What information is collected?
 

DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. collects information from our users on our web site for newsletter subscription, seminar registration and promotion distribution. We ask users to provide personal identification information - salutation, first name, last name, title, company, web site address, email address, phone number, fax number, mailing address, city, state/province, ZIP/postal code and country.

Confidentiality
 

DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. uses proprietary technologies to preserve the anonymity of members while matching their interests with targeted information sent via email. DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. will under no circumstance reveal any member's identity to marketers. It is solely at a DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. member's discretion if he or she chooses to provide personally identifiable information to a marketer by making a purchase, requesting additional information, or communicating directly with the company or organization after visiting its web site. Contact information provided by marketers and network partners is never provided to third parties except as noted under "Limits of Confidentiality".
Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user. We use cookies to recognize visitors to our site. We place cookies that are readable only by our systems (which is activated when visitors enter our site) however, at no time can we read data that exists in the user's hard disk. All browsers offer a user the option to refuse to accept any cookie sent to him or her, and if this is the case, then DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. cannot gather any information on that specific user.

Surveys & Contests
 

From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested includes contact information (name, business and mailing and email address), and demographic information (occupation). Contact information will be used to forward promotional information (if the user has specifically agreed/opted in to receive such information), to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
Limits of Confidentiality

Due to the existing legal regulatory and security environment, we may be forced to disclose individually identifiable information to third parties. We will use our best efforts to limit disclosure to only these circumstances where necessary by contract, legal process, or the technical operation of the service.

Opt-out Policy
 

Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email or email us at info@digitalgaragemedia.com.
Notification of Changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Home page so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

Use of Information

A DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. member's email address will only be used by DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. if they opted in to receive these emails. DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. uses incoming and outgoing web site traffic data to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our web site. We also use it to gather broad demographic information about our users in general. We may combine demographic information supplied by a user at registration time with site usage data to provide profiles, in aggregate form, about our users and their preferences as it relates to the DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. Network.
Security

DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. has made a substantial investment in the latest server, database, backup, and firewall technologies to protect the information assets of the DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. Network. These technologies are deployed as part of a sophisticated security architecture and protocol. All data resides in a tightly controlled, secure data center. These investments mean that information about the identity and preferences of individual members is never accessible to anyone outside DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC.

This web site takes every precaution to protect our users’ information. When users submit sensitive information via the web site, your information is protected both online and off-line. All of our users’ information is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (in our case, a client service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information. All employees access is password-protected. They must reenter their password to regain access to your information. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Our employees are regularly notified of updates and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our customers’ information is protected. Finally, the servers that we store personally identifiable information on are kept in a secure environment, behind a locked door. The links in DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC.'s site are limited to information that we are providing. For example, users have access to information links to trade publications like Marketing, Strategy or news publications like the Globe & Mail or National Post. Links are not used for the purpose of redirection to enable others to collect information from visitors to DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC.

We encourage all users to review the privacy policy of all web sites to ensure compliance with requirements guidelines laid out by Trust E. If you have any questions about the security at our web site, you can send an email to info@digitalgaragemedia.com
Review/Modify/Discontinue Membership

DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. members may choose at any time to review, modify or permanently remove all contact and interest information stored by DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. by emailing us at info@digitalgaragemedia.com. Once removed from the network, a past member will no longer receive any communications from DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. will never sell, rent, or otherwise use the contact information of former members. If at any time DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. uses the information collected from members in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection, DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. will notify all affected members via email and collect consent to continue their membership with DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. If you have any questions about this privacy statement, DIGITAL GARAGE MEDIA INC. practices, or feel that your privacy has been compromised, please contact us at info@digitalgaragemedia.com.

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