Protecting your privacy is important to Prairie Payments Joint Venture (“PPJV”).
PPJV has adopted this Privacy Statement to provide you with an overview of the collection, use, retention, and disclosure of personal information that you may provide while using PPJV’s website (the “Website”). PPJV encourages you to read this Privacy Statement, as well as any Terms and Conditions, in order to understand how we collect and process personal information in the course of providing the Website.
By using the Website, you consent to the collection, use, retention, and disclosure of your personal information for processing as described in, and subject to the limitations set out in, this Privacy Statement.
Personal Information
Personal information is any information that would identify a person directly, or indirectly in combination with data from other sources. For example, personal information includes a full name, home address, personal phone number, social insurance number, personal email address, banking details, IP address, biometric data, payment information, usage data, or any information that may individually identify a person.
PPJV may collect personal information including without limitation your name, personal phone number, personal email address, IP address, and device identifiers, in the course of your usage of the Website, and may use or disclose that personal information as described with this Privacy Statement.
PPJV may also create de-identified or anonymized data from personal information by excluding data components (such as your name, email address, etc.) that makes the data able to personally identify you, through obfuscation, or through other means. In addition, PPJV may collect and use aggregated, anonymous information to provide data about Website usage to potential business partners and other unaffiliated entities. As this information does not identify a person, and is therefore not personal information, PPJV’s use of such aggregated, anonymized and/or de-identified data is not subject to this Privacy Statement.
Consent and Collection of Personal Information
If you use the Website, where personal information is essential, your consent is implied to collect and use your personal information to facilitate that use. Examples of instances in which personal information may be collected by PPJV are, but are not limited to:
- When you request information, and/or when requested information is provided to you,
- When you access and navigate the Website, or engage in communication with PPJV,
- When PPJV is administering, planning, and managing its relationship with you or communicating with you in relation to this relationship,
- Where PPJV seeks to better understand how PPJV may improve its products and services, to develop and conduct its business and operations, and for other internal business purposes,
- Where PPJV seeks to provide you with information on current and future products and services or other developments with respect to PPJV and its affiliates and partners,
- Where PPJV needs to comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, or protect PPJV’s legal rights and property, or
- If you knowingly submit personal information through the Website for the purpose of registering for a service, or authentication.
During these instances, PPJV may collect data such as, but not restricted to: name, email address, phone number, address, areas of the Website you visit, content you view, your IP address, data downloaded or submitted by you, as well as the nature of the individuals or entities with whom you communicate or transact business using the Website.
If at any point you wish to withdraw consent to personal information collection, please contact PPJV’s Privacy Officer noted in this Privacy Statement. Please note that certain services may only be able to be offered or provided to you if you disclose the personal information necessary to facilitate those services, and therefore PPJV may not be able to provide you with certain services in the event that you choose not to disclose that personal information to PPJV.
Anonymous Information
When you interact with the Website, similar to most other websites, apps, and online services, certain anonymous technical information about your visit is automatically logged and collected by PPJV. This may include information about the type of browser you use, operating system, the date and time you access the Website, the links you accessed while using the Website, and the internet address of the website, if any, which linked directly to the Website. This information is used for system administration purposes such as diagnosing problems with the Website, servers, compiling aggregated and statistical information, and to improve the operation and content of the Website. It is not personally identifiable, and is not considered personal information and subject to this Privacy Statement.
Personal Information Use
PPJV may use collected personal information for such purposes as:
- Helping to establish and verify the identity of users, and to keep user accounts secure,
- Opening, maintaining, administering and servicing users’ accounts or memberships,
- Providing support to users,
- Improving the Website, including tailoring the Website to users’ preferences,
- Providing users with product or service updates, and other information about PPJV,
- Corresponding with you, and responding to your questions, inquiries, comments, and instructions,
- Maintaining the security and integrity of PPJV systems, and,
- Complying with applicable laws.
Once collected, PPJV will store and process your personal information in secure locations.
Personal information will only be retained by PPJV for the length of time required to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, or as may be required by law. Beyond that point, personal information in the possession or control of PPJV will be anonymized or securely destroyed.
Security
PPJV maintains reasonable physical, technical, and administrative safeguards to minimize the risk of unauthorized loss, theft, copying, misuse, access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of your personal information.
PPJV also restricts access to your personal Information to only those persons who have a legitimate business need or legal requirement to view it in connection with the Services. You, as a personal information owner, may also authorize any persons you may choose to have access to your personal information.
Although PPJV does utilize security measures appropriate to the level of risk, no method of data transfer or storage on the internet is 100% secure and security risks cannot be eliminated entirely. As such, PPJV cannot guarantee perfect security, integrity, or confidentiality of personal information.
