Privacy Policy
At KPO SEARCH & STAFFING PARTNERS INC. (the "Company", "Our" or "Us"), we are committed to maintaining the accuracy, confidentiality and security of your personal information. We have developed this Privacy Policy to describe our specific privacy policies and practices (i) of how we collect, use and disclose the personal information of those individuals who visit our Website and (ii) as applies more generally to the personal information of all individuals with whom we interact including customers, vendors of goods and services, employees, contractors and other individuals.
By accessing or using our Website, you signify that you the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which you reside. Further, by accessing or using our Website, you signify that you have consented to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as explained in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Website or submit any personal information to us.
This Privacy Policy applies to activities which are subject to the provisions of Canada’s federal and provincial privacy laws, as applicable. Please be aware that the privacy laws and standards in certain countries may differ depending on your jurisdiction. It is the Company’s policy to comply with the privacy legislation within each jurisdiction in which we operate.
What Is Personal Information?
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, personal information is any information about an identifiable individual, other than the person’s business title or business contact information when used or disclosed for the purpose of business communications.
What Personal Information Do We Collect?
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You can visit our website, www.kpostaffing.com (the "Website"), without telling us who you are or revealing any information about yourself, including your email address. Our web server may collect information related to your visit to our Website, including: the IP address and domain used to access our Website; the type and version of your browser; the Website you came from to access our Website; the page you entered and exited at; any website page that is viewed by that IP address; and what country you are from. We use this information to monitor our Website’s performance (e.g., number of visits, average time spent, page views, etc.) and for our business purposes such as upgrades to our Website to ensure a positive user experience.
In addition, we collect the personal information that you submit to our Website, such as your name, address and any other information that you choose to provide by:
using the “Contact” portion of this Website;
connecting with the Company via its social media platforms; or
by corresponding with a representative of the Company via email using the hyperlinks created for that purpose.
Where you request information from us, we may also use the email address or social media handle/profile that you provide to send you information about offers on services that we believe may be of interest to you. If you have asked us to put you on an email mailing list to provide you with certain information on a regular basis, or if we send you information about our offers on services by email, you may ask us to remove you from the list at any time (using the unsubscribe instructions provided with each email and on the site where you signed up).
Generally
We collect and maintain different types of personal information in respect of the individuals with whom we interact. This includes:
contact and identification information, such as your name, address, telephone number, email address, social media platform handles/profiles;
employment search criteria and preferences, employment and education history, skills, reference and background information, or other employment and/or career-related information provided by you; product-and-service related information concerning the services that we provide to, or receive from, you; credit and financial information, such as your credit and/or banking information; and business relationship information, including business contact information, information related to your agreements and preferences, as well as any feedback and information requested by or provided to you.
We may also collect market-related information, which may include personal information, concerning market trends and activities impacting our business. This information may include contract terms, financial information and other information for the purpose of market analysis and strategic planning. We may also collect information related to our media, marketing, community, investor and public relations activities and information related to our interactions with financial and other analysts and advisors.
As a general rule, the Company collects personal information directly from you. In most circumstances where the personal information that we collect about you is held by a third party, we will obtain your permission before we seek out this information unless such permission is implied from your actions.
From time to time, we may utilize the services of third parties in our business and may also receive personal information collected by those third parties in the course of the performance of their services for us or otherwise. Where this is the case, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that such third parties have represented to us that they have the right to disclose your personal information to us.
What About Links to Other Websites?
Our Website may contain links to websites of other businesses that may be subject to less stringent privacy standards. We cannot assume any responsibility for the privacy practices, policies or actions of the third parties that operate these websites. The Company is not responsible for how such third parties collect, use or disclose your personal information and your use of such third party websites shall be at your sole risk. You should review the privacy policies of these websites before providing them with personal information.
How Do We Use Cookies?
When you visit the Website, we place a “cookie” on the hard drive of your computer to track your visit. A cookie is a small data file that is transferred to your hard drive through your web browser that can only be read by the website that placed the cookie on your hard drive. The cookie acts as an identification card and allows our Website to identify you and to record your passwords and preferences. The cookie allows us to track your visit to the Website so that we can better understand your use of our Website so that we can customize and tailor the Website to better meet your needs.
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies. However, on most web browsers you may change this setting to have your web browser either: (1) notify you prior to a website placing a cookie on your hard drive so that you can decide whether or not to accept the cookie; or (2) automatically prevent the placing of a cookie on your hard drive. Note that if cookies are not accepted, you will not be able to access a number of web pages found on the Website.
Analytics
We use third-party analytics providers such as Google Analytics and the analytics services of the social media platforms we use. Google Analytics and the social media platforms we use make use of cookies and other similar technologies to collect and analyze information on the use of our Website, including incoming and outgoing website navigation. It is your responsibility to review the privacy practices of Google Analytics and the social media platforms on which you may engage with the Company and opt-out as needed. This may limit your access to certain features on our Website or on the social media platforms on which you may engage with the Company.
Why Do We Collect, Use and Disclose Personal Information?
The personal information collected is used and disclosed for our business purposes and for any additional purposes for which we have obtained your consent to the use or disclosure of your personal information.
