Privacy Policy

RapidPay (which comprises the service RapidPay) is operated by Rapid Financial Services Solutions INC.

The RapidPay Privacy Policy has been developed to make you aware of the organization’s procedures regarding the handling of personal and sensitive information, including the collection, use, disclosure and storage of information, as well as the right of individuals to access and correct that information. Please read the following careful to understand our practices and views regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By visiting www.rapidpaylaw.ca you are accepting and consenting to the practices outlined in this policy. .

The information we collect and hold

Whenever it is reasonable and practical to do so, we collect information about you directly from you.

You may provide us with information when you visit our website. The information you give us may include your name, email address, and phone number. In some cases, we collect personal information from third parties including public sources, our related companies, referrers, your adviser(s) and our service providers and may receive information about you from them, subject to your arrangements with them.

We collect personal information about you which is reasonably necessary to:

  • Provide you with quality products or services.
  • Consider applications and approaches you make to us.
  • Maintain your contact details.
  • Fulfil our legal obligations under applicable laws and rules.

We generally hold personal information relating to:

  • The products and services we provide or have provided to you.
  • Your name and contact details.
  • Records of our interactions with you, including by telephone, email and online.
  • Your enquiries or complaints.

We do not generally collect sensitive information about you unless required by applicable laws or rules. Sensitive information includes information relating to:

  • Race.
  • Political or religious beliefs.
  • Sexual preferences.
  • Criminal convictions.
  • Membership of professional or trade associations or unions.
  • Health information.

We may collect information about your affiliation with certain organizations such as professional associations.

How that information is used

We only use and disclose personal information about you for the purpose for which it was disclosed to us or related purposes which would reasonably be expected without your permission. For example, we may use and disclose personal information to process applications, administer and manage our products and services including monitoring, auditing, and evaluating those products and services, model and test data, communicate with you and deal with any complaints or enquiries.

Keeping information accurate and up to date

We take reasonable steps to ensure that all information we hold is as accurate as possible. You are able to contact us at any time and ask for its correction if you feel the information we have about you is inaccurate or incomplete.

Keeping information secure

We use security procedures and technology to protect the information we hold. Access to and use of personal information within RapidPay seeks to prevent misuse or unlawful disclosure of the information.

If other organizations provide support services, we require them to appropriately safeguard the privacy of the information provided to them.

How you can access or correct your information

You can contact us as set out below to request access to or correction of your personal information. In normal circumstances we will give you full access or make the requested corrections to your information. However, there may be some legal or administrative reasons to deny these requests. If your request is denied, we will provide you with the reason why. Where we decide not to make a requested correction to your personal information and you disagree, you may ask us to make a note of your requested correction with the information.

Marketing

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent. We may combine your personal information with information we collect from other companies and use it to improve and personalize RapidPay Services, content, and advertising. If you do not wish to receive marketing communications from us, simply email us at support@rapidpay.us.

How We Share Personal Information with Other Third Parties

We may share your personal information we collect from you, including your name, contact details, and transactions and activities, with:

  • Members of the LEAP Corporate family to provide joint content, products, and services (such as registration, transactions and customer support), to help detect and prevent potentially illegal acts and violations of our policies, and to guide decisions about their products, services, and communications. Members of our corporate family will use this information to send you marketing communications only if you have requested their services.
  • Credit bureaus and collection agencies to report account information, as permitted by law.
  • Companies that we plan to merge with or are acquired by. (Should such a combination occur; we will require that the new combined entity follow this Privacy Policy with respect to your personal information. If your personal information could be used contrary to this policy, you will receive prior notice.)
  • Law enforcement, government officials, or other third parties pursuant to a subpoena, court order, or other legal process or requirement applicable to RapidPay or one of its affiliates; when we need to do so to comply with law or credit card rules; or when we believe, in our sole discretion, that the disclosure of personal information is necessary to prevent physical harm or financial loss, to report suspected illegal activity or to investigate violations of our Terms of Use.
  • Other unaffiliated third parties, for the following purposes:
    • Customer Service: for customer service purposes, including to help service your accounts or resolve disputes (e.g., billing or transactional).
    • Legal Compliance: to help them comply with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing verification requirements.
    • Service Providers: to enable service providers under contract with us to support our business operations, such as fraud prevention, bill collection, marketing, customer service and technology services. Our contracts dictate that these service providers only use your information in connection with the services they perform for us and not for their own benefit.
  • Other third parties with your consent or direction to do so.

Dealing with RapidPay online

When you visit RapidPay websites you will browse anonymously unless you have logged into a client portal or accessed the website from a personalized communication from RapidPay.

For all visitors to our web site, we use cookies to collect anonymous information such as the server your computer is logged on to, your browser type (for example, Internet Explorer, Chrome or Firefox), and your IP address. An IP address is a number that is assigned to your computer automatically and required for using the Internet. We may also derive the general geographic area associated with an IP address.

If you are an anonymous visitor, the information we collect is not capable of personally identifying you.

Once you accessed our website from an e-mail or other personalized communication sent to you or provided us with personal information by completing a form online, we may be able to identify you. If we have identified you, we may be able to link your identity to your previous anonymous browsing history and collect information about your possible future use of our websites, irrespective of how you access our sites (e.g. by clicking a link in an advertisement or from a third party website). In addition we may combine that information about your use of RapidPay websites with certain other online and offline information we have about you in order to tailor your online experience and provide you with further information. If you would prefer not to be identified you can delete the cookies and reconfigure the cookie preferences on your internet browser (see below).

Cookies

A 'cookie' is a packet of information placed on a user's computer by a website for record keeping purposes. Cookies are generally used on RapidPay sites to:

  • Access online services - if you visit a RapidPay website and log into our secure areas we will use cookies to enable us to authorize your access and save your preferences.
  • Monitor traffic- we use tracking companies to gather anonymous information about how people are using the RapidPay site, this information includes time of visit, pages visited, and some system information about the type of computer you are using. We use this information to enhance the content and services offered on the site.
  • Collect identifiable information about your use of our websites - if we have identified you as a result of you accessing our website from an e-mail or other personalized communication sent to you or providing us with personal information by completing a form online.
  • You can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is sent. (Each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences).

If you disable the use of cookies on your web browser or remove or reject specific cookies from RapidPay websites or linked sites then you may not be able to gain access to all of the content and facilities on those websites.

Privacy Policy updates

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time without notice to you, therefore, we recommend you review the information on our website on a regular basis.

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy or handling of information, please direct your enquiry to support@rapidpay.us. Please mark communications to the attention of our Privacy Officer. Where you contact us seeking resolution of your privacy concerns, we will respond to let you know who will be handling your matter and when you can expect a further response. If your concerns are not resolved to your satisfaction, you may have rights to escalate your complaint to an external dispute resolution scheme or regulatory authority. We can provide further details of the appropriate scheme/regulator for you on request, as these may vary by jurisdiction or product.