Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. We “Kara Arnold” are committed to maintaining the privacy, security and accuracy of the personal information we collect, use, and disclose in accordance with applicable legislation. This privacy policy is a statement of principles and guidelines concerning the protection of personal information of our individual clients. 

Consent

By submitting personal information to “Kara Arnold” for information and services offered by “Kara Arnold”, you agree that we may collect, use and disclose such personal information in accordance with this privacy policy, the privacy preferences you may have made known to us and as permitted or required by law subject to legal and contractual requirements, you may refuse or withdraw your consent to certain of the identified purposes at any time by contacting us. If you refuse or withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide to you or continue to provide you with certain services or information that may be of value to you.

What personal information may be collected?

Canadian privacy legislation defines personal information broadly as information about “an identifiable individual” or as information that allows an individual to be identified. The types of personal information that we may collect from you may include: you name and email address. 

Why do we collect your personal information?

We collect your personal information for the purposes listed below:

• To provide you with the services or knowledge you requested

• To set up meeting times 

• To send you information about upcoming research projects, partnering opportunities, consulting projects, corporate training or what is currently happening in the industry

To whom do we disclose your personal information

We may disclose your personal information to the following third parties in the following circumstances: 

• Co-authors: We may disclose your personal information to our co-authors as is necessary for research projects.

• Law Enforcement and Legal Disclosure: “Kara Arnold” may disclose your personal information to a government institution that has asserted its lawful authority to obtain the information on where “Kara Arnold” has reasonable grounds to believe the information could be useful in the investigation of an unlawful activity, or to comply with a subpoena or warrant or an order made by the court, person or body with jurisdiction to compel the production of information, or to comply with court rules regarding the production of records and information, or to “Kara Arnold” legal counsel. 

Control of your personal information

At “Kara Arnold”, we want you to maintain control over how we use your personal information. In particular:

• You may unsubscribe or opt out of any communications at any time.

• Email communications will always include an identification of the sender and an “unsubscribe” option.

• If you have any questions or concerns, or should you wish to withdraw your consent at any time, please feel free to contact kara.arnold@mun.ca.

CAN-SPAM Act 

The CAN-SPAM Act came into effect on December 16, 2003 and we are fully compliant with the legislation. Some of the key factors of this legislation include:

• Do not use false or misleading header information. This includes your “From”, “To”, “Reply-To” and routing information.

• Do not use deceptive subject lines. The subject line must accurately reflect the content of the message. 

• Identify the message as an ad. 

• Tell recipients where you’re located. Your message must include your valid physical postal address. 

• Tell recipients how to opt out of receiving future emails from you. Your message must include a clear and conspicuous explanation of how the recipient can opt out of getting an email from you in the future. 

• Honor opt-out requests promptly. You must honor a recipient’s opt-out request within 10 business days.

Canadian Anti-Spam Law (CASL) 

The Canadian Anti-Spam Law (Bill C-28) came into effect on July 1, 2014 and we are fully compliant with the legislation. Some of the key factors of this legislation include:

• Explicit Consent is required to send any Commercial Electronic Message (CEM) including direct messaging and communication through email, texting and direct social media messaging.

• Implied Consent allows for communication for 2-year period following an existing business relationship or for a period of 6-months following a business inquiry.

• There is a 36-hour time period to convert any existing individuals who have been communicated through CEM prior to July 1, 2024

• In any situation of Implied Consent, you may unsubscribe or opt out of such communication at any time.