Homestead Photo is committed to safeguarding the personal information entrusted by customers. We manage your personal information in accordance with Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act and other applicable laws. This policy outlines the principles and practices we follow in protecting your personal information.
This policy applies to Homestead Photo and photographer Irene Stevenson. The policy also applies to any person or company providing services on our behalf. A copy of this policy is provided to any customer on request.
What is personal information?
Personal information means information about an identifiable
individual. This includes an individual's name, home address and phone
number, and financial information such as a credit card number and
expiry date.
What personal information do we collect?
We collect only the personal information that we need for the purposes
of providing services to our customers, including personal information
needed to:
· open and manage an account
· deliver requested products and services
· enroll a customer in a program
· guarantee a purchase
· process a subscription
· send out order or session information
· provide guarantees for products and services
· contact customers about appointments
· follow up with customers to determine satisfaction with products and services
· notify customers of upcoming events of interest
· administer our loyalty program
· meet regulatory requirements
We collect customer information directly from our customers.
We inform our customers, before or at the time of collecting personal information, of the purposes for which we are collecting the information. The only time we don't provide this notification is when a customer volunteers information for an obvious purpose (for example, producing a credit card for a purchase when the information will be used only to process the payment).
Consent
We ask for consent to collect, use or disclose customer personal
information, except in specific circumstances where collection, use or
disclosure without consent is authorized or required by law. We may
assume your consent in cases where you volunteer information for an
obvious purpose.
We ask for your express consent for some purposes and may not be able to provide certain services if you are unwilling to provide consent to the collection, use or disclosure of certain personal information. Where express consent is needed, we will normally ask customers to provide their consent orally (in person, by telephone), in writing (by signing a consent form, by checking a box on a form, or electronically (by clicking a button).
A customer may withdraw consent to the use and disclosure of personal information at any time, unless the personal information is necessary for us to fulfill our legal obligations. We will respect your decision, but we may not be able to provide you with certain products and services if we do not have the necessary personal information.
We may collect, use or disclose customer personal information without consent only as authorized by law. For example, we may not request consent when the collection, use or disclosure is reasonable for an investigation or legal proceeding, to collect a debt owed to our organization, in an emergency that threatens life, health or safety, or when the personal information is from a public telephone directory.
How do we use and disclose personal information?
We use and disclose customer personal information only for the purposes
for which the information was collected, except as authorized by law.
For example, we may use customer contact information to deliver goods.
The law also allows us to use that contact information for the purpose
of collecting a debt owed to our organization, should that be necessary.
If we wish to use or disclose your personal information for any new business purpose, we will ask for your consent.
How do we safeguard personal information?
We make every reasonable effort to ensure that customer information is
accurate and complete. We rely on our customers to notify us if there is
a change to their personal information that may affect their
relationship with our organization. If you are aware of an error in our
information about you, please let us know and we will correct it on
request wherever possible.
We protect customer personal information in a manner appropriate for the sensitivity of the information. We make every reasonable effort to prevent any loss, misuse, disclosure or modification of personal information, as well as any unauthorized access to personal information.
We use appropriate security measures when destroying customer personal information, including shredding paper records and permanently deleting electronic records.
We retain customer personal information only as long as is reasonable to fulfill the purposes for which the information was collected or for legal or business purposes.
Access to records containing personal information
Customers of Homestead Photo
have a right of access to their own personal information in a record
that is in our custody or under our control, subject to some exceptions.
For example, organizations are required under the Personal Information
Protection Act to refuse to provide access to information that would
reveal personal information about another individual. Organizations are
authorized under the Act to refuse access to personal information if
disclosure would reveal confidential business information. Access may
also be refused if the information is privileged or contained in
mediation records.
If we refuse a request in whole or in part, we will provide the reasons for the refusal. In some cases where exceptions to access apply, we may withhold that information and provide you with the remainder of the record.
You may make a request for access to your personal information by writing to Irene Stevenson. You must provide sufficient information in your request to allow us to identify the information you are seeking.
You may also request information about our use of your personal information and any disclosure of that information to persons outside our organization.
You may also request a correction of an error or omission in your personal information. We will respond to your request within 45 calendar days.
Questions and complaints
If you have a question or concern about any collection, use or disclosure of personal information by Homestead Photo, or about a request for access to your own personal information, please contact:
Irene Stevenson
Homestead Photo
PO Box 183
Killam, AB T0B 2L0
Phone 1-780-385-8575
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you should contact the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta:
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta
Suite 500, 640 - 5th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Phone: (403) 297-2728 Toll Free: 1-888-878-4044
E-mail: generalinfo@oipc.ab.ca
Web site: www.oipc.ab.ca
