Usage and Confidentiality policy
Object:
stoptoncell.com is a service allowing a person or company to transfer their cell phone contract to another person or company.
Usage policy:
By using this service you recognize having read and agreed to the present policy.
You recognize that stoptoncell.com only acts as an intermediary in the event of a cell phone contract transfer and that stoptoncell.com is in no way related to cell phone operators. Consequently, stoptoncell.com cannot guarantee the success of transactions. Also, stoptoncell.com has no control over the users of its services and cannot be held responsible for damages that may be caused through the fault of users.
This is why stoptoncell.com encourages users to develop an environment of trust on the Web by requesting the honest exchange of information.
You recognize and guarantee that all the information you provide on stoptoncell.com is both truthful and non-fraudulent.
stoptoncell.com neither keeps nor sells cell phone contracts registered in its database and acts neither as seller nor authorized dealer. Despite clients ensuring stoptoncell.com that information provided is accurate and precise, and stoptoncell.com taking reasonable measures to make sure information presented is accurate, stoptoncell.com cannot be held responsible for neither typographical errors nor the precision and accuracy of information relating to cell phone contracts and leases provided by registered clients.
Even if we make every effort to ensure the confidentiality of information, we may have to disclose personal information required by law if we sincerely feel that this disclosure is necessary in the event of judicial proceedings, court orders or a complaint made against our Web site.
stoptoncell.com cannot at any moment be responsible for the misrepresentation made by a person or company whether it is by the person who is transferring a cell phone contract or by the person taking possession of the said cell phone contract. stoptoncell.com cannot at any moment substitute itself for cell phone companies regarding modes of transferring cell phone contracts. stoptoncell.com cannot at any time be held responsible for the actions of cell phone companies or any other participant. You recognize that stoptoncell.com does not act as an intermediary in the event of the transfer of your cell phone contract. Consequently, stoptoncell.com cannot guarantee the success of transactions.
Confidentiality policy:
When you use the services of stoptoncell.com, you may have to reveal your:
* Name, address and phone number
* Email
* Credit card number
* Information on your cell phone contract
* Cell phone contract details
In accordance with the Quebec law on the protection of personal information in the private sector, and the federal law on the protection of personal information and electronic documents, stoptoncell.com has created a confidentiality policy and designated a person in charge of the privacy protection in companies to ensure that personal information concerning clients and participants is treated correctly and with probity.
stoptoncell.com has several services and business models that require personal information to be obtained from our clients and participants. The nature of the required information varies from one service to another. The list of business models below allows you to identify the type of information necessary to do business with stoptoncell.com.
Restriction, disclosure and saving
Personal information collected by stoptoncell.com will not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which the information was requested unless the person agrees to it or unless the use or disclosure is required by law. stoptoncell.com will save personal information as long as it is useful for transactions or according to what the law imposes, after which it will be destroyed.
Security measures and archiving
stoptoncell.com has implemented security measures to ensure that personal information will not be disclosed inappropriately. We save personal information for transactions and to conform to revenue law among other factors.
Confidentiality policy
stoptoncell.com commits itself to protecting the confidentiality and security of personal information it collects. Also, we do not collection personal information without your authorization.
Usage – Final overview
stoptoncell.com uses personal information for purposes that we have specified to you. If, for any reason, this information has to be used for other purposes, we will advise you beforehand to obtain your consent.
If you prefer to not receive information about our special offers, please advise us.
The information that you provide us with can be used anonymously for statistical purposes with the goal of improving the service we bring you.
Cookies
Cookies contain data on users which is stored on their hard disk. Cookies cannot in any way identify users when they surf our site. stoptoncell.com uses cookies with the objective of improving surfing on the site and following visitor behaviour.
Visitors can surf as they please on the site even if they block cookies. The only inconvenience is that they will not be able to access all sections of the site.
Some of our business partners also use cookies on our site (such as announcers). However, we have no control over these cookies.
Log files
We use IP addresses with the goal of analysing trends, managing the site, following visitor movement, and collecting socio-economical data for general use. IP addresses cannot identify an individual and are only used for site management purposes.
