PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF USE - SME SUCCESSION HUB
Last updated: March 31, 2018
General
SME Succession Hub created this Privacy Policy to inform its users with respect to the collection, use and disclosure of their personal and/or confidential information, the measures taken by the organization to ensure the protection of its users’ information as well as to set out the limits to SME Succession Hub’s liability.
SME Succession Hub reserves the right to modify this policy at any time. The changes will be made public on this web page. If this Privacy Policy is amended, we will also change the update date above. If you continue to use the website after changes are made, you will be deemed to have accepted the changes.
Our Engagement
Your privacy is important to us. SME Succession Hub is committed to taking the necessary measures to protect the personal and/or confidential information of the users of its website.
Nature of the Information we collect
You can browse our website without disclosing any personal and/or confidential information. However, if you wish to register as a potential buyer, business owner or expert, we will ask you to provide certain information.
The personal and/or confidential information collected by SME Succession Hub concerns individuals and legal entities. SME Succession Hub undertakes to make reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of the information received from its users. Your confidential information will only be disclosed to a third party with your express consent.
For further information relating to the nature of the personal and/or confidential information that SME Succession Hub may ask you to provide, please refer to the registration forms available on our website.
How are we going to use your information?
We collect your personal information in order to provide you with a high quality service. By registering or sending a request on our website, you agree that we may use your personal and/or confidential information to:
Security Measures
SME Succession Hub is committed to taking adequate security measures to limit the risks of inappropriate use or disclosure of personal and/or confidential information. In the event of theft and/or misuse of confidential information, the organization will take reasonable steps to mitigate any damage or harm.
Only SME Succession Hub employees have access to the personal and/or confidential information provided by our customers and website users.
Experts and Links to other Websites
SME Succession Hub may suggest experts on business transfer or hyperlinks to other websites. SME Succession Hub assumes no responsibility for the quality of the services offered and/or delivered, the commercial practices or the contents of the suggested websites.
Legal Disclosure
In certain circumstances, we may be required by law to disclose certain information collected on our website to law enforcement agencies, government agencies or third parties. SME Succession Hub reserves the right to retain, disclose, use and otherwise provide this information to any person to the extent that: (a) such disclosure is required by law or we reasonably determine that such use, disclosure or distribution is reasonably necessary for the application of this policy, to respond to claims against us, or if your access, navigation or use of our website or any information contained on our website or accessed from our website, infringes or diverts the rights of any persons; or (b) such disclosure is required to protect the rights of SME Succession Hub , its users or the public.
In the event that SME Succession Hub is part of a merger, acquisition or sale of its assets, your personal information could be part of the transferred assets. In such a case, any change in the privacy practices governing your information would be communicated to you by a notice on our website or by email.
Right to withdraw Information
If you are a potential buyer, you can review and modify your personal information at any time by logging into your online account. If you are a business owner or an expert, or if you would like to close your account, please contact our customer service department and we will process your request as soon as possible. You may also contact us to inquire about your personal information, how we use your personal information, to update your personal information or, subject to the conditions set out in this Policy, to remove your personal information from our website.
Protecting your Online Account
You agree to provide us with truthful, accurate, current and complete information (your “User Data”) and to maintain and update such User Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide false, inaccurate or incomplete information, or if we determine, in our sole discretion, that your User Data is false, inaccurate, out of date or incomplete, we may, with or without notice, suspend or terminate any service that we may provide to you, or refuse to make available to you all or part of our current or future services or products including, without limitation, the services or products we offer through our website. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account or password you may have with SME Succession Hub and to restrict access to your account. You are solely responsible for any activity related to your account or password. If you suspect unauthorized use of your account or password, you must notify us immediately.
Disclaimer
Unless otherwise specifically indicated, this Policy only deals with the use and disclosure by SME Succession Hub of information collected directly from you. If you disclose certain personal and/or confidential information to a third party, including a potential buyer, a business owner or an expert on our website or any other websites, different rules may apply. SME Succession Hub assumes no responsibility in this regard.
Similarly, if you consent to the disclosure of some of your personal and/or confidential information to a third party, including a potential buyer, a business owner or an expert, SME Succession Hub is not liable for any disclosure of your personal and/or confidential information by that third party.
The data, technology, and all information, products, contributed content or any other information that may be obtained on or from our website is provided “as is” without condition, representation or warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, from SME Succession Hub. SME Succession Hub assumes no responsibility for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in the content of its website or other information made available on, from, or through its website or any other website, including any information provided by a third party including, without limitation, an expert, a buyer or a seller. SME Succession Hub assumes no responsibility for any loss or damage that may be suffered or incurred by you in connection with or arising out of your access to or browsing or use of our website or any other website or the contents or information obtained by you on, from or through such website.
