal information for as long as required to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as may be required by law. When no longer required, your personal information will be destroyed, anonymized, or disposed of using secure methods.

Location of Information: Verster Solutions will store and process your personal information in secured locations. Please be aware that the disclosure of your information in accordance with this Policy and applicable law may result in your personal information being either stored at or routed through locations outside of Canada, including to the United States. The laws of other countries regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information may be different from the laws of Canada. Your use of the Website indicates your consent to your personal information being transferred outside of Canada and subject to the laws of these other jurisdictions.

Safeguarding Your Information: Verster Solutions has reasonable security safeguards to protect personal information against loss or theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying or modification. Nevertheless, you should be aware that security risks cannot be eliminated, and Verster Solutions cannot guarantee that your personal information will not be used or disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this Policy.

4. Access, Corrections, and Complaints

Accessing or Correcting Your Personal Information: You may request access to your personal information and information about Verster Solutions’ collection, use and disclosure of that information by sending your request to Verster Solutions’ Privacy Officer. Subject to certain exceptions and limitations prescribed by applicable law, you will be given reasonable access to your personal information and will be entitled to request changes to the personal information we have about you to ensure accuracy and completeness of the information. You can help Verster Solutions maintain the accuracy of your information by notifying Verster Solutions of any changes.

Complaints: Verster Solutions will investigate all reasonable written complaints or inquiries about the policies and practices relating to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. You can direct complaints to Verster Solutions’ Privacy Officer.

Contacting Verster Solutions’ Privacy Officer: Verster Solutions’ Privacy Officer may be contacted by email at info@verster.ca.

5. Other Matters

Other Websites: The Website may contain links to other websites or Internet resources. When you click on one of those links you are contacting another website. Verster Solutions has no control over, and no responsibility or liability for, other websites or their collection, use and disclosure of your personal information.

Former Users: If you cease using the Website or your permission to use the Website is terminated, Verster Solutions may continue to use and disclose your personal information in accordance with this Policy as amended.

Policy Changes: This Policy may be changed from time to time in Verster Solutions’ sole discretion and without any prior notice or liability to you or any other person. The collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information will be governed by the version of this Policy in effect at that time. New versions of the Policy will be posted on the Website and will be available upon request from Verster Solutions. Your continued use of the Website subsequent to any changes to this Policy will signify your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with the changed Policy. Accordingly, when you use the Website, you must check the date of this Policy and review any changes since the last version.