Legal & Compliance
Privacy Statement
This Website Privacy Statement is applicable to ABELSoft Inc. and its subsidiaries ABELDent Inc. and ABELMed Inc. ("ABEL"), and describes our practices with respect to the use of information gathered through this Website. To learn more about our personal health information handling practices, please visit our Patient Privacy Policy.
We encourage you to read this Privacy Statement before using our Website. By using this site, you agree to the terms contained herein, and any changes in effect at the time of use. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Statement, please do not use the Website.
1. Personal Information Gathered on this Website
You are not required to register or provide personal information in order to access our Website, though certain functionalities (such as MyABEL) may require registration. We collect personal information from you only when you voluntarily provide it to us — for example, when you contact us using our website fill-in form with your inquiries or feedback, or when you respond to any surveys that we may launch. Personal information may include your contact information (such as your name, telephone numbers and/or e-mail address), as well as your specific enquiry.
2. Sharing of Personal Information
We work with third parties who provide services, including data analysis, promotional activities, and other administrative services. We may share limited user information with such third parties for the purpose of enabling these third parties to provide such services.
We may disclose your personal information if we believe that we are required to do so: (i) by law; (ii) to comply with legal process or governmental requests; (iii) to enforce a legal agreement; (iv) to protect our operations; (v) to protect the legal rights, privacy, safety, or property of ABEL, you, or others; and (vi) to permit us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
3. Website Practices – Monitoring and Tracking
Usage Tracking
Our Website may automatically record some general information about your visit in order for ABEL to engage in web statistical analysis using Google Analytics. This information may include the:
- Internet domain for your Internet service provider (e.g. "company.com" or "service.ca") and the IP address of the computer you are using;
- Type of browser you are using, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome;
- Type of operating system, such as Windows or Macintosh;
- Date and time of your visit, pages visited, and the address of any website you linked from; and
- Age category, gender, and affinity interests as determined by Google Analytics demographic and interest reports.
We make no effort to personally identify you based on your visit. You may opt out of Google Analytics tracking by disabling cookies or JavaScript in your browser, or by using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On. Data collected for web analytics purposes may be processed in any country where Google operates servers, and may therefore be subject to the governing legislation of that country.
Cookies
We use cookies to improve your experience on our Website, to identify you as a return visitor, and to help us tailor information to your individual preferences. A cookie is a small text file that a website can send to your browser, which may then store it on your hard drive. Cookies cannot by themselves be used to reveal your identity. Many browsers allow you to disable cookie collection or notify you when a cookie is being stored. If you refuse cookies, you may not be able to use certain features of this Website.
Targeted Advertising
As you interact with this Website, third-party advertising partners may use cookies, tracking pixels, web beacons, and similar technologies to identify you as a visitor and present you with targeted ads promoting ABEL's products and services. You may opt out of targeted ad tracking at youradchoices.ca/choices, or by enabling "Do Not Track" in your browser. You may also request that your personal information not be shared with our advertising partners by contacting privacy@abelhealthgroup.com.
4. Protection of Information
We have physical, organizational, and technical measures in place to help protect against the loss, misuse, unauthorized access, and alteration of information under our control. Our web server and all data is stored in secure facilities accessible only to authorized employees on a need-to-know basis.
When logging into the MyABEL portal, your login information is transmitted in an encrypted format using industry-standard SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption.
5. Other Important Notes
a. External Links
ABEL provides links to other websites which may be of interest to you. ABEL is not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website that requests personal information from you.
b. Third-Party Social Media
ABEL's use of social media is an extension of its presence on the Internet. Social media accounts are public and are not hosted on ABEL's servers. Users who interact with ABEL via social media should read the terms of service and privacy policies of those third-party platforms and any applications used to access them.
c. Communications with ABEL
If you consent to receiving electronic marketing and promotional messages from ABEL, you may withdraw consent at any time using the unsubscribe link in any such message. When you send us an e-mail, we use your information strictly to respond to your message. Please do not include sensitive information in e-mails, as e-mail is not a secure method of communication.
d. Special Note for Parents
ABEL takes seriously its obligations under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. This Website is not directed at children, and we request that individuals under the age of 13 not provide personal information through the Website.
e. EU GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679) does not apply as this Website is not intended to be used by individuals located within the European Union.
f. Assignment
We reserve the right to transfer any and all information collected from users of this Website to a third party in the event of any merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of all or any portion of ABEL's assets (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings).
6. Contacting Us
You may contact us at any time with questions about our web practices, to review your personal information as collected by ABEL, or to request its destruction. Note that despite any removal or change to personal information, there may be residual information that remains within our databases and other records.
- Email: info@abelhealthgroup.com
- Phone: 1-800-267-ABEL
- Mail: 4145 North Service Road, Suite 200, Burlington, ON L7L 6A3
7. Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Statement and any of our policies or procedures without prior notice. You can determine when this Statement was last revised by referring to the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Changes become effective upon posting of the revised Statement to this Website. Continued use of the Website following such changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Statement. We encourage you to bookmark this page and review it periodically.