Depureco Canada Inc. respects individual privacy of its customers, distributors, vendors, business partners, and employees. Depureco Canada Inc. strives to ethically collect, store, process and distribute Personal information using industry accepted best-practices, and in a manner consistent with the laws of the countries in which it does business. Depureco Canada Inc. maintains only one Privacy Policy Statement for all business operations. All Personal information received by Depureco Canada Inc., in any format, including electronic, paper, or verbal is covered by this Privacy Policy.

Customers, Distributors, Vendors, and Business Partners Privacy

Personal information collected by Depureco Canada Inc. from prospective customers, consumers, vendors, business partners and others may be maintained at its corporate facilities and cloud service providers (CSP) consistent with local legislation. This Personal Information is only collected for legitimate business reasons, such as: technical support; customer service; product, warranty and claims administration; meeting governmental reporting and records requirements; maintaining accurate accounts payable and receivable records; marketing research; safety and performance management; financial and sales performance; and contact information. All Personal information collected by Depureco Canada Inc. will be only be used for legitimate business, and will not be sold or shared with third parties.

Employee & Prospective Employee Privacy

Depureco Canada Inc. collects, stores, and processes Personal information concerning current and former employees, as well as applicants for employment through paper submission, electronic mail, and various Internet websites. Depureco Canada Inc. is the sole owner of information collected and will not sell or share this information with third parties. Personal information collected, stored and processed by Depureco Canada Inc. from employees and applicants for employment is the head-office location. This personal information is collected for human resource and business management purposes, such as: recruitment and staffing; payroll administration; absence monitoring; training and development; management planning; appraisal and promotion; production and publication of company address books and telephone and e-mail directories; production of employee Identity cards; monitoring the use of company resources; information to contact close relatives in case of emergency; filling employment positions; administration and operations of its benefit and compensation programs; meeting governmental reporting requirements; security, health and safety management; performance management; company network access; and authentication. Depureco Canada Inc. does not request or gather information regarding political opinions, religion, philosophy or sexual preference.

Definitions

For purposes of this Policy, the following definitions shall apply:

  • “Agent” means any third party that processes Personal information provided by Depureco Canada Inc. to perform tasks on behalf of or at the instruction of Depureco Canada Inc..
  • “Depureco Canada Inc.” means Depureco Canada Inc., Inc., its subsidiaries, divisions and groups.
  • “Personal Information” means any information or set of information that identifies or could be used by or on behalf of Depureco Canada Inc. to identify an individual. Personal information does not include information that is encoded or anonymized, or publicly available information that has not been combined with non-public Personal information.
  • “Sensitive Personal information” means Personal information that reveals race, ethnic origin, trade union membership, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs or that concerns health or sex life. In addition, Depureco Canada Inc. will treat as sensitive Personal information any information received from a third party where that third party treats and identifies the information as sensitive.

Privacy Principles

The privacy principles in this Policy are based on the seven Safe Harbor Principles of the US Department of Commerce Safe and the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

  1. NOTICE: Where Depureco Canada Inc. collects Personal information directly from individuals, it will inform them about the purposes for which it collects, stores and processes Personal information about them, the types of non-agent third parties to which Depureco Canada Inc. discloses that information, and the choices and means, if any, Depureco Canada Inc. offers individuals for limiting the use and disclosure of their Personal information. Notice will be provided in clear and conspicuous language when individuals are first asked to provide Personal information to Depureco Canada Inc., or as soon as practicable thereafter, and in any event before Depureco Canada Inc. uses the information for a purpose other than that for which it was originally collected. Depureco Canada Inc. may disclose Personal information if required to do so by law or to protect and defend the rights or property of Depureco Canada Inc.
  2. CHOICE: Depureco Canada Inc. will offer individuals the opportunity to choose (opt-out) whether their Personal information is (a) to be disclosed to a non-agent third party, or (b) to be used for a purpose other than the purpose for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by the individual. For Sensitive Personal information, Depureco Canada Inc. will give individuals the opportunity to affirmatively and explicitly (opt-in) consent to the disclosure of the information to a non-agent third party or the use of the information for a purpose other than the purpose for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by the individual. Depureco Canada Inc. will provide individuals with reasonable mechanisms to exercise their choices should requisite circumstances arise.
  3. DATA INTEGRITY: Depureco Canada Inc. will use Personal information only in ways that are compatible with the purposes for which it was collected or subsequently authorized by the individual. Depureco Canada Inc. will take reasonable steps to ensure that Personal information is relevant to its intended use, accurate, complete and current.
  4. TRANSFERS TO AGENTS: Depureco Canada Inc. will obtain assurances from its Agents that they will safeguard Personal information. Examples of appropriate assurances that may be provided by Agents include: a contract obligating the Agent to provide at least the same level of protection as is required by PIPEDA or the relevant Safe Harbor Principles, being subject to EU Directive 95/46/EC (the EU Data Protection Directive), or being subject to another European Commission adequacy finding (e.g., companies located in Switzerland). Where Depureco Canada Inc. has knowledge that an Agent is using or disclosing Personal information in a manner contrary to this Policy, Depureco Canada Inc. will take reasonable steps to prevent or stop the use or disclosure. Depureco Canada Inc. holds it Agents accountable for maintaining the trust our employees and customers place in the company.
  5. ACCESS AND CORRECTION: Upon request, Depureco Canada Inc. will grant individuals reasonable access to Personal information that it holds about them. In addition, Depureco Canada Inc. will take reasonable steps to permit individuals to correct, amend or delete information that is demonstrated to be inaccurate or incomplete. Any employees that desire to review or update their Personal information can do so by contacting their local Human Resources Representative.
  6. SECURITY: Depureco Canada Inc. will take reasonable precautions to protect Personal information in its possession from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. Depureco Canada Inc. protects data in many ways. Physical security is designed to prevent unauthorized access to database equipment and hard copies of sensitive Personal information. Electronic security measures continuously monitor access to our servers and provide protection from hacking or other unauthorized access from remote locations. This protection includes the use of firewalls, restricted access and encryption technology. Depureco Canada Inc. limits access to Personal information and data to those persons in Depureco Canada Inc. organization, or as agents of Depureco Canada Inc., that have a specific business purpose for maintaining and processing such Personal information and data. Individuals who have been granted access to Personal information are aware of their responsibilities to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of that information and have been provided training and instruction on how to do so.
  7. ENFORCEMENT: Depureco Canada Inc. will conduct compliance audits of its relevant privacy practices to verify adherence to this Policy. Any employee that Depureco Canada Inc. determines is in violation of this Policy will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.

