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Protecting Your Privacy is Our
Number One Priority
We believe that all personal information is to be
held in the strictest of confidence; we are committed to protecting
your privacy. We store our files and our electronic documents
in a secured environment.
Our Policy is: “To assist
the client in a fast and professional manner, without sacrificing
the safety and confidentiality of their personal information.”
Our employees
understand the importance of the policies and
procedures and follow them carefully. This is to inform you of
our policies regarding the security, collection, use, and sharing
of nonpublic personal information.
Our privacy policy
was created to adhere to Canada’s Federal Personal Information
Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) formerly referred
to as Bill C-6. The Act has two primary objectives:
1. to establish
rules that govern the collection, use and disclosure of personal
information by private sector organizations; and
2. to acknowledge
the validity and legality of electronic documents.
For
more information regarding this legislation, please visit
the official Web site
of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at http://www.privcom.gc.ca.
Our Policy
We have put various policies in place to protect your privacy:
- Protective personal
information procedures;
- We have appointed a
Privacy officer;
- Procedures to receive
and respond to client concerns and inquiries;
- Training of staff to
understand and follow our policies and procedures;
and
- Periodical reviews
of the effectiveness of the policies and procedures to
ensure compliance with Canada’s Federal Personal
Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
and the implementation of any revisions as deemed necessary.
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Furthermore, Protecting Your Privacy Means:
- We keep your
personal information and the business you do with us
in strictest confidence. Information is stored and access
limited, in
accordance with this policy.
- You, as the client,
control how we obtain, use, and give out your personal information.
- All
personal information is protected with reasonable security
safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information.
- You
have access to the personal information we have on file
about you, and have the right to correct any misinformation
we
possess.
- We are responsible for
personal information under our control and have designated
a Privacy
officer with authority to ensure the organization’s
compliance.
- Personal information will not be used
or disclosed for any purpose other than that for which
it was collected, except with the consent of the customer
or
as required by law.
- Reasonable efforts will be made
to ensure that personal information is as accurate, complete,
and up-to-date as is necessary for the purposes for which
it is used.
Within a reasonable period of time, when requested,
a client will be informed of the existence, use, and disclosure
of his or her personal information and will be given access
to that information. A client is entitled to comment on
the accuracy and completeness of his or her personal information,
and to have that information brought up to date where appropriate.
A customer can file any concerns they have with our Privacy
Officer about our compliance with the preceding policies.
If you have any questions about our privacy policy or procedures
please contact us.
Jan 31 2006
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