Privacy Policy

Last Updated: December 12, 2021

Preconstruction Info Corp Ltd. ("Preconstruction Info Corp") values and respects your privacy. We have prepared this privacy policy to explain the manner in which we collect, use and disclose personal information through our website located at www.wedu.ca (the "Website"), our web application (the "Wedu Web App"), our mobile application (the "Wedu App") and otherwise interact with you. Collectively, we refer to the Website, the Wedu Web App and the Wedu App as "Wedu".

Collection and Use of Personal Information

1.1 Create an Account

You do not have to register to visit or use our Website. However, if you choose to create an account in order to access additional information for homes available for sale, view photos, and save searches, we will need to collect certain information from you. The information we collect includes your first and last name, email address, and phone number. We use this information to create and administer your account. If you become aware of any unauthorized access to or use of your account, you are required to notify us immediately.

1.2 Marketing Communications and Advertisements

We may collect your email address and cell phone number for the purpose of communicating with you. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link included at the bottom of each email or modifying your settings in your account. Please note that you may continue to receive transactional or account-related communications from us.

If you engage with our marketing campaigns on social media websites such as engaging with an influencer's post, we may collect information (e.g. likes, shares, and comments) for the purposes of evaluating the effectiveness of our marketing campaign.

1.3 Location Information

We may have access to certain information about your location, such as your country or address, when you provide it or via device information (such as an IP address). If you access our sites on your mobile device we may collect information about your device's precise location.

1.4 Push Notifications

We may display push notifications on your mobile device such as welcome messages, product features and promotional offers. If you wish to stop receiving push notifications from us, you can turn off push notifications for the App in the settings of your mobile device.

1.5 Contests and promotions

When you enter a contest or participate in a promotion, we may collect your name, address, phone number, email address, and other information you provide. We use this information to administer your participation in the contest or promotion.

1.6 Careers

If you apply for a job with us, you may provide us with certain personal information about yourself, such as information contained in a resume, cover letter, or similar employment-related materials. We use this information for the purpose of processing and responding to your application for current and future career opportunities.

1.7 Connecting Social Media

You can engage with some of our content and offerings, such as videos, articles, images, and other offerings on or through third party communities, forums, and social media sites, services, plug-ins, and applications ("Social Media Sites"). If you connect your social media account, you authorize us to access certain account information (consistent with your social media account privacy settings), including your name and email address as well as any public messages you post. We use such information from the Social Media Site to personalize your experience on our Website, the Wedu App, and Social Media Sites, to provide you with products or services you may request, to communicate with you, and otherwise in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We do not have access to or collect any information contained in the direct messages of your social media account. You may disconnect your Social Media Site accounts from us at any time in your settings. We do not have control over the manner in which your personal information is treated on these Social Media Sites. Please review the privacy policies that apply to those social media accounts for more information.

1.8 Contact Us

When you contact us with a comment, question or complaint through email or telephone, you may be asked for information that identifies you, such as your name, address, email address and a telephone number, along with additional information we need to help us promptly answer your question or respond to your comment. We may retain this information to assist you in the future and to improve our customer service and service offerings.

1.9 Call Recording

We may monitor and record our telephone conversations with you for documentation, training, and quality assurance and documentation purposes. If you do not wish to have your call recorded, please let us know.

1.10 Technical and usage information

We also collect certain technical and usage information when you use our Website, such as the type of device, browser, and operating system you are using, your Internet service provider or mobile carrier, unique device identifier, IDFA or IDFV, MAC address, IP address, device and browser settings, the webpages and mobile apps you use, advertisements you see and interact with, and certain Website usage information. See our Cookies and Other Technical Information section  for more information on how we may use these technologies to collect this information.

Sharing of Personal Information

2.1 Service Providers

We have relationships with agents and third-party service providers that help us provide services to you including, but not limited to, designing, maintaining and improving the Site and our systems and computer security.

We also use third parties to analyze certain aggregate data collected on the Site for research purposes. We will not share your personal information to anyone other than to our employees or contractors and those of our affiliates and our respective agents and those third parties that require such information in order to help us provide services to our clients and administer our business. To the extent we allow a third-party service provider to access to your personal information for the purposes outlined herein, they will only be permitted to collect it or use it for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

Our service providers may be located in the U.S., Canada or other foreign jurisdictions. In the event personal information is transferred to the US or other foreign jurisdiction, it will be subject to the laws of that jurisdiction and may be disclosed to or accessed by the courts, law enforcement and governmental authorities in accordance with those laws.

2.2 Legal and Compliance

We, our affiliates and our Canadian, U.S. and other service providers may provide your personal information in response to a search warrant or other legally valid inquiry or order, to other organizations in the case of a breach of an agreement or contravention of law or for the purposes of detecting, preventing or suppressing fraud, or as otherwise required or permitted by applicable Canadian, US or other law (which may include lawful access requests by courts, law enforcement and government institutions in such foreign jurisdictions). We may also disclose personal information where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims and to investigate or prevent actual or suspect loss or harm to persons or property.

2.3 Sale of Business

We may transfer or disclose any information we have about you as an asset in connection with a proposed or completed merger, acquisition or sale (including transfers made as part of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings) involving all or part of Preconstruction Info Corp or as part of a corporate reorganization or other change in corporate control.

