Personal Information Protection
Private Sector Privacy Legislation
Personal Information Protection Policy
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The Haunting of Falkland
Personal Information Protection Policy
The Haunting of Falkland, we are committed to providing our clients and customers with exceptional service. As providing this service involves the collection, use and disclosure of some personal information about our clients and customers protecting their personal information is one of our highest priorities.
While we have always respected our clients and customers privacy and safeguarded their personal information, we have strengthened our commitment to protecting personal information as a result of British Columbia’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). PIPA, which came into effect on January 1, 2004, sets out the ground rules for how B.C. businesses and not-for-profit organizations may collect, use and disclose personal information.
We will inform our clients and customers of why and how we collect, use and disclose their personal information, obtain their consent where required, and only handle their personal information in a manner that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances.
This Personal Information Protection Policy, in compliance with PIPA, outlines the principles and practices we will follow in protecting clients and customers personal information. Our privacy commitment includes ensuring the accuracy, confidentiality, and security of our clients and customers personal information and allowing our clients and customers to request access to, and correction of, their personal information.
Scope of this Policy
This Personal Information Protection Policy applies to The Haunting of Falkland and its subsidiaries, Thunder Boyz Productions Inc. and Falkland and District Community Association.
This policy also applies to any service providers collecting, using or disclosing personal information on behalf of The Haunting of Falkland.
Definitions
Personal Information –means information about an identifiable. Personal information does not include contact information (described below).
Contact information – means information that would enable an individual to be contacted at a place of business and includes name, position name or title, business telephone number, business address, business email or business fax number. Contact information is not covered by this policy or PIPA.
Privacy Officer – means the individual designated responsibility for ensuring that The Haunting of Falkland complies with this policy and PIPA.
Policy 1 – Collecting Personal Information
1.1 Unless the purposes for collecting personal information are obvious and the clients and customers voluntarily provides his or her personal information for those purposes, we will communicate the purposes for which personal information is being collected, either orally or in writing, before or at the time of collection.
1.2 We will only collect clients and customers information that is necessary to fulfill the following purposes:
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To verify identity;
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To identify clients and customers preferences;
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To deliver requested of services
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To ensure a high standard of service to our clients and customers;
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To meet regulatory requirements;
Policy 2 – Consent
2.1 We will obtain clients and customers consent to collect, use or disclose personal information (except where, as noted below, we are authorized to do so without consent).
2.2 Consent can be implied where the purpose for collecting using or disclosing the personal information would be considered obvious and the clients and customers voluntarily provides personal information for that purpose.
2.3 Consent may also be implied where a clients and customers is given notice and a reasonable opportunity to opt-out of his or her personal information being used for mail-outs, the marketing of new services and fundraising and the clients and customers does not opt-out.
2.4 Subject to certain exceptions (e.g., the personal information is necessary to provide the service or product, or the withdrawal of consent would frustrate the performance of a legal obligation), clients and customers can withhold or withdraw their consent for The Haunting of Falkland to use their personal information in certain ways. A client’s and customer’s decision to withhold or withdraw their consent to certain uses of personal information may restrict our ability to provide a particular service or product. If so, we will explain the situation to assist the clients and customers in making the decision.
2.5 We may collect, use or disclose personal information without the clients and customers knowledge or consent in the following limited circumstances:
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When the collection, use or disclosure of personal information is permitted or required by law;
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In an emergency that threatens an individual's life, health, or personal security;
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When the personal information is available from a public source (e.g., a telephone directory);
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When we require legal advice from a lawyer;
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To investigate an anticipated breach of an agreement or a contravention of law
Policy 3 – Using and Disclosing Personal Information
3.1 We will only use or disclose clients and customers personal information where necessary to fulfill the purposes identified at the time of collection [or for a purpose reasonably related to those purposes such as:
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To conduct client, customer, member surveys in order to enhance the provision of our services;
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To contact our [clients and customers] directly about products and services that may be of interest;]
3.2 We will not use or disclose clients and customers personal information for any additional purpose unless we obtain consent to do so.
3.3 We will not sell clients and customers lists or personal information to other parties [unless we have consent to do so].
Policy 4 – Retaining Personal Information
4.1 If we use clients and customers personal information to make a decision that directly affects the clients and customers we will retain that personal information for at least one year so that the clients and customers has a reasonable opportunity to request access to it.
4.2 Subject to policy 4.1, we will retain clients and customers personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the identified purposes or a legal or business purpose.
Policy 5 – Ensuring Accuracy of Personal Information
5.1 We will make reasonable efforts to ensure that clients and customers personal information is accurate and complete where it may be used to make a decision about the clients and customers or disclosed to another organization.
5.2 Clients and Customers may request correction to their personal information in order to ensure its accuracy and completeness. A request to correct personal information must be made in writing and provide sufficient detail to identify the personal information and the correction being sought.
5.3 If the personal information is demonstrated to be inaccurate or incomplete, we will correct the information as required and send the corrected information to any organization to which we disclosed the personal information in the previous year. If the correction is not made, we will note the clients’ and customers’ correction request in the file.
Policy 6 – Securing Personal Information
6.1 We are committed to ensuring the security of clients and customers personal information in order to protect it from unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification or disposal or similar risks.
6.2 The following security measures will be followed to ensure that clients and customers personal information is appropriately protected:
The use of locked filing cabinets; physically securing offices where personal information is held; the use of user IDs, passwords, encryption, firewalls; restricting employee access to personal information.
6.3 We will use appropriate security measures when destroying client’s and customer’s personal information such as shredding documents, deleting electronically stored information.
6.4 We will continually review and update our security policies and controls as technology changes to ensure ongoing personal information security.
Policy 7 – Providing Client’s and Customer’s Access to Personal Information
7.1 Clients and Customers have a right to access their personal information, subject to limited exceptions.
7.2 A request to access personal information must be made in writing and provide sufficient detail to identify the personal information being sought.
7.3 Upon request, we will also tell clients and customers how we use their personal information and to whom it has been disclosed if applicable.
7.4 We will make the requested information available within 30 business days, or provide written notice of an extension where additional time is required to fulfill the request.
7.5 A minimal fee may be charged for providing access to personal information. Where a fee may apply, we will inform the clients and customers of the cost and request further direction from the clients and customers on whether or not we should proceed with the request.
7.6 If a request is refused in full or in part, we will notify the clients and customers in writing, providing the reasons for refusal and the recourse available to the clients and customers.
Policy 8 – Questions and Complaints: The Role of the Privacy Officer or designated individual
8.1 The Privacy Officer or designated individual is responsible for ensuring The Haunting of Falkland’s compliance with this policy and the Personal Information Protection Act.
8.2 Clients and Customers should direct any complaints, concerns or questions regarding The Haunting of Falkland’s compliance in writing to the Privacy Officer. If the Privacy Officer is unable to resolve the concern, the clients and customers may also write to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia.
Contact information for The Haunting of Falkland’s Privacy Officer or designated individual:
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