Last Updated: March 27, 2022

Access to Success Organization is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use and share your information at accesstosuccess.ca (the “Site”).

We may change our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes to our Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting the updated Privacy Policy and revising the “Last Updated” date above. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to stay informed about our privacy practices. By continuing to use the Site after the changes are made, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy.

Collection of Information

Information you provide to us.

We may collect various information from you, including your first and last name, address, telephone number, email address and subject of inquiry, your interaction with our website and social media sites, and other information you provide to us. We may collect this information in various ways, including through your interaction with the Site, through your communications with us, including through the Site and by email, and through third party platforms, such as social media and event management platforms.

We may collect employment information, such as work history, references, your ability to work in Canada and other information, when you submit a job application and/or resume to us.

We collect information about your business if you apply to our startup accelerator program. This information may include, but is not limited to, general business information, contact information and biographies of individuals involved with the business and financial information.

We may also request demographic information from you for specific purposes which are disclosed to you at the time of the request. For example, we may request information about any accessibility needs in order to provide applicable programming and resources to you or to provide accommodations to you at a conference. We may also request that you complete a survey so we can learn about the types of individuals who use our Site and access our services and programs.

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the computer hard drive or memory containing information about the user. We or our third-party service providers may use cookies and other technologies for content personalization, performance, functional purposes, marketing purposes, as well as the ability to access secure areas of our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site. You may modify your browser’s settings so that your browser stops accepting cookies or prompts you before accepting a cookie. If you do not accept cookies, you may still use the site, but your ability to use some features or areas may be limited.

Analytics

When you use the Site, we or a third-party service provider may use cookies or other technologies to record information about you or your activity. This may include your IP address, browser type, device and system information, the web page you visited before access the Site, date and time stamps and other similar information and interactions with the Site.

Use of Information

We use your information to provide products and services and to manage our operations. For example, we may use your personal information for the following purposes:

• to provide and improve our services and programs;
• to grant access at our events;
• to communicate with you about your requests;
• to process an application which you submit to us, including job or volunteer applications,
• scholarship and grant applications and applications to our ATS Labs – Startup Accelerator program;
• to administer our provision of products, services or programs you request from us;
• to administer the Site and to personalize and improve your experience on the Site;
• to protect the security or integrity of the Site and our operations;
• to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts with you or
• to comply with legal requirements;
• to provide or offer updates, promotions and announcements.

Sharing of Information

We may share the information we collect from you as follows:

• we may share your information in a manner which is consistent which the purposes for
• which it was provided (for example, if you apply to a mentorship program, we may share
• your information which prospective mentors; if you apply to ATS Labs, we may share
• your information with prospective speakers and donors; we may use your responses to
• our surveys for analysis and publication; etc.);
• we may use third-party service providers to help us provide, analyze and improve the
• services (including, but not limited to, development, program delivery, data storage,
• maintenance, marketing, analytics and payment processing);
• if we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your
• information may be transferred as part of that transaction, but we will notify you via email
• and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in control or use of your
• personal information, or if either become subject to a different privacy policy;
• we may share information about you as permitted or required by law, for example with
• regulators and law enforcement agencies; and
• we may share aggregated demographic or otherwise non-personal information with our
• partners and donors, such as usage statistics of our Site or aggregated demographic
• information about our users.

Miscellaneous

Links

This Site may contain links to other websites, including social media platforms. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our Site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Site.

Storage of Personal Information

Your personal information may be stored by us or our service providers outside of Canada. If your personal information is used or stored outside of Canada, it will be subject to the laws of the country in which it is used or stored.

Security

We follow generally accepted standards to protect our users' information. However, no method of electronic transmission is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information.

Residents of the European Union

This section applies only to natural persons (a “European Resident”) residing in the European Economic Area (the “EEA”). We will comply with the EEA’s General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”).  If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below. Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to pursue our legitimate business interests as described above. 

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, you may contact us at [email protected].