Privacy Policy
Effective date: 02/21/2021
This privacy policy describes the types of information we may collect when you access smartgolfdeals.com, how we may use or disclose that information, and how we protect it. This policy also explains how you can update your information and contact us with questions about our privacy practices. Your use of smartgolfdeals.com constitutes your understanding and acceptance of this privacy policy and your consent to the practices described.
1. Introduction Welcome to GolfHub 10539465 Canada Inc. (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates https:// www.golfhub.ca and GolfHub mobile application (hereinafter referred to as “Service”). Our Privacy Policy governs your visit to https://www.golfhub.ca and GolfHub mobile application, and explains how we collect, safeguard and disclose information that results from your use of our Service. We use your data to provide and improve Service. By using Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions. Our Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern all use of our Service and together with the Privacy Policy constitutes your agreement with us (“agreement”).
2. Definitions SERVICE means the https://www.golfhub.ca website and GolfHub mobile application operated by 10539465 Canada Inc. PERSONAL DATA means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession). USAGE DATA is data collected automatically either generated by the use of Service or from Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit). COOKIES are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device). DATA CONTROLLER means a natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your data. DATA PROCESSORS (OR SERVICE PROVIDERS) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively. DATA SUBJECT is any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data. THE USER is the individual using our Service. The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.
3. Information Collection and Use We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
4. Types of Data Collected Personal Data While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to: (a) Email address (b) First name and last name (c) Phone number (d) Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City (e) Cookies and Usage Data We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link. Usage Data We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access Service by or through a mobile device (“ Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. When you access Service with a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. Tracking Cookies Data We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and we hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. Examples of Cookies we use: (a) Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service. (b) Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings. (c) Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes. (d) Advertising Cookies: Advertising Cookies are used to serve you with advertisements that may be relevant to you and your interests.
5. Use of Data
GolfHub uses the collected data for various purposes:
(a) to provide and maintain our Service;
(b) to notify you about changes to our Service;
(c) to allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service
when you choose to do so;
(d) to provide customer support;
(e) to gather analysis or valuable information so that we can
improve our Service;
(f) to monitor the usage of our Service;
(g) to detect, prevent and address technical issues;
(h) to fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it;
(i) to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from
any contracts entered into between you and us, including for
billing and collection;
(j) to provide you with notices about your account and/or
subscription, including expiration and renewal notices, email instructions, etc.;
(k) to provide you with news, special offers and general
information about other goods, services and events which we
offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or
enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such
information;
(l) in any other way we may describe when you provide the
information;
(m) for any other purpose with your consent.
6. Retention of Data
We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary
for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and
use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with
our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your
data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and
enforce our legal agreements and policies.
We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes.
Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except
when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve
the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to
retain this data for longer time periods.
7. Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to
– and maintained on – computers located outside of your state,
province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the
data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside United States and choose to provide
information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including
Personal Data, to United States and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission
of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Smart Golf Deal Inc. will take all the steps reasonably necessary
to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance
with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will
take place to an organization or a country unless there are
adequate controls in place including the security of your data and
other personal information.
8. Disclosure of Data
We may disclose personal information that we collect, or you
provide:
(a) Disclosure for Law Enforcement.
Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose
your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to
valid requests by public authorities.
(b) Business Transaction.
If we or our subsidiaries are involved in a merger, acquisition or
asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred.
(c) Other cases. We may disclose your information also:
(i) to our subsidiaries and affiliates;
(ii) to contractors, service providers, and other third parties we
use to support our business;
(iii) to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
(iv) for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the
information;
(v) with your consent in any other cases;
9. Security of Data
The security of your data is important to us but remember that no
method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic
storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially
acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot
guarantee its absolute security.
10. Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) If you are a resident of the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights, covered by GDPR. – See more at eur-lex.europa.eu We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please email us at info@golfhub.ca. In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights: (a) the right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you; (b) the right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete; (c) the right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data; (d) the right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information; (e) the right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of your Personal Data in a structured, machine readable and commonly used format; (f) the right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on your consent to process your personal information; Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. Please note, we may not able to provide Service without some necessary data. You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).
