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Interpretation/Definitions | Personal Data Collection
Privacy Policy Changes | PIPEDA/PIPA

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This Privacy Policy was last modified on May 30, 2025.

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Russ Harvey / Russ Harvey Consulting ("us", "we", or "our") operates russharvey.bc.ca (the "Site").

About This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

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Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

• Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
• Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Russ Harvey Consulting.
• Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
• Country refers to: British Columbia, Canada
• Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
• Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
• Service refers to the Website.
• Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
• Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
• Website refers to Russ Harvey Consulting, accessible from https://russharvey.bc.ca
• You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
• Client means the individual, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual to whom the Company provides services separate from the contents of the Service, as applicable.

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Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

We do not collect personally identifiable information about site visitors therefore We can NOT share any such information with third parties.

No Google Analytics

To protect visitor privacy this site does not use Google Analytics. However, if you use the site search function, Google will use their usual tracking procedures.

We Can't Control Third Party Collection

However, we cannot control the collection of Usage Data by our Service Provider or other third parties.

External sites linked from this site have their own privacy policies.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We DO NOT ask You to provide Us with personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You, it may be provided when You contact Us.

Usage Data

Usage Data is NOT collected automatically by Us when using the Service.

However, Usage Data may be collected by third parties such as Our Service Provider and may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, certain information may be collected automatically by third parties, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Third parties may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
• To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
• For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the Service.
• To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
• To provide You with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless You have opted not to receive such information.
• To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
• For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.
• For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.

We use Personal Data in communications with pending, established and legacy clients as part of Our business services if this data is provided by You.

If You Contact Us

We retain the right to respond if You contact us.

If You request help or hire our services, We may collect the necessary information to respond or to perform the service(s) You requested.

Correspondence Records

Our correspondence records are generally limited to the email stored in Our email program(s) unless You become a Client.

We do not share that information with anyone unless it is required to comply with actions You request. For example, if You request that we contact a vendor or Service Provider on Your behalf, We will need to provide the data required to identify You as their customer and Our permission to act on Your behalf.

We do not maintain any databases or other segregate collections of personal data.

Business Relationships

If we do business together (i.e., become a Client), there will necessarily be more personal information collected in order for us to perform any actions You request.

Such personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to, your name, email address, postal address and phone number ("Personal Information").

Our use of that data is governed by the PIPEDA/PIPA statement on this page.

Client Working Data

Client personal information that is collected in the performance of services is stored in with that Client's working data.

Such data may be deleted or destroyed at our discretion when we consider it no longer useful for the purposes which it was collected.

Business Correspondence

We reserve the right to correspond to those we have an existing business relationship (Clients). We do not engage in spam or similar “opt-out” marketing practices nor do we respond to such practices.

We do not currently maintain mailing lists of any kind. We may pass on information we believe is important to our individual Clients or correspond as needed to fulfill our business agreements with You.

Correspondence with Third Parties

We may need to correspond with third parties on your behalf if that is part of the services We are providing to You. This may include corresponding with ISPs or hosting companies or other technical support facilities on Your behalf.

In such cases, We will only provide such personal information as is required to accomplish the necessary transactions and it will be subject to the privacy policies of those entities. If You have concerns, You should let Us know prior to giving Us permission to proceed.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to contact You.
• For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business to another company.
• With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
• With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
• With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
• With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.

Delete Your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us.

Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Other legal requirements

We are subject to the laws of Canada and British Columbia. We refuse to engage in any activity We perceive to be illegal or immoral.

The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation
• Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
• Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Russ Harvey Consulting may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on the Site and changing the “last modified” date at the top of the page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Significant changes will be indicated by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Changes to Original Agreement

Note: The original Terms and Conditions Agreement was purchased from TermsFeed on December 21, 2013. We modified that agreement to reflect the fact that this Site does not collect the Usage Data, Cookies and Tracking Technologies that most sites do (e.g., Google Analytics).

Some content from the Privacy Policy Generator was used to add clarity around Definitions and Use of Personal Data.

We have added privacy suggestions and the PIPEDA/PIPA statement required by Canadian law.

See also the Terms and Conditions ("Agreement") and Cookies Policy for this Site.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

• By email:
• By visiting this page on our website: https://russharvey.bc.ca/nav/privacy.html
• By phone: 250.592.6619 (landline).

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PIPEDA/PIPA Statement

Web Privacy Act

Russ Harvey is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information collected on this site in accordance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act (PIPEDA) and the British Columbia Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).

Russ Harvey collects information from users through email and physical correspondence, online service calls and by telephone. As the sole owner of the information collected on this website, Russ Harvey will not sell, share or rent this information to others. It will be used solely for Russ Harvey's business purposes.

This website contains links to other sites. Please note that Russ Harvey is not responsible for the privacy practices of other such sites. Russ Harvey encourages users, when leaving his site, to read the privacy policy of every web site that collects personally identifiable information.

Security and Confidentiality

Every online transaction and contribution on this site occurs through a safe, private and secure system that protects the user's personal information.

From time to time, Russ Harvey may communicate with existing customers via e-mail and/or telephone. If a customer does not wish further communication, he or she is given an opportunity to opt out.

If at any time Russ Harvey decides to use personal information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection, permission will be requested from the user.

Contact Information

• Email Russ Harvey:
• Telephone: 250.592.6619 (landline)

Privacy Officer: Russ Harvey, Owner