Sharing information
We share certain socio-economic data with our partners and announcers. This information cannot identify an individual.
We use an outside company to process credit cards and invoice services offered to users. This company does not save, share or use information for any other purpose.
Despite the above, we cannot be held responsible for any damages that may be caused through the fault of this company.
Links
This Web site contains links toward other sites. Please note that stoptoncell.com is not responsible for confidentiality practices implemented by these sites. We advise our users to be vigilant when they leave our site and to read confidentiality policies thoroughly on all sites that collect personal information. The present confidentiality policy only applies to information collected by this Web site.
Surveys and contests
On occasions, our site collects information on users via the intermediary of surveys or contests. Users are entirely free to participate in these surveys or contests and so have the choice to disclose or not disclose their information. Information requested may include name, address, postal code and age group. The name and address of users will be used to advise the winners and distribute prizes. The information obtained through surveys will be used to evaluate and improve the surfing and satisfaction of visitors with respect to this site. If these surveys or contests are managed by a third party, information that you provide will be forwarded to this third party. Third parties will not use this information for marketing purposes or to contact you outside the course of stoptoncell.com. However, we cannot be held responsible for any damages that may be caused through the fault of these third parties. If you do not want information to be forwarded to third parties, you can advise stoptoncell.com.
Security and ESS encryption
This Web site takes all the necessary precautions to ensure information is protected. When a user provides confidential information through this site, the information is protected both on the Web site and outside.
With the objective of protecting confidential information (like credit card numbers), our registration forms use ESS, the best encryption software in the industry. The security icon that appears at the bottom of browsers like Navigator of Netscape, Internet Explorer of Microsoft or Firefox of Mozilla is locked when users are on a secure page, such as an order form. Whereas this same icon is unlocked when users are just surfing the site. To find out more about our ESS protocol, please consult the following site: www.verisign.com.
As well as using the ESS protocol to protect personal information online, we are making every effort to protect this information outside the Web. All of the information related to our users is securely saved in our offices. Only employees who need to know personal information to accomplish specific tasks (such as an employee in billing or customer service) are authorized to access this personal information liable to identify users.
For any questions on aspects relating to security on our Web site, communicate with us through the following email address: clientservices@stoptoncell.com.
Additional information
To allow us to fulfill our commitment toward our clients, we have to complete information that we receive from third parties.
Special offers
We send a welcome email to all new members to check their password and user name. Members already registered who expressed such a desire will receive, on occasions, information on our products, services and special offers. With the objective of ensuring the protection of confidential information, we offer our users the possibility of not receiving this type of communication. See details below.
Site and services update
We send users site and services update notifications. Members cannot withdraw their name from the list of service announcements because the list contains important information about our services. We communicate with users by telephone or email to provide them with the requested services as regards to their file.
Removal from the list
When we ask our users for personal information, they are advised if the information is used for purposes other than those directly related to our site. Users who no longer wish to receive memos or promotional offers from our partners can be removed from the distribution list by sending an email to support@stoptoncell.com. They can also return the initial email by indicating “unsubscribe” in the subject line.
We always advise our users when third parties collect their information. We do this with the objective of allowing our users to make an informed decision regarding the possibility or not of using services requiring the intervention of a third party.
Changes notification
This policy can be modified from time to time at the sole discretion of stoptonbail.com. Where appropriate, we post the changes on our home page thirty (30) days before their implementation. By doing this, our users are always aware of data that we are collecting, of how we use it, and in which circumstances we disclose it. If, at any time, we decide to use personal information differently from the way established when this information was collected, we advise users by email. They will have the choice to decide if we can or cannot use their information in this way. We will use information in accordance with the confidentiality policy in force when the information was collected.
Applicable law
The Usage and confidentiality policy will be subject to and interpreted according to laws in force in Quebec. For the purposes of this policy, users live in the city of Montreal, province of Quebec.
Questions and comments
If you have questions about our Usage and confidentiality policy or about your personal information, communicate with our privacy protection representative.
* Email: clientservices@stoptoncell.com
stoptoncell.com is committed to protecting your privacy and saving personal data collected. Also, we do not collect any personal information without your consent.