Last Updated: July 25, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how ADC Medias, operating as a division of Adc Media Association, a duly registered organization with its principal place of business located at 406-1050 Broughton St, Vancouver - V6G 2A6, Canada (CA), collects, uses, discloses, stores, and safeguards personal information obtained through our website located at https://www.adcmedia.autos, our related digital services, and our professional business operations. Throughout this policy, the terms we, us, our, and the Company refer to ADC Medias and its parent entity Adc Media Association.
We are deeply committed to protecting the privacy and security of all individuals whose personal information we process. This policy explains your rights regarding your personal data and describes the comprehensive measures we take to ensure its confidentiality, integrity, and availability. By accessing our website or utilizing our professional services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to the data handling practices described herein.
This policy applies to all information collected through our website, electronic communications, social media platforms, professional service engagements, industry events, and any other interaction where you provide personal data to us. It also covers information we may lawfully receive from third-party sources in connection with our business operations and the delivery of our computer systems design and related services.
When you interact with ADC Medias, you may voluntarily provide certain categories of personal information. This information is collected when you fill out forms on our website at https://www.adcmedia.autos, correspond with us via electronic mail at contact@adcmedia.autos or telephone at +1 (484) 208-5151, subscribe to our technical newsletters, request service proposals, participate in surveys or assessments, register for events, or engage our consulting and technical services. The types of information we may collect include:
When you visit our website at https://www.adcmedia.autos, certain technical information is automatically collected through server logs, cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies. This information helps us understand how visitors interact with our digital properties, identify and resolve technical issues, enhance user experience, and maintain the robust security of our systems. The automatically collected data includes:
ADC Medias and Adc Media Association use the personal information we collect for the following legitimate business and commercial purposes:
The legal grounds upon which we process personal information depend on the nature of the data, the context of its collection, and applicable jurisdictional requirements. We process your information on the following legal bases: Contractual Necessity for fulfilling our obligations to you; Legitimate Business Interests for improving services and ensuring security, provided these are not overridden by your data protection rights; Consent where required by applicable law for specific purposes such as marketing communications; Legal Obligation for compliance with statutes, regulations, and court orders; and Vital Interests in emergency situations involving potential threats to safety.
ADC Medias does not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise monetize your personal information to third parties for their own independent marketing purposes. We may share your information with carefully vetted service providers and business partners bound by contractual agreements; within the Adc Media Association corporate group; for legal and regulatory compliance purposes; in connection with business transfers such as mergers or acquisitions; and with your explicit consent for purposes not otherwise described in this policy.
We retain personal information only for as long as is reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was originally collected, including to satisfy any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, audit, or reporting requirements. When determining the appropriate retention period, we carefully consider the nature and sensitivity of the data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the specific purposes for which we process your information, contractual obligations, and applicable legal requirements. Upon expiration of the applicable retention period, personal information is securely deleted, irreversibly destroyed, or comprehensively anonymized in accordance with our data disposal policies and industry best practices.
ADC Medias and Adc Media Association implement and maintain industry-leading technical, administrative, and physical security measures designed to protect personal information against accidental, unauthorized, or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, disclosure, access, or use. Our multilayered technical safeguards include end-to-end encryption for data in transit using TLS 1.3, encryption at rest using AES-256, mandatory multi-factor authentication, network segmentation with next-generation firewalls, advanced intrusion detection and prevention systems, regular vulnerability scanning and independent penetration testing, automated patch management, continuous security event monitoring, and secure encrypted backup systems with regularly tested restoration procedures.
Our administrative controls include documented information security policies reviewed quarterly, mandatory annual security awareness training, strict role-based access controls implementing least privilege, rigorous periodic access reviews, thorough vendor security risk assessments, detailed incident response and business continuity plans tested through regular exercises, and continuous compliance monitoring. Our physical security controls include access-controlled facilities with multi-factor authentication, continuous video surveillance, environmental monitoring systems, redundant power and network connectivity, and secure destruction procedures for physical media.
While we employ commercially reasonable and industry-standard measures, no method of electronic transmission or storage is absolutely immune to all threats. In the event of a data breach affecting your personal information, we will notify you and relevant regulatory authorities in strict accordance with applicable breach notification laws.
