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href='https://www.trendhunter.com/trendreports'>Advisory & Services</a> <div class='thh__itemDesc'>Accelerate innovation and ignite disruptive thinking with our award-winning programs and research.</div> </div> </div> <div class='thh__pageLine'> <div class='thh__itemLine th__container'> <a class='thh__itemLbl' href='https://www.innovationassessment.com'>Innovation Assessment</a> <div class='thh__itemDesc'>Enhance your innovation potential with a deeper understanding of your unique innovation archetype and how your organization benchmarks.</div> </div> </div> <div class='thh__pageLine'> <div class='thh__itemLine th__container' > <a class='thh__itemLbl' href='https://www.futuristu.com'>FuturistU</a> <div class='thh__itemDesc'>Prepare for the years ahead with 100+ lessons, tactics, tools and frameworks with our full learning database.</div> </div> </div> <div class='thh__pageLine'> <div class='thh__itemLine th__container' > <a class='thh__itemLbl' 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class='thh__itemLine th__container' > <a class='thh__itemLbl' href='https://www.futurefestival.com/custom-training'>Custom Training & Events</a> <div class='thh__itemDesc'>Bring the Future Festival experience directly to your team or co-hosted custom event.</div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-page='masterclasses' class='thh__page'> <div class='thh__pageLine'> <div class='thh__itemLine th__container' > <a class='thh__itemLbl' href='https://www.futuristu.com/custom-innovation-masterclass'>Custom Masterclasses</a> <div class='thh__itemDesc'>Join the world's leading brands who leverage our custom programs to accelerate innovation.</div> </div> </div> <div class='thh__pageLine'> <div class='thh__itemLine th__container'> <a class='thh__itemLbl' href='https://www.futuristu.com/future-festival-masterclass'>FuturistU 5-Day Program </a> <div class='thh__itemDesc'>Become a Futurist with our immersive 5-Day program at Future Festival World Summit.</div> </div> </div> <div class='thh__pageLine'> <div class='thh__itemLine th__container' > <a class='thh__itemLbl' href='https://www.futuristu.com/elearning'>Online eLearning</a> <div class='thh__itemDesc'>Learn the fundamentals of futurism and trends with 100+ online courses about innovation.</div> </div> </div> <div class='thh__pageLine'> <div class='thh__itemLine th__container'> <a class='thh__itemLbl' href='https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrends'>How to Hunt</a> <div class='thh__itemDesc'>Learn more about how to hunt megatrends, ideas, patterns and opportunity.</div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-page='about' class='thh__page'> <div class='thh__pageLine'> <div class='thh__itemLine th__container'> <a class='thh__itemLbl' href='https://www.trendhunter.com/contact'>Contact</a> <div class='thh__itemDesc'>Get in touch to learn more, ask a question or submit a tip.</div> </div> </div> <div class='thh__pageLine'> <div class='thh__itemLine th__container' > <a class='thh__itemLbl' 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TH is an educational resource featuring user generated content with the purpose of teaching people about creativity, innovation and the interrelated nature of new ideas. You expressly acknowledge and agree that any use of TH will be in accordance with these Terms of Use and applicable law. <BR> <BR> Your use of TH constitutes your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, don’t use TH. TH reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time and will publish notifications of material modifications at its sole discretion. By continuing to access TH after notice of such modifications have been published, you signify your agreement to be bound by them. </div> </div><div class='section'> <div class='sectionTitle'><h3>Disclaimer</h3></div> <hr> <div class='sectionBody'> You agree to access and use TH at your own risk on an as-is basis. <BR><BR> The content of TH is offered for general information and education purposes only. The content reflects personal opinions of the posters. You should be skeptical about any information on TH because the information may be untrue, offensive, and harmful. TH includes user generated content and information that may reflect the viewpoints and other expressions of persons who contribute and post entries on a wide range of topics. The content reflects the opinion of the poster and are not necessarily statements of advice, opinion, or information of Trend Hunter or any or any TH-affiliated person or entity. <BR><BR> TH does not guarantee or warrant the currency, completeness or accuracy of the information on TH, or the currency or accuracy of information contained on sites to which TH links. TH and any information, products or services therein are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for use of a particular purpose, or noninfringement. <BR><BR> Trend Hunter does not warrant that TH will operate in an uninterrupted or error-free manner or that TH is free of viruses or other harmful components. Use of information obtained from or through TH is at your own risk. <BR><BR> Trend Hunter is not liable for any loss or damages including, but not limited to, claims for defamation, errors, loss of data, or interruption in availability of data arising out of the use or inability to use TH or any links; to your placement of content on TH; or to your reliance upon information obtained from or through TH or through links contained on TH. <BR><BR> TH is not an intermediary, broker/dealer, investment advisor, or exchange and does not provide services as such. </div> </div><div class='section'> <div class='sectionTitle'><h3>Use of Content</h3></div> <hr> <div class='sectionBody'> <b>Attribution Non-Commercial</b><BR> Under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, TH permits anyone to do the following with certain types of content from TH, in any medium: <BR><BR> To remix or otherwise alter TH material so long as the "TrendHunter.com" site logo and/or URL is displayed and credit is given. This includes, specifically, permission to reproduce quotes (up to 2 sentences), screenshots and material for mash-ups, parodies or articles for movies, online, TV or print. This does not include the right to republish content images from TH, for which TH may not be the copyright holder, except in the context of a screenshot of the whole site. <BR><BR> <B>RSS feed use</b><BR> TH provides a general license to use these feeds as detailed below, provided that they are not modified in anyway (including the stripping of ads): <BR><BR> <ol> <li>For personal use in RSS readers, you may use Full ad-supported feeds. Ads must not be removed from the feeds.