This Website is owned and operated by Tauri Canada Corp. (“Tauri”). Access and use of this Website and content contained herein is on the condition that you accept the terms of this Privacy Policy and any other relevant site documents, and by accessing or using this Website you agree to these terms. If you do not agree with and accept this Privacy Policy, you should not access this Website or its content.
Your Privacy is Important to Us
Tauri has taken measures to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of information we collect in accordance with the applicable Canadian provincial and federal privacy legislation. Your home jurisdiction may have privacy laws that are more or less protective than Canadian legislation. (See information for European Economic Area and California residents below.)
Personal Information
Personal information is information about an identifiable individual who can be directly or indirectly identified, which does not include information of an aggregate or anonymous nature where a specific individual or individuals cannot be identified is information about you, the individual. It includes, for example your contact information (i.e., first and last name, business address, business phone and fax number, business e-mail address, etc). and may also include data about the types of products, services and solutions you use or in which you have an interest. This information is used for the following purposes:
To establish and maintain responsible commercial relations with you;
To perform research and analysis
To better understand your current and future needs
To communicate with you
To carry out other purposes which are disclosed to you and to which you consent or are permitted or required by applicable law
Consent to Use Personal Information
By accessing or using this Website or any of its content, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. The terms of this Privacy Policy apply to all Personal Information collected by us from you.
Communications
We may send you transaction-related communications such as reminders, confirmations, letters, proposals, research papers, marketing materials and the like. We may also send you surveys or marketing communications to inform you of new products, solutions or services or other information or offers that may be of interest to you. If you do not wish to receive surveys or marketing communications, you may opt-out by following the “unsubscribe” instructions included within each email communication. For Canadian citizens, in accordance with Canada’s anti-spam legislation, if you do not wish to receive communications from us, you have the right to opt-out at any time.
We use Personal Information to better serve you, enhance the operation of this Website, improve our marketing and promotional efforts, improve our products, solutions and service offerings, and to tailor your experience with us and other third parties. For example, if you send us an email, we may use your comments and feedback to tell others about us and may post your comment in our marketing materials. If your comments contain Personal Information such as your name, we will obtain consent from you to post your name along with your comment prior to posting your comment for public view.
Cookies etc.
Your Internet browser has a feature called “cookies” which stores small amounts of data on your computer about your visit to any of our sites. You do not need to have cookies turned on to visit most of our sites, although active participation in certain areas of our sites may require cookies. Cookies alone tell us nothing about who you are unless you specifically give us personally identifiable information, in which case we use that information to enhance our Website or the products, solutions or services provided to you . You may elect not to allow cookies by adjusting your settings on your browser.
We may use technologies, including electronic images–sometimes called transparent GIFs, clear GIFs, or beacons–that allow us to track general user traffic patterns. We may also automatically receive and record information from our servers and from your browser, including your IP address, the time of your visit to pages on our site, and information about pages you visited. Unless you have registered for one of our products or services, the information we gather through the use of tracking technologies cannot be matched with any personally identifiable information about you unless you have specifically given us personally identifiable information, in which case we use that information to enhance your services in the ways described below.
We use cookies and tracking technologies in a variety of ways, including:
- Keeping count of return visits to our sites
- Accumulating and reporting anonymous, aggregate (data collected in mass), statistical information on web site usage
- Determining which features our overall user population use the most
- We use the information we gather through our website for four general purposes:
- To enhance the user experience. We use tracking information to determine how well each page performs overall based on aggregate user demographics and traffic patterns to those pages. This helps us continue to build a better service for you
- To fulfill your requests for certain products. solutions and services, such as sending out electronic newsletters and enabling users to participate in on-line registrations, message boards, etc.
- To send you information you agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to you
Sharing your Personal Information
We do not sell customer lists or Personal Information to others. In providing you with our products, solutions and services, we may need to disclose the Personal Information we collect to suppliers or subsidiaries. This is for the sole purpose of providing you with the right solution for your need and serving you better.
We may also use this information to assess your future needs and to offer the products, solutions and services that may best meet those needs. In these cases, should you not wish to hear from us in this manner, we will do our best to provide a simple method for you to have your name and information removed upon request.
We may share your Personal Information in a business transfer. As with any other business, we could merge with, or be acquired by another company. If this occurs, the successor company would acquire the information we maintain, including Personal Information, subject of course to this Privacy Policy.
Retention and Destruction/Anonymization of Personal Information
We retain Personal Information we collect from you in accordance with applicable law and where we have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so (for example, to provide you with a service you or your employer have requested or to comply with applicable legal, tax or accounting requirements). Canadian law allows us, for legal or business purposes, to retain Personal Information for as long as is reasonable (typically seven years from the deactivation of a user account). Upon expiry of an appropriate retention period, bearing in mind reasonable legal and business requirements, Personal Information will either be destroyed in a secure manner or made anonymous.
Personal Information Preferences
In addition to you controlling the marketing and survey information that may be sent to you as described previously in this Policy, we offer users who provide contact or other Personal Information a means to choose how we use the information you provide. You may manage your receipt of non-transactional communications and whether we share your contact information, by sending a request specifying your communications preferences as set out below.
Rights of European Economic Area (“EEA”) and California Residents
In addition, if you are a resident of the EEA or California, you have the following data protection rights, as applicable under relevant data protection laws:
a) If you wish to access, correct, update or request deletion, in the form of anonymization, of your Personal Information, you can do so at any time by contacting us using the contact details provided below;
b) You can also object to processing of your Personal Information, ask us to restrict processing of your Personal Information or request portability of your Personal Information. Again, you can exercise these rights by contacting us using the contact details below;
c) if we have collected and process your Personal Information with your consent, then you can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing we conducted prior to your withdrawal, nor will it affect processing of your Personal Information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent;
d) You have the right to complain to the relevant regulator about our collection and use of your Personal Information. For more information, please contact your relevant regulator.
We respond to all requests we receive from individuals wishing to exercise their data protection rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
For California residents, pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), the above applies to the Personal Information collected during the 12 month period prior to the date of the request.
International Data Transfers
Personal Information collected by us may be stored and processed in Canada, the United States or any other country in which we or our agents maintain facilities, and by providing us with your Personal Information and accessing and using this Website or any of its content, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. As a result, this Personal Information may be subject to access requests from the corporate employer, governments, courts, or law enforcement officials in those jurisdictions according to laws in those jurisdictions. Subject to applicable laws in such other jurisdictions, we will ensure that appropriate protections are in place regarding all Personal Information.
Contact us
Should you have any requests as per the above or questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact Tauri’s CLO at brad.pierce@tauri.com or via phone at 403-827 0610.
If you wish to be removed from our mailing lists or have concerns as to the accuracy of information, please email us.