Audela, Inc. and its affiliated companies (“Audela”) respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy applies to Personal Information collected by Audela through the Audela website, and other websites (collectively referred to as “Site”) which we operate and on which we post a direct link to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may not apply to linked websites sponsored by Audela. Such sponsored project websites may have their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.
Personal Information Audela collects Personal Information directly and indirectly from you when you interact with us through our websites, including, without limitation, when you:
We may also collect information relating to your use of our websites and response to our emails through the use of various technologies. Collecting information in this manner allows us to analyze the effectiveness of our websites and our marketing efforts, personalize your experience and improve our interactions with you. For more information about the technologies we employ for these purposes, see the “Cookies and Other Technologies” section below
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the types of Personal Information collected directly from you may include:
Information used to communicate with you, such as name, title, company name, email address, telephone number, postal address and language;
Information that Audela maintains in association with your account, such as your username, password, payment information, purchase records, credit and billing status and support inquiries; and
Information contained in your job inquiries or applications, such as resume, cover letter, age, education, professional history and contact details.
Audela uses Personal Information to enhance your experience on our websites
Fulfill Your Requests. If you request something from Audela, such as a product or service, a call back, or specific marketing or other materials, we may use the Personal Information you provide to respond to your request.
Provide Support and Customer Service. We may use your Personal Information to provide support for products or services you have obtained from us and answer other questions.
Process Your Job Application. When you apply for a position at Audela, we use the Personal Information you provide, such as information in your resume and cover letter, for the purpose of assessing your application, considering you for future positions and carrying out human resources functions in accordance with applicable law.
We will not use your Personal Information in a manner that is inconsistent with the purpose of its original collection, unless you have consented.
Audela will not sell, rent or lease your Personal Information, except as required or permitted by law. For example, in responding to a duly authorized and lawful request of a police or public authority (including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements), enforcing or protecting the rights of Audela when such disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss as permitted by applicable law, or in connection with investigating suspected or actual illegal activity.
Audela may also share Personal Information in the context of a business transaction involving part or all of Audela, such as a merger, acquisition, consolidation, or divestiture. Such a transaction may involve the disclosure of Personal Information to prospective or actual purchasers, or the receipt of it from sellers. It is Audela’s practice to seek appropriate protection for information in these types of transactions. Following such a business transaction, you may contact the entity to which we transferred your Personal Information with any inquiries concerning the use of that information.
In general, we will not disclose your Personal Information except with your consent or as otherwise described in this Policy. We may disclose it to our affiliates and non-affiliated third parties as we deem necessary for purposes including:
These business partners and service providers may include distributors, resellers, payment processors, financial institutions, materials production and shipping companies, postal or government authorities and information technology service providers. Business partners and service providers are required by contract to keep the information received on behalf of Audela confidential and secure and not use it for any purpose other than the purpose for which it was provided to them.
When you visit our websites, we may automatically collect information such as your IP address, browser type and language, operating system, location, date and time. We may also use cookies or web technologies (e.g. tags, beacons, etc.) to collect information as you navigate our websites. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your device.
Audela uses some cookies that are strictly necessary for the delivery of services on our websites. Cookies that are strictly necessary allow us to improve the safety and security of our websites, authenticate account users, allow you to access your private accounts on our websites, allow you to sign into different portions of our websites with the use of only one login, balance the traffic on our websites, and remember items in your shopping cart. Cookies that are strictly necessary are not used for marketing purposes.
Audela also uses cookies to improve our service to you and personalize your web browsing experience, such as by gaining a better understanding of your interests and requirements regarding our websites, our business or our products and services. Cookies that Audela uses to improve our services and your website experience may remember your language and site preferences, invite you to participate in surveys or evaluations, show you when you are logged into our system and allow you to remain logged-in for a period of time, help provide you with support services, remember your login information, and prepopulate forms that you have already completed.
Audela also uses cookies that collect information about how you use our websites, including which pages you visit, and whether you experience any errors. These cookies use aggregate information to provide statistics on how our websites are used, help us improve our websites by measuring errors, testing different designs on our websites, and helping us measure the traffic on our websites so that we can optimize our content accordingly. These cookies are used to help us improve how our websites work, understand what interests our users and measure how effective our advertising is.
