Your privacy and data security is our primary concern. DirectHosting takes the highest priority to ensure your data and your personal information is safe from the internet.
We collect aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit, user-specific information on what pages consumers access or visit, information volunteered by the consumer, such as survey information and/or site registrations.
What the information is used for:
The information we collect is used for internal review and is then discarded. It is not shared with any other organizations for commercial purposes. Billing information is shared with our payment processor solely for the purpose of processing payments and is not used for any other purpose.
We will never sell your personal information.
What We collect
We collect the following personal information: name, email address, phone number, IP address, billing address for
-billing
-account setup
-ownership verification
purposes only.
With respect to cookies:
We use cookies to store visitors preferences, record session information, such as items that consumers add to their shopping cart, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit and allow access to our forums.
Telephone Number
Persons who supply us with their telephone numbers on-line will only receive telephone contact from us with information regarding orders they have placed on-line.
Changes to this policy or use of information:
From time to time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change at some time in the future we will post the policy changes to our Web site to notify you of these changes and provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our Web site periodically.
Customers may prevent their information from being used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected by calling us at the number provided above.
Access To Information:
Upon request we provide site visitors with access to unique identifier information (e.g., customer number or password) that we maintain about them, transaction information (e.g., dates on which customers made purchases, amounts and types of purchases) that we maintain about them, communications that the consumer/visitor has directed to our site (e.g., e-mails, customer inquiries).
Consumers can access this information by accessing to our client area.
Data Retention We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined here and as required by law.
Information Corrections and Inaccuracies:
Upon request we offer visitors the ability to have inaccuracies corrected in contact information, financial information, transaction information.
Consumers can have this information corrected by logging into our client dashboard.
Accountability
We are responsible for maintaining and protecting the personal information under our control. We have designated a Privacy Officer who is accountable for our compliance with applicable privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and for overseeing our privacy policies and practices.
Limit Refusal
We are committed to providing individuals with access to their personal information upon request. Any refusal to provide access will be limited to the specific circumstances permitted under Section 9 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). These limited circumstances may include situations where providing access would disclose personal information about another individual, reveal confidential commercial information, be protected by solicitor–client privilege, relate to an ongoing investigation, or otherwise be prohibited by law. Where access is refused, we will provide the reasons for the refusal and inform the individual of their right to challenge the decision and to file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
With respect to security: We always use industry-standard encryption technologies (SSL) when transferring and receiving consumer data exchanged with our site
Questions about this policy or how we handle your personal information should be directed to our Privacy Officer by using our contact form