You acknowledge and agree that your access to, or browsing, or use of our website or any information that may be obtained on or from our website (including, without limitation, any contributed content) is at your own risk. You also acknowledge and agree that SME Succession Hub and/or the Economic Counsel of New Brunswick, our providers, directors, officers, employees, agents and other representatives will not be responsible or liable to you in any manner for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, punitive or exemplary loss or damage, or any other liability arising from, in connection with, or relating to your access to, or browsing or use of, our website or any content or information obtained by you on, from, or through our website, including, without limitation, loss of data, business, markets, savings, income, profits, use, production, reputation or goodwill or economic loss, anticipated or otherwise, and irrespective of the nature of the cause of action or claim, including, without limitation, breach of contract (including fundamental breach), tort, negligence, gross negligence, strict liability or any other legal theory, and even if we have been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless SME Succession Hub, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and other partners and employees, from any and all claims, actions, demands, including lawyer’s and accountant fees, arising out of, resulting from or in connection with your use or misuse of our website or any contributed content or information provided by a third party, such as a potential buyer, a business owner or an expert.
Cookies
We collect the browsing information of visitors to our website through cookies to improve the user’s experience and the quality of our services and our website. To this end, we collect and analyze data such as: pages viewed and the duration of consultation, the IP address of your device, the type of device you use (tablet, smartphone, computer), your geolocation data (city, country), the type of browser you are using and the addresses of reference sites.
A cookie is a text file saved by the browser on the user's hard drive when viewing a web page. Cookies collect information about a user's navigation of a website. Cookies cannot retrieve information from the user's hard drive. You can change the configuration of your browser to no longer be subject to cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Policy, the practices of this web site or any other concerns or issues, please contact us at:
RDÉÉ N.-B.
1040 du Parc Street, Unit 3
Paquetville, NB E8R 1J7
Tel: 1-506-764-9876
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General
SME Succession Hub created this Privacy Policy to inform its users with respect to the collection, use and disclosure of their personal and/or confidential information, the measures taken by the organization to ensure the protection of its users’ information as well as to set out the limits to SME Succession Hub’s liability.
SME Succession Hub reserves the right to modify this policy at any time. The changes will be made public on this web page. If this Privacy Policy is amended, we will also change the update date above. If you continue to use the website after changes are made, you will be deemed to have accepted the changes.
Our Engagement
Your privacy is important to us. SME Succession Hub is committed to taking the necessary measures to protect the personal and/or confidential information of the users of its website.
Nature of the Information we collect
You can browse our website without disclosing any personal and/or confidential information. However, if you wish to register as a potential buyer, business owner or expert, we will ask you to provide certain information.
The personal and/or confidential information collected by SME Succession Hub concerns individuals and legal entities. SME Succession Hub undertakes to make reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of the information received from its users. Your confidential information will only be disclosed to a third party with your express consent.
For further information relating to the nature of the personal and/or confidential information that SME Succession Hub may ask you to provide, please refer to the registration forms available on our website.
How are we going to use your information?
We collect your personal information in order to provide you with a high quality service. By registering or sending a request on our website, you agree that we may use your personal and/or confidential information to:
- Provide customer support services;
- Match you with a business owner or potential buyer;
- If you are a business owner, build a general profile for your business that will be available to the general public, including your geographical area, your industry, the selling price and a short description of your business;
- If you are a business owner, build a detailed profile for your business that will be available to the registered users only with your consent;
- If you are a potential buyer, your information will not appear on the SME Succession Hub website and will not be disclosed to a third party until you have explicitly agreed to share your information;
- If you are an expert, your information will be posted in full on our website to help you offer your professional and specialized services;
- Resolve disputes;
- Customize our services to your needs;
- Notify you of any updates or new services;
- Complete the requested service.
Security Measures
SME Succession Hub is committed to taking adequate security measures to limit the risks of inappropriate use or disclosure of personal and/or confidential information. In the event of theft and/or misuse of confidential information, the organization will take reasonable steps to mitigate any damage or harm.
Only SME Succession Hub employees have access to the personal and/or confidential information provided by our customers and website users.
Experts and Links to other Websites
SME Succession Hub may suggest experts on business transfer or hyperlinks to other websites. SME Succession Hub assumes no responsibility for the quality of the services offered and/or delivered, the commercial practices or the contents of the suggested websites.
