
HPSTEELCO PRIVACY POLICY
At HPSteelco Fabrication Ltd. ("HPSteelco") we are committed to maintaining the privacy, accuracy and security of your personal information. We have developed this privacy policy to describe our privacy policies and practices and to provide you with information about how we may collect, use and disclose the personal information of the individuals who access and use our website located at www.hpsteelco.com (the “Website”).
Please take a minute to read this policy so that you understand how we treat your personal information. If you are unsure if or how this privacy policy applies to you, please contact us at danielh@hpsteelco.com to request more information.
What is Personal Information?
For the purposes of this privacy policy, we consider personal information to be any information that describes you as an identifiable individual, other than your business title or business contact information when used or disclosed for the purpose of business communications.
For example, personal information includes your name, age, email address, preferences (such as asking to receive our emails or special offers), usage habits (including how and when you use the Website) and, where applicable, payment details.
What Information Do We Collect?
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Information You Submit. We may collect the personal information that you submit to us, such as your name, address and any other contact or other information that you choose to provide by making purchases on our Website, corresponding with us via email using the hyperlinks created for that purpose or through other communication methods.
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Purchase Information. We may collect information relating to purchases that you make on our Website, including the product purchased, quantity, pricing, coupons, discounts, billing and delivery address.
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Technical Data. We may, through third party service providers, collect and use technical data and related information, including but not limited to, technical information about your device, system, Website software and peripherals. Unless provided directly by you, the technical data we collect through the Website is de-identified and aggregated.
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Use of the Website. We may, through third parties service providers, collect information related to your use of the Website, including information about use history, advertising with which you interact within the Website and inferences to create profile about preferences and characteristics as a consumer. Unless provided directly by you, data related to your use of the Website that we collect through the Website is de-identified and aggregated.
We do not sell your personal information. However, we permit various third parties to collect information for business purposes, such as with respect to secure payment processing for purchases made on our Website. Unless otherwise provided by you directly, we do not collect your financial or payment information. HPSteelco is not responsible for how such third parties collect, use or disclose your personal information.
For more information about how such third parties collect, use or disclose your personal information, please review the terms of their privacy policies, including:
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Our secure billing and payment processor: Square, Inc. (https://squareup.com/ca/en/legal/general/privacy); and
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Our web development hosting service provider: Wix.com, Inc. (https://www.wix.com/about/privacy)
Why Do We Collect, Use, and Disclose Personal Information?
We may collect personal information from you for a variety of purposes, including to:
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establish, maintain and manage our relationship with you;
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facilitate and process purchases that you make on our Website;
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enforce our Website Terms of Use and Service;
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review and improve the products and services that we provide to you;
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comply with your requests;
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enable us to provide certain security and privacy safeguards;
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deal with security, debugging and technical support issues;
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protect us against error, fraud, theft and damage to our goods and property; and
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comply with applicable law or regulatory requirements.
Additionally, we may collect personal information for specific purposes that we may advise you of at or before the time that we collect such personal information.
We may also use your contact information to provide you with notification regarding the Website, such as any future amendments to this policy, and may disclose such information in response to law enforcement agencies or other public agencies, or if we feel that such disclosure may prevent the instigation of a crime, facilitate an investigation related to public safety, protect the security or integrity of the Website, or enable us to take precautions against liability.
Your personal information may be shared with our employees, contractors, consultants, affiliates and other third parties who require such information to assist us with establishing, maintaining and managing our relationship with you, notifying you of products or services in which you may be interested, or developing, operating and maintaining the Website. In addition, your personal information may be disclosed or transferred to another party in the event of a change in ownership of, or a grant of a security interest in, all or a part of HPSteelco.
Our secure billing service provider may provide certain information technology and data processing services to us from time to time so that we may operate our business. As a result, your personal information may be collected, used, processed, stored or disclosed in the United States of America, Canada and any other relevant locations. While your information is in another jurisdiction, it may be accessed by the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities.
Further, your personal information may be disclosed:
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as permitted or required by applicable law or regulatory requirements (for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena);
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to protect the rights and property of HPSteelco;
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during emergency situations or where necessary to protect the safety of a person or group of persons;
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where the personal information is publicly available; or
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with your consent.
We may also collect, use or disclose your personal information without your knowledge or consent where we are permitted or required by applicable law or regulatory requirements to do so.
