MRI Auction (“MRI,” “we,” or “us”) respects your personal privacy and is committed to the protection of your personal information. This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes how we handle the personal information that you provide to us on this website (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy applies only to the Website, not to any other MRI or third party Websites that may be accessible from here.
Please be sure to read this Privacy Policy before using the Website or submitting information to us. Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time and your continued use of the Website is acceptance of such changes, so please check this area periodically for updates to this Privacy Policy.
1. Information MRI Collects From You
Active Information Collection: We actively collect information from our visitors by asking specific questions on the Website; by communicating directly with us via online forms and e-mail; through social media interactions and cookies; and through other means. Some of the information that you submit may be personally identifiable and/or personal information under Canadian and other applicable laws. Such personally identifiable or personal information includes information that can be uniquely identified with you, such as your name, business name, address, phone number, e-mail address, etc. However, under Canadian law, “personal information” does not include your business address or other information used to contact you at your place of work. Contact information may be used to send information about our company or products we offer to our visitors and to learn about customer satisfaction with our services. The contact information may be used to contact the visitor when necessary.
Passive Information Collection: As you navigate through the Website, certain information can be passively collected (that is, gathered without you actively providing the information) using various technologies and means, such as navigational data collection We track IP addresses during your visit and use session, persistent, and flash cookies and may use any other successor tracker technology. We use cookies to help identify you when you visit the Website and to keep track of your quote requests. You should be aware that we might use these cookies for other purposes now and in the future. Our system also automatically gathers information about the areas you visit on the Website and collects operational information about the technology you use, such as your browser, type of computer, operating systems, and Internet service providers. We passively collect information to generate statistics and measure Website activity in order to understand what areas of the Website are most popular, and what technologies our visitors are using. This information helps us to update and improve the Website and enhance the usefulness of customer visits.
2. How MRI Uses Your Information
MRI uses your personal information to enhance the operation of the Website, allow you to use its features, and provide you with the services that you request. MRI may contact you about new features or products in which it believes you may be interested.
MRI AUCTIONS DOES NOT RENT, SELL, OR OTHERWISE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES FOR PURPOSES UNRELATED TO THE WEBSITE.
MRI also will disclose any information that it is required to disclose by law or by an appropriate government authority. In the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, or reorganization of MRI or in connection with a transfer of the assets related to the Website, we may transfer all of the information we maintain on you to the applicable successor(s), but such transfer will be subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
3. Control You Have About How MRI Uses Your Information
We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
You may opt out of having your e-mail address used for promotional purposes by MRI and you may also use our email preferences page to customize specific types of equipment or equipment brands you would like to receive. This opt out does not apply to information provided to MRI as a result of a product purchase or other transactions. If you no longer wish to receive information or promotional materials from us by e-mail you may opt out of receiving these communications by using one of the following methods:
I. Follow the instructions contained in the promotional email to unsubscribe.
II. Send an email to info@mriauctions.com asking to be omitted from future e-mail distributions.
If you do not wish us to collect cookies, you may set your browser to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you do so, please note that some parts of the Website may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
4. Protecting Your Information
We work hard to protect your information. The Website has both technical and procedural security measures in place to protect information under our control against the loss, misuse and alteration, including but not limited to SSL encryption for data transfer, firewalls, restricted access to data, employee training, and other methods.
5. Third Party Services and Websites
The Website may contains links to other Websites operated by third parties that may be of interest to you. We cannot control these third party Websites, which may collect personal information from you. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such Websites. When you follow a link and leave the Website, you do so at your own risk.
6. What MRI Does About Children Visiting This Website
The Website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect information from Website visitors in this age group. Our websites and mobile applications are not created for children. To our knowledge we do not collect information online from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and think we have information about your child, please email info@mriauctions.com.
Social Media Policy
Engaging with our content on or through third-party social networking websites, plug-ins and applications, you may allow us to have access to certain social media account information as determined by the settings of the social media services to deliver the content or as part of the operation of the website, plug-in or application. Social media platforms may collect information about your use of our services and may notify other users of the platform about your activities on our websites and mobile applications. Social media services may also use cookies or other technologies to provide services or track your online activities over time and across multiple websites and mobile applications. Your interactions with social media features are governed by the respective privacy policies of the companies providing the features.