In the event of a data breach or security incident involving the Website, PPJV will take all reasonable steps to comply with the breach reporting obligations that may be applicable to it under applicable privacy laws. PPJV may also seek to notify you in such event. If notification is appropriate or required, PPJV may notify you by email, messaging to your device, or other reasonable means.
Disclosure of Personal Information
PPJV does not provide personal information to unaffiliated third party providers for their use in marketing directly to you. We may use unaffiliated companies, or trusted third party providers, to help maintain and operate the Website for reasons related to our business operations and to better serve you, and those companies may receive your personal information for that purpose. When PPJV shares personal information with third party providers that support the delivery of the Website, we require that they use your personal information only for the purposes we’ve authorized, and that they protect your personal information to at least the same standards used by PPJV.
PPJV may also disclose personal information about you in connection with legal requirements, such as in response to an authorized subpoena, governmental request or investigation, or as otherwise permitted by applicable law (including, without limitation, to prevent fraud or abuse, or to protect PPJV’s legal rights, property, or the safety of PPJV, its employees, users or others).
Finally, as PPJV’s business develops, it may sell or buy corporate assets, and in such transactions personal information may be one of the transferred business assets. If PPJV, its businesses, or substantially all of its shares or assets, is acquired or an acquisition is contemplated, personal information may be one of the assets assessed or transferred in connection with that transaction.
“Cookies” and Advertisers
The Website, or the third party companies used to host, operate, or maintain the Website, may place a “cookie” on your computer in order to allow you to use this Website and to personalize your experience.
A “cookie” is a small piece of data, or an alphanumeric identifier, that can be sent by a web server to your computer or device, which then may be stored by your browser on your computer or device. Cookies allow PPJV to recognize your computer or device while you are on the Website and help customize your online experience and make it more convenient for you. Cookies are also useful in allowing more efficient log-in for users, tracking transaction histories, and preserving information between browsing sessions. The information collected from cookies may also be used to improve the Website functionality.
The advertisers and/or other content providers that may appear on the Website may also use cookies that are not sent by PPJV. Such ads or content may contain cookies that help track and target the interests of users of the Website in order to present “personalized” advertisements or other messages that the user might find interesting. PPJV is not responsible for any such cookies.
Most web browsers have features that can notify you when you receive a cookie or prevent cookies from being sent. If you disable cookies, however, you may not be able to use certain personalized functions of the Website.
Rights With Respect to Personal Information
PPJV is committed to ensuring you retain full access to and control of your personal information. To that end, we endeavor to respect your right to be informed regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information, and your right of correction and access to it, via this Privacy Statement.
If you would like to access, correct, remove, request a copy of, withdraw consent to collection of your personal information, or are looking for any additional information on how your personal information may be collected, used or disclosed by PPJV, please contact the PPJV Privacy Officer via the Contact & Questions area at the bottom of this Privacy Statement. Subject to certain exceptions and limitations that may be prescribed by applicable law, you will be provided with reasonable access to your personal information and will be entitled to have it amended or corrected as appropriate.
In certain circumstances, you may have the right to have your personal information, or certain components of your personal information, erased by PPJV, to have your personal information moved, copy or transmitted from PPJV’s systems to other systems, or to object to or restrict certain processing of your personal information by PPJV. In the event that you wish to inquire about, or seek to exercise any of these rights (as they may be applicable), please contact PPJV’s Privacy Officer.
External Links
The Website may contain links to other websites, apps, or services, including those of advertisers or third party content providers who offer downloads. PPJV is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other websites, apps, or services. We encourage you to read the Privacy Policies published by such third parties before divulging your personal information to them.
EU GDPR Does Not Apply
Note that the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679) does not apply as this Website is not intended to be used by individuals who are located within the European Union.
Not for Children under Thirteen
PPJV services are neither designed nor intended to collect personal information from children who are under the age of thirteen (13).
In order to ensure compliance with the provisions of the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and other data protection laws around the world aimed at protecting children, children under the age of thirteen (13) are not permitted to access or use this website, and children under the age of thirteen (13) should not provide any personal information to PPJV. You may reside in a country where local laws fix the digital age of consent to be older than 13. You may only use the Website if you have reached this age of consent, in accordance with applicable local laws. If you do not meet the digital age of consent of your country, you must immediately cease using the Website.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
PPJV reserves the right to modify or supplement this Privacy Statement in its discretion, at any time. If a material change to the terms of this Privacy Statement is made, we will post a notice on our website and a link to the new or amended Privacy Statement. The collection, use and disclosure of your personal information by PPJV will be governed by the version of this Privacy Statement in effect at that time. Your continued use of the Website subsequent to any changes to this Privacy Statement will indicate your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with the amended Privacy Statement.
Contact & Questions
If you have any questions or comments regarding this Privacy Statement or any aspects of the Website, please contact PPJV’s Privacy Officer at privacy@prairiepayments.com.