Privacy Policy
Makoolilaw.com is committed to protecting your privacy and earning your trust. This policy discloses the privacy practices for the makoolilaw.com Web site. We use the information we collect about you from the makoolilaw.com Web site to process orders and to provide a more personalized experience as you use our products and services. This policy explains how your personal information is safeguarded. It is our intent to give you as much control as possible over your privacy and personal information and the use we make of it in our business. This policy may change, so please check back from time to time.
What kinds of personal information does
Makoolilaw.com collect?
In general, you
can visit makoolilaw.com on the Web without telling us who you are
or revealing any personal information about yourself. The more
information you volunteer (and the more accurate it is), the better
we are able to customize your experience. We ask for information
from you in several ways from different parts of our Web site.
We ask for personal information from you when you become a
registered user of makoolilaw.com.
You are required to
register and receive a logon name to be able to access and use
certain features of makoolilaw.com and to buy products or services.
At that time, makoolilaw.com asks for certain required information
such as your name, e-mail address, and other information to process
and fulfill your order. We also request certain other optional
information that will enable us to provide you with a more
personalized experience when using makoolilaw.com. We will let you
know what information is optional, and you decide whether or not you
want to provide that information or to receive newsletters or third
party correspondence.
As you use makoolilaw.com, you may be
required to enter personal information in order to receive specific
benefits. For example, we ask for information from you when you
purchase a class or service through our Web site or when you enter a
contest or promotion sponsored by makoolilaw.com or its many
partners. This enables us to administer the contest and notify
winners.
In the course of using our site, we automatically
track certain information about you. This information includes what
type of browser you are using. This information may include the URL
that you just came from and the next URL you go to, regardless of
whether these URLs are on our Web site or not. It also includes your
IP address. Makoolilaw.com uses this information to identify broad
demographic trends that may be used to provide information tailored
to your interests.
We also monitor client traffic patterns
and site usage to help us refine and improve the design and layout
of our makoolilaw.com site and the user experience.
If you
send us personal correspondence, such as e-mails or letters, we may
keep a record of that correspondence. We also periodically ask users
for feedback that we use to improve our service and products and add
new features. If you respond to these requests, we may keep a record
of your response.
We also collect IP addresses for system
administration.
How does makoolilaw.com use my information?
We collect personal information to give you a customized
experience and to help makoolilaw.com understand its clients better.
Makoolilaw.com does not sell, trade, or rent your personal
information to others. In the future, we may choose to do so with
trustworthy third parties if you consent to receiving newsletters
and correspondence and e-mails from third parties on the
registration page on our Web site.
The personal information you choose to give us allows
makoolilaw.com to process and fulfill your orders and to notify you
of your order status.
We use the personal information you
give us to provide you with up-to-date information about
makoolilaw.com products and services.
We may use the
information we collect to notify you from time to time about
important functionality changes to the Web site, new makoolilaw.com
services and products, and special offers we think you will find
valuable.
When you provide us with personal information to
enter a contest or promotion sponsored by makoolilaw.com or its
partners, we use this information to administer the contest and
notify winners. We store all information relating to such contests
and promotions.
In order for makoolilaw.com to provide free
services on our Web site, we may include third party advertisements
on our Web site.
We may deliver targeted advertisements to
our clients using the personal information you give us. Third
parties provide us with advertisements and identify an audience they
want to reach. We display these advertisements on our Web site to
people who fit the criteria. We do not allow advertisers to have
access to individual account information. These advertisements are
usually banner ads and promotional e-mails. You will only receive
e-mail announcements of special offers if you have asked to receive
newsletters and/or third party information when registering on our
Web site. You can change your preferences at any time.
We
also research our users' demographics, interests, and behavior based
on the information you give us. We compile and analyze this
information on an aggregate or anonymous basis.
We use the IP
addresses we collect to report aggregate or anonymous information to
our advertisers.
Who collects information?
When you supply personal information on a makoolilaw.com site,
you share that information only with makoolilaw.com, unless you are
specifically told otherwise. Makoolilaw.com will comply with this
privacy policy and may use your personal information in the same
manner it is used by makoolilaw.com. If a company other than
makoolilaw.com is gathering or maintaining your personal data from
our Web site, you will be told before it is collected or
transferred. You can always choose not to share the information.
When companies other than makoolilaw.com sponsor promotions, data collected on the makoolilaw.com site in connection with these promotions may be shared with the sponsor. Once again, if this is the case, you will be notified before the data is collected or transferred, and you can decide not to participate. Most of these promotions are limited to Canada the United States or North American residents.
If you leave our Web site using links to go to other third party Web sites, those third parties may gather information about you. This privacy policy does not cover the practices of those businesses.
Does Makoolilaw.com share my information?
Other than as stated in this policy, makoolilaw.com does not
disclose any of your personal information to third parties without
your permission. Read the following sections to learn more.