11. Your Data Protection Rights under the California Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require a person or company in the United States (and conceivable the world) that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals with whom it is being shared, and to comply with this policy. – See more at: consumercal.org According to CalOPPA we agree to the following: (a) users can visit our site anonymously; (b) our Privacy Policy link includes the word “Privacy”, and can easily be found on the page specified above on the home page of our website; (c) users will be notified of any privacy policy changes on our Privacy Policy Page; (d) users are able to change their personal information by emailing us at info@smartgolfdeals.com. Our Policy on “Do Not Track” Signals: We honor Do Not Track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track browser mechanism is in place. Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.
12. Your Data Protection Rights under the California
Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you are entitled to learn what data
we collect about you, ask to delete your data and not to sell
(share) it. To exercise your data protection rights, you can make
certain requests and ask us:
(a) What personal information we have about you. If you make
this request, we will return to you:
(i) The categories of personal information we have collected
about you.
(ii) The categories of sources from which we collect your personal
information.
(iii) The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling
your personal information.
(iv) The categories of third parties with whom we share personal
information.
(v) The specific pieces of personal information we have collected
about you.
(vi) A list of categories of personal information that we have sold,
along with the category of any other company we sold it to. If we
have not sold your personal information, we will inform you of
that fact.
(vii)A list of categories of personal information that we have
disclosed for a business purpose, along with the category of any
other company we shared it with.
Please note, you are entitled to ask us to provide you with this
information up to two times in a rolling twelve-month period.
When you make this request, the information provided may be
limited to the personal information we collected about you in the
previous 12 months.
(b) To delete your personal information. If you make this
request, we will delete the personal information we hold about
you as of the date of your request from our records and direct
any service providers to do the same. In some cases, deletion
may be accomplished through de-identification of the
information. If you choose to delete your personal information,
you may not be able to use certain functions that require your
personal information to operate.
(c) To stop selling your personal information. We don't sell or
rent your personal information to any third parties for any
purpose. You are the only owner of your Personal Data and can
request disclosure or deletion at any time.
Please note, if you ask us to delete or stop selling your data, it
may impact your experience with us, and you may not be able to
participate in certain programs or membership services which
require the usage of your personal information to function. But in
no circumstances, we will discriminate against you for exercising
your rights.
To exercise your California data protection rights described
above, please send your request(s) by one of the following
means:
By email: info@golfhub.ca
By phone number: 416-819-5085
Your data protection rights, described above, are covered by the
CCPA, short for the California Consumer Privacy Act. To find out
more, visit the official California Legislative Information website.
The CCPA took effect on 01/01/2020.
13. Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to
facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), provide Service on
our behalf, perform Service-related services or assist us in
analysing how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to
perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to
disclose or use it for any other purpose.
14. Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze
the use of our Service.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google
that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data
collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is
shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected
data to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own
advertising network.
For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please
visit the Google Privacy Terms web page: Google Policies
We also encourage you to review the Google's policy for
safeguarding your data: . Google Support
15. CI/CD tools
We may use third-party Service Providers to automate the
development process of our Service.
16. Behavioral Remarketing
GolfHub uses remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you visited our Service. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimise and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service. Google Ads (AdWords) Google Ads (AdWords) remarketing service is provided by Google Inc. You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize the Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page: http://www.google.com/settings/ads Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on – https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout – for your web browser. Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provides visitors with the ability to prevent their data from being collected and used by Google Analytics. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page: https:// policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en Facebook Facebook remarketing service is provided by Facebook Inc. You can learn more about interest-based advertising from Facebook by visiting this page: Facebook To opt-out from Facebook's interest-based ads, follow these instructions from Facebook: Facebook Facebook adheres to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioural Advertising established by the Digital Advertising Alliance. You can also opt-out from Facebook and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the USA http://www.aboutads.info/choices/, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada http:// youradchoices.ca/ or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/, or opt-out using your mobile device settings. For more information on the privacy practices of Facebook, please visit Facebook's Data Policy: Facebook
17. Payments
We may provide paid products and/or services within Service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors). We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information. The payment processors we work with are: Stripe: Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at: Stripe Privacy
18. Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
19. Children's Privacy
Our Services are not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (“ Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Children under 13. If you become aware that a Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from Children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
20. Changes to This Privacy Policy We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
21. Contact Us If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
By email: info@golfhub.ca By phone number: 416-819-5085