Legal Disclosure
In certain circumstances, we may be required by law to disclose certain information collected on our website to law enforcement agencies, government agencies or third parties. SME Succession Hub reserves the right to retain, disclose, use and otherwise provide this information to any person to the extent that: (a) such disclosure is required by law or we reasonably determine that such use, disclosure or distribution is reasonably necessary for the application of this policy, to respond to claims against us, or if your access, navigation or use of our website or any information contained on our website or accessed from our website, infringes or diverts the rights of any persons; or (b) such disclosure is required to protect the rights of SME Succession Hub , its users or the public.
In the event that SME Succession Hub is part of a merger, acquisition or sale of its assets, your personal information could be part of the transferred assets. In such a case, any change in the privacy practices governing your information would be communicated to you by a notice on our website or by email.
Right to withdraw Information
If you are a potential buyer, you can review and modify your personal information at any time by logging into your online account. If you are a business owner or an expert, or if you would like to close your account, please contact our customer service department and we will process your request as soon as possible. You may also contact us to inquire about your personal information, how we use your personal information, to update your personal information or, subject to the conditions set out in this Policy, to remove your personal information from our website.
Protecting your Online Account
You agree to provide us with truthful, accurate, current and complete information (your “User Data”) and to maintain and update such User Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide false, inaccurate or incomplete information, or if we determine, in our sole discretion, that your User Data is false, inaccurate, out of date or incomplete, we may, with or without notice, suspend or terminate any service that we may provide to you, or refuse to make available to you all or part of our current or future services or products including, without limitation, the services or products we offer through our website. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account or password you may have with SME Succession Hub and to restrict access to your account. You are solely responsible for any activity related to your account or password. If you suspect unauthorized use of your account or password, you must notify us immediately.
Disclaimer
Unless otherwise specifically indicated, this Policy only deals with the use and disclosure by SME Succession Hub of information collected directly from you. If you disclose certain personal and/or confidential information to a third party, including a potential buyer, a business owner or an expert on our website or any other websites, different rules may apply. SME Succession Hub assumes no responsibility in this regard.
Similarly, if you consent to the disclosure of some of your personal and/or confidential information to a third party, including a potential buyer, a business owner or an expert, SME Succession Hub is not liable for any disclosure of your personal and/or confidential information by that third party.
The data, technology, and all information, products, contributed content or any other information that may be obtained on or from our website is provided “as is” without condition, representation or warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, from SME Succession Hub. SME Succession Hub assumes no responsibility for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies in the content of its website or other information made available on, from, or through its website or any other website, including any information provided by a third party including, without limitation, an expert, a buyer or a seller. SME Succession Hub assumes no responsibility for any loss or damage that may be suffered or incurred by you in connection with or arising out of your access to or browsing or use of our website or any other website or the contents or information obtained by you on, from or through such website.
You acknowledge and agree that your access to, or browsing, or use of our website or any information that may be obtained on or from our website (including, without limitation, any contributed content) is at your own risk. You also acknowledge and agree that SME Succession Hub and/or the Economic Counsel of New Brunswick, our providers, directors, officers, employees, agents and other representatives will not be responsible or liable to you in any manner for any direct, indirect, consequential, special, punitive or exemplary loss or damage, or any other liability arising from, in connection with, or relating to your access to, or browsing or use of, our website or any content or information obtained by you on, from, or through our website, including, without limitation, loss of data, business, markets, savings, income, profits, use, production, reputation or goodwill or economic loss, anticipated or otherwise, and irrespective of the nature of the cause of action or claim, including, without limitation, breach of contract (including fundamental breach), tort, negligence, gross negligence, strict liability or any other legal theory, and even if we have been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless SME Succession Hub, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and other partners and employees, from any and all claims, actions, demands, including lawyer’s and accountant fees, arising out of, resulting from or in connection with your use or misuse of our website or any contributed content or information provided by a third party, such as a potential buyer, a business owner or an expert.
Cookies
We collect the browsing information of visitors to our website through cookies to improve the user’s experience and the quality of our services and our website. To this end, we collect and analyze data such as: pages viewed and the duration of consultation, the IP address of your device, the type of device you use (tablet, smartphone, computer), your geolocation data (city, country), the type of browser you are using and the addresses of reference sites.
A cookie is a text file saved by the browser on the user's hard drive when viewing a web page. Cookies collect information about a user's navigation of a website. Cookies cannot retrieve information from the user's hard drive. You can change the configuration of your browser to no longer be subject to cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Policy, the practices of this web site or any other concerns or issues, please contact us at:
RDÉÉ N.-B.
1040 du Parc Street, Unit 3
Paquetville, NB E8R 1J7
Tel: 1-506-764-9876
Email: