Privacy Policy
General
The following terms and conditions govern all use of the Opticalm Inc. website and all content, services, and products available through the website, including, but not limited to, the client area (collectively referred to as the Site).
The Site is owned and operated by Opticalm Inc. (collectively referred to as the Operator). The Site is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies including, without limitation, the Operator’s privacy policy and procedures that may be published from time to time on this Site by the Operator (collectively, the “Agreement”).
Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Site. By accessing or using any part of the website, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Site or use any services.
What do we use your information for?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used to personalize your experience, improve our website, improve customer service, process transactions, send periodic emails. The email address you provide for order processing will only be used to send you information and updates pertaining to your order. If you decide to opt-in to our mailing list, you will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.
What information do we collect?
We may collect personally identifiable information from you in a variety of ways, including through online forms for ordering products and services, and other instances where you are invited to volunteer such information, including, but not limited to, when you register on our site, place an order or subscribe to our newsletter. When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, or credit card information.
How do we protect your information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or access your personal information.
We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our payment gateway providers database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential. After a transaction, your private information (credit cards, social security numbers, financials, etc.) will not be stored on our servers.
Payments and refunds
The Site offers products and services for sale. The Site does not handle payments for these products directly but rather refers these payments to a secure third-party payment processor which handles all aspects of the payment process. Any payment processing issues should be resolved directly with the payment processor. All other payment-related questions, disputes, or issues must be resolved directly with the Operator. Once we have been notified by the payment processor that a payment has been made, and that the payment has successfully passed a fraud review, access will be granted to the product or service being purchased as soon as possible, however, we make no guarantees of timeliness or immediacy. Note that the Operator will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid if you violate any part of this Agreement.
Responsibility of website visitors
By operating the Site, the Operator does not represent or imply that it endorses any or all of the contributed content, or that it believes such material to be accurate, useful, or non-harmful. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. The Site may contain content that is offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable, as well as content containing technical inaccuracies, typographical mistakes, and other errors. The Operator disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from the use by visitors of the Site.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information, except to provide products or services you’ve requested. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect our or others’ rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Copyright
The contents of the printed material provided and the website are the property of the Operator and may not be copied or distributed. As the Operator asks others to respect its intellectual property rights, it respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by the Site violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify the Operator. The Operator will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate, by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material.
Do we use cookies?
Yes, we use cookies (which are small pieces of information that your browser stores on your computer’s hard drive) to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart, understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about the site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.
Third-party links
Our site may contain links to third-party sites. These third-party sites have separate and independent terms of service and privacy policies. We, therefore, have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Intellectual property
This Agreement does not transfer from the Operator to you any of the Operator’s or third party intellectual property, and all right, title, and interest in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely with the Operator. The Operator logo and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics, and logos used in connection with the Operator, or the Site are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Operator or the Operator’s licensors. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics, and logos used in connection with the Site may be the trademarks of other third parties. Your use of the Site grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any of the Operator or third-party trademarks.
Changes
The Operator reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Site following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. The Operator may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the Site (including the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Disclaimer of warranties
The Site is provided “as is”. The Operator and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. Neither the Operator nor its suppliers and licensors make any warranty that the Site will be error-free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that it is your responsibility to ensure that the policy you create is complete, accurate, and meets your and your company’s specific needs. We are not liable or responsible for any policies created using our services, and we give no representations or warranties, express or implied, that the policies created using our service are complete, accurate, or free from errors or omissions.
Limitation of liability
The Operator shares knowledge and provides information on the neurological condition called pattern-related Visual Stress, the related products and services, including coloured overlays, software and lenses.
The Operator does not provide information or advice on the learning, medical, or other neurological conditions that often co-exist with Visual Stress. Although there may be a reference to these related conditions in the material and on the website, and the assistive tools may reduce the visual discomfort or perceptual distortions of these related conditions, the information or consultation provided by the Operator is not intended to be a substitute for a consultation with a qualified health care professional or education specialist for the care or treatment of these co-existing conditions.
The Operator encourages an integrated approach to treatment, as it is often a combination of treatment options that will bring the most positive results.
The Operator’s goal is to keep the information provided up to date and correct, and makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability of the information in print material or on the website, or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in print material or on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is, therefore, strictly your own decision.
In no event will the Operator, or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement of substitute products or services; (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed the fees paid by you to the Operator under this agreement. The Operator shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law. The Operator shall not be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the services and products offered on this site, or the performance of the services and products.
General representation and warranty
You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Site will be in strict accordance with this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental areas, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the Canada or the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Site will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Operator, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of the Site, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement.
Miscellaneous
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Operator and you concerning the subject matter hereof, and they may only be modified by a written amendment signed by an authorized executive of the Operator, or by the posting by the Operator of a revised version. Except to the extent applicable law, if any, provides otherwise, this Agreement, any access to or use of the Site will be governed by the laws of the province of Ontario, Canada, excluding its conflict of law provisions, and the proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to any of the same will be the provincial and federal courts located in Ottawa, Ontario. If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be construed to reflect the parties original intent, and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of this Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof. You may assign your rights under this Agreement to any party that consents to, and agrees to be bound by, its terms and conditions; the Operator may assign its rights under this Agreement without condition. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors, and permitted assigns.
Changes to our terms and privacy policies
From time to time, we may adjust this policy. Changes will be made at our sole discretion. Site users are encouraged to check this policy for such changes. Your continued use of this site following changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
Contacting us
Any questions about these terms of service and privacy policy should be addressed to us via our contact form.
This document was last modified on February 20th, 2022.