If you do not want your information to be stored by cookies, you can configure your browser so that it always rejects these cookies or asks you each time whether you want to accept them or not. However, you must understand that choosing to reject cookies may reduce the performance and functionality of our websites. Your browser documentation includes precise instructions explaining how to define the acceptance of cookies.
“Do Not Track” is a privacy preference that you can set in your Internet search browser to signal a website that you do not want the website operator to track certain browsing information about you. At this time, we do not track our users’ Personal Information over time and across third-party websites. We do not knowingly permit third parties to collect Personal Information about an individual user’s online activities over time and across different web sites when using our Sites. Audela websites at this time do not recognize automated browser signals regarding tracking mechanisms, such as “do not track” instructions. As such, we are unable to respond to Do Not Track requests. However, you can generally express your privacy preferences regarding the use of most cookies and similar technologies through your web browser.
Audela intends to protect your Personal Information. We have implemented appropriate physical, administrative and technical safeguards to help us protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use and disclosure. For example, we encrypt certain Personal Information when we transmit such information over the Internet.
Audela keeps your Personal Information for as long as it is needed to satisfy the purpose for which it was collected subject to applicable operational, compliance, and legal requirements.
We determine the applicable period based on criteria that include storage periods identified in the website, applicable contractual provisions that are in force, industry standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Audela may provide social media features that enable you to share information with your social networks and interact with Audela on various social media websites. Your use of these features may result in the collection or sharing of Personal Information about you, depending on the feature. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and settings on the social media websites with which you interact to make sure you understand the Personal Information that may be collected, used, and shared by those websites.
Our websites may contain links to other websites. Audela does not control and is not responsible for the information collected by websites that can be reached through links from our websites. If you have questions about the data collection procedures of linked websites, please contact the organizations that operate those websites directly.
Audela’s products and services are not directed to children and Audela does not knowingly collect online Personal Information from children under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian of a minor under the age of 16 and believe that he or she has disclosed Personal Information to us, please contact us as described below under “How to Contact Us.”
In accordance with the laws of certain countries, you may have certain rights and choices regarding the Personal Information we collect and maintain about you, and how we communicate with you.
If You Are a Resident of the European Economic Area (“EEA”), Please Read the Following:
We make every attempt to process your Personal Information in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In addition to the information provided above, residents of the European Economic Area should be aware of the following:
Legal Basis for Collecting and Processing Your Personal Information
We may rely on our legitimate interests in processing your Personal Information including:
We may collect and process your Personal Information where it is necessary to perform a contract with you including supplying/providing products or services.
We may collect and process your Personal Information where you have given us consent to do so for the following purposes:
You may withdraw your consent for us to collect or use your information in any of these way at any time by contacting info@au-dela.ca.
Access and Other Rights
As a resident of the EEA, you may have additional rights relating to your Personal Information, subject to limitations. With respect to certain rights, we may ask for information to confirm your identity and or assist us in searching for your Personal Information. You may exercise these rights by contacting us at info@au-dela.ca. Your rights may include:
Please note that these rights may not apply to individuals residing outside the EEA.
Automated Decision Making or Profiling
We do not use your Personal Information to make automated decisions or to profile you.
The Transfer or Storage of Your Personal Information
The Personal Information that we collect from you may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). This may happen where any of our servers or those of our third party service providers are located in a country outside of the EEA or it is processed by our staff or the staff of our third party service provider operating outside the EEA. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the country in which you reside. If we transfer your Personal Information outside of the EEA we will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected in accordance with this Policy. These steps may include imposing appropriate contractual obligations on the recipient of your Personal Information. If you are located in the EEA, you understand and consent to having your Personal Information processed outside of the EEA, including in the United States.
You may contact us for information about these protections. Please see the contact information listed below.
Audela reserves the right to make corrections, changes or amendments to this Privacy Policy at any time. The revised Privacy Policy will be posted on this website. A notice will be posted on our homepage for 30 days whenever this Privacy Policy is changed in a material way, and the date of last update will be indicated at the top of the Privacy Policy. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy for any changes or updates.
This Privacy Policy covers the following websites: https://au-dela.ca/
If you have any questions about Audela’s privacy practices or use of your Personal Information, please feel free to contact us at info@au-dela.ca or by mail at:
Audela
3 Place Ville Marie, Suite 400
Montréal, Québec, H3B 2E3
Last updated July 3, 2019