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| Privacy and Confidentiality Policy |
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Your privacy is important to us, so Westport Properties Inc has created this Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy") to explain how the
information you provide through your use of the Westport Properties Inc website ("Westportproperties.ca") is protected, collected and
used. This Privacy Policy applies to your use of Westportproperties.ca and other resources located at the domain
www.Westportproperties.ca, which is hosted by Westport Inc. ("Westport Properties Inc"). By accessing the Westportproperties.ca you
agree to comply with and be bound by the Privacy Policy.
As the host of Westportproperties.ca, Westport Properties will have
access to all of the information Westport Properties Inc collect from you in connection with Westportproperties.ca, including but
not limited to your user profile information, and other personally identifying information that you submit.
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This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. You can always review the most current version by clicking on "Privacy
Policy" at the bottom of each page of Westportproperties.ca. By using Westportproperties.ca, you consent to the terms and conditions
of this Privacy Policy and are aware that our policies may change in the future. Some information that you access via the
Westportproperties.ca may be located on third party websites. If you click on that information, you will be taken to the third party
website hosting such information and are subject to such third party's privacy policy and terms of use. Westport Properties Inc is
not responsible for such links or for information collected by such third parties.
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| I. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT? |
| A. E-mail Addresses |
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1. When do we collect your email address?: We do not automatically collect your email address. We collect your email address
only if you choose to provide it to us when you complete the optional registration process on Westportproperties.ca, or when you
choose to opt in to one of our online offers.
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2. How do we use your email address?: If you choose to provide us with your email address, we may send emails to you with
information relevant to you as a Westport Properties Inc member and from third party advertisers to call your attention to products
and offers we believe might interest you. In addition, other registered users with Westportproperties.ca and the Westport Properties
Network will have the ability to email you to make offers and correspond with you, although all such emails will be transmitted
through our servers and not directly from such users (unless you specifically provide your email address to any particular user(s)).
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3. Can you opt out of receiving emails?: If you prefer not to receive direct communications sent by us, you can opt out
by changing your Email Settings [My Account>E-Mail Options] within your personal account in Westport Properties Inc or by clicking
the "Unsubscribe" button included on the bottom of every email you receive from us. If you prefer not to receive communications from
our Westport Properties Inc, or advertisers or other third parties, you can choose to opt out by clicking the "unsubscribe link" at
the bottom of every email sent. If you choose to opt out, you will not receive email or other communications sent directly by us or
our advertisers utilizing information collected from Westportproperties.ca. However, if you provide your personal information as part
of your User Profile and you elect to receive notifications when other users communicate with you, you will continue to receive
emails from other users. Those emails are transmitted via our servers so they will still retain the Westport Properties Inc
designation, even though they are sent by other users and not by us.
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4. How to opt out of emails: You can opt out of receiving emails by clicking the "Unsubscribe" button included on the
bottom of every email you receive from us
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| B. Personally Identifying Information |
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We do not automatically collect any personally identifying information from visitors to Westportproperties.ca. When you register for
the Westportproperties.ca and create a user profile, you will be required to supply certain personally identifying information,
including but not limited to your name, zip code, state, company name, and company size ("User Profile Information"). You will also
be required to supply your email address and a password. Your email and password will not be displayed in your User Profile
Information or revealed to third parties unless you specifically provide that information within your User Profile. If you do not
want your personally identifiable information collected by Westportproperties.ca, you may browse Westportproperties.ca without
registering.
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You can also choose to opt out of a newsletter later by clicking the ["Unsubscribe" link] included on the bottom of every
newsletter you receive from us. When you submit personally identifying information during the sign up process, if the information
might be used to allow third parties to contact you (e.g., to email you offers or newsletters), then you will be notified at the time
of submission. Your user information will only be provided to third parties from whom you opted to receive information. Your password
will never be provided to any third party. You can also choose to opt out of a newsletter by clicking the "Unsubscribe" link included
on the bottom of every newsletter you receive through Westportproperties.ca
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| C. Tracking Information |
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1. Cookies: Like many website operators, we use "cookies" to recognize your web browser. A "cookie" is a small piece of
information that is stored in a designated file on your computer. Each cookie has a unique number with no meaning outside of the
Website. Our cookies do not contain any personally identifying information about our visitors.We may use both session ID cookies and
persistent cookies. Session ID cookies terminate when you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be stored on a hard drive for an
extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by following directions found under "help" in your internet browser. You
can configure your browser not to accept cookies however, if you do so, you may not be able to use certain optional features or
functions of Westportproperties.ca.
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2.Log Files: Like many website operators, we use tracking programs that collect information about log files, including
Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser types, internet service providers (ISPs), referring/exit pages, platform types, date/time
stamps and number of clicks. The information that we collect regarding log files is not linked to personally identifying information.