</li> <li>For all other uses, including reproduction on websites, you may only use the Excerpt feeds, unless otherwise agreed with the company.</li> <li>The RSS feeds may not be spliced into or otherwise redistributed by third-party RSS providers.</li> <li>No content, including any advertisements or other promotional content, shall be added to the RSS feeds.</li> <li>Trend Hunter reserves the right to object to your presentation of the RSS feeds and the right to require you to cease using the RSS feeds at any time.</li> <li>Trend Hunter further reserves the right to terminate its distribution of the RSS feeds or change the content or formatting of the RSS feeds at any time without notice to you.</li> </ol> <BR> <b>Web Syndication of RSS Feed - Terms of Use</b> <ol> <li>Internal links in TH content must not be removed.</li> <li>TH logo and/or URL should appear on each page displaying TH content.</li> <li>The format or branding of the headlines, text and other information provided in the RSS feeds must not be modified.</li> <li>"More" links back to original TH content at the end of each post must be included on content pages and may not be removed.</li> <li>Full articles must not be syndicated, only the amount of text found in the RSS feed.</li> </ol> <BR> <b>Print Syndication Terms of Use</b> <ol> <li>Reproduction of screenshots is permissible, without prior written approval, so long as the TH logo and/or URL is fully visible or otherwise included on the page. See above for general permissions on partial content.</li> <li>The Trend Hunter logo and/or URL must appear prominently at the top of each section displaying TH content.</li> <li>Content must appear unedited, except for replacement of hyperlinks with full URLs and use of product manufacturer's site links where appropriate.</li> <li>Images from TH must not be used in print without you obtaining the appropriate copyright clearances yourself.</li> </ol> </div> </div><div class='section'> <div class='sectionTitle'><h3>Report Violations</h3></div> <hr> <div class='sectionBody'> If you believe that any content on TH violates the Terms of Use, please notify TH through our <a href="/contact"><b>contact form</b></a>. TH does not guarantee that any action will be taken as a result of your email. </div> </div><div class='section'> <div class='sectionTitle'><h3>Use of Information by TH</h3></div> <hr> <div class='sectionBody'> TH reserves the right to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request. TH may also edit, refuse to post, or remove any posting at TH’s sole discretion. TH reserves the right to restrict access by any users whom TH believes, in its sole discretion, are engaged in inappropriate, unprofessional, or unlawful conduct. <BR><BR> TH reserves the right to remove content which, in its sole discretion, violates any of the rules set forth herein of which it becomes aware, but is under no obligation to do so. If you are offended by any content of TH, refrain from using TH. </div> </div><div class='section'> <div class='sectionTitle'><h3>License</h3></div> <hr> <div class='sectionBody'> In consideration for your agreement to these Terms of Use, TH grants to you as a visitor a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use TH. You may access the material on TH only for your own personal, non-commercial use. The burden of determining that use of any information obtained from TH is permissible rests with you. </div> </div><div class='section'> <div class='sectionTitle'><h3>Responsibility of Contributors</h3></div> <hr> <div class='sectionBody'> Anyone who posts or contributes any material to TH agrees to be bound by these Terms of Use, as well as any additional rules applicable to contributors, as same may be modified from time to time. You are responsible for your own postings, for all their content (which content may include text, graphics, audio or digital material), and any harm caused by such postings. You will not contribute content that involves, contains or constitutes, and by posting you represent and warrant that such content does not involve, contain or constitute, the following: <BR><BR> <ol> <li>Harassment, defamation, threats, stalking, bullying, or violations of the legal rights of others</li> <li>Illegal activities</li> <li>Impersonation of any person or entity, or falsely states or misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity</li> <li>Infringement of another’s intellectual property, including, but not limited to, trade secrets, trademarks and copyrights of any type</li> <li>Obscene, vulgar, bigoted, hateful, or racially offensive language or images</li> <li>Commercial advertising</li> <li>Securities for sale, barter, or exchange</li> <li>Gambling, contests, chain letters, “pyramid schemes,” or “multi-level marketing” schemes</li> <li>Viruses, worms, malware, Trojan horses or other harmful or destructive content spam</li> <li>Unethical or unwanted commercial content designed to drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings of third party sites, or to further unlawful acts (such as phishing) or mislead recipients as to the source of the material (such as spoofing)</li> <li>Violations of any applicable local, state, national, or international law in connection with your use of TH. This includes securities laws and regulations.