Fulford Hardware Inc.recognizes the importance of our customer’s privacy. We are dedicated to maintaining high standards of privacy and confidentiality in respect of the personal information we obtain from our customers. This Privacy Policy was created to inform you of our practices concerning our collection, use and disclosure of our customers’ personal information. Your provision of Personal Information to Fulford Hardware Inc. means that you agree and consent that we may collect, use and disclose it in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
WHAT IS PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal information is information about an identifiable individual, excluding the name, business address or business telephone number of an employee of an organization. Personal information does not include data from which the identity of an individual cannot be determined.
WHY DO WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Fulford Hardware Inc.collects only such personal information from individuals or organizations as is required for the purpose of providing products, services or information to them. Fulford Hardware Inc. does not use personal information for any purpose other than for which it was collected.
We may ask for a customer’s name, address, phone number, email address and other personal information when the customer enters into campaigns, contests or promotions sponsored by us or our partners or when the customer makes a purchase from us.
Where a customer requests a particular financial service, we may ask for the customer’s personal information, including certain personal financial information, so that we may assess whether the services may be provided to the customer.
In some cases a partner of Fulford Hardware Inc. may offer certain financial services using the Fulford Hardware Inc. name or logo. Where these partners collect your personal information in order to provide financial services they will be responsible for maintaining the privacy of that information. In those circumstances your personal information is not collected by Fulford Hardware Inc. and that partner’s privacy policy, instead of this one, will apply. That partner will be responsible to obtain your consent to their collection, use and disclosure of your personal information at the time they collect it.
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Fulford Hardware Inc.will only collect, use and disclose information where it is reasonable to do so given the circumstances. We do not sell or trade any personal information to third parties. While we may disclose personal information to organizations that provide services on our behalf, we will only disclose personal information to such organizations if they agree to use it solely for the purposes of providing services to Fulford Hardware Inc. and, with respect to that information, to adhere to the principles set out in this policy. Fulford Hardware Inc. may also disclose personal information where required by law or governmental authority, where we reasonably believe it is necessary to protect a person or group, where it is necessary to pursue legal remedies available to us for debts owed to us or other matters, or where the information is public knowledge. We may disclose personal information to a potential lender, buyer or investor where it is necessary in the course of a corporate or financial restructuring of Fulford Hardware Inc. Finally, we may disclose your personal information where you give us permission to do so.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Fulford Hardware Inc.retains personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. When it is no longer required for those purposes it is destroyed.
DOES WWW.FULFORDS.COM USE COOKIES?
“Cookies” are files or pieces of information that may be stored in a computer’s hard drive when an individual visits a web site. www.fulfords.com does use cookies.
WITHDRAWING CONSENT
You may inform us, in writing, that you are withdrawing consent at any time. However, we may no longer be able to provide you with the service for which you originally gave us the information.
MORE INFORMATION
If you would like to request access to your personal information held by us, or if you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please contact us, by writing to:
Fulford Hardware Inc.
874 2nd Avenue East,
Owen Sound,ON N4K 2H3
Attention: Privacy Officer
POLICY CHANGES
This privacy policy is in effect as of January 1, 2004. From time to time we may review and revise our privacy practices and this Privacy Policy. If we amend this Privacy Policy, we will post notice www.fulfords.com and the changes will apply to the existing information held by Fulford Hardware Inc. from the date the notice is posted.
