Emco Corporation and its divisions, business units, affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively "Emco"), respects and values the privacy of every individual who visits our website. We take great measures to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of personal information.
Emco, as a leading distributor and manufacturer of building materials for the residential, commercial and industrial construction markets, must collect personal information from employees, customers or other individuals in order to conduct its business, maintain records, and provide benefits and services to these parties. The collection, use and disclosure of such personal information will be governed by this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information that is exempted from the definition of “personal information” in applicable privacy statutes.
By submitting personal information to Emco through this website or otherwise, you agree that Emco may collect, use and disclose such personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and as permitted or required by law.
Subject to legal and contractual requirements, you may refuse or withdraw your consent to certain collection, uses and disclosures of personal information at any time by making a written request to the Emco profit center with which you do business or Emco’s Chief Privacy Officer. If you refuse or withdraw your consent, Emco may not be able to provide you or continue to provide you with products and services or may be unable to process returns, exchanges or refunds. If you wish to withdraw your consent you may have to provide identification acceptable to Emco.
If you provide Emco with personal information of another individual, you represent that you have all necessary authority and/or have obtained all necessary consents from such person to enable Emco to collect, use and disclose such personal information.
Emco may collect personal information from you in order to conduct its business, maintain records, and provide benefits and services to you, including when you:
Emco may use personal information in order to conduct its business, maintain records, and provide benefits and services to you, including to:
Emco may disclose personal information in order to conduct its business, maintain records, and provide benefits and services to you, including in the following circumstances:
Should Emco transfer personal information to third parties for processing, an agreement containing appropriate privacy protection mechanisms will be put in place. Emco will not trade, rent or sell your personal information to any third party unless we tell you about it and obtain your consent.
The collection, use and disclosure of personal information will also be governed by the following principles:
The Vice-President, General Counsel will be the Chief Privacy Officer and will oversee the administration of this policy and the development of information gathering and handling practices.
Individuals from whom information is collected will be advised that Emco has policies and practices in place to securely manage such information.
The specific purposes for which personal information is collected and used will be clearly identified and explained, in writing where possible, to the individual at or before the time the information is collected.
Your informed consent, in writing where possible, is required for the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information. There are limited circumstances where consent may not be possible and the Chief Privacy Officer will be consulted prior to the collection, use or disclosure of the personal information of an individual without their consent. A new consent will be obtained from you if the personal information is to be used for a purpose other than that for which it was originally collected. You are entitled to withdraw your consent at any time, and, with limited exceptions, this will prohibit us from making any further use of the information.
The collection of personal information will be limited to that which is necessary for the specific purposes identified. Information will be collected by clear, fair and open means.
Personal information will not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which it was collected except with the consent of the individual or as required by law.
Personal information must be retained only as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes, or as required by law, and thereafter destroyed in a secure manner ensuring the confidentiality of the personal information.
Personal information, and any disclosure of such information, will be as accurate, complete, and up to date as is necessary for the purposes for which it is to be used.
Personal information, regardless of the format in which it is held, will be protected by adequate security safeguards, including physical measures, technological tools and organizational controls, to protect against loss, theft or unauthorized access. Access to personal information will be permitted strictly on a "need to know" basis.
Upon request, and no later than thirty days thereafter, an individual will be informed of the existence, use, and disclosure of his or her personal information and will be given access to that information, except in some limited circumstances. You may update or correct any of your personal information that Emco has in its possession by making a written request to the Emco profit center in which you do business or to the Chief Privacy Officer. You may be asked to provide identification acceptable to Emco and proof acceptable to Emco of the veracity of the requested update or correction. The Chief Privacy Officer will be advised of all such challenges.
You will be able to address any complaint concerning compliance with the above principles to the Chief Privacy Officer. The Chief Privacy Officer will initiate an investigation into the complaint, notify you of the outcome of the investigation, and correct any compliance problems identified.
Emco reserves the right to modify or supplement this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make a change to this Privacy Policy, we will post such changes on our website and make such revised policy and changes available upon request to the Emco Chief Privacy Officer.
Mark Whitley
Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary
Emco Corporation
2124 Oxford Street East
London, Ontario
N5V 0B7
Tel: 519-453-9600
Fax: 519-645-2465
E-mail: mwhitley@emcoltd.com