</li> </ol> <BR> Furthermore, you agree that, if a third party claims that any material you have contributed to TH is unlawful, you will bear the full burden of establishing that the material complies with all applicable laws. </div> </div><div class='section'> <div class='sectionTitle'><h3>Grant by Contributor</h3></div> <hr> <div class='sectionBody'> You are granting Trend Hunter (or any of its assignees) a perpetual, royalty-free, and irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, create derivative works from, transfer, and sell any such information. </div> </div><div class='section'> <div class='sectionTitle'><h3>Choice of Law and Forum</h3></div> <hr> <div class='sectionBody'> You agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to the use of TH, these Terms of Use or any content posted to TH, including copies and republication thereof, whether based in contract, tort, statutory, or other law, will be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, excluding its conflicts of law provisions. You further consent to the personal jurisdiction of and exclusive venue in the federal and provincial courts located in and serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada as the legal forum for any such dispute. <BR><BR> If any provision of these Terms of Use is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced to the fullest extent under law. </div> </div><div class='section'> <div class='sectionTitle'><h3>Intellectual Property</h3></div> <hr> <div class='sectionBody'> “Trend Hunter” and “Unlocking Cool” are registered trademarks of Trend Hunter Inc. All other proprietary tools within TH are the intellectual property of Trend Hunter. All corporate graphics on TH are trademarks and copyrights, as applicable, of Trend Hunter or Trend Hunter-affiliated people or entities. Use, reproduction, copying, or redistribution of any intellectual property, without the written permission of Trend Hunter or Trend Hunter-affiliated people and entities, is prohibited. All other brands and names are the property of their respective owners. </div> </div><div class='section'> <div class='sectionTitle'><h3>Unauthorized Use</h3></div> <hr> <div class='sectionBody'> Unauthorized use of TH in connection with the transmission of unsolicited e-mail, including the transmission of e-mail in violation of this policy, may result in civil, criminal, or administrative penalties against the sender and those assisting the sender. </div> </div><div class='section'> <div class='sectionTitle'><h3>Indemnification</h3></div> <hr> <div class='sectionBody'> You agree to indemnify and hold Trend Hunter and any Trend Hunter-affiliated person or entity harmless from any claims, losses or damages, including legal fees, resulting from your violation of these Terms of Use, your use of TH or your placement of any content onto TH, and to fully cooperate in TH’s or any TH-affiliated person’s or entity’s defense against any such claims. </div> </div><div class='section'> <div class='sectionTitle'><h3>Copyright Complaint Process</h3></div> <hr> <div class='sectionBody'> Content images posted on TH are readily available in various places on the Internet and are believed to be in the public domain and posted within TH’s rights according to the U.S. Copyright Fair Use Act (17 USC). <BR><BR> It is TH's policy to disable accounts for users who violate or infringe on copyrighted works, trademarks or other intellectual property, when appropriate. <BR><BR> Trend Hunter features user generated content and submissions made from independent parties around the world. The primary purpose of our website is for research. We study the interactions with images representing ideas to better understand and predict consumer changes. <BR><BR> Because of our research methodology, we require thousands of experiments and articles to have enough data to detect trends with statistically significant assurance. At any given time there are thousands of experiments on the active portion of the site. <BR><BR> Trend Hunter is under no obligation to screen or monitor User Content (unless so required by law), but it may review User Content from time to time, at its sole discretion, to review compliance with these Terms of Use. Trend Hunter may include, edit or remove any User Content at any time without notice. <BR><BR> You understand that when using the Service, you will be exposed to content from a variety of sources, and that Trend Hunter is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such content. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Content that is inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable. If you do so object, you should not use the Service. <BR><BR> Pursuant to 17 USC. § 512 as amended by Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the “DMCA”), Trend Hunter has instituted procedures to receive written notification of claimed infringements and to process such claims in accordance with the DMCA. If you believe your copyrights are being infringed, please fill out the Notice of Infringement form below and email it to Trend Hunter Inc. <BR><BR> The Notice of Infringement contains requested information that substantively complies with the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 USC. § 512(c)(3)(A), providing that to be effective under this subsection, a notification of claimed infringement must be a written communication provided to the designated agent of a service provider that includes substantially the following: <BR><BR> <ol class='doubleSpaced'> <li>A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.</li> <li>Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that Site.</li> <li>Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material.</li> <li>Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party such as an address, telephone number, and if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.</li> <li>A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.</li> <li>A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.</li> <li>Notification from a copyright owner or from a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner that fails to comply substantially with the provisions above shall not be considered as providing actual knowledge or an awareness of facts or circumstances from which infringing activity is apparent.