Privacy Policy
Last update: June 2025
TechConnex is committed to protecting your privacy. Should you provide personal information when subscribing to receive any of our communications, registering for events or becoming a member of TechConnex, your personal information will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and how we use your information.
What Personal Information We Collect
We may collect the following information through the “techconnex.ca” website, event registration, or other subscription forms:
- First and Last Name
- Job Title
- Company Name
- Contact information including email address and phone number
- Other information relevant to membership or other inquiries
- Device information relating to your use and interaction with our website and/or online platforms, including your IP address, device ID, browser type, browser version, browser language and operating system
How We Use Your Personal Information
Any information we collect is used to understand your needs and help provide you with a better service, such as:
- To inform you of upcoming events
- To share information from Peer Groups or Events
- To respond to requests for more information from those who fill in a form on our website or contact us directly
- To meet and comply with our legal obligations
Your personal information is only used by TechConnex, we will not sell or distribute your personal information to third parties unless we have your specific permission or are required by law. However, to run our business we do work with third parties for things like event
registrations, payments, and our newsletter. We may need to share your personal information with these third parties but only for them to be able to do the work for us. Your personal information may be shared outside of Canada and may be subject to access by the law
enforcement authorities of those jurisdictions in which the third parties are located.
Cookies and Technical Information
TechConnex collects data that may be considered personal information to provide access to our website and relevant web content, and to monitor the performance and security of our website.
Our website’s web server technology logs your public IP address in association with web resources requested by your browser. The time and URL of each resource you request is logged and stored on our web server in a directory accessible only to system administrators.
Our website also uses cookies and other tracking technologies to collect statistics about visitors’ usage of the website through Google Analytics and Adobe Analytics. These tools anonymize your IP address before processing. The use of these tools does not enable us to identify individuals, and we do not utilize them for advertising-related purposes. Analytics cookies on our site may expire at the end of your browsing session or up to two years after access, depending on their function.
We embed YouTube videos on our website in “privacy-enhanced mode.” These videos use cookies to retain user preferences but do not track viewing behaviour. For more information on privacy-enhanced mode, please visit this link. YouTube cookies on our site may expire at the end of your browsing session or maximum of one year after access, depending on their function.
By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies. If you do not wish to be tracked by YouTube, Adobe Analytics or Google Analytics, consider installing an ad-blocking web extension or changing the settings in your internet browser. For more information about using Google’s use of data, please read their privacy policy as well as Google Analytics’ support article about “Safeguarding your Data”.
Security
We are committed to keeping your information secure. TechConnex has security safeguards, and we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that your personal information is protected against unauthorized access or loss. While we have taken steps to protect your information, there is no guarantee that computer systems or online communications, such as email, are secure. We encourage you to be vigilant about the information you provide to us.
Controlling Your Personal Information
If you would like a copy of your information that we hold, please contact Kelley Phillips or Ryan Ellis.
If you believe that any of your information we hold is incorrect or incomplete, please email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be inaccurate.