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Frequently Asked Questions
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If your question is not answered below, please visit the Feedback page to
contact us.
Q. Why was the ITNovaScotia.com portal
created?
A. ITNovaScotia.com was created
as one single resource where people interested in the Nova Scotian IT community
can find the information they're looking for. Our goals include providing the
most comprehensive directory of IT specific companies in our province, while
providing news and event links to help you keep on top of what's going on right
here in Nova Scotia.
Q. Why restrict yourself to Nova Scotia?
Why focus only on the IT industry?
A. We've all seen places that
spread themselves too thin covering too much, that try to do everything well and
do nothing great. We're excited about the technology industry in our province,
and we want to ensure it gets the attention it deserves. Branching out and
adding random bells & whistles that just don't make sense isn't for us -
we're here to be THE IT Industry community portal for Nova Scotia,
period.
Q. Are you associated with any private organizations
such as ITANS, or CIPS?
A. No, we're not. While we're sure that
ITANS and CIPS do an excellent job of representing their members, ITNovaScotia.com is intended
to help promote and enhance the IT community in Nova Scotia
overall.
Q. Are you associated with the Nova Scotia Government
in any way?
A. We're not affiliated with any of the variety of
agencies within the Nova Scotia government, such as NSBI, that promote Nova
Scotia generally as a business destination. There are also agencies at the
municipal level across our province, and we support the efforts of those groups,
but ITNovaScotia is a community driven site, and we're not affiliated with those
agencies.
Q. What technology is the website built
on?
A. ITNovaScotia.com uses a
flexible .NET portal system called "DotNetNuke® (DNN)". This is an Open Source Framework used
around the world for creating professional and flexible web applications.
Through the use of CSS, JavaScript and DHTML, DNN allows us to provide a dynamic
and engaging site optimized for current browsers. The development team at
Schooner Solutions customized and tailored it to meet the needs of ITNovaScotia.com.
Q.
What are enhanced listings, and how do they work?
A. Enhanced
listings in our extensive directory are simply another way for your company to
draw attention to it's unique identity and service offerings. The mechanics are
outlined on the advertising page and are the same for advertising opportunities.
You simply contact us via email with the information about your company and
associated graphic, you're invoiced only when your information is approved and
published, and the relevant fee is due within thirty days. The information is
removed if payment is not made.
Q. Why do you perform the directory listing updates
yourselves?
A. By reviewing and posting all directory
updates ourselves, we can ensure the information presented is appropriate for
the site and consistent. We're able to validate details of the information (such
as confirming listed firms have locations in Nova Scotia), and protect the
integrity of the directory by discouraging frivolous changes to listings.
Companies with basic entries in the directory are free to submit contact
information or category changes as required, and those who have taken advantage
of Enhanced listings may provided updated logo or a description of their service
& product offerings at any time.
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Commenting System Terms of Use
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ITNS uses a semi-moderated or reactively moderated commenting model. Readers provide their own identity, username or "handle" when posting comments, and no personally identifiable information is retained about the submitter of the comment. Once a reader follows the steps to submit his or her comment it is
reviewed only for the purposes of weeding out advertising and language
before being posted directly to the website.
A comment may be edited or deleted for reasons of content, fraud or language, at the discretion of ITNS moderators. If you have comments or concerns, please contact us. In order to make our comments useful and interesting, the following guidelines
have been established for comment users:
- Do not post threatening,
harassing, defamatory, or libelous material;
- Do
not intentionally make false or misleading statements;
- Do not offer to sell
or buy any product or service;
- Do not post material that infringes copyright;
- Do not impersonate other individuals when posting comments;
- Do not post information that
you know to be confidential or sensitive or otherwise in breach of the
law;
- Keep all comments relevant to the particular article or news item where the
comment is being posted; and
- ITNovaScotia.com will not accept responsibility
for information posted in the Comments.
Please note that once you post a comment to ITNovaScotia.com, it
becomes part of the public conversation. Our policy is that we will not
remove a user's comments unless we deem them to be in violation of our
Terms of Service. So if you want to say something that you will later
regret personally, it is advisable that you use a username that does
not identify you. We cannot remove your comments simply because you
have a change of heart about making them.
However, ITNovaScotia.com reserves the right to remove comments entirely
at its discretion, including for alleged violations of terms of service
or legal rights.
ITNovaScotia.com is not responsible for the content of user comments. If a
third party complains that your comment violates our TOS or their
rights, we may invite them to respond in the comments themselves. If
they pursue the complaint, we will make reasonable efforts to contact
you by the means you have provided us, to alert you to the situation.
We will protect any personal identifying information we may have about our users as described in our privacy
policy, but may be compelled to turn it over pursuant to legal process.
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Basic StatementWe want you to know that your personal
information is handled in a secure manner and that your privacy is
protected. In January of 2004, Federal legislation came into effect in
Canada governing the use and protection of personal information, and
our policies are consistent with those requirements.
Personally
identifying information that you provide to the ITNovaScotia.com site
will not be made available to third parties outside of ITNovaScotia.com
without your explicit permission. If we are required to by law to
disclose personally identifying contact
information, we will attempt to contact you in order to give you the
opportunity to respond to such requests.
ITNovaScotia.com
collects personally identifying information about you only when you
specifically and knowingly provide it to us. Your personally
identifying information may be used to personalize your experience with
the ITNovaScotia.com web site, or for such other purposes as are
described at any point where ITNovaScotia.com collects this information
from you.
ITNovaScotia.com may make aggregate information about
our clients (e.g. overall statistics) available to third parties for
marketing and other purposes. Information that personally identifies
you will be kept strictly confidential.
Personally identifying
information which you choose to provide to another party or Web site
will be subject to their privacy policy. For example, if you purchase
goods or services online from a merchant you found while reviewing the
ITNovaScotia.com website, information you provide to that merchant is
subject to their privacy policy rather than ours.
Links To Other SitesUsers
should be aware that when you are on the ITNovaScotia.com website, you
could be directed to other sites that are beyond our control. There are
links to other sites from the ITNovaScotia.com website pages that take
you outside our service. These other sites may send their own cookies
to users, collect data or solicit personal information. Always be aware
of where you end up!
ITNovaScotia.com's policy does not extend
to anything that is inherent in the operation of the Internet, and
therefore beyond ITNovaScotia.com's control, and is not to be applied
in any manner contrary to applicable law or governmental regulation.
EmailWhen
you send us email, we will use your name and email address only to
respond to the concerns you write to us with. Your email may be shared
with appropriate people within ITNovaScotia.com to help us respond to
your question, inquiry or concerns and to improve the quality of
service ITNovaScotia.com provides.
Notification of ChangesWhenever ITNovaScotia.com changes its privacy policy, we will post those
changes to this privacy statement, and other places we deem appropriate
so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we
use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
Any comments, questions or concerns regarding this statement of policy can be sent to us at privacy.officer@ITNovaScotia.com.
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