PRIVACY STATEMENT

Last Updated July 31, 2024

Future in Media (“us,” “we,” or “our”) thank you for visiting the online and mobile resources we publish. We use the words “you” and “your” to mean you, the reader, and other visitors to our online and mobile resources who are, in all cases, over the age of 13. Our privacy statement (“this statement,” “this privacy statement,” and “our statement”) informs you about from whom and the types of personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with and why, and what we do to try to protect it.

Online and mobile resources mean the websites and other internet features we own that allow you to interact with our websites, as well as apps we’ve created and distributed to let our customers and followers view our online and mobile resources or otherwise interact with the content we provide.

WHO WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM

We may collect personal information from the following groups of data subjects: visitors to, and users of, our online and mobile resources; our customers; current members of our workforce and those who apply for posted jobs; and third-party vendors and business partners.

Personal information generally means information that can be used to identify you or that can be easily linked to you (for example, your name, address, telephone number, email address, social security number, and date of birth). The privacy laws in some jurisdictions include unique elements in what they consider to be the personal information of the consumers or data subjects they protect. If those laws apply to us, as in the case of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) or European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), our use of the phrase “personal information” includes the unique elements required by such laws.

The categories of information we collect from each of these groups, and the ways in which we use it, differ. As you may have noticed, it’s possible that the same person could fall into more than one group. Most of this statement addresses our processing and sharing of personal information collected from visitors to and users of our online and mobile resources and our customers.

Nonetheless, we collect and retain the types of professional or employment-related personal information you would expect an employer to have about its existing and former workforce and new job applicants. We provide legally required notices of collection and describe our use and sharing of the personal information of our workforce and applicants in greater detail in confidential internal human resource manuals and documents accessible to members of our workforce, or by publication on the proprietary workforce/applicant portals and apps we operate. In some cases, such portals and apps may be operated by third parties who transfer the personal information to us. In those situations, the legal responsibility to provide notice usually rests with the third party, not us.

In addition, like all corporate enterprises, we buy goods and services, lease equipment and office space and attend industry events. In doing so, we interact with many existing and potential vendors and business partners from whom we necessarily collect certain personal information in connection with our contractual and business relationships. As with our customers, this information is typically limited to minimum business contact information. We use and share personal information collected from our vendors and business partners to manage, administer and perform under our contracts with them, or share information about our products. We describe our use of vendor and business partner personal information in greater detail in our confidential contracts with those parties or on the internal vendor management portals we operate.

WHAT WE COLLECT

There are two types of information that we obtain from you online and then store and use: (i) non-personal information that’s collected automatically from each visitor, such as your device operating system; and (ii) personal information that you voluntarily provide to us or that is collected automatically.

By using our online and mobile resources or purchasing our products or services, you are signifying to us that you agree with this section of our privacy statement and that we may use and disclose your information as described.

Voluntarily Submitted Information.

If you participate in certain activities via our online and mobile resources, you may be asked to provide us with information about yourself. The types of personal information we collect in those situations include identifiers (such as your name, email address, physical address, and phone number), professional information (such as the business you are in), and financial account information (such as your credit card information). We do not sell, rent, or trade voluntarily submitted personal information with third parties.

If you don’t want us to collect this type of personal information, please don’t provide it. This means you shouldn’t participate in the activities on our online and mobile resources that request or require it and you may want to communicate with us by phone or regular mail instead. Participation is strictly your choice. Not participating may limit your ability to take full advantage of the online and mobile resources, but it will not affect your ability to access certain information available to the general public on the online and mobile resources.

Some of the ways you voluntarily give us your personal information and how we use it:

Emails and Online Forms – When you send us an email or fill out an online form, such as to contact us, your email address and any other personal information (e.g., home address or phone number) that may be in the content of your message or attached to it, are retained by us and used to respond back directly to you and to process your request. Depending on the personal information provided, communications from us may be in the form of emails, telephone calls, and/or text messages. We may also send you information about any of our products or services we think may be of interest to you.

Registering for an Account – When you register for an account or you register your child for a sub-account, you submit personal information to us such as your name and email address (or your child’s name and email address) which we then retain. We use that information to create and manage your account and, in some cases, establish a password and profile to communicate with you and any sub-accounts you created via email.

Registering for Events – When you register for services, webinars, events, conferences, or programs we ourselves may host (rather than outsource to a third-party event manager with its own privacy policies), you will be submitting the types of identifiers described above. If the event requires a fee, we may also ask you to submit credit card or other financial information. We use this information to register you for the event and send you communications regarding the event.

Becoming a Subscriber to Our Service – We use any information provided from our customers to perform our contractual obligations and provide the products and services purchased to them, to manage their accounts and communicate with them.

Social Media and Community Features – Some of our online and mobile resources may offer social media-like community features letting users post messages and comments, and/or upload an image or other files and materials. If you choose to make use of these features, the information you post, including your screen name and any other personal information, will be in the public domain and not covered/protected by this statement.

Automatically Collected Information.

When you visit our online and mobile resources, basic information is passively collected through your web browser via use of tracking technologies, such as a “cookie” which is a small text file that is downloaded onto your computer or mobile device when you access the online and mobile resources. It allows us to recognize your computer or mobile device and store some information about your preferences or past actions.

