Effective date: May 13, 2024 

Canadian Solar Quotes (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the https://canadiansolarquotes.ca/ website  (hereinafter referred to as the “Service”). 

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of  personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that  data. 

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree  to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Definitions 

• Service. Service is the https://canadiansolarquotes.ca/ website operated by Canadian Solar Quotes.
• Personal Data. Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be  identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our  possession or likely to come into our possession). 
• Usage Data. Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the  use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the  duration of a page visit). 
• Cookies. Cookies are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile  device). 
• Data Controller. Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either  alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for  which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be,  processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of  your Personal Data. 
• Data Processors (or Service Providers) Data Processor (or Service Provider)  means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data  Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to  process your data more effectively. 
• Data Subject (or User) Data Subject is any living individual who is using our  Service and is the subject of Personal Data. 

Information Collection and Use 

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and  improve our Service to you. 

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data 

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally  identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”).  Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to: 

• Email address 
• First name and last name 
• Phone number 
• Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City 
• Cookies and Usage Data 

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or  promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt  out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the  unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us. 

Usage Data 

We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage  Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet  Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our  

Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages,  unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. 

Tracking & Cookies Data 

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and  we hold certain information. 

Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique  identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.  Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and scripts to collect  and track information and to improve and analyse our Service. 

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being  sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions  of our Service. 

Examples of Cookies we use: 

• Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service. 
• Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your  preferences and various settings. 
• Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

Use of Data 

Canadian Solar Quotes uses the collected data for various purposes: 

• To provide and maintain our Service 
• To notify you about changes to our Service 
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you  choose to do so 
• To provide customer support 
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our  Service 
• To monitor the usage of our Service 
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues 
• To provide you with news, special offers and general information about  other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those  that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted  not to receive such information 

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under the General Data Protection Regulation  (GDPR) 

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Canadian Solar Quotes legal basis for collecting  and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it. 

Canadian Solar Quotes may process your Personal Data because: 

• We need to perform a contract with you 
• You have given us permission to do so 
• The processing is in our legitimate interests and it is not overridden by  your rights 
• For payment processing purposes 
• To comply with the law 

Retention of Data 

Canadian Solar Quotes will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the  purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the  extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to  retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes and enforce our legal  agreements and policies. 

Canadian Solar Quotes will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is  generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to  strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally  obligated to retain this data for longer periods.

Transfer of Data 

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to – and maintained on – computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental  jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. 

If you are located outside Canada and choose to provide information to us, please note  that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Canada and process it there. 

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information  represents your agreement to that transfer. 

Canadian Solar Quotes will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is  treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your  Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate  controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information. 

Disclosure of Data 

Disclosure for Law Enforcement 

Under certain circumstances, Canadian Solar Quotes may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities  (e.g. a court or a government agency). 

Legal Requirements 

Canadian Solar Quotes may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: 

• To comply with a legal obligation 
• To protect and defend the rights or property of Canadian Solar Quotes 
• To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the  Service 
• To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public 
• To protect against legal liability 

Security of Data 

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of  transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we  strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot  guarantee its absolute security. 

Your Data Protection Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data  protection rights. Canadian Solar Quotes aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct,  amend, delete or limit the use of your Personal Data. 

If you wish to be informed about what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want  it to be removed from our systems, please contact us. 

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights: 

• The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request  deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings  section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact  us to assist you. 
• The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information  rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete. 
• The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your  Personal Data. 
• The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the  processing of your personal information. 
• The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a  copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable  and commonly used format. 
• The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your  consent at any time where Canadian Solar Quotes relied on your consent to process  your personal information. 

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such  requests. 

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and  use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data  protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA). 

Service Providers 

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service  Providers”), provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services or assist  us in analysing how our Service is used. 

These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on  our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. 

Analytics 

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of our Service.

• Google Analytics Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by  Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data  collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared  with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to  

contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network. You  can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to  Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js,  

analytics.js and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics  about visits activity. For more information on the privacy practices of  Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web  

page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en 

Payments 

We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we use  third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors). 

We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided  directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is  governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards  set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint  effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American 

Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of  payment information. 

The payment processors we work with are: 

• Stripe. Their Privacy Policy can be viewed at https://stripe.com/us/privacy

Links to Other Sites 

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a  third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to  review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. 

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or  practices of any third party sites or services. 

Children’s Privacy 

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”). 

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the  age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has  provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have 

collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take  steps to remove that information from our servers. 

Changes to This Privacy Policy 

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes  by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. 

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the  change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy  Policy. 

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to  this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. 

Contact Us 

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By visiting this page on our website: https://canadiansolarquotes.ca/contact/