This document was last updated on December 29, 2006.
Menova Energy understands the value of your personal information and we
respect your right to privacy. We are committed to maintaining your
confidence and trust. This commitment includes protecting the personal
information that we obtain from you.
- Information We Collect
General:Unless you provide information voluntarily, we will
not collect any personal information about you when you visit http://www.power-spar.com/.
If we ask you to provide information that personally identifies you, our
request to do so will be specific. If you register to receive our
newsletters, participate in our seminars or purchase items from our
eStore, we will ask for personal information such as your name, e-mail
address, postal address, phone number or credit card information. If we
want you to provide additional information, we will explain why we need
the additional information and how it will be used at the time of the
request.
Email From You: You may email messages to us that will contain
your screen name and email address along with any additional information
you may wish to include in the text of your message.
Third Parties: We may receive personal information from select
third parties in order to fulfill orders for products, to facilitate
your receipt of one of our newsletters, or to communicate with us
concerning your participation in a web seminar.
Resumes: We use http://www.power-spar.com/
as a recruiting tool to provide visitors seeking employment with
Menova Energy the ability to submit resumes or other personal
information.
Surveys: Occasionally, we may conduct online surveys on a specific
topic. Our surveys are entirely voluntary and you may easily decline to
participate.
Website Usage Information : Our web server automatically
collects and aggregates information about your visit to http://www.power-spar.com/,
including your IP address, service provider, browser type, domain names
of referring websites, operating system, pages accessed on our website,
and the date and time of your access. We
analyze this aggregated information in an effort to optimize your
experience and enhance your time spent with us online.
- Use of Information We Collect
We use your personal information in several ways:
- To fulfill your requests and process your transactions.
- To respond to your email messages.
- To support your customer relationship with Menova Energy. For example,
if you provide us with an e-mail or postal address, you may receive
mailings from Menova Energy with information concerning special offers,
new services or products. You can unsubscribe to mailings from us at
any time. Please refer to the "Opt Out" section of this Policy for
details on the "opt out" process.
- To process responses to employment opportunities posted on http://www.power-spar.com/.
For example, if you submit a resume to us electronically, the
information that you provide will be forwarded to the Menova Energy
representative(s) responsible for filling the relevant position. The
personal information that is contained in your resume will not be used
for any other purpose.
We may combine the personal information that we collect from you on
our websites with other information that you provide to us in connection
with your use of our other products and services.
- Third Party Relationships
We may occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on
behalf of Menova Energy, including delivering purchases, administering
surveys and processing event registration. We will only provide such
companies with the personal information that they need to deliver the
service that we have requested of them. They are prohibited from using
the personal information that we provide to them for any other purpose
and we make reasonable efforts to ensure that all third parties with
whom we share personal information undertake to adhere to this Policy.
We do not otherwise share your personal information with third parties,
unless you have granted us permission to do so.
We may disclose or use your personal information when we, in good
faith, believe that either the law requires us to do so or such action
is necessary to protect or defend Menova Energy's rights or property.
- Access, Correction and Maintenance of Personal Information
We provide reasonable and practical access for you to identify
inaccuracies in your personal information. If you provide us with
personal information through the Menova Energy website, you have the right
to access this data.
To request an update, modification, or deletion of any personal
information maintained by Menova Energy, you can contact us at webmaster@power-spar.com. We
will, upon request, update or delete your personal information; however,
we will not be able to update or delete data that has been archived as
part of our normal business operations.
We keep the personal information collected through our website as
long as it is required to service your request, or until you request its
deletion. We retain aggregated information collected about your visit to
our website (ie. browser type, domain name, pages visited) until we have
completed our review and analysis of this information.
We do not add third party data to your personal information and
maintain your personal information in a merged or supplemented
format.
- Opt Out Process
If you are a Menova Energy contact, you may receive direct mail or other
marketing material from Menova Energy.
At any time, you can "opt out" of receiving direct mail and marketing
material from Menova Energy, such as product and service updates, by contacting webmaster@power-spar.com.
If at any time in the future we decide to use your personal
information for a purpose not currently stated in this Policy, we will
modify the Policy to disclose such usage in accordance with Section 9
below.
- Links to Third Party Websites and Use of Discussion Forums
Websites accessed from http://www.power-spar.com/
via hyperlinks or links to other sites may be governed by privacy
policies and practices that differ from this Policy. The information
practices of other third party websites linked to http://www.power-spar.com/
are not covered by this Policy. You are encouraged to become familiar
with the privacy policies and practices of every website you visit prior
to disclosing any personal information.
Information posted to discussion forums, bulletin boards, chat rooms
and other public forums may be displayed publicly. Please consider this
before posting.
- Security of Personal Information
We store your personal information in a secure location that is
accessible only by designated staff. We make reasonable efforts to
protect your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access
or disclosure, alteration or destruction. In addition, we use a secure
server to protect the safety and security of transactions over the
Internet involving personal information.
- Use of Cookies
A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identifier that is
placed on a your computer's hard drive when you visit a website. While we currently do not use
session based or persistent first party cookies to improve your access
and ease of use of our website, we may do so in the future. We may also eventually use first party cookies to
improve our understanding of your needs and interests, so that we can
offer you personalized content and enhance your web-browsing experience.
The non-personal information collected from our use of first party
cookies would not be linked to your personal information. Cookies do not
damage your system or files in any way.
Most browsers now recognize when a cookie is offered and permit users
to control how and when they will be accepted. If you are not sure
whether your browser has this capability, you should consult the
documentation that accompanied your browser or check with your Internet
Service Provider (ISP). If you chose to decline cookies, you may not be
able to fully experience the interactive features of the Menova Energy
services and websites that you visit.
- Changes to Menova Energy's Privacy Policy
We may modify or amend this Policy from time to time. In an effort to
keep you informed of changes to this Policy, we will indicate the
effective date of the currently posted policy at the top of the Policy.
For substantial changes to this Policy, we will notify you by placing
prominent notice on our homepage. Changes to this Policy will not affect
our use of previously provided personal information. No personal
information provided by you under the terms of this Policy (or any prior
version of this Policy) will be used in a manner that is materially
inconsistent with it, without your prior written permission.
- Acceptance
By using http://www.power-spar.com/,
you signify your acceptance of this Policy, as amended from time to time
in accordance with Section 9 above. If you do not agree with the terms
and conditions contained in this Policy, please do not use these
websites.
- Contact Us
If you have thoughts, questions or suggestions about this Privacy
Policy Statement or any other aspect of your relationship with
Menova Energy, please contact us at:
E-mail: webmaster@power-spar.com
Write:
Website
Manager
Menova Energy Corporation
1 Terence Matthews Cres.
Suite 200
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K2M 2G3