Business partners and sponsors
Makoolilaw.com may disclose your personal information to
business partners or sponsors, but you will be notified beforehand
and will be able to choose not to share your information. Many
promotions give you the chance to request additional information
from the sponsors. When you ask for more information, you give
makoolilaw.com permission to send your personal information to the
sponsor so they can fulfill your request. Much of the time, only
your e-mail address will be shared. You will be notified if more
information will be shared, and you can choose not to share the
information.
Makoolilaw.com shopping
When you buy services or products offered through
makoolilaw.com, the provider of the product or service receives only
the information required for the transaction to take place, unless
additional information is collected by the product or service
provider. You may be required to give these providers certain
additional information to purchase some products or services. These
providers have separate privacy and data collection practices.
Makoolilaw.com has no responsibility or liability for their
policies. The service provider's home page usually provides a link
to its privacy policy. Third-party data and aggregate data.
Makoolilaw.com discloses aggregated or anonymous statistics (for example, the percentage of users from western Canada) to prospective partners and advertisers and for other lawful purposes.
Other situations
Makoolilaw.com also may disclose your information where disclosure
is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against
someone who may be causing injury to or interference with our rights
or property rights, the users' rights, or others' rights. In the
same way, makoolilaw.com will disclose information when we
reasonably believe disclosure is required by law or to comply with a
legal process served on makoolilaw.com or its Web site. We may
disclose your personal information in the good faith belief that we
must act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety
of users of makoolilaw.com, its Web site, or the public.
Some of our promotions may request your e-mail address so that you can receive periodic updates about the status of the promotion. When you participate in these types of promotions, you will automatically receive promotion-related e-mail; however, you can choose the no-e-mail option that some promotions offer. Occasionally these promotion-related e-mail messages may include targeted advertisements. Should you decide to stop receiving further communications or newsletters from us, you will have the opportunity to opt-out by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the e-mail.
You can make decisions about cookies. You can modify your browser preferences to accept all cookies, be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If you decide to reject all cookies, you cannot participate in makoolilaw.com services that require registration to participate.
We will notify you any time we want to transfer the data we have collected or share it with a third party, and you always have the option to forbid the transfer.
What security precautions does Makoolilaw.com take
to protect me?
Your makoolilaw.com
account information and profile are password-protected so that you
are the only one who has access to your personal information. You
can edit your account information and profile by using your logon
name and password. We recommend that you follow these guidelines to
protect yourself:
Do not tell anyone your password. If your password has been
compromised for any reason, you should immediately change your
password.
Do not respond to unsolicited e-mail by giving your
password, even if the e-mail claims to be from us. Makoolilaw.com
will never ask you for your password in this way.
When you
are done using makoolilaw.com, sign out of your account and close
your browser window.
No data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Although we are committed to protecting your personal information, makoolilaw.com cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you send to us or from our online services, and you do so at your own risk.
What are cookies and how does Makoolilaw.com use
them?
Part of our customized service
involves using "cookies" so that we can immediately recognize you,
determine when you - or someone using the same browser you
previously used - revisits makoolilaw.com, and to provide a more
personalized experience. A "cookie" is a chunk of data that is sent
to your browser from a web server and stored by your browser on the
hard drive of your computer. Your browser settings must be set to
accept cookies before you can log-in or customize. Most browsers are
set up to accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser
settings to refuse them. Makoolilaw.com does not use cookies to
retrieve personal information about you from your computer. This
policy does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers on our
Web site.
Makoolilaw.com uses cookies to:
1. Locate your name and account information when you log in to
our Web site so that you can access your account information. When
you log in, the cookie is set, and when you sign-out, the cookie is
modified.
2. Estimate the size of our audience. Each browser that
accesses makoolilaw.com is given a unique cookie, which is used to
calculate how many people return to our Web site, compare the number
of registered and unregistered visitors to our site, and use client
interests and behavior to target our advertisements.
3. Help
makoolilaw.com partners track visits and complete business
transactions. This information is sometimes called "click stream" or
"click trail."
4. Track the way you use our promotions, contests,
and sales. When a makoolilaw.com -hosted promotion uses cookies, the
information written to the cookie tracks the user's progress through
the promotion (for example, entries, submissions, and status in
prize drawings).
5. Measure the traffic to various areas of the
makoolilaw.com Web site. We measure the areas of the network of Web
sites you visit and your visiting patterns in the aggregate. This
research helps us understand the ways in which our clients are alike
and the ways in which they differ. We may use this information to
personalize the information and design in our Web site.
What about the privacy of children?
Makoolilaw.com is a general audience Web site and does not
request the age of its clients. If a child wants to log in or
register at our site, we prefer that a parent or guardian do so
instead of the child. In this way, we have a parent or guardian's
consent before we gather any information from the user.
Privacy Statement Updates
This Privacy Statement is subject to occasional revision, and if
we make any substantial changes in the way we use your Personal
Information, we will post an alert on this page. If you object to
any such changes, you must cease using our website. Continued use of
our website following notice of any such changes shall indicate your
acknowledgment of such changes and agreement to be bound by the
terms and conditions of such changes.
Conditions of Use and Revisions
If you choose to visit makoolilaw.com website, your visit and
any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Notice, as
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable
therein.