Privacy Policy
Last Updated: April 4th, 2024
This Privacy Policy outlines Our policies and procedures regarding the collection, disclosure, and use of Your information when You use Our Service and tells You about Your rights to privacy.
Definitions & Interpretations
Interpretation
Words beginning with capitalized letters in this document are defined in the following section.
The definitions of words listed in the following section will remain the same, regardless of use in plural or singular form.
Definitions
Words of use in this Privacy Policy:
“Business” for the purpose of the FIPPA (Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act), refers to the Company as the legal entity responsible for collecting, processing, protecting, and using Consumers’ Personal Information.
“Company” (referred to as “the Company”, “We”, “Us”, or “Our” in this document) refers to REC Safety Solutions.
“Country” refers to Canada.
“You” means the individual accessing or using the Service, whether it is on behalf of another legal entity or individual.
“Cookies” are small files downloaded onto Your computer, mobile Device, or any other Device used to access a website, containing details of Your actions and history on that website.
“Data Controller” refers to the persons responsible for determining the appropriate purposes and means of processing Personal Data.
“Device” means any device that can access the service, including but not limited to computers, cell phones, and tablets.
“Personal Data” means any Personally Identifiable Information relating to an identified, or identifiable individual.
“Service” refers to the Website.
“Website” refers to RECSS.ca, and any pages contained within the Website. Accessible via https://www.recss.ca
“Personally Identifiable Information” refers to any information that can be used to identify You, including but not limited to:
o Name, Age, Sex
o Home Address, Phone Number
o Medical Information, Health Care History including Physical or Mental Disability
“Service Provider” means any legal persons that process data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies, or individuals employed by the Company to provide or host the Service on behalf of the Company. The Service Provider can also provide services related to analyzing how data collected by the Service is used. For the purpose of the PIPEDA
(Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act), Service Providers are considered Data Controllers.
“Usage Data” refers to data that is automatically collected, generated by use of the Service.
Collection and Use of Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using the Service, You may be asked to provide Us with Personally Identifiable Information that can be used to contact or identify you.
Usage Data
Usage Data is automatically collected when using the Service.
Usage Data can include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of the Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the duration of your time on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
When You access the Service via a mobile Device, certain information may be collected, including but not limited to, the type of Device that You use, Your mobile Device’s unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile Device, Your mobile Device’s operating system, the type of Internet browser You use, and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that Your browser sends when You use the Service or access the Service via a mobile Device.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar technologies to track activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information to analyze and improve Our Service. The technologies We use may include:
Cookies. A cookie is a small file downloaded to Your Device. You can configure Your browser to refuse all Cookies, or to alert you when a Cookie is being received. Our Service allows you to refuse the use of Cookies, however some components of Our Service may be unusable. Our Service may use Cookies unless You have configured Your browser to refuse them or refused them via the Website.
Web Beacons. Certain sections of Our Service, and E-Mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also known as clear gifs and pixel tags) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email, and for other related Website statistics (for example, recording and analyzing the popularity of a certain section of the Website).
Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your Devices even after going offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser.
We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the following purposes:
Essential Cookies
Type: Session Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies provide You with services available through the Website and allow You to use some of its features. Without these Cookies, the services You request may not be able to be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.
Notice Acceptance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies identify if You have accepted the use of Cookies on the Website
Functionality Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies allow the Website to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as language preferences. These Cookies provide You with a personalized experience to avoid You having to re-set Your preferences each time you access the Website.
Tracking and Performance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Third-Parties
Purpose: These Cookies are used to gather and track information regarding traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. Information gathered by these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify You as an individual.
For more information regarding the Cookies we use and Your choices regarding Cookies, please visit Our Cookies Policy via Our Website.
Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
To provide and maintain Our Service, including to monitor usage of Our Service.
For the performance of a contract: The development and undertaking of a contract You purchased from Us via the Website.
To contact You: To contact You by E-Mail, telephone calls, SMS texts, or any other equivalent form of electronic communication, regarding informative communications regarding a request or purchase made via the Website.