A Few Words about On-line Safety
It is important to remember that while we take steps to protect your personal information and the integrity of the Services that you sign up to enjoy, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. If you post personal information in public places, others may send you unsolicited email messages or attempt to contact you in other ways. HPSteelco is not responsible for the collection, usage or disclosure of your personal information by third parties to whom you voluntarily disclose such information.
Always be cautious about the information you provide or store online.
Your Consent is Important to Us
By using the Website, we assume that you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as explained in this privacy policy.
In addition, you may change or withdraw your consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice, by accessing the Website Terms of Use and Service or Privacy Policy within the Website and declining or otherwise contacting us at danielh@hpsteelco.com. In some circumstances, a change in or withdrawal of consent may severely limit or even prevent our ability to provide products or services to you. All communications with respect to such withdrawal or variation of consent should be in writing and addressed to danielh@hpsteelco.com.
How is Your Personal Information Protected?
HPSteelco endeavors to maintain physical, technical and procedural safeguards that are appropriate to the sensitivity of the personal information in question. These safeguards are designed to protect your personal information from loss and unauthorized access, copying, use, modification or disclosure.
The security of your personal information is important to us. Please immediately advise us at danielh@hpsteelco.com of any incident involving the loss of or unauthorized access to or disclosure of personal information that is in our custody or control.
Please note that no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while this Website strives to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the confidentiality or security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
What about Third Party Advertisements or Links to other Websites?
You should be aware that companies that advertise on our Website may use their own cookies. This Policy does not cover how these companies use their cookies.
Our Website may contain links to other websites that may be subject to less stringent privacy standards. We cannot assume any responsibility for the privacy practices, policies or actions of the third parties that operate these websites. HPSteelco is not responsible for how such third parties collect, use or disclose your personal information. You should review the privacy policies of these websites before providing them with personal information.
Updating Your Personal Information
It is important that the information contained in our records is both accurate and current. If your personal information happens to change during the course of our relationship, please keep us informed of such changes.
In some circumstances, we may not agree with your request to change your personal information and will instead append an alternative text to the record in question.
Your Rights Over Personal Information
You can ask to see the personal information that we hold about you. If you want to review, verify or correct your personal information, please contact us at danielh@hpsteelco.com. Please note that any such communication must be in writing.
When requesting access to your personal information, please note that we may request specific information from you to enable us to confirm your identity and right to access, as well as to search for and provide you with the personal information that we hold about you. We may charge you a fee to access your personal information; however, we will advise you of any fee in advance. If you require assistance in preparing your request, please contact us at danielh@hpsteelco.com.
Your right to access the personal information that we hold about you is not absolute. There are instances where applicable law or regulatory requirements allow or require us to refuse to provide some or all of the personal information that we hold about you. In addition, the personal information may have been destroyed, erased or made anonymous in accordance with our record retention obligations and practices.
In the event that we cannot provide you with access to your personal information, we will endeavor to inform you of the reasons why, subject to any legal or regulatory restrictions.
Please note that certain jurisdictions give you additional rights regarding requests for access and deletion of your personal information that we retain.
Inquiries or Concerns?
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policies, please send an email with your questions or comments to danielh@hpsteelco.com.
Website and Interpretation of this Privacy Policy
It is our policy to comply with the privacy legislation within each jurisdiction in which we operate. Sometimes the privacy legislation and / or an individual’s right to privacy are different from one jurisdiction to another. This privacy policy has a limited scope and Website. Consequently, the rights and obligations contained in this privacy policy may not be available to all individuals or in all jurisdictions.
Any interpretation associated with this privacy policy will be made by our Privacy Officer. This privacy policy includes examples but is not intended to be restricted in its Website to such examples, therefore where the word ‘including’ is used, it shall mean ‘including without limitation’.
This privacy policy does not create or confer upon any individual any rights, or impose upon HPSteelco any rights or obligations outside of, or in addition to, any rights or obligations imposed by applicable laws. Should there be, in a specific case, any inconsistency between this privacy policy and such laws, this privacy policy shall be interpreted, in respect of that case, to give effect to, and comply with, such laws.
Modifications to this Privacy Policy
From time to time, we may make changes to this privacy policy to reflect changes in our legal or regulatory obligations or in the manner in which we deal with your personal information. We will post any revised version of this privacy policy on the Site and we encourage you to refer back to it on a regular basis. This privacy policy was last updated on September 21, 2021.