</li> </ol> <BR> Please email to Trend Hunter Inc. a separate Notice of Infringement each time you would like to report alleged acts of infringement. <BR><BR> Notice of Infringement Form To: Trend Hunter Inc. <BR> <a href='https://www.trendhunter.com/contact'>https://www.trendhunter.com/contact</a> <BR> email: copyright@TrendHunter.com <BR><BR> Date: ______________ <BR><BR> Dear Sir: <BR> I, the undersigned, CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY that I am the owner or an agent authorized to act on behalf of the owner of certain intellectual property rights, namely: [Provide details for the IP at issue, including author, date of first publication and jurisdiction of first publication as applicable]. The name of such owner is ____________________________________ (the “Owner”). [If an agent is acting on behalf of “Owner”, provide proof of such authority, for example, any agreements indicating same]. <BR><BR> I have a good faith belief that the material identified below is not authorized by the above Owner, its agent, or the law and thus infringes the Owner’s rights. Please act promptly to remove or disable the access to the material or items claimed to be infringing. <BR><BR> Location of the alleged infringing material: <BR> ____________________________________________ <BR><BR> Description of the infringing material: <BR> ____________________________________________ <BR><BR> Description of the copyrighted work that you claimed is infringed: <BR> ____________________________________________ <BR><BR> You may contact me at: <BR> Name: ____________________________________ <BR> Title: ______________________________________ <BR> Company: _________________________________ <BR> Street address: ____________________________ <BR> City, State/Province: ________________________________ <BR> Zip/Postal Code: _______________________________________ <BR> Tel.: ______________________________________ <BR> Email: ____________________________________ <BR> Fax: ______________________________________ <BR> By: _______________________________________ <BR> Name: ___________________________________ <BR> Title: _____________________________________ <BR> </div> </div><div class='section'> <div class='sectionTitle'><h3>Privacy & Cookies Policy</h3></div> <hr> <div class='sectionBody'> This website (and any mobile site or mobile application that link to this Privacy Policy) (collectively, the “Site”) is owned and operated by Trend Hunter Inc. ("<B>Trend Hunter</B>", “<B>we</B>”, “<B>our</B>”, and “<B>us</B>”). <BR><BR> At, Trend Hunter we are committed to respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and disclose personal information that we receive when you register an account in connection with our Site, use our services or products offline (including attending our conferences), visit the Site without creating an account, or communicate with us both on the Site and offline as a business customer, prospective customer or general contact. Trend Hunter has developed policies and procedures consistent with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“<B>PIPEDA</B>”), the Personal Information Protection Act (British Columbia), the Personal Information Protection Act (Alberta); the Quebec Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“<B>GDPR</B>”) and other relevant privacy laws (“Privacy Laws”). <BR><BR> This Privacy Policy applies to Trend Hunter and its subsidiaries and affiliates and, for GDPR purposes, covers our processing activities as a data controller with respect to your personal information. <BR><BR> The Site is not intended for or directed at children under the age of 16 years and we do not knowingly collect information relating to children under this age. <BR><BR> We have designated a Privacy Officer who you can reach out to about any questions or concerns you may have with respect to this Privacy Policy. <BR><BR><BR> <B>Contacting Us</B> <span style='font-size:15px'> <BR><BR> If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or your information, or to exercise any of your rights as described in this Privacy Policy or under Privacy Laws, you can contact us as follows: <BR><BR> By web: <BR> <a href="/contact">https://www.trendhunter.com/contact</a> <BR><BR> By mail: <BR> Privacy Officer <BR><BR> Trend Hunter Inc. <BR> 206 - 26 SoHo St. <BR> Toronto, Ontario, Canada <BR> M5T 1Z7 <BR><BR><BR> By email: <br> privacy@trendhunter.com </span> <BR><BR><BR> <B>PRIVACY PRINCIPLES</B> <BR><BR> Trend Hunter adheres to the following fair information principles when processing your personal information: <BR><BR> <ol class='doubleSpaced boldMarker'> <li><b>Accountability</b> – Trend Hunter is responsible for personal information and data under its control and will designate an individual accountable for our compliance with this Privacy Policy.</li> <li><b>Lawfulness, fairness and transparency</b> – personal information and data must be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner.</li> <li><b>Purpose identification and limitation</b> – personal information and data must be collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes. Personal information shall not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with the consent of the individual or as required by law. Trend Hunter will identify the purposes for which personal information is collected at or before the time the information is collected.</li> <li><b>Consent</b> – the knowledge and consent of the individual is required for the collection, use of disclosure of personal information and data, except where inappropriate or otherwise permitted by law.</li> <li><b>Data minimization</b> – personal information and data must be adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed. </li> <li><b>Accuracy</b> – personal information and data must be accurate, complete and, where necessary, kept up to date.</li> <li><b>Storage limitation</b> – personal information and data must be kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal information is processed.