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This Privacy Policy may be modified from time to time.
Our websites, applications, products and services(collectively, the "Platform") are operated and owned by Huumans("Huumans", "we" or "us").The Platform includes, but is not limited to, our websites, desktopapplications, software, mobile applications, and any other products or servicescreated and maintained by Huumans, whether delivered within a web browser, asinstallable software, or in another format, including any updates thereto. Thispolicy applies to our handling of information about Platform visitors,prospective users and customers, and authorized users (collectively referred toas “you” throughout this Privacy Policy.
We are committed to complying withthe Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act(PIPEDA) in our collection, use, and disclosure of personal information.
By visiting or using our Platform,submitting forms, accessing our services or otherwise providing us with yourpersonal information, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreeto the practices described in this Privacy Policy. Your actions innavigating our website and our Platform, interacting with its features, orchoosing to provide personal details serve as an indication of your consent forus to collect, process, and use your information in accordance with applicablelaws and regulations. If you do not agree with these terms, please discontinueuse of our Platform and do not submit any personal information.
We limit our collection ofpersonal information to what is necessary for the purposes identified in thispolicy. Our guiding principle is to collect only what we need. When you accessthe Platform and/or sign up for a Huumans product, we collect identifyinginformation such as your name, email address, company name, business financialdata, accounting records, transaction history, budgeting information, and otherdata to provide our accounting and business budgeting services, personalizeyour account, and deliver essential product updates and account information.Our legal basis for processing personal data includes: (1) explicit consentfrom users when they provide information, (2) performance of a contract orservice, and (3) compliance with legal obligations. We do not collect or usepersonal information for purposes other than those specified at the time ofcollection, unless we have obtained additional consent or as required by law. Wedo not sell any personal information.
We will handle policy updates byposting the revised policy on our Platform and updating the "EffectiveDate" at the top of this Privacy Policy. By continuing to use our servicesafter the effective date of any privacy policy changes, you acknowledge andagree to the updated terms. If you do not agree to the changes, you shoulddiscontinue your use of our services.
1. We collect only the information necessary toprovide our services effectively. This includes basic analytics data fromPlatform visits and any information you choose to provide when using ourservices.
2. We collect personal information users provide uswhen they contact us through various methods, which may include: name, emailaddress, phone number, and other contact details shared through our website andPlatform contact forms, email, phone calls, or in-person interactions whenregistering for our products and/or services.
3. We collect the minimum amount of informationneeded to establish and maintain our services. Personal information collectedmay include, but is not limited to:
(a) contact and identification information, such asname, address, telephone number and email address;
(b) information or submissions submitted to thePlatform;
(c) personal information that was not requested butwas voluntarily given to us; or
(d) other personal information used for purposesthat a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances.
4. With consent, we may send promotional emails tokeep users informed of our developments and new products and services. Eachemail features the option to unsubscribe from receiving these emails at anytime. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
5. We obtain your explicit consent throughaffirmative actions, such as checking a dedicated consent box, clicking aconsent button, or providing a clear, unambiguous electronic signature. Theseactions ensure that you actively and intentionally agree to our informationprocessing and sharing
We generally hold personalinformation on secure servers located in Canada. When necessary for servicedelivery, personal information may be transferred to and stored in the UnitedStates, subject to appropriate safeguards and data transfer agreements thatensure continued protection of your privacy rights. Such transfers are conductedin compliance with applicable data protection laws and standard contractualclauses.
We retain personal informationonly for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it wascollected, or as required by applicable laws and regulations. When personalinformation is no longer required, it will be securely deleted or anonymized inaccordance with our data retention policies.
We employ cookies and similartracking technologies to enhance your user experience and gather usage dataabout how you interact with our Platform. We use this information to improveour products and services, analyze trends, and enhance the user experience.These technologies include essential cookies necessary for websitefunctionality, analytics cookies to improve our services, and optionalmarketing cookies. By continuing to browse or engage with our Platform, youconsent to the use of these technologies unless you actively disable them inyour browser settings. You are free to withdraw or modify your consent at anytime by adjusting your browser controls, changing your account preferences, orcontacting us directly; however, please note that doing so may affect yourability to fully access or utilize some of our Platform’s features.
The security of personalinformation is important to us. While nomethod of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure, we use commerciallyreasonable and appropriate security measures to protect personal informationagainst unauthorized use, loss, access, modification, destruction or disclosurewhile it is in our custody or under our control. These measures includephysical, organizational, and technological measures. Physical measures includesecure work areas, and technological measures include encryption, firewalls,anti-virus, and system security monitoring. Organizational measures include access controls to limit access topersonal information to those employees, contractors and agents who have abusiness need to know.
Our website and the Platform maycontain links to third-party websites that are not operated or controlled byus, and we bear no responsibility for the privacy practices of those websites.Users accessing these external links should review the privacy policies andterms of service provided by those third-party sites, as their practices maydiffer from ours.
We do not disclose any informationin our custody to third parties unless it is with consent or required by law. Incases where we are required by law to disclose information, this may includesharing data with categories of third parties such as law enforcement agencies,regulatory bodies, or legal counsel. We limit such disclosures to only what isnecessary to comply with legal requirements.
We engage certain trustedthird-party service providers to perform functions and provide services to us,such as hosting and maintenance, database storage and management, paymentprocessing, and marketing. For payment processing, credit card information issubmitted directly to our payment processor and doesn't hit our servers. Westore a record of the payment transaction, including the last 4 digits of thecredit card number and billing address, for purposes of account history,invoicing, billing support, calculating any applicable sales tax, and detectingfraudulent credit card transactions. These third parties may have access topersonal information needed to perform their functions, but are contractuallyobligated to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are restrictedfrom using it for any other purposes.
By explicit permission we mean,in each instance, we will ask additional permission from you before passingalong information. This additional permission will set out the parties withwhich we wish to share your information and the purposes for which we intend todo so. We will also require from you some positive indication to demonstrateyou have assented to the disclosure of information.
We may share anonymized or aggregated data with third-partyorganizations to assist with our services. Personal data will not be sharedwith third parties without explicit consent or unless required by law.
Users may request access to or ask to edit orremove their personal information that we collect and maintain by contacting usat [privacy at huumans.com]. We will respond within30 days. If we cannot provide access, for example because it would disclosepersonal information of a third person, we will provide justification.
For individual requests to accesspersonal information or to express concerns about protection of personalinformation please contact privacy-at-huumans.com. Users have the right toopt-out of data collection and processing at any time.
To exercise this right,please contact us at privacy-at-huumans.com.
Complaint mechanisms also exists with national privacy authorities.