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3.Web Beacons/Web Bugs (Clear GIFs/ Single-Pixel GIFs): Pages that appear on our website are sometimes delivered by third
party advertisers. These third party advertisers may use web beacons or web bugs to recognize your computer each time they send you
an advertisement in order to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. In this way, they may
compile information about where individuals using your computer or browser saw their advertisements and determine which
advertisements are clicked. No personally identifying information is gathered through web beacons or web bugs.
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| II. HOW DO WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT? |
| A. Purposes for Which Information Is Submitted |
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Personally identifying information that you voluntarily submit may be used for the purpose(s) for which it was submitted. Personally
identifying information may be shared with third-parties to the extent necessary to accomplish the purpose(s) for which the
information was submitted.
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B. Facilitating Use of the Website and Customizing Content, Advertising and Offers
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We may use information collected from cookies and other tracking technology to recognize your browser when you visit
Westportproperties.ca and to facilitate easy login to Westportproperties.ca, to attempt to personalize Westportproperties.ca for each
user, to track page usage and paths. We may also use collected information to allow editorial content and/or advertising on the
Website to be targeted to groups of users for whom it is most pertinent. This means that users see editorial content and/or
advertising most likely to interest them. In connection with these uses, we may disclose information to third parties, but only in
aggregate form.
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C. Administrative Use and Communications Related to Your Use of the Website |
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We may use collected information for internal administrative purposes including site administration, troubleshooting, processing of
e-commerce transactions or administration of the Westportproperties.ca network. We may also use collected information to send you
communications related to your use of the Westportproperties.ca or content you post on Westportproperties.ca. This includes, when
applicable, communications regarding account status, renewal/expiration notices and other transactional communications. We may also
send you notifications about major changes to Westportproperties.ca and/or to this Privacy Policy. In connection with these uses,
third parties that provide support for the operation of Westportproperties.ca or features thereof may also have access to such
information. In all cases, however, we will use the information only as permitted by law.
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D. Statistical Analysis |
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We may use collected information to create aggregate statistics about activity on and visitors to Westportproperties.ca, including,
the number of return visits to Westportproperties.ca, the number of unique visitors that have viewed or visited a particular web page
and how much time is spent on each page of Westportproperties.ca. We may also create aggregate demographic statistics. We may use
these aggregate statistics to measure interest in various areas of Westportproperties.ca, to better design Westportproperties.ca and
to improve our marketing strategy and product offerings. We may share the aggregate statistical information with third parties.
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E. Information and Offers That May Be of Interest To You |
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If you voluntarily supply personally identifiable information that includes contact information, we may, from time to time, contact
you or give your contact information to third parties so that they may contact you, to call your attention to products or services
that may be of interest to you. When you submit personally identifying information, if the information might be used by a third
party, then you will be given the opportunity, at the time of submission, to decline to receive such communications. If you decline
at that time, you will not receive such communications from third party utilizing the personally identifiable information collected
on Westportproperties.ca. You can choose to opt out of communications from Westport Properties Inc by changing your Email Settings
by clicking the "Unsubscribe" button included on the bottom of every email you receive from us.
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| III. THIRD PARTY COOKIES AND TRACKING |
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We do not use third-party companies to serve advertisements on Westportproperties.ca. or to track page usage and paths followed
during visits.
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| IV. IS MY INFORMATION PROTECTED? |
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We use reasonable administrative, technical, personnel and physical measures to safeguard personally identifying information against
loss, theft and unauthorized use, disclosure or modification. Personally identifying information may also be stored on computers of
third parties that provide technical support for the operation of Westportproperties.ca. As effective as our security measures are,
no security system is impenetrable. Moreover, we cannot guarantee that information that you supply will not be intercepted while
being transmitted to us.
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| V. DISCLOSURE |
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As described above in Section II A, B, C, D, and E, certain uses of collected information may involve disclosure to third parties. In
addition, we may disclose collected information in the good faith belief that we are required to do so by law, or when doing so is
reasonably necessary to: (1) comply with the law or legal process; (2) respond to any claims; (3) protect and defend the rights,
property or personal safety of Westport Properties Inc, Inc. and their subsidiaries and affiliates, as well as either party's
customers, users or the public; or (4) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of Westportproperties.ca. In addition, collected
information may be disclosed as part of any bankruptcy, merger, sale, transfer of company assets or acquisition.
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| VI. THIRD PARTY SITES AND CONTENT |
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During your visit to Westportproperties.ca you may view as part of a frame that includes our content, certain content and websites
that are actually created, operated, owned and/or hosted by a third party or third parties. You may also see links on
Westportproperties.ca to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of third parties. You should
check the applicable privacy policies of those third parties when providing personally identifying information.
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