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Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
Colabor LP is committed to maintaining the accuracy, security and privacy
of personal information in accordance with applicable laws. This Privacy Policy is a
statement of principles and guidelines for the protection of personal information of
our Web site visitors, customers, personnel, service providers and other individuals.
The objective of Colabor LP Privacy Policy is to ensure responsible practices
in the collection, use and disclosure of personal information, in accordance with applicable
legislation.
This Privacy Policy applies to Colabor LP and its personnel and agents. Colabor LP
does not include resellers or distributors of Colabor LP products and services.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, "affiliates" means the parent
company, subsidiaries and affiliated companies of Colabor LP, as they may
exist from time to time.
In addition to this Privacy Policy, Colabor LP may also be subject to the
requirements of applicable legislation and regulations and the orders of any court,
regulatory body or other lawful authority.
2. Personal Information
Personal information is information about an identifiable individual. Personal
information does not include aggregated information that does not allow an individual
to be identified. An individual's business contact information, such as his or her name,
title, business address, business telephone and business facsimile numbers, are not
considered to be personal information.
3. Privacy Principles
The following are the ten privacy principles forming this Privacy Policy.
Principle 1 - Accountability
Colabor LP is responsible for personal information under its control
and will designate one or more persons who are accountable for Colabor LP's
compliance with the following principles.
Principle 2 - Identifying Purposes for Collection of Personal Information
Colabor LP will identify the purposes for which personal information is
collected at or before the time the personal information is collected. Some of the identified
purposes for which Colabor LP collects, uses or discloses of personal
information are described in Section 4 below.
Principle 3 - Obtaining Consent for Collection, Use or Disclosure of Personal Information
The knowledge and consent of an individual are required for the collection, use, or disclosure
of his or her personal information, except where inappropriate or as permitted by law. In
obtaining consent, Colabor LP will use reasonable efforts to ensure that an
individual is advised of the identified purposes for which personal information will be used
or disclosed. In determining the appropriate form of consent, Colabor LP will take
into account the sensitivity of the personal information and the reasonable expectations of a
reasonable person. Consent will not be obtained through deception. An individual may
withdraw consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable
notice. Colabor LP will advise the individual of the implications of such
withdrawal.
Principle 4 - Limiting Collection of Personal Information
Colabor LP will limit the collection of personal information, both the
amount and the type of information, to that which is necessary for the purposes
identified by Colabor LP. Personal information will be collected by
fair and lawful means, and not by misleading or deceiving individuals about the purpose
for which information is being collected.
Principle 5 - Limiting Use, Disclosure, and Retention of Personal Information
Colabor LP will not use or disclose personal information for purposes
other than the identified purposes for which it was collected, except with the consent
of the individual or as required or permitted by law. Colabor LP will
retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the identified purposes.
Principle 6 - Accuracy of Personal Information
Personal information will be as accurate, complete and up-to-date as is necessary
for the purposes for which it is to be used. Colabor LP will update
personal information about individuals as necessary to fulfill the identified
purposes or upon notification by the subject individual. Colabor LP
will not routinely update personal information, unless such process is necessary
to fulfill the identified purposes.
Principle 7 - Security Safeguards
Colabor LP will protect personal information by security safeguards
appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. Colabor LP will
use reasonable efforts and security measures to protect personal information against
loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, modification,
disposal or destruction. Colabor LP will protect personal information
disclosed to third parties by contractual agreements stipulating the confidentiality
of the information and the limited purposes for which it is to be used.
Principle 8 - Individual Access to Personal Information
Colabor LP will inform the individual of the existence, use, and disclosure of
his or her personal information and, subject to certain exceptions, will give the
individual access to that information. If access is denied, Colabor LP
will notify the requesting individual in writing, give reasons for the denial, and
inform the individual of the recourses open to him or her. If access is granted, Colabor LP
will give the requesting individual a reasonable opportunity to
consult the personal information collected by Colabor LP. Personal
information will be provided in an understandable form within a reasonable time,
generally within 30 days, and at minimal cost to the individual. Colabor LP
may extend such 30 day period by up to an additional 30 days if meeting the time
limit would unreasonably interfere with the activities of Colabor LP or the
time required to undertake any consultations necessary to respond to the request would make
the time limit impracticable to meet. An individual will be able to challenge the
accuracy and completeness of the information and have it amended as appropriate.
Principle 9 - Challenging Compliance
An individual will be able to address a challenge concerning compliance with this
Privacy Policy to Colabor LP Privacy Officer.