Collection, use and disclosure of your personal information enables us to manage, maintain and develop our business and operations, including:
to establish, maintain and manage our relationship with you so that we may provide you with, or receive from you, the services that have been requested (e.g. we will use your personal information to establish your identity and employment preferences to provide you with employment opportunities and career-related information);
to disclose your personal information to prospective employers who have indicated an interest in receiving information from applicants;
to review the services and we provide to you so we may understand your requirements and to improve our services;
to review the services that we obtain from you so we may work with you and for you to understand our requirements for such services;
to comply with your requests (e.g. if you prefer to be contacted at a business or residential telephone number and advise us of your preference, we will use this information to contact you at that number); to protect us against error, fraud, theft and damage to our goods and property;
to protect you and your property against theft and damage;
to enable us to undertake our environmental, health and safety activities;
to enable us to comply with applicable law or regulatory requirements; and
any other reasonable purpose to which you consent.
Your personal information may be used or disclosed to our customers, employees, contractors, consultants, service providers, affiliates and other parties who require such information to assist us with establishing, maintaining and managing our relationship with you and to, in some cases, provide services to you that you have requested. We require any third party service provider with whom we share your personal information to protect such information in a manner consistent with this policy and to limit the collection, use and disclosure of such information to the performance of services for the Company. In addition, personal information may be disclosed or transferred to another party in the event of a change in ownership of, or a grant of a security interest in, all or a part of the Company.
Some or all of the personal information we collect may be stored or processed in jurisdictions outside of Canada, including the United States. As a result, this information may be subject to access requests from governments, courts, or law enforcement in those jurisdictions according to laws in those jurisdictions.
Further, your personal information may be disclosed:
as part of the Company’s regular reporting activities;
to protect the rights and property of the Company;
during emergency situations or where necessary to protect the safety of a person or group of persons; where the personal information is publicly available; or
where required by law, with your consent.
We do not sell or otherwise provide personal information to other companies for the marketing of their own products or services.
Your Consent is Important to Us
Generally
It is important to us that we collect, use or disclose your personal information where we have your consent to do so. Depending on the sensitivity of the personal information, your consent may be express, implied or deemed (using an opt-out mechanism). Express consent can be given orally, electronically or in writing. Implied consent is consent that can reasonably be inferred from your action or inaction. For example, when you enter into an agreement with us, we
will assume your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information for purposes related to the performance of that agreement and for any other purposes identified to you at the relevant time.
Typically, we will seek your consent at the time that we collect your personal information. In certain circumstances, your consent may be obtained after collection but prior to our use or disclosure of your personal information. If we plan to use or disclose your personal information for a purpose not previously identified (either in this Privacy Policy or separately), we will attempt to advise you of that purpose before such use or disclosure. We may collect, use or disclose your personal information without your knowledge or consent where we are permitted or required by applicable law or regulatory requirements to do so.
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You may change or withdraw your consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice, by contacting our Privacy Officer using the contact information below. In some circumstances, a change in or withdrawal of consent may severely limit our ability to provide services to, or acquire products or services from, you. All communications with respect to such withdrawal or variation of consent should be in writing and addressed to our Privacy Officer.
How Is Your Personal Information Protected?
The Company endeavors to maintain physical, technical and procedural safeguards that are appropriate to the sensitivity of the personal information in question. These safeguards are designed to prevent your personal information from loss and unauthorized access, copying, use, modification or disclosure.
Specifically, as relates to the Website, unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while the Website strives to protect your personal information, we cannot warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once this Website receives your transmission, we make reasonable efforts to ensure its security on our systems.
Access to and/or Updating Your Personal Information
You can ask to see the personal information that we hold about you. If you want to review, verify or correct your personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer using the contact information set out below. Please note that any such communication must be in writing. If we cannot provide you with access to your personal information, we will inform you of the reasons why, subject to any legal or regulatory restrictions.
It is important that the information contained in our records is both accurate and current. If your personal information happens to change during the course of our relationship, please keep us informed of such changes. In certain cases, we may not agree with your request to change your personal information and will instead append an alternative text to the record in question.
Inquiries or Concerns?
For more information about our Privacy Policy or if you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact:
Carl Kaufman, Privacy Officer
Phone: 604 229 9720
Email: carl.kaufman@kpostaffing.com
Revisions to this Privacy Policy
The Company may from time to time, may make changes to this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in its legal or regulatory obligations or in the manner in which we deal with your personal information. We will post any revised version of this Privacy Policy on our Website and we encourage you to refer back to it on a regular basis. This Privacy
Policy was last updated on July 5, 2021 and your continued use of the Website after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy, as revised.
Interpretation of this Privacy Policy
Any interpretation associated with this Privacy Policy will be made by our Privacy Officer. This Privacy Policy includes examples but is not intended to be restricted in its application to such examples; therefore, where the word “including” is used, it shall mean “including without limitation”.
This Privacy Policy does not create or confer upon any individual any rights, or impose upon the Company any obligations outside of, or in addition to, any rights or obligations imposed by Canada’s federal and provincial privacy laws, as applicable. Should there be, in a specific case, any inconsistency between this Privacy Policy and Canada’s federal and provincial privacy laws, as applicable, this Privacy Policy shall be interpreted, in respect of that case, to give effect to, and comply with, such privacy laws.