| PRIVACY
POLICY -
Raven Truck
Accessories is committed to safeguarding your privacy and personal information
on a daily basis. In order to ensure your future privacy and wellbeing,
Raven has implemented guidelines and procedures that comply with the federal
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. This page
outlines our Privacy Policy and our commitment to protecting your rights.
It includes contact information for our Privacy Officer, should you have
any questions or concerns.
How does
the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act affect
our business?
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Federal and provincial legislation states that your personal information
cannot be released to third parties without your consent. This includes
information that could potentially be released to credit agencies, law
offices, other businesses, etc.
What is
considered personal information?
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Personal information is any information that pertains to you as an individual.
It includes your age, gender, race, religion, ethnicity, social insurance
number, education, medical records, credit history, etc.
What is
NOT considered personal information?
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Personal information does not include information necessary to contact
you at your place of business that has been made publicly available.
This includes your name, position or title, business address, business
phone or fax and business e-mail address.
How does
Raven use your personal information?
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To establish a line of credit for individuals operating under their
own name or individuals running unincorporated businesses.
• To process payments where a personal cheque or credit card number
has been provided.
• To identify the credit rating of individuals and/or officers
of a corporation who may be providing a personal guarantee.
• To track business owners who have defaulted in their payment
duties.
To whom
does Raven release your personal information?
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For the purposes above, we may have to release your personal information
to third parties, which may include credit agencies, accounts receivable
personnel, financial or banking institutions conducting reference checks,
legal offices or to the courts when required by law.
When can
Raven release your personal information?
• We can only release your personal information if we have your
consent to do so or:
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As explicitly stated in a contract and the information is required.
- When we are required to do so by law.
- When transfers of business are involved.
What measures
have been put in place to protect your personal information?
• Appropriate safeguards have been put in place to protect all
personal and confidential information. Security measures to protect
both physical and electronic data include locked filing cabinets, restricted
access to filing rooms, use of passwords, encryption and firewalls.
Raven’s privacy commitment to you:
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We will not use or release your personal information for any other purposes
than those outlined in our Privacy Policy, as stated by federal and
provincial legislation.
• We will keep your personal information only as long as required
for business purposes or as required by law.
• We will do our best to keep your personal information up to
date and accurate.
• We will protect your personal information, electronically and
physically, to the best of our ability.
• We will respond to any request that you make to access or amend
your personal information.
• We will obtain the appropriate consent from you for the collection,
use and release of your personal information.
Your rights
as a customer:
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You have the right to access your own personal information during regular
business hours by contacting our Privacy Officer.
• You have the right to amend errors in your personal information
by contacting our Privacy Officer.
• You have a right to obtain information about Raven’s procedures
and safeguards regarding your personal information.
• You have the right to the names of individuals, businesses or
organizations to whom your personal information has been released.
• You have the right to refuse to allow us to obtain, use or share
certain personal information.
• You can withdraw your consent to collect, use or release your
personal information at any time.
Who to
contact?
• For any further concerns or questions regarding our Privacy
Policy, please feel free to contact our Privacy Officer during regular
business hours at 780-436-9949.
• Raven will do its best to respond to your concerns in a timely
manner.
For a detailed
copy of our Privacy Policy, click
here.
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