Privacy Policy

March 2021 Updated

Before using our sites, please read this privacy policy carefully

This Privacy Policy is applicable to Rufus Lake Outfitters (“Company”) and sets out our policy on the gathering and use of information on this site and our other sites (collectively “Sites”). The Company is committed to providing safe web sites for visitors of all ages and has implemented this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. The Company complies with Canadian Federal and Provincial privacy laws and regulations including the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act.

There may be links from our Sites to other web sites; note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our Sites and not to web sites of other companies or organizations to which our Sites may be linked. You must check on any linked sites for the privacy policy that applies to that site and/or make any necessary inquiries in respect of that privacy policy with the operator of the linked site. These links to third party websites are provided as a convenience and are for informational purposes only. The Company does not endorse, and is not responsible for, these linked websites.

Although you are not required to register to access our Sites, you may be asked to provide us with personal information when you visit certain sections of our Sites. Your use of our Sites signifies your acknowledgement and consent to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not continue to use our Sites. Your continued use of the Sites signifies your acceptance of these terms and any changes in effect at the time of use.

Collection of personal information

Personal Information is information about you that identifies you as an individual, for example, your name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number.

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us through responses to surveys, search functions, questionnaires, feedback, Tell Your Story forms and the like. On some of our Sites, we offer health assessment tools that ask you to provide self-assessment information. We may also ask you to provide additional information such as your e-mail address if you want to obtain additional services, information, participate in a contest or to resolve complaints or concerns.

How does company use information gathered about online visitors?

Before forwarding us any personal information, please be advised that any information gathered on our Sites may be used in the aggregate for research and development relating to our Sites and/or for future site development and, if you ask us to, to send you promotional materials. In particular, we may use information gathered about you for the following purposes: to monitor interest in our range of products and to assist us to tailor the content of our Sites to your needs by collecting information about your preferences through tracking of patterns page views on our Sites; to create a profile relating to you in order to show you the content that might be of interest to you and to display the content according to your preferences; and, in circumstances where you have indicated that you wish to receive additional information, to send you information about us and promotional material about our products together with details of any offers we may have available from time to time.

Promotional and informational offers

With the permission of an online visitor, information submitted at the time of registration or submission may be used for marketing and promotional purposes by the Company provided notice of this fact is made available online. If a visitor objects to such use for any reason, he/she may prevent that use, either by e-mail request or by modifying the registration information provided. The Company uses reasonable efforts to maintain visitors’ information in a secure environment. If you have submitted personal information and want to change it or opt-out, please contact us as described below.

Disclosure of information

The Company will not disclose personal information that you provide on its Sites to any third parties other than to a Company agent except: i) in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, or ii) to comply with legal requirements such as a law, regulation, warrant, subpoena or court order, and/or iii) if you are reporting an adverse event/side effect, in which case the Company may be required to disclose such information to bodies such as, but not limited to, Canadian and/or international regulatory authorities. Please note that any of these disclosures may involve the storage or processing of personal information outside of Canada and may therefore be subject to different privacy laws than those applicable in Canada, including laws that require the disclosure of personal information to governmental authorities under circumstances that are different than those that apply in Canada.

Cookies

The Company, in common with many web site operators, may use standard technology called “cookies” on its Sites. Cookies are small data files that are downloaded onto your computer when you visit a particular web site. You can disable cookies by turning them off in your browser; however, some areas of the Sites may not function properly if you do so.

Protection of children online

The Company considers the protection of children’s privacy, especially online, to be of the utmost importance. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children nor do we allow them to become registered users of, or to request information through, our Sites or help-seeking information lines.

Additional terms for certain websites

The following additional information applies to our Sites that require registration. Generally, you are not required to provide personal information as a condition of using our Sites, except as may be necessary to provide you with a product or service that you have requested. However, some of our Sites are restricted to certain individuals such as health care professionals or our prescription drug patients and we may require these individuals to register upon entry by providing us with certain information.

Protection of information

Our commitment to security

We have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online. The Company applies security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information, such as retaining information in secure facilities and making personal information accessible only to authorized employees on a need-to-know basis.

Storage of information

Personal information you share with us is stored on our database servers at Company data centers (in whatever country they may be located), or hosted by third parties who have entered into agreements with us that require them to observe our Privacy Policy.

Policy change

If we alter our Privacy Policy, any changes will be posted on this page of our Site so that you are always informed of the information we collect about you, how we use it and the circumstances under which we may disclose it.

Acceptance of our privacy policy

By using this Site or any other The Company Site or interactive banner ads, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy, and you adhere to the terms and conditions posted on the Site. By submitting your information, you agree that it will be governed by our Privacy Policy.

Terms of Service

Disclaimer – Links to Other Third Party Websites

This Site contains links to other websites that are created and maintained by, and are under the control of, third parties other than Rufus Lake Outfitters. Those third parties are solely responsible for the information contained within their respective sites. The operators of such sites may impose their own terms of use in connection with access to and use of their sites. It is your responsibility to inform yourself of and to abide by those terms of use. Any specific comment or inquiries regarding those sites should be directed to the operators of those sites. Such sites may not be available in French.

Rufus Lake Outfitters does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or appropriateness of the information contained at, or endorse the viewpoints expressed at, such sites. In providing links to such sites, Rufus Lake Outfitters is in no way acting as a publisher of the material contained on those other sites and does not seek to control the content of, or maintain any type of editorial control over such sites. Rufus Lake Outfitters has not reviewed, and does not endorse or recommend any of the information, products, or services that may be listed on such sites, and any reliance by you on such listings shall be at your sole risk. A reference or listing on such sites shall not be interpreted as any kind of endorsement or guarantee by Rufus Lake Outfitters of availability or quality of the events or facilities, or of the accuracy of the information
concerning such events or facilities.