</li> <li><b>Integrity and confidentiality</b> – personal information and data must be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal information, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage by using appropriate technical or organisational measures.</li> <li><b>Openness and Access</b> – Trend Hunter will make readily available information about its policies and practices relating to the management of personal information. Additionally, upon request, an individual will be provided with information regarding the existence, use, and disclosure of their personal information and will be given access to that information.</li> </ol> <BR> <hr><div class='subSection'><B>PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT</B> <BR><BR> <I>Information you give us</I> <BR><BR> You may provide us with information through the Site, by registering online for our conferences, by email or over the phone or otherwise by communicating or being in contact with us as a business customer or business contact, when you: <BR><BR> <ul> <li>request additional information about our services or ask us to contact you;</li> <li>register for and attend our conferences;</li> <li>use our services as a customer (for example subscribing for our newsletter);</li> <li>receive customer support from Trend Hunter;</li> <li>register with us on the Site; and</li> <li>make any comment or contribution on our Site.</li> </ul> <BR><BR><BR> The categories of personal information you provide may include: <BR><BR> <ul> <li>first and last name;</li> <li>job title and company name;</li> <li>email address;</li> <li>phone number;</li> <li>mailing address;</li> <li>password to register with us;</li> <li>your personal or professional interests;</li> <li>favourite articles and view patterns on the Site;</li> <li>the industry or type of organization you work for;</li> <li>any other identifier that permits Trend Hunter to make contact with you.</li> </ul> <BR><BR><BR> We do not generally seek to collect sensitive personal information through our Site. Sensitive personal information is information relating to government identification, such as social insurance, and financial information, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership; health or sex life, sexual orientation; genetic, medical or biometric information. If we do collect sensitive personal information, we will ask for your explicit consent to our proposed use of that information at the time of collection. <BR><BR> <I>Information we collect from you</I> <BR><BR> Trend Hunter collects, stores and uses information about your visits to the Site and about your computer, tablet, mobile or other device through which you access the Site. This includes the following information: <BR><BR><BR> <ul> <li>technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type, internet service provider, device identifier, your login information, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and geographical location.</li> <li>information about your visits and use of the Site, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL), clickstream to, through and from our Site, pages you viewed and searched for, page response times, length of visits to certain pages, referral source/exit pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks and mouse-overs), and website navigation and search terms used.</li> </ul></div><hr><div class='subSection'><B>WHAT WE DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION</B> <BR><BR> As a data controller, Trend Hunter will only use your personal information if we have a legal basis for doing so. The purpose for which we use and process your information and the legal basis on which we carry out each type of processing is explained in the table below. <BR><BR> <div class='th__tblCont' > <table style='min-width:600px'> <thead> <tr> <th><B>Purposes for which we will process the information</B><BR></th> <th><B>Legal Basis for the processing</B><BR></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>To carry out our obligations arising from any legal agreements entered into with you, including registering for the services associated with the Site.</td> <td>It is necessary for us to process your personal information in this way in order to enter into any legal agreement with you and to fulfil our contractual obligations to you.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>To provide you with information and materials that you request from us.</td> <td>It is in our legitimate interests to respond to your queries and provide any information and materials requested in order to generate and develop business. To ensure we offer an efficient service, we consider this use to be proportionate and will not be prejudicial or detrimental to you.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>To provide you with an innovation assessment based on an assessment you request from us</td> <td> It is necessary for us to process your personal information in order to provide you with your assessment results.<BR> <BR> We will aggregate and group results for various purposes, including without limitation, research, analysis, benchmarking, publicity and public presentations. <BR><BR> If you would like to erase your innovation assessment results, you may do so by contacting us at <a href='https://www.trendhunter.com/contact'>https://www.trendhunter.com/contact</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>To personalise our services and the Site to you.</td> <td>It is in our legitimate interests to enhance your experience on our Site and to better our services. We consider this use to be proportionate and will not be prejudicial or detrimental to you.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>To update you on services and product we offer, either directly or through third party partners, including our newsletter and information about special offers.</td> <td> It is in our legitimate interests to market our services and related services. We consider this use to be proportionate and will not be prejudicial or detrimental to you.