We allow third-party vendors to use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activities over time following your use of the site. For example, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google“). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how you use the online and mobile resources and enhance your experience when you visit the online and mobile resources.

For more information on how Google uses this data, go to

www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/

. You can learn more about how to opt out of Google Analytics by going to

https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

.

The internet activity information collected through cookies and other similar means includes such things as: the domain name and IP address from which you accessed our online and mobile resources; the type of browser and operating system you use; the date and time and length of your visit; the specific page visited, graphics viewed and any documents downloaded; the specific links to other sites you accessed from our online and mobile resources; and the specific links from other sites you used to access our online and mobile resources.

Additionally, if you access our online and mobile resources from a phone or other mobile device, the mobile services provider may transmit to us uniquely identifiable mobile device information which allows us to then collect mobile phone numbers and associate them with the mobile device identification information. Some mobile phone vendors also operate systems that pinpoint the physical location of devices and we may receive this information as well if location services are enabled on your device. If you do not want us to collect and use geolocation data, disable location services through your device settings.

Regardless, we use both automatically collected information and mobile device information to compile generic reports about popular pages on our online and mobile resources and to see how our customers and followers are accessing our online and mobile resources. We then use that data to administer the online and mobile resources and make them better, make your activities more convenient and efficient and to enhance the functionality of our online and mobile resources, such as by remembering certain of your information in order to save you time.

We use and retain your personal information in accordance with applicable law and as long as necessary to carry out the purposes described above in accordance with our internal data retention procedures.

User Beware: External Sites, Apps, Links, and Social Media.

We maintain a presence on one or more external social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. We may further allow features of our online and mobile resources to connect with, or be viewable from, that external social media presence. Similarly, our online and mobile resources may contain links to or embedded content from third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow the third party to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party online resources and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our online and mobile resources, we encourage you to read the privacy statement of every online resource you visit.

This privacy statement applies only to information collected by our online and mobile resources. We do not control the privacy policies of third-party sites to which we provide links. Please be aware that if you enter any third-party sites using links from our online and mobile resources, the operators of these sites may collect your personal information. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our online and mobile resources and to read the privacy policies of each third-party site that collects your personal information.

WHAT WE DO WITH THE PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT.

In addition to the uses described above, we may use your personal information for several purposes including, but not limited to:

Maintaining and providing the functionality of our online and mobile resources, including identifying and repairing errors or technical issues, monitoring functionality, and improving the quality of the online and mobile resources;

Providing the services and carrying out the transactions you have requested or authorized, including to register you for services and events; process payments for purchases; and to provide customer support;

Communicating with you and managing our relationship with you, such as to provide account updates, respond to requests for information, provide information about changes to our terms, conditions, and policies; ask you to leave a review or take a survey, provide information about other services, and notify you of administrative information, such as changes to this privacy statement, changes to our terms, conditions, and policies, or changes to our online and mobile resources;

Marketing and advertising our products and services to you, including to make recommendations about products and services that may be of interest to you, deliver content and advertisements to you, measure the effectiveness of our marketing efforts, and understand which marketing strategies are most effective, including marketing through social media platforms, third-party websites, and email;

Conducting analytics to better understand how you and others interact with our online and mobile resources, to evaluate and improve our products, services, advertisements, and online and mobile resources, and to develop new products and services;

Preventing, investigating, and responding to fraud, unauthorized access, and security incidents, illegal activities, and other misuse of our online and mobile resources, including to protect our legal rights, the rights of our customers, and the rights of third parties;

Complying with our legal obligations, including our tax, accounting, and record-keeping obligations, and to defend or enforce our legal rights;

Facilitating a business transfer or merger, including to transfer your information to a third party in connection with a reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets, or stock.

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We are a U.S.-based company and may transfer your personal information outside the European Economic Area (EEA) in connection with our business operations. The EEA consists of the member states of the European Union, together with Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. If you are located in the EEA, we may transfer your personal information to countries outside the EEA, including the United States, where the level of protection for personal data may not be equivalent to that in your country. In such cases, we will take appropriate measures to ensure that your personal information is adequately protected in accordance with applicable data protection laws, such as by implementing standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, obtaining your consent to the transfer, or by relying on other appropriate transfer mechanisms.

YOUR RIGHTS

Depending on where you are located, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information under applicable data protection laws, such as the GDPR or CCPA. These rights may include:

The right to access the personal information we hold about you and to receive a copy of that information;

The right to correct or update any inaccurate or incomplete personal information;

The right to delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions;

The right to restrict or object to the processing of your personal information;

The right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to have that information transmitted to another controller, where technically feasible;

The right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal information, where we rely on your consent as the legal basis for processing;

The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

Our online and mobile resources are not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without obtaining parental consent. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under the age of 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information from our records. If you believe that we may have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT

We may update this privacy statement from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or other factors. We encourage you to review this privacy statement periodically to stay informed about how we collect, use, and share your personal information. Your continued use of our online and mobile resources after any changes to this privacy statement indicates your acceptance of the updated terms.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy statement or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Future in Media

Email: [email protected]

Address: 185 Millway Avenue, Concord ON L4K 0L2

By using our online and mobile resources, you signify your acceptance of this privacy statement. If you do not agree to this privacy statement, please do not use our online and mobile resources.