Privacy policy

September 15, 2023

PRIVACY POLICY HALIBURTON LUMBER & ENTERPRISES LTD.

o/a  HALIBURTON TIMBER MART

 

Your privacy is important to Haliburton Lumber and Enterprises Ltd. (referred to as “we” or “us” in this policy) and the purpose of this policy is to tell you what personal information we collect about you, how we use it, whether we disclose it to anybody else, how long we keep it, and how you can request access to your personal information or obtain more information about Haliburton Lumber & Enterprises Ltd policies.

Personal Information: Personal information means any information about you except your name, business title, business address, business e-mail address, business telephone number or business facsimile number.  It also does not include your home address and telephone number if these are published in a telephone or other directory.

Accountability: We are responsible for the personal information under our control and we have designated a Privacy Officer who is responsible for our compliance with this policy and with privacy legislation.  If you wish to contact our Privacy Officer, you can do one of the following:

by telephone (705) 457-2510

by facsimile (705) 457-2591

by email       admin@haliburtonlumber.com

by mail:       

Haliburton Lumber & Enterprises Ltd

c/o Privacy Officer

PO Box 534

Haliburton, Ontario

K0M 1S0

 

What Personal Information do we collect?  When you open a charge account with us we may collect some or all of the following personal information:

a/         your name, address and telephone number

b/         e-mail address and facsimile number

c/         your occupation

d/         your date of birth and/or the date of birth of other members of your family

e/         your social insurance number and/or the social insurance number of other members of your family

f/          financial and credit information about you and/or other members of your family (specific information is set out in the application for credit forms).

 

Provision of your Social Insurance Number is optional.  However, you should be aware that most Credit Reporting Agencies use the Social Insurance Number as a unique identifier to ensure proper identification when conducting credit reviews and preparing credit reports.  If you do not wish to provide your Social Insurance Number, our ability to obtain a timely and accurate credit report may be affected.

The Security of your Personal Information is Important to Us: Your personal information is used by us only for the purposes identified below and access to your personal information is limited to those employees of Haliburton Lumber & Enterprises Ltd.

 

How do we use your Personal Information?  Your personal information may be used by us to provide products and services to you such as to obtain a credit report if you are opening an account and to provide you with updates and information regarding products and services that we have to offer and which we think will be of interest to you.

 

Sometimes we have to Share your Personal Information with Others: We do not sell your personal information to third parties.  We may share some or all of your personal information with third parties such as credit reporting agencies.  We may also disclose your personal information where we are required or permitted by law to do so.

 

How long do we keep your Personal Information?  We retain your personal information as long as you have a charge account with Haliburton Lumber & Enterprises Ltd.  If there are legal requirements relating to the period of time which we must retain your personal information, we comply with those requirements.

 

What can you do if you want to limit the use to which we put your Personal Information?  Most of the personal information which we collect is necessary for us to open a charge account for you and we cannot do this without that personal information.  If you do not want us to use or disclose your personal information in a particular way, please contact our Privacy Officer as described above and we will be pleased to discuss with you how we can limit collection, use of disclosure of your person information.

 

You can request Access to Your Personal Information.  You have a right to access the personal information which we have about you and to request that personal information which you believe to be inaccurate be corrected.  If you wish to access your personal information you should contact our Privacy Officer who will be pleased to assist you.

 

Questions? Concerns?  If you have any question or concerns about this Privacy Policy or about the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information by Haliburton Lumber & Enterprises Ltd. please contact our Privacy Officer as set out at the beginning of this policy and we will do our best to try to address your concerns.