<BR> <BR> If you would prefer not to receive any direct marketing communications from us, you can opt-out at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link or contacting us at <a href='https://www.trendhunter.com/contact'>https://www.trendhunter.com/contact</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>To send you information regarding changes to our policies, other terms and conditions and other administrative information.</td> <td>It is in our legitimate interests to ensure that any changes to our policies and other terms are communicated to you. We consider this use to be necessary for our legitimate interests and will not be prejudicial or detrimental to you.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <ul> <li>To administer our Site including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;</li> <li>To improve our Site to ensure that consent is presented in the most effective manner for you and your computer, mobile device or other item of hardware through which you access the Site; and</li> <li>To keep our Site safe and secure.</li> </ul> </td> <td>For all these categories, it is in our legitimate interests to continually monitor and improve our services and your experience of the Site and to ensure network security. We consider this use to be necessary for our legitimate interests and will not be prejudicial or detrimental to you.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>To measure or understand the effectiveness of any marketing we provide to you and others.</td> <td>It is in our legitimate interests to continually improve our offering and to develop our business. We consider this use to be necessary in order to effectively generate business and will not be prejudicial or detrimental to you.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div><hr><div class='subSection'><B>CONSENT</B> <BR><BR> We respect your privacy and, unless otherwise required or permitted by law, we will not collect, use or disclose your personal information without your prior consent. Your consent may be expressed or implied. You may expressly give your consent in writing, verbally or through any electronic means. In certain circumstances, your consent may be implied by your actions. For example, providing us personal information to register for a conference is implied consent to use such information to provide you the associated services. <BR><BR> Where appropriate, Trend Hunter Software will generally seek consent for the use or disclosure of the information at the time of collection. In certain circumstances, consent with respect to use or disclosure may be sought after the information has been collected but before use (for example, when Trend Hunter wants to use information for a purpose other than those identified above). In obtaining consent, Trend Hunter will use reasonable efforts to ensure that a customer is advised of the identified purposes for which personal information collected will be used or disclosed. The form of consent sought by Trend Hunter may vary, depending upon the circumstances and type of information disclosed. In determining the appropriate form of consent, Trend Hunter shall take into account the sensitivity of the personal information and your reasonable expectations. <span style='background-color: yellow;'>Trend Hunter will seek express consent when the information is likely to be considered sensitive. Implied consent will generally be appropriate where the information is less sensitive</span>. <BR><BR> Trend Hunter will only use your personal information for the purposes for which we collected it. If we need to use your personal information for a new purpose, we will notify you in a timely manner and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so or seek your consent for using your personal information for the new purpose. <BR><BR> You may withdraw consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. The withdrawal of your consent to the use and disclosure of personal information may mean that Trend Hunter will not be able to continue a relationship or provide certain products and services if it does not have the necessary personal information. In order to withdraw consent, you must provide notice to Trend Hunter in writing. You can update your details or change your privacy preferences by contacting us at <a href='https://www.trendhunter.com/contact'>https://www.trendhunter.com/contact</a></div><hr><div class='subSection'><B>LIMITING USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES</B> <BR><BR> Trend Hunter will not sell, rent, lease or otherwise share your personal information other than as outlined in this Privacy Policy or without obtaining your consent beforehand. <BR><BR> Unless required by law, or in connection with a business transaction, Trend Hunter shall not use or disclose or transfer personal information for any purpose other than those described above without first identifying and documenting the new purpose and obtaining your consent, where such consent may not reasonably be implied. <BR><BR> As noted above, Trend Hunter does not disclose your personal information to third parties. Notwithstanding, your personal information may be transferred to third party suppliers, contractors and agents (“<B>Affiliates</B>”) who are contracted by Trend Hunter to assist it in providing and developing products and services. Such Affiliates will only use your personal information for the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy. Trend Hunter will endeavour to ensure that its contracts with third party service providers limit the retention, use and disclosure of personal information by the third-party service provider solely for the purpose of carrying out the contracted services and provide a level of protection for personal information that is comparable to that provided by Trend Hunter. In the event your personal information is disclosed to a third party pursuant to a business transaction, Trend Hunter will ensure that it has entered into an agreement under which