Privacy Statement
Protecting privacy and the confidentiality of
Personal Information has always been a fundamental aspect to the way
Collect Com Credit (“CCC”) does business.
The collection, use and disclosure of
Personal Information is fundamental to our day-to-day business
operations and as such, CCC is sensitive to privacy issues, and is compliant
with all legislation concerning privacy.
“Personal Information” means any
factual or subjective information, recorded or not, about an identifiable
individual, but does not include publicly available information.
Each employee is trained
regarding privacy and is responsible for the Personal Information under his or
her possession or custody. In addition to establishing this Code, we have
appointed a member of our senior management team as CCC’s Privacy Officer. Our Privacy Officer is accountable for our
compliance to the Company’s privacy principles.
Key
Principles
Our Code is based on the
following 10 key principles of privacy which form part of the Personal
Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and which were established
by the Canadian Standards Association’s Model
Code for the Protection of Personal Information (CAN/CSA-Q830-96), which was
published in March 1996 as a National Standard of
1.
Accountability
CCC is
responsible for Personal Information under its control and has designate individuals who are
accountable for the Company’s compliance with the principles established in the
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
2.
Identifying Purposes
CCC will
identify the purposes for which any personal information is collected at or
before the time the personal information is collected.
3.
Consent
The
knowledge and consent of the individual are required for the collection, use,
or disclosure of Personal Information, unless a specific exclusion applies.
4.
Limiting Collection
The
collection of Personal Information shall be limited to that which is necessary
for the purposes identified by CCC.
5.
Limiting Use, Disclosure, and Retention
Personal
Information shall not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for
which it was collected, except with the consent of the individual or as
required by law. Personal information will be retained only as long as
necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes. Personal information will be
processed in a fair and lawful manner.
6. Accuracy
Personal
information shall be as accurate, complete and up-to-date as is necessary for
the purposes for which it is to be used.
7.
Safeguards-Protecting Personal Information
CCC uses
security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the personal information
that it collects.
8. Openness
CCC shall
make available to individuals specific information about its policies and
practices relating to the management of Personal Information.
9. Individual Access
Upon
request, an individual shall be informed of the existence, use, and disclosure
of his or her Personal Information and shall be given access to that
information. An individual shall be able
to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information and have it
amended as appropriate.
10.
Challenging Compliance
An
individual shall be able to address a challenge concerning compliance with the
above principles to the Privacy Officer.