Last Updated: August 18, 2026
Special Discount Card (“SDC”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, store, and protect personal information when you visit our website, purchase or use an SDC membership card, or otherwise interact with our services.
SDC is a membership-based discount card program available to the general public. SDC membership is not limited to students or any particular age, occupation, or group, subject to any applicable membership terms and conditions.
By using our website or services, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you provide directly to us, information collected automatically when you use our website, and information received from service providers or business partners where permitted by law.
Personal Information
Depending on how you interact with SDC, we may collect information such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Mailing or billing address, where required
- Photograph, where required for membership identification or account purposes
- SDC membership information
- Transaction and purchase information
- Customer service and communication records
- Other information you voluntarily provide to us
Where payments are processed through third-party payment providers, payment card information may be collected and processed directly by those providers. We may receive limited transaction information necessary to confirm and manage your purchase.
Usage and Technical Data
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, such as:
- IP address
- Browser type and device information
- Pages visited and website interactions
- Referring website or page
- Date and time of visits
- General website usage and analytics information
Location Information
Where applicable and with appropriate permission, we may collect or use location information to provide location-based services, offers, discounts, or to help you discover participating businesses.
If location information is not required for a particular service, you may choose not to provide it or disable location permissions through your device or browser settings.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use your personal information for purposes including:
- Creating and managing your SDC membership account
- Processing membership purchases and transactions
- Providing access to SDC member benefits and discounts
- Verifying membership eligibility or membership status
- Communicating with you about your account, purchases, or services
- Providing customer support
- Responding to inquiries and requests
- Sending newsletters, promotional communications, special offers, and other marketing communications where permitted and based on your preferences
- Improving our website, services, and member experience
- Understanding website usage, trends, and customer preferences
- Preventing fraud, misuse, or unauthorized activity
- Maintaining the security and integrity of our website and services
- Complying with applicable laws, regulations, and legal obligations
We will only collect, use, or disclose personal information for purposes that are appropriate and reasonably necessary in the circumstances. Privacy Commissioner of Canada
3. Consent
Where required by applicable law, we will obtain your knowledge and consent before collecting, using, or disclosing your personal information.
The type of consent we obtain may depend on the nature and sensitivity of the information and the purpose for which it is being collected or used.
You may withdraw your consent to certain uses of your personal information, subject to legal, contractual, or other reasonable restrictions. Withdrawing consent may affect our ability to provide certain services or benefits to you.
For example, you may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in our communications or by contacting us.
Canadian privacy guidance generally requires meaningful consent and emphasizes that individuals should understand what information is collected, why it is collected, and with whom it may be shared. Privacy Commissioner of Canada
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to operate our business and provide our services, including to:
Service Providers
We may share information with trusted third-party service providers that assist us with:
- Payment processing
- Website hosting and maintenance
- Email and communication services
- Customer support
- Website analytics
- Marketing and advertising services
- Data storage and security
- Membership management
These service providers are permitted to use personal information only as necessary to provide services to us or as otherwise permitted by law.
Participating Businesses
Where necessary to provide or verify an SDC member benefit, we may share limited information with participating businesses. For example, a participating business may need to verify your membership status or certain information associated with your SDC membership.
We will limit the information shared to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
Legal and Regulatory Requirements
We may disclose personal information where required or permitted by applicable law, regulation, court order, legal process, or governmental authority.
We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to protect our rights, property, users, customers, or the security and integrity of our services.
5. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, alteration, loss, or destruction.
The level of protection applied may depend on the sensitivity of the information.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your personal information.
Canadian privacy principles require organizations to use safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information they hold. Privacy Commissioner of Canada
6. Retention of Personal Information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, provide our services, maintain appropriate business and transaction records, resolve disputes, comply with legal obligations, and enforce our agreements.
When personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete, destroy, or anonymize it, subject to applicable legal and business requirements.
7. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable law and certain exceptions, you may have the right to:
Access
Request access to the personal information we hold about you and information about how it is being used or disclosed.
Correction
Request that inaccurate or incomplete personal information be corrected or updated.
Withdrawal of Consent
Withdraw consent to certain uses of your personal information, subject to legal or contractual restrictions.
Marketing Preferences
Opt out of receiving promotional emails or other marketing communications from us.
Please note that even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send you non-promotional communications relating to your account, transactions, membership, or services.
Canadian privacy law generally provides individuals with rights to access and challenge the accuracy of personal information held by an organization. Privacy Commissioner of Canada
8. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website may use cookies, pixels, analytics tools, and similar technologies to:
- Keep our website functioning properly
- Remember preferences
- Understand how visitors use our website
- Improve website performance and user experience
- Measure the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional activities
You may control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of our website.
