Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy covers the website www.proof.vc (the “Site”), which is owned by PROOF.VC (“PROOF” and “we” or “us” or “our”).  This Privacy Policy discloses how we collect, use and disclose the information we collect via the Site, including any services we make available to you via the Site.  Your privacy is important to us.

By visiting or using the Site, you agree that your personal information will be handled as described in this Privacy Policy. Your use of our Site, and any dispute over privacy, is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including its applicable limitations on damages and the resolution of disputes; our Terms of Use are available at http://www.proof.vc/termsofuse and incorporated by reference into this Privacy Policy.

CONSENT

BY SUBMITTING PERSONAL INFORMATION TO US, AND/OR BY USING OUR SITE, YOU AGREE THAT WE MAY COLLECT, USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND AS PERMITTED OR REQUIRED BY LAW. If you do not agree with these terms, do not provide any personal information to us.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect information about you directly from you, as well as automatically through your use of our Site.
Information We Collect Directly From You. You may browse our Site without registering.  However, certain areas of the Site may allow you to submit information to us, such as name, contact information and a business plan; we may also collect this information if you choose to email it to us. In addition, we may allow users to comment on blogs or other content we post; if you do, we may collect your name and the information you submit.
Information We Collect Automatically. We may automatically collect the following information about your use of our Site through cookies, web beacons, log files, JavaScript and other technologies: your domain name; your browser type and operating system; web pages you view; links you click; your IP address; the length of time you visit or use our Site; your location information; and the referring URL, or the webpage that led you to our Site; access time; and a device identifier.  In addition, we may collect information about the pages the products and content you view on sites of our partners.  We may combine this information with other information that we have collected about you, including, where applicable, your user name, name, and other personal information.  Please see the section “Cookies and Other Tracking Mechanisms” below for more information.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use your information, including your personal information, for the following purposes:

To communicate with you, to respond to your inquiries, and for other customer service purposes.

To tailor the content and information that we may send or display to you, and to otherwise personalize your experiences while using the Site.

To send you news and newsletters, or to otherwise contact you about products or information we think may interest you.

To better understand how users access and use our Site, both on an aggregated and individualized basis, in order to improve our Site and services, respond to user desires and preferences, and for other research and analytical purposes.

HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

We may share your information, including personal information, as follows:

Service Providers. We may disclose the information we collect from you to third party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform functions on our behalf; these third parties may be located outside of Canada.

Business Transfers. If we are acquired by or merged with another company, if substantially all of our assets are transferred to another company, or as part of a bankruptcy proceeding, we may transfer the information we have collected from you to the other company.

In Response to Legal Process. We also may disclose the information we collect from you in order to comply with the law, a judicial proceeding, court order, or other legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena.

To Protect Us and Others. We also may disclose the information we collect from you where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, violations of our Terms of Use or this Policy, or as evidence in litigation in which PROOF is involved.

Aggregate and De-Identified Information. We may share aggregate or de-identified information about users with third parties for marketing, advertising, research or similar purposes. This is not linked to any personally identifiable information.

OUR USE OF COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING MECHANISMS

We and our third-party service providers use cookies and other tracking mechanisms to track information about your use of our Site. We may combine this information with other personal information we collect from you (and our third party service providers may do so on our behalf). Currently, our systems do not recognize browser “do-not-track” requests. You may, however, disable certain tracking as discussed in this section (e.g., by disabling cookies).

Cookies.  Cookies are small pieces of information stored on your computer with information about your visit to a particular site. Cookies are used to remember items like your login information if you have selected for it to be remembered on your computer. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can edit your browser options to block them in the future. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your computer from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Visitors to our Site who disable cookies will be able to browse certain areas of the Site, but some features may not function.

Clear GIFs, pixel tags and other technologies. Clear GIFs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on your computer’s hard drive, clear GIFs are embedded invisibly on web pages. We may use clear GIFs (also known as web beacons, web bugs or pixel tags), in connection with our Site to, among other things, track the activities of Site visitors, help us manage content and compile statistics about Site usage. We or our service providers may also use clear GIFs in HTML emails to our customers to help us track email response rates, identify when our emails are viewed and track whether our emails are forwarded.

Third-party Analytics. We use third-party analytics tools, including Google Analytics, to collect, monitor and analyze this information in order to improve functionality and user-friendliness, and to better tailor the Site to our visitors’ needs. Accordingly, usage data is shared with Google, which has its own privacy policy addressing how it uses such information. We encourage you to review this privacy policy to understand how Google uses such information.

Links

Please be aware that we may have links to other websites on our Site that may collect personally identifiable information about you. This Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices or policies of such third-party websites. PROOF does not share the personal information we obtain from you with third parties at these websites.

User-Generated Content

We may allow you to post content to our Site (such as comments on blogs). If you post such content, all of the information that you post will be available to other visitors to our Site.  Your posting may become public and we cannot prevent such information from being used in a manner that may violate this Privacy Policy, the law, or your personal privacy.

Communications From Us

We may send periodic promotional or informational emails to you. You may opt-out of such communications by following the opt-out instructions contained in the e-mail. Please note that it may take up to 10 business days for us to process opt-out requests. If you opt-out of receiving promotional emails from us, we may still send you e-mails about any Services you have requested or received from us.

Security

We have implemented safeguards to protect the information we collect from unauthorized access, use, and disclosure. Please be aware that despite our best efforts, no data security measures can guarantee 100% security. You should take steps to protect against unauthorized access to your password, phone, and computer by, among other things, signing off after using a shared computer.

Notification of Changes

This Policy is current as of the Last Updated Date set forth above. We may change this Policy from time to time, so please be sure to check back periodically. We will post any changes to this Policy at http://www.proof.vc/privacypolicy.  If we make any changes to this Privacy Policy that materially affect our practices with regard to the personal information we have previously collected from you, we will endeavor to provide you with notice in advance of such change by highlighting the change on our Site, or by emailing your email address of record.

Contact Us

If you have questions about the privacy aspects of our Site or would like to make a complaint, please contact proof@proof.vc.