Introduction
Protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your information --
over the Internet, on the telephone, or through our offices - has always
been fundamental to the way we do business at Linttell Projects Inc.. We
operate on the basis of a Privacy Policy and related procedures that guide
the handling of the personal information we collect. We have created this
privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to
protecting the privacy of our clients, partners and potential Web site
visitors. This policy and related procedures are consistent with the
Canadian Standards Association Model Code for the Protection of Personal
Information (herein "CSA Model Code") and applicable privacy legislation
Privacy Statement
This policy deals only with personal information handled by Linttell
Projects Inc. Personal information is information about an identifiable
individual, excluding business contact information. The following
explains how Linttell Projects Inc.handles personal information.
Linttell Projects Inc. reserves the right to change this policy and it
may be updated periodically. These changes may affect our use of your
personal information. Accordingly, please check for changes regularly.
Accountability
The Linttell Projects Inc. is accountable for all personal information
under its control. The privacy officer is Scott Linttell, President, who
is designated as responsible for the Linttell Projects Inc. privacy
policy. The privacy officer can be reached by:
Any questions about Linttell Projects Inc. handling of personal
information should be directed to the privacy officer. Please see below
for more information about the process for referring questions about the
handling of personal information.
Purpose of Personal
Information
The purpose for which the Linttell Projects Inc. collects personal
information will be identified at or before the time the information is
collected. Linttell Projects Inc. may collect personal information for
the purposes of:
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commercial or
residential development of land
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marketing lots and
homes within such developments
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landscaping
services to existing or new property owners
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financing
property acquisition or development
Linttell Projects Inc. will not use personal information for any other
purpose than identified at or before the time of collection.
Consent
Linttell Projects Inc. seeks consent for all personal information we
collect, use and disclose through information provided to individuals
prior to collection, or at the time of collection.
If you have voluntarily provided information, you have consented to the
collection, use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information
as described in this privacy policy. As required by the CSA Model Code,
Linttell Projects Inc. will not use personal information for any purpose
other than that for which you consented. Should Linttell Projects Inc.
require personal information for a new purpose, we will contact you to
seek consent for that new use.
Limits for Collecting,
Using, Disclosing and Keeping Personal Information
Linttell Projects Inc. does not collect, use or disclose personal
information of individuals except when individuals give consent and
provide the information on a voluntary basis. There may be occasions where
more specific personal information is necessary for us to proceed with a
request for information, or provide you with a product or service. In such
cases, we will provide you with a description on the information we need.
In all cases, Linttell Projects Inc. limits the amount and type of
information collected to only the personal information that is required to
provide the individual with the requested information, product, or
service. We collect only information that is voluntarily provided by you
and undertake that such information will be kept strictly confidential.
We retain personal information only as long as is necessary to provide the
individual with the requested product, service or information and delete
or destroy this information after that time. In some cases, however,
legal reporting and retention requirements necessitate that Linttell
Projects Inc. retain information for a specific amount of time.
Linttell Projects Inc. does not sell or trade any personal information
with third parties. Linttell Projects Inc. may transfer information to
service providers where information processing is outsourced by Linttell
Projects Inc. in the course of its administrative procedures or
operations. Where personal information is transferred to a service
provider for processing, we require the service provider to respect this
Privacy Policy and we restrict them from using or disclosing personal
information transferred to them for any purpose other than the provision
of services to us.
Any personal information that Linttell Projects Inc. retains is kept in
such a manner as to ensure its security and confidentiality at all times.
Safeguarding Personal
Information
Linttell Projects Inc. respects the privacy of our clients, partners,
potential web site visitors and internet users and will protect that
privacy as vigorously as possible. We store personal information in
electronic and physical files that are secure. Our security measures
include secure locks on filing cabinets, and using industry standard
techniques such as firewalls, encryption, intrusion detection and
restricted access to records and to equipment, including computers.
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to
be lOO% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal
information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information
you transmit to us or receive from us electronically. This is especially
true for information you transmit to us via e-mail. We have no way of
protecting that information until it reaches us. Once we receive your
transmission, we make our best efforts to ensure its security on our
servers.
Accuracy of and Access
to Personal Information Collected
Linttell Projects Inc. makes every effort to keep personal information as
accurate, complete, current and relevant as necessary for the identified
purposes. Linttell Projects Inc. does not routinely update personal
information.
Linttell Projects Inc. makes readily available to individuals our Privacy
Policy and related procedures for managing personal information. We
provide access to the Privacy Policy and related procedures to individuals
via Linttell Projects Inc. development web-sites and in written form.
Any questions about the handling of personal information by Linttell
Projects Inc. can be raised with our privacy officer.
At the written request of an individual, he or she may view or edit their
personal information as collected by the Linttell Projects Inc.. Linttell
Projects Inc. will inform them of what personal information we have about
the individual, what it is being used for and, in cases where it has been
disclosed, to whom it has been disclosed. There may be exceptional
circumstances as provided by the CSA Model Code under which Linttell
Projects Inc. may not be able to give an individual access to the personal
information about her or him held Linttell Projects Inc.. In this case
Linttell Projects Inc. will explain the reason for this lack of access,
as provided by the CSA Model Code.
To make a request, please send a letter, email or fax addressed to our
Privacy Officer at the address indicated above. In your request, please
include the following information:
name, contact details, membership number (where applicable), the nature of
your request, including whether you wish to view and/or edit information
or inquire regarding use and/or disclosure.
Linttell Projects Inc. will reply to your request in no later than thirty
days after receipt of the request, or if we are not able to respond within
this time period, we will send you a notice of extension. If we are not
able to disclose all the personal information we hold on you, we will give
you a reason for our inability to do so, unless prohibited by law.
Questions
Any questions or comments Linttell Projects Inc. handling of personal
information should be directed to our privacy officer.