4. Identified Purposes for the Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
Colabor LP and its agents, affiliates and service providers may collect, use or
disclose your Personal Information for the following purposes:
- to understand and respond to Web site visitor and customer needs and preferences, including to communicate with Web site visitors and customers and to conduct surveys, contests and promotions;
- to develop, publish and distribute our newsletters, press releases, marketing and advertising media, and other Colabor LP branded products and services, in any format or media;
- to develop, enhance, market, sell, provide and inform you of Colabor LP's products and services;
- to manage and develop Colabor LP's and its affiliates' businesses and operations;
- to detect and protect Colabor LP, its affiliates, and other third parties against error and fraud and other illegal activity, and to audit compliance with Colabor LP's corporate policies and contractual obligations;
- as permitted by, and to comply with, any legal or regulatory requirements or provisions; and
- for any other purpose to which you consent.
Colabor LP may collect and use your personal information received from an
organization (or its affiliate) or an individual who, in the reasonable judgment of Colabor LP,
is providing the information as your agent, where you consent to
such collection or as required or permitted by law.
Colabor LP may disclose your personal information to an organization
(or its affiliate) or an individual who, in the reasonable judgment of Colabor LP,
is receiving the information as your agent, where you consent to such disclosure,
or as required or permitted by law, and may also disclose your personal information to
an organization (or its affiliate) or an individual who has been retained by Colabor LP
to perform functions on its behalf or to provide services to Colabor LP, provided such
organization or individual does not collect, use or disclose
the personal information for any purpose other than to perform such functions or provide
services to Colabor LP, all where you consent to such collection or as
required or permitted by law.
Consent
BY SUBMITTING PERSONAL INFORMATION TO COLABOR LP OR ITS AFFILIATES,
SERVICE PROVIDERS AND AGENTS, YOU AGREE TO OUR COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF
SUCH PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR THE IDENTIFIED PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY
POLICY, PROVIDED THAT SUCH COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND AS PERMITTED OR REQUIRED BY LAW. Subject to legal and
contractual requirements, you may refuse or withdraw your consent to any one or
all of the purposes described in Section 4(a), at any time with reasonable notice
by contacting Colabor LP Privacy Officer. If you refuse or withdraw
your consent, we may not be able to establish or maintain a commercial relationship
or provide you or continue to provide you with some products, services or information
which may be of value to you. To the extent that you provide Colabor LP
with personal information of another person, you represent that you have the authority
or have obtained all necessary consents from such person to enable Colabor LP to collect,
use and disclose such personal information for the purposes set forth
in this Privacy Policy.
5. Privacy and our Web sites
Cookies - When you access Colabor LP Web site, we may use a browser
feature called a 'cookie' to collect information that is not personally identifiable
(such as the type of Internet browser and operating system you use, the domain name
of the Web site from which you came, number of visits, average time spent on our Web
site, and pages viewed). A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification
number that identifies your browser, but not you, to our computers each time you visit
one of our Web sites that uses cookies. Unless you specifically inform us, we will not
know who you are. In addition to the identified purposes described in our Privacy
Policy, Colabor LP may use this cookie information and share it with our
affiliates and other organizations with whom we have a commercial relationship to
measure the use of our Web sites and to improve the functionality and content of the
Web sites. If you wish, you can reset your browser either to notify you when you have
received a cookie or refuse to accept cookies. However, if you refuse to accept cookies,
you may not be able to use certain features on our Web sites.
Online Communications - In order to provide you with a product, service or information,
you may voluntarily submit personal information to us for purposes such as registering
for our services, obtaining information, corresponding with us, and participating in
surveys. We may combine and store personal information about your use of our Web
sites and the online information you have provided with certain other online and
offline information we may have collected.
E-Mail Communications - Occasionally, Colabor LP may send you e-mail
communications with information that may be useful to you, including information
about the products and services of Colabor LP, its affiliates and other
third parties with whom we have a commercial relationship. We will include instructions
on how to unsubscribe and inform us of your preferences if you decide you do not want
to receive any future marketing or promotional e-mails from Colabor LP.
However, if you are a customer, supplier or otherwise have a commercial relationship
with Colabor LP, to ensure that you receive important information, you
agree that we may send you non-marketing related information when necessary.
Links - Our Web site may contain links to other Web sites, which are provided to you
as a convenience only. You are advised that other third party Web sites may have
different privacy practices than Colabor LP, and Colabor LP
has no responsibility for such third party Web sites.
6. Changes to this Privacy Policy
Colabor LP reserves the right to modify or supplement this Privacy Policy
at any time. If we make any change to this Privacy Policy, we will post such changes on
our Web site and they will be available upon request to Colabor LP Privacy
Officer. However, Colabor LP will seek an individual's consent if it seeks
to collect, use or disclose his or her personal information for purposes other than those
to which the individual has consented unless otherwise required or permitted by law.
Changes to our Privacy Policy will be noted here so that you can be fully informed about
our privacy policies and practices.
Date last revised: June 2008.
7. Further Information
For more information on Colabor LP's privacy practices or if you have
questions or concerns about your privacy, you can contact us through Colabor LP
Web site at www.colabor.com or by contacting the following
people:
Michel Loignon (514) 942-7073
info@colabor.com
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