PRIVACY POLICY OF AUTOCANADA INC.,
ITS DEALERSHIPS AND OTHER ENTITIESDefinition of Personal
InformationPersonal information is
information about an identifiable individual, but does not include the name or
business contact information of an employee of an
organization.
Our
ResponsibilitiesAutoCanada Inc., and the AutoCanada group
of dealerships (referred to in this policy as "AutoCanada" or "we" or "us") are
responsible for protecting the personal information of our existing customers
and prospects (referred to in this policy as "customers" or "you") that is in
our custody or under our control, including personal information that has been
transferred to or received from a third party. The personal
information is collected in accordance with applicable privacy legislation and
is governed by this policy.
Collection, Use, and Disclosure of Personal
Information
We
collect personal information from you to serve you better. Personal
information better helps us understand your automotive and related needs, allows
us to communicate effectively with you, and allows us to provide you services
and products.
We may collect, use and disclose personal information for
the following purposes:
- Verify identity and ensure
accuracy of the information we have on record
- Advise of
special offers, updates and other information
- Communicate
with manufacturers
- Fulfill and deliver orders for goods or
services, as well as administer transactions, including determining eligibility
for financing
- Provide services (such as warranty and
extended service plans), and the booking of
appointments
- Analyse the performance of vehicles, maintain
and repair operating systems, investigate accidents and systems and locating
vehicles
- Improve product and service offerings and to
conduct surveys
- Detect and prevent fraud
- Compile statistics and report to regulatory agencies
- Comply with the law
We
refer to these as our "Identified Purposes".
How We Gather Personal
Information
The
collection, use and disclosure of personal information depends on how a customer
does business with us. We gather information from customers in the following
ways:
- over the telephone, electronically or
through face-to-face meetings
- on the purchase of a new or
used vehicle from a salesperson's customer information sheet
- on the new or used vehicle purchase deal sheet
- through vehicle systems which record event
data
- on the trade-in information document
- through public sources to confirm addresses and phone
numbers
- on the purchase & sale Agreement, and other
purchase or repair order forms or invoices such as the application of insurance
or purchase of a warranty or after-market products
- from
vehicle manufacturers, credit providers and/or credit reporting
agencies
- through our call center communication
The Commitment We Make To Customers When They
Share Personal Information When you provide
information to us, your personal information may be used or disclosed for the
Identified Purposes among AutoCanada, their affiliates, automobile
manufacturers, parts manufacturers and/or third parties, including third party
financing companies and credit agencies. The AutoCanada group of dealerships may
verify such information or obtain additional personal information about you in
question by checking with government agencies, credit bureaus, motor vehicle
agencies and other fact collecting and verifying entities to assist us in the
Identified Purposes.
Consent
Your knowledge and consent is generally required before
we may collect, use or disclose your personal information. Explicit
consent is not required where your consent is deemed by law or not required by
law. These situations may include an investigation by the police where personal
information is publicly available or in situations where otherwise permitted by
law. In cases where we collect personal information that requires consent, we
will obtain specific written or oral consent from you before collecting, using
or disclosing such information. If you provide information regarding eligibility
for financing, you are consenting to our disclosure of such information to third
party financing companies and/or credit agencies.
Protection of Personal
Information
Personal information will be kept at the offices of
AutoCanada and/or a dealer. All electronic and paper based information
will be maintained under strict security systems appropriate to sensitivity of
the personal information to safeguard all personal information that is in the
custody or in the control of AutoCanada and/or the dealership from unauthorized
access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal, or similar
risks.
All third parties that obtain personal information from
AutoCanada and/or a dealership (with respect to financing requests and insurance
applications, for example) are contractually required to protect customers'
confidentiality in a manner consistent with this policy, and/or as required by
law.
Customers' Right To Access Their Personal
InformationYou may access the personal
information that we maintain in our custody or under our
control.
How a Customer Accesses Their Personal Information
If you want access to your personal
information you must make a request in writing to AutoCanada's Privacy Officer,
stating the specific personal information you are requesting and the name of
your dealership.
Withdrawing Consent
You may withdraw your consent to the
collection, use or disclosure of your personal information at any time on
reasonable notice, subject to legal or contractual restrictions (such as where
we have arranged to extend credit to you and are required to collect or disclose
your personal information on an ongoing basis from or to third
parties). If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide
certain products and services to you. You may withdraw same by contacting us as
per below.
How To Contact Us
To contact the AutoCanada Privacy Officer: Tom Orysiuk,
CA
Address: 200 - 15505 Yellowhead Trail, Edmonton AB T5V 1
E5
Telephone number: (780) 482-3139
Fax number: (780)
447-0651
E-mail address: torysiuk@autocan.ca