To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
For business transfers: In the event of a merger, restructure, reorganization, or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a result of bankruptcy, liquidation, or a similar situation, in which Personal Data held by Us about Our Service is among the assets transferred.
For other purposes: We may use Your Personal Data for other purposes, such as identifying usage trends, data analysis, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve our Service, and Your experience.
We may share Your Personal Data in the following situations:
With Service Providers: Your Personal Data may be shared with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Service, for payment processing or to contact You.
For business transfers: Your Personal Data may be shared or transferred in accordance with, or during the negotiations of a merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of some or all of Our Company to another company.
With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent
Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data for as long as is necessary only for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data only to the necessary extent to comply with Our legal obligations (e.g. if We are required to retain your Personal Data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce legal agreements and policies.
The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is usually retained for a shorter period of time, with the exception of when this data is used to strengthen the security or improve the functionality of Our Services, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Your Rights to Privacy
We take to the confidentiality and respect of Your Personal Data.
You have the right under this Privacy Policy to:
Request access to Your Personal Data. The right to access, update, or delete the information We have stored about You. If You would like access to Your Personal Data, please see the Contact Us section below, and submit Your request.
Request correction of the Personal Data that We store about You. You have the right to request any incomplete or inaccurate information held about You be corrected and/or updated.
Request deletion of Your Personal Data. You have the right to ask Us to delete or remove Your Personal Data when there is no reason for Us to continue processing it.
Request the transfer of Your Personal Data. We will provide you, or the third-party You have chosen, Your Personal Data in a commonly used, accessible, machine-readable format. This only applies to automated information which You initially provided consent for Us to use or where We used the information to fulfill a contractual agreement with You.
Withdraw Your consent. You have the right to withdraw Your consent on the use of Your Personal Data. If you withdraw Your consent, We may not be able to provide You with access to previously accessible functions of Our Service.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information and Personal Data are processed at the Company’s operating location and in any other places where parties involved in the processing are located. This information may be transferred to and maintained on computer located outside of the of the province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in Your jurisdiction.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy and Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer.
We will take absolutely all steps necessary to ensure that Your data is secure and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization or country where there are inadequate controls in place to guarantee the security of Your Personal Data and other Personally Identifiable Information.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business transactions
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law Enforcement
The Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to requests made by public authorities (e.g. a court, or a government agency).
Other legal requirements
The company may disclose Your Personal Data in the belief that such action is absolutely necessary to:
Comply with a legal obligation
Protect the rights or property of the Company
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing regarding the Service
Protect the personal safety of users of the Service, or the public
Protect against legal liability
Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data is very important to us, but unfortunately no method of electronic transmission, or electronic storage is 100% secure. We will use all commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, but We cannot guarantee absolute security.
In the case of a security breach, You will be notified if Your Personal Data has been compromised.
Information on the Processing of Your Personal Data
The Service Providers We use may have access to Your Personal Data. These Service Providers collect, store, use, process, and transfer information regarding Your activity on Our Website in accordance with their own Privacy Policies.
Analytics
We may use the following Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of Our Service:
https://www.squarespace.com/privacy
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.
If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent's consent before We collect and use that information.
Links to Other Websites
Our Website contains links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be redirected to that third-party’s website. We strongly encourage you to review the Privacy Policy of all websites that You visit.
We assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, and practices of any third-party websites or services, as We have no control over how they are operated.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when necessary. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be listed below, and the “Last Updated” date at the top of this document will be updated as well.
You are advised and encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective once they are posted to this document.
Contact Us
If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact Us:
By visiting this page on our Website: https://www.recss.ca/contact
Or
By directly E-Mailing: susan@recss.ca
References
https://www.termsfeed.com/blog/pipeda/
https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/for-businesses/
https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/privacy-topics/privacy-laws-in-canada/the-personal-information-protection-and-electronic-documents-act-pipeda/pipeda-compliance-help/
Cross-References
Revision and Review Dates:
11/04/2024 - revision
Squarespace Privacy Policy
This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:
Information about your browser, network and device
Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website
Web pages you view while on this website
Your IP address
Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.
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