Gold Bridges Inc. Privacy Policy
Gold Bridges Inc. is
committed to maintaining the accuracy, confidentiality, and security of your personal
information. As part of this commitment, the following principles govern our actions
as they relate to the use of customer information. The principles have been built
upon the values set by the Canadian Standards Association's Model Code for the Protection
of Personal Information and
Canada
's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
Principle 1 - Accountability
Gold Bridges Inc. is responsible for maintaining and protecting the personal information
under its control. Gold Bridges Inc. has designated an individual who is accountable
for compliance with the Privacy Principles.
Principle 2 - Identifying Purposes
The purposes for which personal information is collected will be identified before
or at the time the information is collected.
Principle 3 - Consent
Knowledge and consent are required for the collection, use or disclosure of personal
information except where required or permitted by law.
Principle 4 - Limiting Collection
The personal information collected must be limited to those details necessary for
the purposes identified by Gold Bridges Inc.
Principle 5 - Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
Personal information may only be used or disclosed for the purpose for which it
was collected unless you have otherwise consented, or when it is required or permitted
by law. Personal information may only be retained for the period of time required
to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected or as required by law.
Principle 6 - Accuracy
Personal information must be maintained in as accurate, complete and up-to-date
form as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it is to be used.
Principle 7 - Safeguarding Customer Information
Personal information must be protected by security safeguards that are appropriate
to the sensitivity level of the information.
Principle 8 - Openness
Gold Bridges Inc. will make information available to our customers concerning the
policies and practices that apply to the management of their personal information.
Principle 9 - Customer Access
Upon request, a customer shall be informed of the existence, use and disclosure
of their personal information, and shall be given access to it. Customers may verify
the accuracy and completeness of their personal information, and may request that
it be amended, if appropriate.
Principle 10 - Handling Customer Complaints and Suggestions
Customers may direct any questions or enquiries with respect to the privacy principles
outlined above or about our practices by contacting:
George Van Den Bosch
204 – 90 Garry Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4H1
Tel. 204-94206235
Toll Free 1-866-989-5866
Email: georgevdb@goldbridges.com
If you have questions
or concerns regarding our organization's privacy policy and practices, you should
first contact Gold Bridges Inc. directly.
What information does Gold
Bridges Inc. collect? How does Gold Bridges Inc. collect this information, and how
is it used?
We collect personal information such as names, addresses, e-mail addresses and some
demographic information when submitted by you through our customer registration
process, surveys and/or other information gathering processes.
Your e-mail address is used only to send you information you've requested (such
as electronic newsletters), to administer surveys, and/or to respond to communications
from you. Demographic information is only used in summary form to assist us in identifying
our audiences and their interests, or to help us develop conclusions about survey
results. We do not use this information for other purposes.
We also use "cookies," or small pieces of information that we store on users' computers
(see definition below), to recognize returning visitors and monitor traffic through
our site. Cookies identify you as a unique visitor to our site, enabling us to effectively
aggregate site usage statistics to improve our Web site and make it more user-friendly.
If, at any time, you want to correct, update or delete any of the information we
have collected from you or you do not want to receive any further information from
us, let us know by contacting us at info@goldbridges.com. Please be sure
to include in your message the means by which such information was submitted (e.g.
our registration or other information-gathering processes) and the e-mail address
you used so that we can verify your request.
What is a "cookie"?
A cookie is a small file containing an ID number that is stored on users' computers.
It is transferred to your hard drive by a Web server, and can only be read by that
server. A cookie will not transmit information that you did not provide to us. Cookies
are used, for example, to help identify unique visitors to a Web site and/or to
help the user access their own data from a Web server data base.
Does Gold Bridges Inc. distribute individually identifiable information that it gathers
to third parties?
No, we do not sell, trade, or disclose to third parties any customer identifiable
information.
How does Gold Bridges Inc. store my personally identifiable information?
Gold Bridges Inc. stores information in secure databases which can be accessed only
by password.