This privacy policy describes how Guardian Capital Partners (“GCP”, “we”, “us” or “our’) collects, uses, and shares your information when you use the https://www.guardiancp.com/ website (“Website”). “You” means you as a user of the Website. This Privacy Policy does not apply to other third-party services, websites and application accessed by or through our Website. We are committed to protecting your personal information.
By using the Website, you represent that you understand and agree to this Policy, and consent to the collection, use, and sharing of information as described in this policy. If you do not consent to our practices, you can choose not to use the Website. GCP may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are satisfied with any changes.
We also ask that you understand and comply with the website’s Terms and Conditions of Use before utilizing the website.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect information about you in various ways. For example, you may provide personal information directly to us, we may collect certain information about you automatically through your use of the Website, or we may obtain information about you from third parties who are acting on our behalf.
INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE
GCP collects information about you when you interact with our Website including information that you voluntarily provide when you request to receive our Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Policy. Information that we collect may depend on how you use the Website, but may include email address, full name, title, organization and any other information that you choose to provide in the Request Form.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT WHEN YOU USE THE WEBSITE
Tracking Technologies. We and our service providers may use tracking technology to recognize your browser or device and to capture and remember certain information about your activities on our Website.
- Analytics. We use third party cookies provided by Google Analytics to assist us in better understanding our website visitors. These cookies collect IP address and usage data, such as the length of time a user spends on a page, the pages a user visits, and the websites a user visits before and after visiting our website. In addition to reporting usage statistics, Google Analytics can also be used to help show more relevant ads on Google properties (like Google Search) and across the web. For more information on Google Analytics, visit Google’s Privacy and Terms.
When you access the Website by or through a mobile device, we also collect certain information automatically about your mobile device including, but not limited to, 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.
HOW WE USE INFORMATION
Our primary purpose for collecting your information is to provide you with the information you request. We may also use your information for the following purposes:
- To operate and provide information to you, or to fulfill any other purpose for which you provide us with information.
- To deliver the information, products or services you have requested from us.
- To create and share aggregate statistics and reports regarding visitors to our Website and users of our Website.
- To reach out to you about and promote new information, products or services to you in which we believe you may be interested.
- To help us to improve our Website and to deliver a better and more personalized experience, including by enabling us to estimate our audience size and usage patterns, store information about your preferences and recognize you when you use our Website.
- To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and GCP and as we believe is necessary or appropriate to protect, enforce or defend the legal rights, privacy, safety or property of the Website, its employees or agents, or other users or to comply with applicable law.
- As permitted by law or as we may notify you.
We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless longer retention is required by law or for auditing purposes.
HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION
We may share the information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information, financial information and internet or other network activity information.
We share those categories of information with service providers to fulfill the following business purposes:
· Providing you our services;
· Providing us cloud-computing and web analytics services; and
· Providing us marketing and advertising services.
We will disclose information we collect about you when required to do so by law, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency’s request.
We may share your information with our affiliates.
We may share your information where necessary and permitted by law for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, to protect the rights and property of GCP and its affiliates and their respective agents, customers, and others, including to enforce our agreements, policies, and terms of use, or to protect the personal safety of any person.
With your permission or upon your direction, we may disclose your information to interact with a third party or for other purposes.
In addition, please note that if GCP or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries or lines of business is merged, acquired, divested, financed, sold, disposed of or dissolved, including through merger, consolidation, sale or divestiture of assets, information collected pursuant to this Privacy Policy and any other information we possess about you, including personal information, may, in whole or in part, be sold, disposed of, transferred, divested, or otherwise disclosed as part of that transaction or proceeding.
We do not sell your information or disclose your personal information for the purpose of cross-contextual targeted advertising.
CHILDREN
The Website is not intended for users under the age of 13. GCP does not knowingly collect information form anyone under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you are not permitted to access the Website or authorized to provide us with any personally identifying information.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
This Website and emails we send may contain links to other sites not owned or controlled by us (“Third-Party Websites”). This policy does not cover the collection, use, or disclosure of the information collected by these Third Party-Websites. Third-Party Websites may not follow the same privacy policies as us. We have no responsibility for Third-Party Websites and provide links to Third-Party Websites solely for your convenience. Third-Party Websites may send their own cookies and pixel tags to you, and may collect information and use it in a way inconsistent with this policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policies or statements of these Third-Party Websites to learn more about how they collect, use, and disclose information.
SECURITY
We have put in place reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security and correctly use the information we collect from and about you. However, no system can be completely secure and we do not guarantee that unauthorized disclosures and access will not happen. Although we take reasonable measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that your personal information or other information will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.
NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
If you are a California resident, you have certain rights in relation to your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). To exercise these rights see the “Exercising Your California Privacy Rights” section.
- Right to Know. You have the right to know and see what data we have collected about you over the past 12 months, including:
- The categories of personal information we have collected about you;
- The categories of sources from which the personal information is collected;
- The business or commercial purpose for collecting your personal information;
- The categories of third parties with whom we have shared your personal information; and
- The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
- Right to Delete. You have the right to request that we delete the personal information we have collected from you (and direct our service providers to do the same). There are a number of exceptions, however, that include, but are not limited to, when the information is necessary for us or a third party to do any of the following:
- Complete your transaction;
- Provide you a good or service;
- Perform a contract between us and you;
- Protect your security and prosecute those responsible for breaching it;
- Fix our system in the case of a bug;
- Protect the free speech rights of you or other users;
- Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code § 1546 et seq.);
- Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interests that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws;
- Comply with a legal obligation; or
- Make other internal and lawful uses of the information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it.
- Right to Correct. You have the right to request that we rectify any personal information we have collected from you (and direct our service providers to do the same). There are a number of exceptions, however, that include, but are not limited to:
- When we are unable to determine the accuracy of the contested information;
- We are unable to verify the identity of the requestor; or
- We have reasonably determined that the request is fraudulent or abusive.
- Other Rights. You can request certain information about our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year. This request is free and may be made once a year. You also have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of the rights listed above.
- Exercising Your California Privacy Rights. To request access to or deletion of your personal information, or to exercise any other data rights under California law, please submit your request by emailing info@guardiancapitalpartners.com.
- Response Timing and Format. We may require certain information from you in order to verify your identity and respond to your request. We aim to respond to requests for access or deletion within 45 days of receipt. If we require more time, we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@guardiancp.com.