Politique de confidentialité

1. the Privacy Act

a. this Act imposes obligations on some 250 federal government departments and agencies to respect privacy rights by limiting the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. The Privacy Act gives individuals the right to access and request correction of personal information about themselves held by these federal government organizations.

2. the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

a. sets out ground rules for how private sector organizations may collect, use or disclose personal information in the course of commercial activities

b. Under the Act, individuals may complain to the Privacy Commissioner about how organizations handle their personal information.

c. Organizations can only collect personal information that is appropriate for the specific transaction; they must explain why they need the information, what it will be used for, whether they plan to disclose it to anyone else and must obtain consent for this use and disclosure

d. Individuals may obtain information about themselves held by an organization and can request that inaccurate or incomplete information be corrected.

Some regional specificities depending on the State you are

With respect to the use of foreign service providers, PIPA Alberta specifically requires a transferring organisation to include the following information in its privacy policies and procedures:

• the countries outside Canada in which the collection, use, disclosure or storage is occurring or may occur; and

• the purposes for which the third party service provider outside Canada has been authorised to collect, use or disclose personal information for or on behalf of the organisation.

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