the collection, use and disclosure of the information is related to those purposes. <BR><BR> With respect to fees and charges for services associated with our Site, we use third-party payment processors to processor such charges described below. Trend Hunter does not store or collect your payment details. Such information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their privacy policy. <BR><BR> <B>Stripe</B> – Stripe’s privacy policy can be viewed at https://stripe.com/us/privacy <BR><BR> <B>PayPal</B> – Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://www.paypal.com/en/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full <BR><BR> Trend Hunter may also process, store, and transfer your personal information outside of Canada, including the United States. Trend Hunter will ensure that all security and privacy standards, in accordance with applicable Canadian privacy legislation and this Policy, are applied with respect to all personal information stored and processed outside of Canada. However, while Trend Hunter will take all appropriate measures to prevent the use or disclosure of personal information, other than as required for the purposes for which the information was collected or as permitted by Canadian privacy legislation, personal information processed and stored in outside of Canada may be accessible to foreign government agencies, including law enforcement and national security authorities. <BR><BR> Subject to the foregoing, only Trend Hunter’s and our Affiliates’ employees with a business need to know, or whose duties reasonably require, are granted access to personal information about our Members. All such employees will be required as a condition of employment to contractually respect the confidentiality of your personal information.</div><hr><div class='subSection'><B>SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION</B> <BR><BR> Trend Hunter uses appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect personal information both online and offline from loss or unauthorized use, alteration, disclosure or destruction. We use industry standard physical and procedural security measures to protect information from the point of collection to the point of destruction. This includes but is not limited to: encryption, firewalls, access controls, policies and other procedures to protect information from unauthorized access. <BR><BR> Only authorized personnel and third party service providers are permitted access to personal information, and that access is limited by need. Where data processing is carried out on our behalf by a third party, we take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are in place to prevent unauthorized disclosure of personal information. <BR><BR> Despite these precautions, however, Trend Hunter cannot guarantee the security of information transmitted over the Internet or that unauthorized persons will not obtain access to personal information. In the event of a data breach, Trend Hunter has put in place procedures to deal with any suspected breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where required to do so by law. <BR><BR> If you have any questions about security on our Site, you can contact us as set out in “Contacting us” above.</div><hr><div class='subSection'><B>HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION</B> <BR><BR> Trend Hunter will retain personal information for only as long as required to fulfill the identified purposes or as required by law. Personal information that is no longer required to fulfill the identified purposes will be destroyed, erased or made anonymous according to the guidelines and procedures established by Trend Hunter.</div><hr><div class='subSection'><B>YOUR RIGHTS</B> <BR><BR> <B>ACCESS TO AND UPDATING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION</B> <BR><BR> Upon request, Trend Hunter will provide information to you regarding the existence, use and disclosure of your personal information, including, subject to appliable law, the names of the individuals and organizations to whom Trend Hunter has disclosed your personal information. Trend Hunter will respond to an application for individual access to personal information within a reasonable time and at minimal or no cost to the individual. You may challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information and have it amended as appropriate. <BR><BR> <B>NOTE:</B> In certain circumstances, Trend Hunter may not be able to provide access to all the personal information it holds about an individual. Exceptions may include information that is prohibitively costly to provide, information that contains references to other individuals, information that cannot be disclosed for legal, security or commercial proprietary reasons, or information that is subject to solicitor-client or litigation privilege. Trend Hunter will provide the reasons for denying access upon request.</div><hr><div class='subSection'><B>RIGHT TO OBJECT</B> <BR><BR> <I>Direct marketing</I> <BR><BR> You have the right to object at any time to our processing of your personal information for direct marketing purposes. <BR><BR> <I>Where we process your information based on our legitimate interests</I> <BR><BR> You also have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of your personal information which is based on our legitimate interests. Where you object on this ground, we shall no longer process your personal information unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.</div><hr><div class='subSection'><B>YOUR OTHER RIGHTS</B> <BR><BR> You also have the following rights under data protection laws to request that we rectify your personal information which is inaccurate or incomplete. <BR><BR> In certain circumstances, you have the right to: <BR><BR> <ul> <li>request the erasure of your personal information erasure (“<b>right to be forgotten</b>”);</li> <li>restrict the processing of your personal information to processing in certain circumstances.