Where required by applicable law, we will provide appropriate choices or obtain consent for certain types of cookies and tracking technologies.
9. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including participating businesses, payment providers, social media platforms, and other services.
SDC is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party website or service before providing personal information.
10. Children’s Privacy
SDC is a general-public membership program and is not specifically directed toward students or any particular age group.
However, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children where doing so would violate applicable privacy laws. Where applicable, we may require parental or guardian consent for individuals who are unable to provide meaningful consent under applicable law.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can review the situation and take appropriate action.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, business practices, technology, or applicable legal requirements.
When we make changes, we will post the updated Privacy Policy on this page and update the “Last Updated” date above.
Where required by law, we may provide additional notice or obtain consent for material changes to how we collect, use, or disclose personal information.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us:
Special Discount Card (SDC)
Email: info@sdccard.com
You may contact us to request access to or correction of your personal information, ask questions about our privacy practices, withdraw consent where applicable, or submit a privacy-related complaint.
We will review and respond to privacy requests in accordance with applicable law.
以下为中文翻译，仅供参考。如中英文版本内容存在差异，以英文版本为准。
Special Discount Card（”SDC”、”我们”）尊重您的隐私，并致力于保护您的个人信息。本隐私政策说明了当您访问我们的网站、购买或使用SDC会员卡，或以其他方式与我们的服务互动时，我们如何收集、使用、披露、存储和保护个人信息。
SDC是一项面向公众开放的会员制折扣卡计划。除适用的会员条款与条件外，SDC会员资格不限于学生或特定年龄、职业或群体。
使用我们的网站或服务，即表示您认可本隐私政策所述的相关做法。
1. 我们收集的信息
我们可能收集您直接提供给我们的个人信息、您使用我们网站时自动收集的信息，以及在法律允许的情况下从服务提供商或业务合作伙伴处获得的信息。
个人信息
根据您与SDC互动的方式，我们可能会收集以下信息：
- 姓名
- 电子邮箱地址
- 电话号码
- 邮寄或账单地址（如需要）
- 照片（如用于会员身份识别或账户用途）
- SDC会员信息
- 交易与购买信息
- 客户服务与沟通记录
- 您自愿向我们提供的其他信息
若通过第三方支付服务商处理付款，支付卡信息可能由该服务商直接收集和处理。我们可能会收到确认及管理您购买所必需的有限交易信息。
使用与技术数据
当您访问我们的网站时，我们可能自动收集以下技术与使用信息，例如：
- IP地址
- 浏览器类型与设备信息
- 访问的页面及网站互动情况
- 来源网站或页面
- 访问日期与时间
- 一般网站使用及分析信息
位置信息
在适用且获得适当许可的情况下，我们可能收集或使用位置信息，以提供基于位置的服务、优惠、折扣，或帮助您发现参与合作的商家。
