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Donald Givelos and Associates Inc.; DGA Careers
Policy on the Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information “Privacy Policy”
By providing us with Personal Information, you agree and consent that we may collect,
use and disclose your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree with these terms, you are requested not to provide us any Personal
Information. Unfortunately, certain services can only be offered if you provide
Personal Information. Consequently, if you choose not to provide us with any required
Personal Information, we may not be able to offer you those services.
1. Objective & Scope of Policy Donald Givelos and Associates Inc. (“DGA”)
is committed to respecting your privacy and we have prepared this Policy Statement
to inform you of our policy and practices concerning the collection, use and disclosure
of Personal Information.
This Policy Statement governs Personal Information collected from and about individuals
who are or may become candidates of DGA and those other individuals outside of DGA
with whom we work with or who may provide us with Personal Information. This policy
does not cover business contact information, corporate information or aggregated
data from which the identity of an individual cannot be determined. We retain the
right to use such data in any way that we determine appropriate.
In the event of questions about: (i) access to your Personal Information; (ii) Our
collection, use, management or disclosure of Personal Information; or (iii) this
Policy Statement; please contact Gerald Legrove: (416) 902-6140 or gerald@dgacareers.com
2. What is Personal Information? Personal Information means any information,
recorded in any form, about an identified individual, or an individual whose identity
may be inferred or determined from such information.
3. Why We Collect Your Personal Information DGA uses Personal Information
provided to us verbally or in writing in order to: Provide recruiting and placement
services; Assess a candidate’s skills and qualifications for a particular posting;
Provide job searching and job notification services; Manage our relationship with
clients (Primary Insurers, Independent Adjusters & Brokerages); Respond to requests
for information clients; Meet any legal or regulatory requirement; and Such other
purposes consistent with the foregoing purposes. Our use of Personal Information
is limited to these purposes. Unless permitted by law, no personal information is
collected, without first obtaining the consent of the individual to the collection,
use and disclosure of that information. Personal information is collected, to the
extent possible, directly from the individual concerned.
4. With Whom Your Personal Information May Be Shared DGA provides recruitment
and placement services. Therefore, any Personal Information you provide may be disclosed
and shared with potential employers. We may disclose your Personal Information to
organizations or individuals that perform services on our behalf. Using contractual
or other arrangements, we ensure that agents, contractors or third party service
providers, who may receive Personal Information in the course of providing services
to us, agree to use and hold such information solely for the purposes indicated
by us.
Personal Information may also be subject to transfer to another organization in
the event of a transfer or change of ownership of all or part of DGA.
Please note that there are circumstances where the use and/or disclosure of Personal
Information may be justified or permitted or where we are obliged to disclose information
without consent. Such circumstances may include:
Where required by law or by order or requirement of a court, administrative agency
or other governmental tribunal; Where we believe, upon reasonable grounds, that
it is necessary to protect the rights, privacy, safety or property of an identifiable
person or group; Where it is necessary to establish or collect monies owing to DGA;
Where it is necessary to permit us to pursue available remedies or limit any damages
that DGA may sustain; or Where the information is public.
Where obliged or permitted to disclose information without consent, we will not
disclose more information than is required.
5. Accuracy of Your Personal Information We endeavour to ensure that
any personal information provided and in our possession is as accurate, current
and complete as necessary for the purposes for which we use that information. We
rely on our candidates to keep their personal information accurate, complete and
up to date. If we become aware that personal information is inaccurate, incomplete
or out of date we will revise the personal information and, if necessary, use our
best efforts to inform third parties which were provided with inaccurate information
so that those third parties may also correct their records.
6. How Long We Retain Your Personal Information We keep personal information
only as long as it is required for the reasons it was collected. The length of time
we retain information varies, depending on the product or service and the nature
of the information. This period may extend beyond the end of your relationship with
us but it will be only for so long as it is necessary for us to have sufficient
information to respond to any issues that may arise at a later date. When personal
information is no longer required for DGA’s purposes, we will destroy, delete, erase
or convert it into an anonymous form.
7. How We Protect Your Personal Information We endeavour to maintain
adequate physical, procedural and technical security with respect to our offices
and information storage facilities so as to prevent any loss, misuse, unauthorized
access, disclosure, or modification of Personal Information.
