Privacy Policy
Planet Beach is committed to the privacy of your personal information. We are also committed to providing you with the very best experience we can. In order to enhance your experience we gather certain personal information about you that helps us customize our services to your tastes and preferences. Beginning on January 1, 2004, all businesses must comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). The Act gives individuals certain rights concerning the privacy of their personal information.
Planet Beach provides services and information to a wide range of individuals. In doing so, we may need to collect personal information for various reasons including: understanding your needs, to facilitate the delivery of services and information to you ant third parties, to meet regulatory and contractual requirements, to maintain your contact information, to meet legal requirements and to provide information about our services and information.
Personal Information
Personal information is any information about an individual. Such information may include information such as your name, address, email address, social insurance number, or any information requested for the delivery of our services and information.
Collection of your personal information on our web site
We collect personal information through various forms and applications on our web site. The information is then stored in secure databases on our Internet servers or those of third parties who may be contracted to provide these services. Online applications that request personal information are typically identified on the web site.
Consent and Disclosure
In most cases, you will be asked for your consent if we collect, use, or disclose personal information. Permission may be expressed in writing or implied and may be given to us verbally, electronically, or through your authorized representative. Individuals may withdraw permission to collect, use and disclose their personal information at any time, subject to legal and contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. Sometimes consent is implied through conduct with us.
Under certain circumstances, we may disclose personal information such as when required or authorized by law or ethical reasons, when an individual has consented to the disclosure, where it is necessary to establish or collect fees, or if we engage a third party to provide administrative services to us (like Internet or other computer services) and the third party is bound by privacy obligations.
By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information by Planet Beach as outlined in this Privacy Policy.
Security and Access
Planet Beach takes all reasonable precautions to ensure that personal information is kept safe from unauthorized access, modification or disclosure. Among the steps taken to protect personal information are the use of secure Internet servers, restricted file access, deploying technological safeguards like security software and firewalls.
Individuals may ask for access to any personal information we hold about them. Summary information is available on request. More detailed requests which require retrieval costs may be subject to our normal professional service fees.
An individual's right to access their personal information is not absolute. We may deny access when denial of access is required or authorized by law, information relates to existing or anticipated legal proceedings, granting access would have an unreasonable impact on other people's privacy, to protect our company's rights and property or if the request is frivolous. Certain ethical, procedural and confidentiality rules may prevent access in certain circumstances. If Planet Beach must deny a request for information, an explanation will be provided.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
From time to time, we may change our Privacy Policy. We will post those changes on this page so that our customers will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we share the information with others.
Requests for Access
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of Planet Beach, or your experience with us, please contact us at:
customerservice@planetbeach.com
Employment Inquiries
If you apply to Planet Beach for employment, personal information will be considered as part of our review process. Personal information from employment candidates is kept for a limited time after a decision has been made, unless the individual asks us not to retain the information. If a job offer is accepted, the information will be retained in accordance with our privacy procedures for employee records.
Web Site Links and Statistics
The Planet Beach web site may contain links to other web sites, which are not governed by this privacy policy. We may monitor traffic patterns, site usage and related site information in order to optimize our web site information and service or product offerings. We may provide aggregated information to third parties, but these statistics do not include any identifiable personal information.
What About Information on Friends?
If you choose to use our invitation service to tell a friend about our service or site, we will ask you for information needed to send the invitation, such as your friend's email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email or instant message inviting him or her to visit us. Planet Beach stores this information to send this one-time invitation, to register a friend connection if your invitation is accepted, and to track the success of our referral program.