如某项服务不需要位置信息，您可以选择不提供，或通过设备或浏览器设置禁用位置权限。
2. 我们如何使用您的信息
我们可能将您的个人信息用于以下目的：
- 创建及管理您的SDC会员账户
- 处理会员购买及交易
- 提供SDC会员权益及折扣的使用
- 核实会员资格或会员状态
- 就您的账户、购买或服务与您沟通
- 提供客户支持
- 回复咨询与请求
- 在获准且符合您的偏好设置的情况下，发送通讯、促销信息、特别优惠及其他营销信息
- 改进我们的网站、服务及会员体验
- 了解网站使用情况、趋势及客户偏好
- 防止欺诈、滥用或未经授权的行为
- 维护我们网站及服务的安全性与完整性
- 遵守适用的法律、法规及法律义务
我们仅会为在相关情况下适当且合理必要的目的收集、使用或披露个人信息。（参考：加拿大隐私专员公署）
3. 同意
在适用法律要求的情况下，我们会在收集、使用或披露您的个人信息之前，获得您的知情同意。
我们所获取同意的形式，可能取决于信息的性质、敏感程度，以及收集或使用该信息的目的。
在受法律、合同或其他合理限制的前提下，您可以撤回对某些个人信息使用的同意。撤回同意可能会影响我们向您提供某些服务或权益的能力。
例如，您可以随时通过我们通讯中提供的退订选项，或联系我们，取消订阅推广类邮件。
加拿大隐私相关指引通常要求获得有意义的同意，并强调个人应了解所收集信息的内容、收集原因，以及可能被共享的对象。（参考：加拿大隐私专员公署）
4. 我们如何共享您的信息
我们不会出售您的个人信息。
在合理必要的情况下，为运营业务及提供服务，我们可能会向以下对象披露个人信息：
服务提供商
我们可能与协助我们提供以下服务的可信第三方服务提供商共享信息：
- 支付处理
- 网站托管与维护
- 电子邮件及通讯服务
- 客户支持
- 网站分析
- 营销与广告服务
- 数据存储与安全
- 会员管理
这些服务提供商仅被允许在为我们提供服务所必需的范围内使用个人信息，或按法律另行允许的方式使用。
合作商家
在提供或核实SDC会员权益所必需的情况下，我们可能与合作商家共享有限的信息。例如，合作商家可能需要核实您的会员状态或与您的SDC会员资格相关的某些信息。
我们会将所共享的信息限制在相关目的合理必要的范围内。
法律与监管要求
在适用法律、法规、法院命令、法律程序或政府机关要求或允许的情况下，我们可能会披露个人信息。
在合理必要以保护我们的权利、财产、用户、客户，或我们服务的安全性与完整性时，我们也可能披露相关信息。
5. 数据安全
我们采取合理的行政、技术及物理措施，保护个人信息免受未经授权的访问、收集、使用、披露、更改、丢失或损毁。
所采取的保护级别可能取决于信息的敏感程度。
然而，任何信息传输或存储方式都无法做到绝对安全，我们无法保证您的个人信息绝对安全。
加拿大隐私原则要求组织根据其所持信息的敏感程度，采取相应的保护措施。（参考：加拿大隐私专员公署）
6. 个人信息的保留
我们仅在合理必要的期限内保留个人信息，以实现收集该信息的目的、提供服务、维护适当的业务及交易记录、解决争议、遵守法律义务，以及执行我们的协议。
当个人信息不再需要时，在符合适用法律及业务要求的前提下，我们会采取合理措施安全删除、销毁或匿名化处理该信息。
7. 您的隐私权利
在适用法律及某些例外情况下，您可能有权：
访问权
请求访问我们持有的关于您的个人信息，以及该信息如何被使用或披露的相关信息。
更正权
请求更正或更新不准确或不完整的个人信息。
撤回同意
在法律或合同限制范围内，撤回对您个人信息某些使用方式的同意。
营销偏好
选择不再接收我们发送的推广邮件或其他营销信息。
请注意，即使您选择不再接收营销信息，我们仍可能向您发送与您的账户、交易、会员资格或服务相关的非推广类信息。
加拿大隐私法通常赋予个人访问及质疑组织所持个人信息准确性的权利。（参考：加拿大隐私专员公署）
8. Cookie与追踪技术
我们的网站可能使用Cookie、像素标签、分析工具及类似技术，用于：
- 保持网站正常运行
- 记住用户偏好
- 了解访客使用网站的方式
- 改善网站性能与用户体验
- 衡量我们营销及推广活动的效果
您可以通过浏览器设置控制或禁用Cookie。但禁用某些Cookie可能会影响网站部分功能的正常使用。
在适用法律要求的情况下，我们将就某些类型的Cookie及追踪技术提供适当的选择或获取同意。
9. 第三方网站及服务
我们的网站可能包含指向第三方网站的链接，包括合作商家、支付服务商、社交媒体平台及其他服务。
SDC不对第三方网站或服务的隐私做法、安全性或内容负责。我们建议您在向任何第三方网站或服务提供个人信息之前，先查阅其隐私政策。
10. 儿童隐私
SDC是面向公众开放的会员计划，并非专门针对学生或特定年龄群体。
但是，若收集儿童个人信息将违反适用隐私法律，我们不会故意收集此类信息。在适用情况下，对于依据适用法律无法提供有效同意的个人，我们可能要求其父母或监护人提供同意。
如您认为某儿童在未获得适当同意的情况下向我们提供了个人信息，请联系我们，以便我们审查相关情况并采取适当措施。
11. 本隐私政策的变更
我们可能会不时更新本隐私政策，以反映我们服务、业务实践、技术或适用法律要求的变化。
如有变更，我们会在本页面发布更新后的隐私政策，并更新上方的”最后更新”日期。
在法律要求的情况下，针对我们收集、使用或披露信息方式的重大变更，我们可能会提供额外通知或获取同意。
12. 联系我们
如您对本隐私政策或您的个人信息有任何疑问、疑虑或请求，请联系我们：
Special Discount Card (SDC)
邮箱：info@sdccard.com
您可以联系我们，请求访问或更正您的个人信息、就我们的隐私做法提出疑问、在适用情况下撤回同意，或提交与隐私相关的投诉。
我们将依照适用法律审查并回复相关隐私请求。