Privacy Policy

Effective date: March 14, 2014

XDEYE is owned and operated by The iTech Companies that can be contacted at:

Brand Email: info@theitechcompanies.com or
Business Email Email: info@xdeye.com
Phone: (647) 724-0770
Address: 77 City Centre Dr, Mississauga, ON L5B 1M5

1- Purpose
The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform users of our Site of the following:

1. The personal data we will collect;
2. Use of collected data;
3. Who has access to the data collected;
4. The rights of Site users and
5. The Site’s cookie policy.

This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions of our Site.

2- Consent
By using our Site, users agree that they consent to the following:

1. The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy and
2. This Privacy Policy lists data collection, use, and retention.

3- Personal Data, We Collect
We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. Without notifying you first, we will not collect additional data beyond the data listed below.

4- Data Collected Automatically
When you visit and use our Site, we may automatically collect and store the following information:

1. IP address;
2. Location;
3. Clicked links and
4. Content viewed.

5- Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way
We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:

1. Age;
2. Date of birth;
3. Sex;
4. Phone number;
5. Address; and
6. Payment information.

6- This data may be collected using the following methods:

1. Google Analytics.

7- How We Use Personal Data
Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.

The data we collect automatically is used for the following purposes:

1. Client Preferences; and
2. Send Company Offers and News.

8- The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following purposes:

1. Client Preferences.

9- Who We Share Personal Data With
Employees
We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties except in the following cases:

1. If the law requires it;
2. If it is necessary for any legal proceeding;
3. To prove or protect our legal rights and
4. To buyers or potential buyers of this company if we seek to sell the company.

If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.

10- How Long We Store Personal Data
User data will be stored until the purpose of the data collected has been achieved.

You will be notified if your data is kept longer than this period.

11- How We Protect Your Data
We use the most powerful browser encryption to protect your security and store all our data on servers in secure facilities. All data is only accessible to our employees. Strict confidentiality agreements bind our employees, and a breach of this agreement would result in the employee’s termination.

While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, the risk of harm always remains. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times, and therefore we cannot guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.

12- Children
We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 13, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 13 has provided us with personal data, their parent or guardian may contact our privacy officer.

How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected
If you would like to know if we have collected your data, how we have used your data, if we have disclosed your data and to who we declared your data, or if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, please get in touch with our privacy officer here:

13- Do Not Track Notice
Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference you can set in specific web browsers. We do not track the users of our Site over time and across third-party websites and therefore do not respond to browser-initiated DNT signals.

14- Cookie Policy
A cookie is a small file stored on a user’s hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user’s browsing habits. You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, which may decrease the quality of your user experience.

We use the following types of cookies on our Site:

• Functional cookies
  Functional cookies are used to remember the selections you make on our Site so that your preferences are saved for your subsequent visits;
• Analytical cookies
  Analytical cookies allow us to improve the design and functionality of our Site by collecting data on how you access our Site, for example, data on the content you access, how long you stay on our Site, etc.;
• Targeting cookies
  Targeting cookies collects data on how you use the Site and your preferences. This allows us to personalize the information you see on our Site for you and
• Third-Party Cookies
  Third-party cookies are created by a website other than ours. We may use third-party cookies to achieve the following purposes: Google Analytics.

15- Payment Policy
Usually, the XDEYE team sends a proposal to the client; after accepting this proposal, we will provide a full details worksheet explaining the complete project agreement.
The XDEYE payment policy is the following:
– A deposit of 25% will be required upon proposal acceptance.
– Payment of 50% upon signing the worksheet. (The project won’t commence unless we receive 75% of the total value, considering the unique XDEYE work stages.).
– Payment of 25% upon completion.
– Kindly be aware that our development fees are non-refundable, as they are tied to real-time teamwork.

16- Modifications
This Privacy Policy may be amended periodically to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.

Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, contact our privacy officer, XDEYE Digital, at info@xdeye.com.

For any legal inquiries, kindly direct your questions to legal@theitech.ca.