Overview
Sprackman Terrence is a firm committed to protecting and safeguarding the privacy of its clients, employees and others.
This Privacy Policy outlines our policy and practices for protecting the personal information that we collect when you use our services or through our website at www.sprackmanterrence.ca and other websites that we operate to which we apply this Privacy Policy. This policy relates to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by the firm, its partners and employees. This policy is designed to meet the standards prescribed by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”), Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”) as well as applicable provincial privacy legislation and regulations. In addition to these standards, we are subject to the confidentiality rules of Chartered Professional Accountants Canada.
Consent
Personal information includes any information about an identifiable individual, but does not include the name, title or business address or business telephone number of an individual in your capacity as an employee of an organization (hereinafter “Personal Information”).
By providing your Personal Information, you consent to Sprackman Terrence collecting, using, and disclosing this Personal Information, in the manner described in this Privacy Policy as it may be amended from time to time, or in the manner described prior to the collection, use, or disclosure, or at the time of collection, use, or disclosure of this Personal Information, as the case may be. Individuals who do not wish to have their Personal Information collected, used, or disclosed should refrain from providing their Personal Information to Sprackman Terrence. Individuals who have provided their Personal Information to Sprackman Terrence and who want to withdraw consent as to the retention, use, or disclosure of their Personal Information, must send an email to info@sprackmanterrence.ca. Subject to applicable legal or contractual restrictions, consent may be withdrawn at any time by sending a reasonable notice. Sprackman Terrence may not be able to provide certain information or services or answer an individual’s request if that individual withdraws consent. When required to do so by law, Sprackman Terrence may gather, use, or disclose your Personal Information, without your consent, such as when compelled to do so to comply with a legally permitted inquiry by a government agency, a court order, or as otherwise required by law.
Information, Collection and Use
We will always collect Personal Information by lawful means. For example, when you engage us to provide services, use the Sprackman Terrence websites or speak with a Sprackman Terrence representative. We collect Personal Information from you and from third party service providers, where we have obtained your consent to do so or as permitted by law.
You may voluntarily provide us with unsolicited Personal Information, for example, through the Sprackman Terrence websites or third party providers who provide services to Sprackman Terrence for the collection of information. You may voluntarily provide us with Personal Information, such as your name and contact information, by subscribing to publications, by logging in to our sites or by submitting requests through our “Contact Us” mailboxes. In addition, you may voluntarily provide us with Personal Information by registering for events such as webcasts, seminars and conferences, publications or to receive media alerts through our sites or mailing lists, or through the registration processes on some of our sites. If you choose to apply for employment through our candidate portal site, we may collect additional information such as name, address and other contact information, work and educational experience, licenses and certifications and other Personal Information.
We may use the Personal Information you submit to respond to your requests for information about Sprackman Terrence’s services or events, to provide you with services, send you publications, event invitations or notices and for our internal business purposes.
Protection and Safeguards
We maintain physical, contractual and technological security practices to protect your Personal Information from loss or theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification. Only those Sprackman Terrence partners, employees or subcontractors with a business “need-to-know” or whose duties reasonably require such information are granted access to Personal Information. Security practices include:
- Facility security
- Restricted file access to Personal Information
- Technological safeguards such as security software and firewalls to prevent unauthorized computer access
- Internal password and security policies
Disclosure
Except as set out in this Privacy Policy, we will not disclose any Personal Information without your permission unless we are legally entitled or required to do so (for example, if required to do so by legal process or for the purposes of prevention of fraud or other crime) or if we believe that such action is necessary to protect and/or defend our rights, property or personal safety and those of our users/customers etc.
Furthermore, as described above, we may disclose your Personal Information to Sprackman Terrence subcontractors or service providers with a business “need-to-know” or whose duties reasonably require access to Personal Information.
In the event our company, or part thereof, is acquired by another company, that company may use your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Cookies
With respect to our websites, Sprackman Terrence may use “Cookies”, log files and similar methods to collect information regarding the use of our websites, which information is generally not identifiable and thus not personal information. “Cookies” are small text files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing users a more customized website experience. To gather visitor statistics and manage cookies, Sprackman Terrence uses analytics tools to gather simple information such as domains, the time the material was viewed, and browser types used to access our websites. We may directly collect analytics data or use third-party analytics tools and services; we collect and use this information in aggregate form such that it cannot reasonably be manipulated to identify any particular individual user reported in aggregate.
Third Parties
All affiliates and other third parties retained to perform services on our behalf and who are provided with Personal Information are contractually required to observe the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Our sites, including www.Sprackman Terrence.ca, sometimes contain links to third-party sites related to events, government entities, non-profits, and social networks that are not governed by this Privacy Policy. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of each third-party site linked from our sites to determine their use of your Personal Information.
Accuracy
We will ensure that your Personal Information is kept as accurate, complete and up-to-date as possible. We expect you, from time to time, to supply us with written updates to your Personal Information, when required to provide services or to provide communications requested by you.
Accountability and contacting Sprackman Terrence
Sprackman Terrence is responsible for the Personal Information under our control and has designated a Privacy Officer who is accountable for compliance with our Privacy Policy.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
You may contact Sprackman Terrence to:
a. Review and correct your personal information collected by Sprackman Terrence; and
b. Regarding privacy matters in general, in either of the following ways:
Email: info@sprackmanterrence.ca
OR
In writing to:
Privacy Officer
503-1500 Don Mills Road
Toronto, ON M3B 3K4