We further protect Personal Information by restricting access to it to those employees
that the management of DGA has determined need to know that information in order
that DGA may provide its services.
If an employee misuses personal information, this will be considered as a serious
offence for which disciplinary action may be taken, up to and including termination
of employment. If any individual or organization misuses personal information –
provided by DGA for the purpose providing recruiting and placement services - this
will be considered a serious issue for which action may be taken, up to and including
termination of any agreement between DGA and that individual or organization.
8. Visiting Our Web Site With respect to our web site, we collect information
from site visitors through the use of cookies. “Cookies” are files or pieces of
information that may be stored in your computer’s hard drive when you visit our
web site. Cookies are also used to remember that you may have already provided Personal
Information to us and as a result, they help speed up your future activities when
accessing our web site. "Session" cookies are temporary bits of information that
are erased once you exit your Web browser window or otherwise turn your computer
off. Session cookies are used to improve navigation on Web sites and to collect
aggregate statistical information. DGA’s website uses session cookies.
"Persistent" cookies are more permanent bits of information that are placed on the
hard drive of your computer and stay there unless you delete the cookie. Persistent
cookies store information on your computer for a number of purposes, such as retrieving
certain information you have previously provided (e.g., passwords), helping to determine
what areas of the Web site visitors find most valuable, and customizing the Web
site based on your preferences. DGA’s website does not use persistent cookies.
We do not share Personal Information obtained through cookies with any third parties.
Most Internet browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you do not wish to
accept cookies, you can set yours to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies
are being sent.
We have no control over the content of third party websites that individuals may
access through hyperlinks at our website. We encourage you to read the privacy policy
of every website you visit.
9. Access to Your Personal Information DGA permits the reasonable right
of access and review of personal information held by us about an individual.
If an individual believes any Personal Information concerning him or her is not
correct, that person may request an update of that information by sending a request
to the person indicated in Section 1 of this Policy. We reserve the right not to
change any Personal Information but will append any alternative text the individual
concerned believes appropriate. An individual may also request that we delete an
individual’s Personal Information from our system and records. However, due to technical
constraints and the fact that we back up our systems, Personal Information may continue
to reside in DGA’s systems after deletion. Individuals, therefore, should not expect
that their Personal Information would be completely removed from our systems in
response to an accepted request for deletion.
We reserve the right to decline access to Personal Information where the information
requested:
a) Would disclose (i) personal information, including opinions, about another individual
or about a deceased individual; or (ii) trade secrets or other business confidential
information that may harm DGA or the competitive position of a third party or interfere
with contractual or other negotiations of DGA or a third party; b) Is subject to
solicitor-client or litigation privilege; c) Is not readily retrievable and the
burden or cost of providing would be disproportionate to the nature or value of
the information; d) Does not exist, is not held, or cannot be found by DGA; e) Could
reasonably result in (i) serious harm to the treatment or recovery of the individual
concerned, (ii) serious emotional harm to the individual or another individual,
or (iii) serious bodily harm to another individual; f) May harm or interfere with
law enforcement activities and other investigative or regulatory functions of a
body authorized by law to perform such functions; or g) Any other grounds under
applicable legislation. Where information will not or cannot be disclosed, the individual
making the request will be provided with the reasons for non-disclosure. Where information
will be disclosed, we will endeavor to provide the information in question within
a reasonable time and no later than 30 days following the request.
We will not respond to repetitious or vexatious requests for access. In determining
whether a request is repetitious or vexatious, we will consider such factors as
the frequency with which information is updated, the purpose for which the information
is used, and the nature of the information.
To guard against fraudulent requests for access, we will require sufficient information
to allow us to confirm the identity of the person making the request before granting
access or making corrections.
10. Amendment of Our Practices and This Policy This statement is in
effect as of March 1, 2004. We will from time to time review and revise our privacy
practices and this Policy Statement. In the event of any amendment, an appropriate
notice will be communicated to clients and others in an appropriate manner. Policy
changes will apply to the information collected from the date of the revised Policy
Statement as well as to existing information held by DGA.
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