Privacy Policy

MODERN NIAGARA – PRIVACY POLICY

INTRODUCTION

This privacy policy will help you understand how Modern Niagara accesses, protects, collects, uses, and discloses the information you provide to us when you visit a Modern Niagara website or application.  Modern Niagara is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information in an open, transparent, and secure manner.

SCOPE

Personal information will be collected, used, or disclosed in accordance with all applicable privacy legislation. Personal information means any information that permits an individual to be identified, including your name, title, and/or contact information.

By continuing to use Modern Niagara’s website or systems, you are consenting to the contents of this Privacy Policy and the technologies used for information collection described herein. If you do not agree with the contents of this Privacy Policy, or the technologies described herein, you can manage or disable the collection of personal information at any time or discontinue use of Modern Niagara’s website or systems.

INFORMATION AND DATA COLLECTION

We collect and process certain information about you when you access systems and/or use our website.

  • We collect personal information that you provide to us. This may include your first and last name, username, email address, and country.
  • We use cookies and AI to automatically collect additional information such as IP address, browser version, operating system information, including your usage patterns, preferences, and other information that can be used to optimize our services. For more information on the use of cookies please visit allaboutcookies.org.
  • We may also collect information about you that is publicly available.
  • Collected information is stored on systems we maintain in a secure environment.

HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • We use your information to tailor content to provide you with a personalized and responsive experience.
  • We may use the information to draw your attention to our products and services.
  • We may use your information for market research.
  • We may use your information to analyze and improve our services.
  • We do not sell your information to third parties.

SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

To the extent consistent with applicable law, we may share your information in the following circumstances:

  • with our subsidiaries, partners, and/or related entities
  • with affiliates and third parties that provide services to us
  • competent authorities (including courts or authorities regulating us)
  • with other parties when:
    • required by law or as necessary to provide or protect our services, products, and other offerings
    • to protect the rights, property, or safety of our organization, or any of our respective affiliates, business partners, customers, or employees
    • to comply with the law or respond to a legal process or a request for cooperation by a government entity or law enforcement agency
    • to prevent fraud or verify and enforce compliance with the policies and terms governing our services

Third-party service providers or contractors engaged by Modern Niagara are required to act in accordance with this Privacy Policy regarding the handling of personal information while providing services for, or on behalf of, Modern Niagara.

RETENTION OF YOUR INFORMATION

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected, and for a reasonable period thereafter to meet audit, contractual, legal, or professional obligations and standards. Aggregated or anonymized information may be retained indefinitely or as permitted by applicable law. Personal information may also be kept in accordance with our internal retention policies, which may vary depending on the type of information. Copies of personal information stored in electronic backups will be destroyed in line with the regular lifecycle of those backups.

PROTECTING YOUR INFORMATION

We use a range of physical, electronic and managerial measures to ensure that we keep your personal information secure and protected.  These measures include, but are not limited to:

  • education and training to relevant staff to ensure they are aware of our privacy obligations when processing personal information
  • administrative and technical controls to restrict access to personal information on a ‘need to know’ basis
  • technological security measures, including firewalls, multi-factor authentication, encryption and security software

We follow industry best practices and standards to protect personal information provided to us both during transmission and once it is received. Although we use appropriate security measures once we have received your personal information, the transmission of data over the internet (including by e-mail) is never completely secure. We endeavour to protect personal information, but we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to us or by us.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND THIRD PARTIES

Our website and services may include links to external websites and services, and third parties may also link to our website and services. Modern Niagara is not responsible for, nor does it control, the content, privacy policies, practices, or actions of these third-party websites and services. We recommend that you review their privacy policies before sharing any personal information.

COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

We use Session Cookies and Persistent Cookies on our website. Session Cookies track actions within a single session and expire once the session ends. Persistent Cookies and other tracking technologies help us remember preferences and settings across multiple sessions.

The cookies and tracking technologies we use are essential for enabling core services, improving performance, enhancing functionality by retaining settings and preferences, and delivering targeted or relevant content.

For videos or other content on our website, we may also use Flash Cookies (Local Shared Objects).

You have the option to accept or decline cookies and tracking technologies. Upon your first visit to our website, you can choose whether to consent. You can modify your settings at any time to manage or disable cookies through your browser.

HOW WE USE AI

We use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance the functionality of our services, improve user experience, and personalize content. This includes the use of machine learning algorithms and other AI tools to process data and deliver tailored services.

You have the right to access, update, and delete your personal data processed by our AI systems. You also have the right to object to automated decisions that significantly affect you or restrict the processing of your data in certain circumstances. For more information on exercising these rights, please refer to the ‘Your rights’ section of this policy.

YOUR RIGHTS

You may have specific legal rights concerning your personal information. Therefore, you can contact us at onemodern-help@modernniagara.com. to update, correct, anonymize, or delete any information we hold about you, unless we are required to retain it for legal reasons. You may also reach out with any concerns regarding how your information is used. Additionally, you can unsubscribe from any email campaigns from Modern Niagara that you have previously opted into at any time.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this Privacy Policy, you should contact us immediately at onemodern-help@modernniagara.com.

If you are unhappy with the way we have processed your personal information or any privacy query or request that you have raised with us, you have a right to complain to the Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) in your jurisdiction.

To exercise any of your rights listed above or other applicable law, please contact onemodern-help@modernniagara.com.

CHILDREN

Modern Niagara does not intentionally gather personal information from children under the age of 16. If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will promptly take action to comply with all legal requirements and delete the information obtained.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update or revise this Privacy Policy periodically. As privacy laws continue to evolve, we may make changes to this policy at our discretion, without prior notice or liability to you or anyone else. The version of this Privacy Policy in effect at the time will govern how we handle your personal information. Any updated or amended Privacy Policy will take effect from the revision date at the top of this page. We encourage you to regularly review this policy to stay informed about how we protect your information.

CONTACTING US

Any questions, comments, and requests regarding this Privacy Policy should be directed to onemodern-help@modernniagara.com.