Dispute Resolution

Any questions or concerns regarding the use or disclosure of Personal information should be directed to the Depureco Canada Inc. Data Protection and Privacy Office at the address given below. Depureco Canada Inc. will investigate and attempt to resolve complaints and disputes regarding use and disclosure of Personal information in accordance with the principles contained in this Policy.

Internet Privacy

Depureco Canada Inc. sees the Internet, intranets and the use of other technologies as valuable tools for communicating and interacting with consumers, employees, vendors, business partners and others. Depureco Canada Inc. recognizes the importance of maintaining the privacy of Personal information collected through websites that it operates, “Sites”. Depureco Canada Inc. sole purpose for operating its Sites is to provide information concerning products and services to the public. In general, visitors can reach Depureco Canada Inc. on Sites without revealing any Personal information. Visitors on Sites may elect to voluntarily provide Personal information but are not required to do so.

Depureco Canada Inc. collects information from visitors to the websites who voluntarily provide Personal information by filling out and submitting online forms, or completing questionnaires, or seeking employment. The Personal information voluntarily provided by Site users is contact information limited to the user’s name, home and/or business address, phone numbers and email address. Depureco Canada Inc. collects this information so it may answer questions and forward requested information. Depureco Canada Inc. does not sell this information.

Depureco Canada Inc. may also collect anonymous information concerning website users through the use of “cookies” in order to provide better customer service. “Cookies” are small files that websites place on users’ computers to identify the user and enhance the website experience. Company personnel periodically audit Depureco Canada Inc.’s commercial websites to determine what cookies are used on each. The cookies used are typically not intrusive and are not used to identify visitors personally. Visitors may set their browsers to provide notice before they receive a cookie, giving the opportunity to decide whether to accept the cookie. Visitors can also set their browsers to turn off cookies. Visitors can learn how to control or delete cookies used on Depureco Canada Inc.’s websites by visiting http://www.aboutcookies.org for detailed guidance. If visitors do suppress the website cookies, however, some areas of Depureco Canada Inc. websites may not function properly.

Below describes the cookies used on all Depureco Canada Inc. Sites. To avoid these cookies, visitors can browse the website using their browser’s anonymous usage setting (called “Incognito” in Chrome, “InPrivate” for Internet Explorer, “Private Browsing” in Firefox and Safari.).

  • Session Cookies: We use a session cookie that lasts for the duration of your visit to our site. User data is all anonymous.
  • Persistent Cookies for Site Analytics: We use persistent cookies (Google Analytics) to understand how the site is being used in order to improve the user experience. User data is all anonymous.

None of Depureco Canada Inc. Sites are directed toward children. Nevertheless, Depureco Canada Inc. is committed to complying with applicable laws and requirements.

Depureco Canada Inc. website users have the option to request that Depureco Canada Inc. not use information previously provided, correct information previously provided, or remove information previously provided to Depureco Canada Inc.

Depureco Canada Inc. Sites may contain links to other “non- Depureco Canada Inc.” websites. Depureco Canada Inc. assumes no responsibility for the content or the privacy policies and practices on those websites. Depureco Canada Inc. encourages all users to read the privacy statements of those sites; their privacy practices may differ from those of Depureco Canada Inc.

Changes to this Safe Harbor Privacy Policy

The practices described in this Policy are current Personal data protection policies as of January 1, 2022. Depureco Canada Inc. reserves the right to modify or amend this Policy at any time. Appropriate notice will be given concerning such amendments.