HIP STRATEGIC CONSULTING respects the privacy of visitors to our website. Protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your information, whether gathered online, at the office, or in person, is important to us.

This privacy policy reflects the new realities of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPA, 2004), which governs the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information. Personal information is defined as "information about an identifiable individual, but does not include the name, title or business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization."

• HIP STRATEGIC CONSULTING only collects your personal information if you provide it voluntarily through signing up for our online services, ongoing emails, telephone, in-person discussions, and as required by law. We will limit the collection of personal information to that which is necessary for the purposes of responding to your requests.
• HIP STRATEGIC CONSULTING tracks all visitor actions (using web analytics software) while on the site to learn more about visitor interests, usage patterns, and exit and entry pages. While individual Internet Protocol (IP) addresses are collected and tracked, HIP STRATEGIC CONSULTING will not make any effort to link an individual IP address with the identity of individual site visitors. We reserve the right to conduct statistical analysis on your online behaviour and characteristics in order to determine interest and use of HIP STRATEGIC CONSULTING's existing and proposed products and services.
• HIP STRATEGIC CONSULTING may conduct opt-in polls or surveys of members to collect market research information. Participation in these surveys is voluntary and information collected will by analyzed internally to improve HIP services and products. This information is aggregated to form anonymous statistical user data, which we may store, use and disclose to HIP STRATEGIC CONSULTING's related companies or affiliates or third party advertisers or suppliers only with your express permission.
• HIP STRATEGIC CONSULTING may permit third parties to offer subscription services and / or registration-based services through links on our website. Should you choose to take advantage of these partner offers, you are advised that HIP STRATEGIC CONSULTING is not responsible for the actions or policies of such third parties. It is your responsibility to research the applicable privacy policy of such third party suppliers prior to providing them with personal information.
• HIP STRATEGIC CONSULTING's website may contain links to third party websites or third party websites may have linked to the HIP STRATEGIC CONSULTING website. As HIP STRATEGIC CONSULTING has no control over third party websites, it is your responsibility to review the privacy policies on each of these websites. Our Privacy Policy does not apply to third party websites.
• HIP STRATEGIC CONSULTING may host a contest or promotion, in conjunction with its partners, where it will be your option to enter and your option to provide the information requested. Personal data collected during a promotion or contest is typically shared with sponsoring partners. If you do not want your information shared with these third parties, do not participate in the promotion or contest. Children under the age of majority must get parental or legal guardian permission before providing any information for contests or promotions.
• Individual submissions on the HIP STRATEGIC CONSULTING website to Internet discussions or other public internet areas, including bulletin boards and peer to peer support groups, are accepted with the understanding that they are accessible to the public and all third parties. If you do not want your comments to be viewed by third parties, you are advised not to make any submissions on the Internet.

If you have any questions or comments about this Statement, or if you would like to correct, amend or delete your personal information please contact email us at privacy@hipstrategic.com. HIP STRATEGIC CONSULTING reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, so please visit this page periodically.