Privacy Policy

Global Data Protection and Privacy Notice

  1. Introduction
    Pearls of Wisdom Health Inc. (“PWH” “we,” “us” or the “Company”) has issued this Global Data Protection and Privacy Notice (“Notice”) to describe how we handle personal information that you may provide to us.

We respect the privacy of individuals and are committed to handling personal information responsibly and in accordance with applicable law. This Notice sets out the personal information that we collect and process about you, the purposes of the processing and the rights that you have in connection with it.

If you are in any doubt regarding the applicable standards, or have any comments or questions about this Notice, please contact us at the contact details in Section 10 below.

  1. The Types of Personal Information We Collect

We may require basic information which identifies you as an individual (“Personal Information”), such as your name, email address and phone number, in order to transact business with you, as our customer. We will only use such Personal Information for the purposes of providing information which you have requested, fulfilling business transactions, or for other purposes set out in this Notice.

We may also collect Personal Information indirectly from third parties, such as our business partners or third party providers of marketing lists.

We may collect the following information:

  • First and Last
  • Contact information including email address and telephone number(s)
  • Demographic information such as postal code, preferences and interests
  • Language spoken
  • Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
  • Information required to provide access to systems and networks such as IP addresses, log files and login information
  • Information pertinent to fulfilling business transactions on a customer’s behalf.

We do not collect sensitive information such as racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, genetic data, biometric data, or data concerning health or sexual orientation.

  1. Purposes for Processing Personal Information

3.1 Business Transactions with Customers

We process Personal Information through the Company’s IT systems, which include tools and systems that help us to administer customer accounts, orders and business transactions and share information across Company systems, and with related corporate entities, as described in Section 4.1 below. This includes transferring Personal Information to our servers in the US (see also Section 6.1 below).

3.2 PWH Websites, Marketing, Subscriptions, Social Media

You may provide Personal Information to the Company through our website “contact” page, to request product information or other resources such as product demos, webinars, downloads or documentation, or participate in the Company’s online forums or customer community. Personal Information gathered from the forms you fill out on our websites is used in any of the following ways:

  • To provide you with information about our products and services and select third party products, including product alerts, releases, upgrades and patches
  • To ask you to participate in surveys about products, services, news and events
  • To allow you to download products, access webinars or product demos
  • To access customer support portals or participate in a Blog
  • To aggregate broad demographic information to understand general user trends
  • To enable our compliance with export control and other laws and regulations

We may make use of Personal Information that we collect to help us administer the website and/or for marketing purposes. We may send you information about products that might be of particular interest to you. In addition to product updates, promotional and informational e-mails that we send to users from time to time, we may, on occasion, invite you to participate in a focus group, phone survey or send you postal mail .

On occasion, we may offer customers and website users the opportunity to participate in third party or co-branded promotions, sweepstakes or special programs. The use or transfer of any Personal Information provided for such purposes may be subject to additional terms.

The Internet is a global environment and using the Internet to collect and process data can involve the transmission of data on an international basis. By browsing our website and communicating electronically with us, you acknowledge our processing of data in this way.

The Company’s websites contain links to other websites. Portions of our website may make chat rooms, forums, blogs, message boards, and/or news groups available to you. Any information that you disclose in these areas could be made public. Please exercise caution when deciding to disclose any Personal Information. When you have used these links to leave our website, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide while visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this Notice. You should review the data protection and privacy statements applicable to such websites.

Our websites use cookies. Most browsers allow you to turn off cookies or to receive a warning before a cookie is stored on your hard drive. Find out more about our cookies in our Cookies Notice.

You may always opt-out of receiving marketing communications through our contact form, or by clicking on the link provided at the bottom of our e-mail to you.

If you do not wish us to make use of your Personal Information in this way, please contact us.

3.3 Other legitimate business purposes

We may also collect and use Personal Information when it is necessary for other legitimate purposes, such as to help us conduct our business more effectively and efficiently, for example, for general information security/management.

3.4 Legal purposes

We also may use your personal information where we consider it necessary for complying with laws and regulations, or to exercise or defend the legal rights of the Company’s global group of companies.

  1. Who We Share Your Personal Information With

We will never sell, rent or disclose to unaffiliated third parties your Personal Information unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. When we permit a third party to access Personal Information, we will implement appropriate measures to ensure the information is used in a manner consistent with this Notice and that the security and confidentiality of the information is maintained.

We may disclose Personal Information to third parties on other lawful grounds, including:

  • To comply with our legal obligations, regulation or contract, or to respond to an administrative or judicial process
  • In response to lawful requests by public authorities (including for national security or law enforcement purposes)
  • If necessary to exercise or defend against potential, threatened or actual litigation
  • If necessary to protect the vital interests of another person
  • In connection with the sale, assignment or other transfer of all or part of our business, or
  • With your consent.
  1. Controlling Your Personal Information

You can request correction, update and deletion of your Personal Information and we will use reasonable efforts to contact you regarding your request. To update or delete your Personal Information or correct an inaccuracy, we may ask you to verify your identity and cooperate with us in our effort.

  1. EEA Residents Only

6.1 Transfer of Personal Information

As we operate at a global level, we may need to transfer Personal Information to countries other than the ones in which the information was originally collected. When we export your personal information to a different country, we will take steps to ensure that such data exports comply with applicable laws. For example, if we transfer personal information from the European Economic Area to a country outside it, such as the United States, we will implement an appropriate data export solution such as entering into EU standard contractual clauses with the data importer, or taking other measures to provide an adequate level of data protection under EU law.

6.2 Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of the European Union, you can object to processing of your Personal Information, ask us to restrict processing of your Personal Information or request portability of your Personal Information. You can exercise these rights by contacting us using the contact details provided in Section 5 above.

You have the right to complain to a data protection authority about our collection and use of your Personal Information. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority. If we have collected and process your Personal Information with your consent, then you can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing we conducted prior to your withdrawal, nor will it affect processing of your Personal Information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

We respond to all requests we receive from individuals wishing to exercise their data protection rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

  1. Collection and Use of Personal Information of Children Under Age 13.

We are committed to protecting the online privacy of children. In accordance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (”COPPA”), we will not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen (13).

  1. CCPA Privacy Policy

8.1. Right to Know About Personal Information Collected, Used, or Disclosed

This CCPA Privacy Policy describes the personal information we generally collect, use, and disclose about California residents. You have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect, use, and disclose about you specifically (“right to know”). To submit a request to exercise the right to know or for information on self-service procedures (where available), please submit a request and include “California Request to Know” in the comments. Please specify in your request the details you would like to know, including any specific pieces of personal information you would like to access.

We may ask that you provide certain information to verify your identity. The information that we ask you to provide to verify your identity will depend on your prior interactions with us and the sensitivity of the personal information at issue. We will respond to your request in accordance with the CCPA. If we deny requests, we will explain why.

  1. Data Retention

Personal Information will be retained no longer than necessary in relation to the business purposes for which such Personal Information is provided and to fulfill legal requirements.

  1. Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. We have put in place appropriate technical, physical and administrative procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect in order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure.

  1. Updates to This Notice

We reserve the right, in our discretion, to make changes to any part of the website or this Notice. We may change Notice from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are aware of any changes. This Notice is effective from November 12, 2020. By continuing to use the Company’s website and business services, you consent to this Notice as amended.

  1. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Notice, or wish to make a complaint about our data handling practices, you may contact Data Protection Officer via contact form