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Maple Leaf Construction Ltd. (“Maple Leaf”) is committed to protecting the confidentiality of personal information under its custody or control in accordance with its obligations at law, namely pursuant to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and Regulations of Canada (“PIPEDA”), and as set out in this Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n

Specifically, Maple Leaf is committed to protecting the confidentiality of its clients’ and supplier confidential and private matters.<\/p>\n

Please note that the collection, use and disclosure of employee personal information submitted to Maple Leaf does not fall within the scope of personal information regulated by PIPEDA.<\/p>\n

Maple Leaf requires that its employees, agents, officers and other authorized persons take all reasonable steps to protect client or third party personal information under its control.\u00a0 Maple Leaf has appointed a Privacy Committee who is accountable for its compliance with its obligations at law.\u00a0 The Maple Leaf Privacy Committee may designate the responsibility for the day-to-day collection and processing of personal information to other Maple Leaf employees as appropriate.<\/p>\n

Maple Leaf shall review this Privacy Policy regularly to ensure that its privacy practices remain current and up-to-date.<\/p>\n

If there are any matters that have not been expressly addressed in this Policy, or (i) if an individual requires clarification as to how to implement or interpret this Policy, (ii) if an individual would like to request access to his or her personal information or to amend such information, or (iii) an individual would like to file a complaint under this Policy, such concerns should be brought to the attention of the Privacy Committee immediately.<\/p>\n

The Privacy Committee can be contacted as follows:<\/p>\n

privacycommittee@mapleleafconstruction.mb.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

This policy will be made available to any customers or third parties whose personal information is collected, used, disclosed or retained pursuant to this policy on Maple Leaf’s website.<\/p>\n

I. Definitions<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.1 The following definitions are to assist in the interpretation of this Privacy Policy and are subject to change given amendments to applicable legislation:<\/p>\n

(a) “collection” means the gathering, acquiring, recording, or obtaining of personal information from any source, including from third parties, whether written or verbal;<\/p>\n

(b) “consent” means voluntary agreement for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information for defined purposes.\u00a0 Consent can be either express or implied and can be provided directly by the individual or by an authorized representative.\u00a0 Express consent can be given orally, electronically or in writing, but is always unequivocal and does not require any inference on the part of Maple Leaf.\u00a0 Implied consent is consent that can reasonably be inferred from an individual’s action or inaction;<\/p>\n

(c) “commercial activity” means any particular transaction, act or conduct or any regular course of conduct that is of a commercial character, including the selling, bartering or leasing of donor, membership or other fundraising lists;<\/p>\n

(d) “disclosure” means the release of personal information;<\/p>\n

(e) “personal information” means information about an identifiable individual, but does not include the name, title or business address, business telephone number, business facsimile number or business email address of an employee of an organization;<\/p>\n

(f) “record” includes any correspondence, memorandum, book, plan, map, drawing, diagram, pictorial or graphic work, photograph, film, microfilm, sound recording, video-tape, machine-readable record and any other documentary material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, and any copy of any of those things; and<\/p>\n

(g) “third party” means an individual or organization outside of Maple Leaf.<\/p>\n

II. Application of the Privacy Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n

2.1 This Privacy Policy applies to all third party personal information collected, used or disclosed by Maple Leaf, where Maple Leaf has collected, used or disclosed such information in the course of a commercial activity.<\/p>\n

2.2 This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information, including all records of personal information, whether written, photographed, recorded or stored in any manner, on any storage medium or by any means including by graphic, electronic or mechanical means.<\/p>\n

2.3 This Privacy Policy applies to all personal information in Maple Leaf\u2019 s custody or control, regardless of whether it was received, collected or acquired prior to or after the implementation of the Policy.<\/p>\n

2.4 This Privacy Policy governs the conduct of all employees and agents of Maple Leaf with respect to the handling of personal information and each employee and agent shall sign a “Pledge of Confidentiality” in the form attached hereto as Schedule “A”, acknowledging that he\/she is bound by the terms of this Policy and is aware of the consequences of breaching the Policy.\u00a0 Maple Leaf shall provide appropriate training for its employees with respect to its privacy practices.<\/p>\n

2.5 Should Maple Leaf transfer personal information to a third party for processing or other permitted transactions, it shall use contractual or other means to provide a comparable level of protection which the information is being processed by a third party.<\/p>\n

III. Access to Personal Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.1 Upon request, Maple Leaf shall afford customers a reasonable opportunity to review the personal information in the individual’s file. Personal information shall be provided in understandable form within a reasonable time and at a minimal or no cost to the individual.<\/p>\n

3.2 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, subject to certain exceptions specified by law.\u00a0 An individual shall be able to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information and have it amended as appropriate.<\/p>\n

3.3 In certain situations, Maple Leaf may not be able to provide access to all of the personal information it holds about a customer. Maple Leaf Inc. shall provide the reasons for denying access upon request. \u00a0For example:<\/p>\n