2.4 Business Partners

With your consent, we may provide your personal information to our affiliated companies, co-sponsors or other business partners to use in accordance with their own privacy policies. We may share your personal information so that our business partners, affiliated companies or co-sponsors may provide you with information on the products and services they make available to you through our Site or that may be of interest to you.

2.5 Real Estate Boards

Preconstruction Info Corp is a member of real estate associations, boards, and similar organizations across Canada (collectively and individually, the "Real Estate Boards"), and provides you with access to information from these entities. You expressly authorize the Real Estate Boards or their duly authorized representatives, to access your information provided to Preconstruction Info Corp, for the purposes of verifying compliance with and pursuing enforcement of the Terms of Use and all applicable rules, regulations, bylaws, policies, and laws.

2.6 Other Reasons

Where required or permitted by applicable law, we may share our personal information for other reasons than we disclose to you.

International Transfer

We operate internationally, and many of our computer systems are currently based in the United States, this means information we collect will be processed by us or our affiliates or service providers in the U.S. where data protection and privacy regulations may not offer the same level of protection as in other parts of the world, such as the European Union or Canada.

Information About our Website

4.1 Visiting our Website

In general, you can visit our Website without telling us who you are or submitting any personal information. However, we may collect the IP (Internet protocol) addresses of all visitors to our Website and other related information such as page requests, browser type, operating system and average time spent on our Website. We use this information to help us understand our Website activity, for compliance with our contractual obligations, and to monitor and improve our Website.

4.2 Cookies

Our Website uses a technology called "cookies". A cookie is a tiny element of data that our Website sends to a user's browser, which may then be stored on the user's hard drive so that we can recognize the user's computer or device when they return. You may set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie or to not accept certain cookies. However, if you decide not to accept cookies from our Website, you may not be able to take advantage of all of the Website features.

4.3 Analytics

We may use a third party such as Google Analytics to help us gather and analyze information about the areas visited on the Website (such as the pages most read, time spent, search terms and other engagement data) in order to evaluate and improve the user experience and the Website. For more information or to opt-out using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, see: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

4.4 Tracer Tags & Web Beacons

The Website may also use a technology called "tracer tags" or "Web Beacons". This technology allows us to understand which pages you visit on the Website. These tracer tags are used to help us optimize and tailor the Website for you and other future visitors to the Website.

Mobile Application

From time to time, we offer the Wedu App for download. We will use commercially reasonable efforts, given the limitations imposed upon us by third party providers such as Apple Inc. and Google Inc., to clearly disclose what, if any information is collected by the particular App, how it is used, and with whom it is shared. Please note, certain practices are outside of our control, for example, tracking by Google, Inc., Apple, Inc., or your third party telecommunications carrier. We are not responsible for the actions of such third parties. You should always read and understand the policies of any third party provider, such as Google with respect to Android apps and Apple with respect to IOS apps, and your wireless carrier, before making any purchase or downloading any mobile application.

Safeguards and Retention

We have implemented reasonable administrative, technical and physical measures in an effort to safeguard the personal information in our custody and control against theft, loss and unauthorized access, use, modification and disclosure. We restrict access to personal information on a need-to-know basis to employees, contractors, and authorized service providers who require access to fulfil their job requirements.

We have record retention processes designed to retain personal information for no longer than necessary for the purposes set out herein or as otherwise required to meet our legal or business requirements.

Your Choices

7.1 Marketing Communications and Push Notifications

You can unsubscribe any time from our marketing communications by clicking the "unsubscribe" link included at the bottom of the email or through your account. To opt out of receiving our text message marketing communications, If you no longer wish to receive text messages or push notifications from us on your mobile device you can manage your preferences through your device or app settings, depending on the type of device.

7.2 Precise Location Information

To disable the collection of precise location information from your mobile device through the Wedu App, you can access your mobile device settings and choose to limit that collection.

7.3 Managing Cookies and other Technologies

Cookies can either be persistent (i.e., they remain on your computer until you delete them) or temporary (i.e., they last only until you close your browser). Check your browser settings to learn how to delete cookies. However, blocking cookies or similar technology might prevent you from accessing some of our content or Website features.

Access to Information

Subject to limited exceptions under applicable law, you have the right to access, update and correct inaccuracies in your personal information in our custody and control. You may request access, updating and corrections of inaccuracies in your personal information in our custody or control by emailing or writing to us at the contact information set out below. We may request certain personal information for the purpose of verifying your identity before providing access to their personal information records.

Children

Wedu is intended for general audience. We do not permit anyone under the age of majority to register with us. We also do not send email correspondence to anyone who tells us that they are under the age of majority.

Minors should always ask their parents or guardians for permission before providing any contact information to anyone online. We urge parents and guardians to participate in their children's online activities and use parental control or other web filtering technology to supervise minor's access to the Internet.

Updates to the Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy periodically to reflect changes to our privacy practices. We encourage you to periodically review this page to ensure you are familiar with those changes. We will indicate at the top of this privacy policy when it was most recently updated.If we are required by law to obtain your express consent for any changes to the Privacy Policy, then we will make a commercially reasonable attempt to obtain your consent before implementing such revisions.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about this privacy policy or the manner in which we or our service providers treat your personal information, or to request access to your personal information in our records, please contact our Privacy Officer at privacy@Wedu.ca.