A link to another site should not be construed to imply that the Site is affiliated or associated with, or is legally authorized to use any trade mark, trade name, logo or copyrighted symbol that may be reflected in the link or the description of the link to such other sites. The mention or listing of another party or its products or services s on the Site is not to be construed as an endorsement or recommendation of that party or its products, events, services or facilities. The mapping features of this Site are made available to you by Google Inc. and its providers. Your use of those features will be governed by their terms of use which you can find at the Google Inc. site (www.google.ca for General Terms of Use & General Privacy Policy and www.google.ca/maps for Terms of Use and Privacy policies related to the Google Maps product). Although we attempt to verify all links on a regular basis, there is a possibility that a particular site you are attempting to link to is not operational.

Indemnity

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you will defend, indemnify and hold harmless Rufus Lake Outfitters, its affiliates and related companies, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, consultants and agents from and against all claims, liability, and expenses, including all legal fees and costs, arising out of: (i) your breach of these Terms of Use; or (ii) your use of this Site, the content contained in this Site and the placement or transmission of any information or other materials on this Site made by you or others using your account. You agree to promptly notify Rufus Lake Outfitters immediately after you become aware of any unauthorized use of your account and to take such reasonable steps as are necessary to prevent any re-occurrence of such event.

Ownership

All rights including copyright in this Site and all of the information and materials found thereon, including without limitation the HTML code and any other code used to generate any portion of this Site, belong to Rufus Lake Outfitters or third parties who have granted a licence to Rufus Lake Outfitters to use their property. None of the content, photos, information and materials found on this Site are to be copied, reproduced,

republished, distributed, sold, transferred or modified without Rufus Lake Outfitters prior express written permission. No derivative works or compilations are to be made of any of the content, information or materials found on this Site without Rufus Lake Outfitters prior express written permission. Any trademarks, logos, service marks, official marks or other marks displayed on this Site are the property of Rufus Lake Outfitters or third parties and nothing on this Site is to be construed as granting, whether by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any licence or other right to use any such trademarks, logos, service marks, official marks or other marks without the prior express written permission of their owners.

All rights, including copyright, in any information linked to from but not hosted on this Site continue to be owned by their respective owners. Any rights not expressly granted in these Terms of Use are expressly reserved.

Confidentiality

Warning Although Rufus Lake Outfitters takes reasonable measures to maintain the security of this Site, the internet is not a secure medium and security and privacy cannot be ensured. Internet e-mail is especially vulnerable to interception and forging. Rufus Lake Outfitters will not be responsible for any damages you may suffer as a result of transmitting confidential information through the internet, or implicitly or explicitly authorizing Rufus Lake Outfitters or others to send confidential information to you in this manner. Unlawful and Prohibited Uses This Site is strictly for personal and commercial promotional use of Rufus Lake Outfitters. You may not modify copy, transmit, distribute, display, publish or reproduce this Site or any part thereof for any purpose other than your own personal and non-commercial use. You agree that your use of the Site, and the information and services provided, will not violate any applicable local, provincial, state, federal, national, international or other laws, including but not limited to any regulations having the force of law. Some jurisdictions may have restrictions on the use of the internet by their residents.

You agree that you will not use this Site, and the information and services provided, for any purpose that is prohibited by these Terms of Use. Actions that you agree not to take include without limitation: (i) taking or attempting to take any action that grants or would grant you access to the Site to an extent greater than authorized by Rufus Lake Outfitters; (ii) taking or attempting to take any action that results or would result in any unauthorized modification, addition or deletion to the Site; (iii) taking or attempting to take any action that violates or would violate the security of the Site; (iv) taking or attempting to take any action that imposes or would impose an unreasonable or excessively large load on the Site’s resources or infrastructure; (v) knowingly providing false or misleading information to Rufus Lake Outfitters.

Linking to this Site

You may create bookmarks to any page within the Site for personal, non-commercial use. You agree that you will not without Rufus Lake Outfitters express prior written consent: (i) direct links to pages within this Site otherwise than to its home page, including without limitation direct links to search functions; (ii) re-use or re-display any content or modification of any content on this Site; or (iii) redeliver any content of this Site by use of “frames” or otherwise.

Choice of Law

The laws of the Province of Ontario and of Canada shall govern as to the interpretation, validity, and effect of these Terms of Use despite any conflict of laws provisions of your domicile, residence or physical location. You hereby consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario in any action or proceeding instituted under or related to these Terms of Use or your use of the Site or of the content, information and services provided.

General

Use of this Site is not authorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms of Use including, without limitation, this paragraph. No joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship is created as a result of these Terms of Use or your use of this Site. If any term or condition of these Terms of Use, or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances, is to any extent invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of these Terms of Use, and the application of such term or condition to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision.

A printed version of these Terms of Use and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in any proceeding based upon or relating to these Terms of Use to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form in the ordinary course of business. The parties are deemed to have required that these provisions and all documents relating thereto be drawn up in English.

Collection of Personal Information

Please read our Privacy Policy which governs the manner in which we collect, use and disclose personal information. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and forms part of these Terms of Use.

Amendments to these Terms of Use

Rufus Lake Outfitters reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time. Your use of the Site is governed by the Terms of Use in effect at the time of such use. You should therefore check these Terms of Use periodically.

Terms of Service