</li> </ul> <BR> Additionally, if you reside in the province of Quebec, in certain circumstances, you may also have the right to request that: <BR> <ul> <li>we cease disseminating your personal information,</li> <li>we de-index any hyperlink attached to your name that provides access to information by a technological means;</li> <li>we re-index a link providing access to information; or I</li> <li>we communicate to you, as well as to any person or body authorized by law to collect such information, any computerized personal information collected from you in a commonly used technological format.</li> </ul> Please note that the above rights are not absolute and we may be entitled to refuse requests, wholly or partly, where exceptions under the applicable law apply. <BR><BR> For example, we may refuse a request for erasure of personal information where the processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation or necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. We may refuse to comply with a request for restriction if the request is manifestly unfounded or excessive.</div><hr><div class='subSection'><B>EXERCISING YOUR RIGHTS</B><BR> <BR> You can exercise any of your rights as described in this Privacy Policy by contacting us as set out in “Contacting us” above. <BR><BR> Except as described in this Privacy Policy or provided under data protection laws, there is no charge for the exercise of your legal rights. However, if your requests are unreasonable or excessive, in particular because of their repetitive character, we may either: (a) charge a reasonable fee taking into account the administrative costs of providing the information or taking the action requested; or (b) refuse to act on the request. <BR><BR> Where we have reasonable doubts concerning the identity of the person making the request, we may request additional information necessary to confirm your identity.</div><hr><div class='subSection'><B>COOKIES</B> <BR><BR> In order to improve the Site, we may use small files commonly known as “cookies”. A cookie is a small amount of data which often includes a unique identifier that is sent to your computer or mobile phone (your “<B>device</B>”) from the Site and is stored on your device’s browser or hard drive. The cookies we use on the Site won't collect personally identifiable information about you and we won't disclose information stored in cookies that we place on your device to third parties. <BR><BR> By continuing to browse the Site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. <BR><BR> If you don't want us to use cookies when you use the Site, you can set your internet browser not to accept cookies. However, if you block cookies some of the features on the Site may not function as a result. <BR><BR> You can find more information about how to do manage cookies for all the commonly used internet browsers by visiting <a href='www.allaboutcookies.org'>www.allaboutcookies.org</a>. This website will also explain how you can delete cookies which are already stored on your device. <BR><BR> We currently use the following third party cookies: <BR><BR> <B>Google Analytics</B> <BR><BR> The Sites use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("<B>Google</B>"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the Sites analyse how users use the Sites. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Sites (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Sites, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Sites. By using the Sites, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. <BR><BR> <B>Other 3rd Party Analytics</B> <BR><BR> We may use other third-party Service Providers to analyze, evaluate, monitor and solicit feedback on our Service.</div><hr><div class='subSection'><B>LINKS</B> <BR><BR> The Site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the website of our business partners, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and Trend Hunter does not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal information to these websites. <BR><BR> Links are provided for convenience only, and do not mean that Trend Hunter endorses or recommends the information contained in linked websites, or guarantees its accuracy, timeliness or fitness for a particular purpose. Trend Hunter takes no responsibility for the content or practices of third party sites. and your connection to those third party sites is at your own risk. Trend Hunter shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any information contained on any such third party sites.</div><hr><div class='subSection'><B>COMPLAINTS</B> <BR><BR> If you have any questions or complaints regarding our Privacy Policy or practices, please contact us as set out in “Contacting Us” above. <BR><BR> If you are not satisfied with any response from Trend Hunter or have a complaint, you may contact the applicable privacy commissioner: <BR><BR> <ul> <li>the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada;</li> <li>the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia;</li> <li>the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta; or,</li> <li>Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec</li> </ul> <BR> If you are in located in the EEA, you also have the right to complain to the relevant supervisory authority in the EEA. In the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (<a href='https://ico.org.uk/'>https://ico.org.uk</a>).</div><hr><div class='subSection'><B>CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY</B> <BR><BR> Trend Hunter reserves the right to modify and amend this privacy policy from time to time in its sole discretion without prior notice. Any such amendment(s) will be posted on our Site and will be effective as of the date of posting.</div> </div> </div><div class='section'> <div class='sectionTitle'><h3>Trend Hunter Innovation Assessment Privacy Policy</h3></div> <hr> <div class='sectionBody'> Trend Hunter will not share or release your full individual assessment results with individuals or organizations outside the party that provided you with the link to participate in the assessment. 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