ADC Medias is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and our parent organization Adc Media Association maintains its registered address at 406-1050 Broughton St, Vancouver - V6G 2A6, Canada (CA). As a global provider of computer systems design and related services, we may process, store, and transfer personal information across international borders to countries where we maintain offices, engage service providers, or operate secure data centers. When transferring personal information internationally, we ensure that appropriate and legally adequate safeguards are in place, including transferring data only to countries recognized as providing adequate protection, implementing Standard Contractual Clauses, ensuring recipients adhere to binding corporate rules, obtaining explicit consent where required, and conducting thorough transfer impact assessments.
Our website at https://www.adcmedia.autos employs strictly necessary cookies essential for basic website operation; performance and analytics cookies that collect aggregated and anonymized usage information; functional cookies that remember your preferences; and security cookies that help detect and prevent threats. You have the right and technical ability to control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain categories of cookies may impact website functionality and performance.
Depending on your jurisdiction of residence, you may have certain substantive rights including the Right of Access to obtain a copy of your personal data; Right of Rectification to correct inaccurate information; Right of Erasure to request deletion of your data; Right to Restrict Processing in specific circumstances; Right to Data Portability to receive your data in a structured format; Right to Object to processing for specific purposes including direct marketing; Right to Withdraw Consent at any time; Right to Non-Discrimination for exercising your privacy rights; and the Right to Complain to a relevant supervisory authority.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 11 of this policy. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law, typically within thirty calendar days. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request. You may opt out of marketing communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any marketing email or contacting us directly.
Our website and professional services are designed and intended exclusively for business professionals and individuals of legal age to enter into binding commercial agreements. We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information from children under the age of sixteen. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected such information, we will take immediate steps to delete it. Parents and legal guardians who believe their child has provided personal information to us should contact us immediately using the details in Section 11.
ADC Medias and Adc Media Association reserve the right to update, modify, or amend this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in our information practices, legal obligations, or industry standards. Material changes will be communicated through prominent notice on our website at https://www.adcmedia.autos, via email to registered users, or through other appropriate channels. The Last Updated date at the top of this policy indicates when it was most recently revised. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
If you have any questions, concerns, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or our data protection practices, please contact us:
Privacy Officer
ADC Medias, a division of Adc Media Association
406-1050 Broughton St
Vancouver - V6G 2A6
Canada (CA)
Email: contact@adcmedia.autos
Phone: +1 (484) 208-5151
Website: https://www.adcmedia.autos
We endeavor to acknowledge your inquiry within forty-eight business hours and provide a substantive response within the timeframe required by applicable law. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to contact the appropriate data protection supervisory authority in your jurisdiction, including the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
For individuals in Canada, this policy complies with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and applicable provincial legislation. As a Canadian organization headquartered at 406-1050 Broughton St, Vancouver - V6G 2A6, Canada, we adhere to the ten fair information principles established under Canadian privacy law. Canadian residents may direct complaints to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
For individuals in the EEA or UK, we process personal information in accordance with the GDPR and UK Data Protection Act 2018. You have specific rights under these regulations, and you may lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your member state or with the UK Information Commissioner's Office.
For individuals in the United States, we comply with applicable federal and state privacy laws. Residents of states with comprehensive privacy legislation may have additional rights including the right to know, access, delete, correct, and opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information for targeted advertising. To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 11.
ADC Medias and Adc Media Association are committed to complying with all applicable data protection laws in every jurisdiction where we operate. If your country provides specific privacy rights beyond those described, we will respect and facilitate those rights in accordance with applicable law.
Our website may contain links to external websites operated by third parties. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected through our website and services. We bear no responsibility for the privacy practices of any third-party websites. We strongly encourage you to review the privacy policies of every website you visit before submitting personal information.
For our enterprise and institutional clients who engage ADC Medias for professional services, we offer a comprehensive Data Processing Addendum that formalizes our respective roles, responsibilities, and obligations under applicable data protection laws. If your organization requires a signed DPA, please contact us at contact@adcmedia.autos. Our legal and compliance team will provide the appropriate documentation tailored to your specific requirements and regulatory environment.
This Privacy Policy constitutes the complete and entire agreement between you and ADC Medias, a division of Adc Media Association, regarding the collection, use, disclosure, and protection of your personal information through our website and professional services.