Privacy

TradesLink Inc.

Privacy Policy

Hello there! TradesLink is an application dedicated to the people who build and maintain our world – the trades. We bring together the professionals of the industry. Through TradesLink, people can create a digital professional profile and connect with others in the industry.

This Privacy Policy describes what personal information we collect, how we use this information, how this information may be shared, and what choices and rights you have with respect to this information. Access and use of our Application is subject to this Privacy Policy.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.

This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the TradesLink application (our “Application”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This policy applies to information we collect: On this Application, in email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this Application.

It does not apply to information collected by: Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by TradesLink or any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries); or Any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Application.

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Application, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Application after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

‍Not for Use by Children

Our Application is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any personal information to or on the Application. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Application. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at info@gettradeslink.com.

‍Information We Collect and How We Collect It

We may collect several types of information from and about users of our Application, including information:

By which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number (“personal information”);That is about you but individually does not identify you, such as the type of industry you work in; and/or about your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Application, and usage details.

We collect this information directly from you when you provide it to us and automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies and other tracking technologies. From third parties, for example, our business partners.

Terms of Use

‍Information You Provide to Us

The information we collect on or through our Application may include: Information that you provide by filling in forms (e.g. requests for further information, creating a profile) on our Application.Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us. Photo, video and text content that you provide by posting within our Application.

‍Information We Collect Automatically

‍As you navigate through and interact with our Application, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:

Details of your visits to our Application, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Application.

Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

The information we collect automatically may include personal information, or we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Application and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:

  • Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.

  • Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Application according to your individual interests.

  • Speed up your searches and experience.

  • Recognize you when you return to our Application.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:

  • Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.

  • Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Website may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from, and on our Website. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies. For information about managing your privacy and security settings for Flash cookies, see “Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information”.

  • Web Beacons. Pages of the Website and/or our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or [opened an email] and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).

‍How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:

  • To present our Application and its contents to you.

  • To provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us.

  • To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.To notify you about changes to our Application or any products or services we offer or provide though it.

  • In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.

  • For any other purpose with your consent.

  • For more information, see “Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information”.

  • We may use the information we have collected from you to enable us to display advertisements to our advertisers’ target audiences. Even though we do not disclose your personal information for these purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria.

‍Disclosure of Your Information

‍We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:

  • To our subsidiaries and affiliates.

  • To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business.

  • To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of TradesLink’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by TradesLink about our Application users is among the assets transferred.

  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.

  • For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information with your consent.

We may also disclose your personal information:

  • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.

  • To enforce or apply our Terms of Use.

  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of TradesLink, our customers, or others.

‍Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:

  • Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. To learn how you can manage your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe’s website. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.

  • Other Uses.  You can request deletion of your personal information by contacting us at info@gettradeslink.com

  • We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) on the NAI’s website.

‍Accessing and Correcting Your Information

You can make changes to your information by contacting us at info@gettradeslink.com.

‍California Residents

If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. To learn more about your California privacy rights, visit https://iapp.org/resources/article/california-consumer-privacy-act-of-2018/#1798.185

California’s “Shine the Light” law (Civil Code Section § 1798.83) permits users of our System that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to info@gettradeslink.com or write us at: 10215 176 St. NW, Edmonton, AB, T5S 1M1, Canada

‍Data Security

Though we use data security measures to protect your information, the transmission of information via the internet and mobile platforms is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted through our System. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures we provide.

‍Changes to Our Privacy Policy

‍We may update our privacy policy from time to time. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will post the new privacy policy on this page with a notice that the privacy policy has been updated. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address and/or phone number for you and for periodically visiting this privacy policy to check for any changes.

‍Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at:

info@gettradeslink.com or write us at:

TradesLink Inc.

10215 176 St. NW

Edmonton, AB

T5S 1M1

Effective Date: February 1, 2024