Terms and Conditions of Use

Last Updated: July 14, 2009

The information available through the Service is the property of FreelanceAssistant.ca, and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You agree not to reproduce, retransmit, photocopy, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast, or circulate the information received through the Service to anyone without the express prior written consent of FreelanceAssistant.ca.

FreelanceAssistant.ca, reserves the right to monitor your use of the Service to ensure compliance with this Agreement. If it is determined you are not in compliance with this Agreement, FreelanceAssistant.ca, reserves the right to take such action as is deemed necessary. Systematic access or extraction of content from the Service, including the use of "bots" or "spiders," is prohibited.

How information may be collected

We may collect information from you in several different areas on FreelanceAssistant.ca, including but not limited to those described below:

Registration
In order to take advantage of certain features FreelanceAssistant.ca may choose to offer, you may be asked to complete a registration form which will provide us with personally identifiable information. You may also be asked to choose a password in order to identify yourself during future visits to FreelanceAssistant.ca.

Newsletters and Site Emails
We may offer newsletters and other email communications to share information about certain features FreelanceAssistant.ca may choose to offer or about our affiliates, subsidiaries, business partners. You may receive newsletters and other email communications by either registering for a particular newsletter or in conjunction with a special feature or membership offering for which you have registered on FreelanceAssistant.ca.

Surveys or Voting
From time to time we may request personally identifiable information from you via surveys or voting polls. Participation is voluntary and you will have the opportunity to decide whether or not to disclose information. At times, you may have to register to vote or to take part in a survey.

Transaction Information
If you subscribe to any of the services offered on our Site, we will ask you to complete an order form that will require certain information from you, including credit card number and expiration date, billing address and shipping information, if applicable. We will use this information to complete the transaction that you have requested, i.e., to deliver the products or other services that you ordered, and, if necessary, to invoice you.

Who can use the site

Our site is available to anyone wanting to use our site to help manage their business contacts, accounting, jobs, and reports. You may not sign up or use the site if:

  • you own or work for a company offering a similar service
  • looking to compare our service to one that you wish to start up
  • plan on offering a similar service in the future

How we use the information collected

As applicable, the information you provide to us may be used to:

  • Contact you about FreelanceAssistant.ca.
  • Contact you relating to your membership status.
  • Confirm or fulfill an order you have made.
  • Monitor or improve the use of FreelanceAssistant.ca.
  • Monitor compliance with our Site Terms of Service.
  • Provide special offers to you from us and/or our respective affiliates, subsidiaries and other third parties.

With whom may the information be shared

At times, we may share your personally identifiable information with others for various purposes. The following outlines the ways in which your information may be shared with others:

Agents
We employ other businesses, certain services and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include fulfilling orders, sending e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists, Site analysis, data analysis, marketing assistance, credit card payment processing, and customer service. These agents may have access to personally identifiable information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.

Promotional Offers
We may send offers to you on behalf of other partners. When we do this, we do not give that partner your name and address. If you do not want to receive such offers, you may opt out in the email or change your preferences.

Aggregate Information
We may share aggregate information such as demographics and Site usage statistics to advertisers, sponsors or other organizations. When this type of information is shared, the other parties do not have access to your personally identifiable information.

Business Transfers
Any of it assets, including FreelanceAssistant.ca, may be sold, or other transactions may occur in which your personally identifiable information is one of the key business assets. In such a case, your personally identifiable information, which we have gathered, may be one of the business assets we transfer.

Legal Process
In the event we are required to respond to subpoenas, court orders or other legal process, your personally identifiable information may be disclosed pursuant to such subpoena, court order or legal process, which may be without notice to you.

If you have any additional questions or concerns about our terms of use, please feel free to contact us any time through this web site or at

FreelanceAssistant.ca
c/o Avenir IT Inc.
200-614 rue Des Meurons
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2H 2P9