Privacy
of personal information
is an important principle
to cdesign2 We
are committed to collecting,
using and disclosing
personal information
responsibly and only
to the extent necessary
for the services we
provide. This document
describes our privacy
policies.
WHAT
IS PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Personal information
is information about
an identifiable individual.
Personal information
includes information
that relates to: an
individual's personal
characteristics (e.g.,
gender, age, income,
home address or phone
number, ethnic background,
family status); health
(e.g., health history,
health conditions, health
services received by
them); or, activities
and views (e.g., religion,
politics, opinions expressed
by an individual, an
opinion or evaluation
of an individual). Personal
information is different
from business information
(e.g., an individual's
business address and
telephone number). This
is not protected by
privacy legislation.
WHO
WE ARE?
Our organization, cdesign2 is
a full service regional
General Motors dealership..
WHAT
PERSONAL INFORMATION DO
WE COLLECT?
For ourcustomers, the
primary purposes for collecting
personal information are
as follows: to hold accurate
and current contact information,
along with methods of
payment for our services.
Examples of the type of
personal information we
collect for those purposes
include the following:
Home address and phone
number (if a home based
business); banking information
(for PAP processes); and
credit card information.
HOW
DO WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION?
We collect information
only by lawful and fair
means and not in an
unreasonably intrusive
way. In all circumstances,
we collect your personal
information directly
from you, at the set
up of our services and
in the course of our
business relationship.
USE
OF YOUR INFORMATION
We use your personal
information to administer
our client (time and
billing databases) and
to include you in any
direct newsletter or
marketing activities.
If you tell us that
you no longer wish to
receive information
about our industry or
our services, we will
not send further material.
cdesign2 does
not disclose your personal
information to any third
party to enable them
to market their products
and services.
WHAT
ABOUT COOKIES?
Cookies are alphanumeric
identifiers that organizations
transfer to your computer's
hard drive through your
Web browser to enable
their systems to recognize
your browser and to
provide features such
as storage of items
in your Shopping Cart
between visits. The
Help portion of the
toolbar on most browsers
will tell you how to
prevent your browser
from accepting new cookies,
how to have the browser
notify you when you
receive a new cookie,
or how to disable cookies
altogether. However,
cookies allow you to
take full advantage
of some of the Internet's
coolest features.
DISCLOSURE
OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Under certain circumstances,
cdesign2 will
disclose your personal
information:
- To our bank, to process
monthly Pre-Authorized
Payments
- To our credit card
clearing company, to
process credit card
transactions
UPDATING
YOUR INFORMATION
Since we use your personal
information for contact
and payment purposes,
it is important that
the information be accurate
and up-to-date.
If
during the course of
our business relationship,
any of your information
changes, please inform
us so that we can make
any necessary changes.
When you update information,
we usually keep a copy
of the prior version
for our records.
PROTECTING
PERSONAL INFORMATION
We understand the importance
of protecting personal
information. For that
reason, we have taken
all reasonable precautions
to ensure that your
personal information
is kept safe from loss,
unauthorized access,
modification or disclosure,
including the following
steps:
- Premises security;
- Restricted file access
to personal information;
- Deploying technological
safeguards like security
software and firewalls
to prevent hacking or
unauthorized computer
access;
- Internal password
and security policies;
- Staff is trained to
collect, use and disclose
personal information
only as necessary to
fulfill their duties
and in accordance with
our privacy policy
HOW
SECURE IS INFORMATION
ABOUT ME?
You must ensure, when
entering personal information
through an Internet
Application that the
security of your information
during transmission
is protected by the
use of Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) software,
which encrypts information
you input. It is important
for you to protect against
unauthorized access
to your password and
to your computer. Be
sure to sign off when
finished using a shared
computer.
ACCESS
TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You may ask for access to any personal
information we hold about you.
If you believe there is a mistake in
the information, you have the right
to ask for it to be corrected. This
applies to factual information and not
to any professional opinions we may
have formed.
DO
YOU HAVE A CONCERN?
Our Information Officer can be reached
at cdesign2 to address any
questions or concerns you might have. If you wish to
make a formal complaint about our privacy
practices, you may make it in writing
to our Information Officer. He will
acknowledge receipt of your complaint;
ensure that it is investigated promptly,
and that you are provided with a formal
written decision with reasons. Top
