Thank you for visiting DineSafe.com. We only request and collect information we think is useful for your experience when using our website(s) or application(s). For the most part, the information you provide us is provided on a voluntary basis. We only use the information for its original purposes and we do not share information with third parties unless we have your permission to do so.

Our Privacy statement explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information.

By using our website or application, you are consenting to this Privacy statement.

Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) sets out the ground rules for how private sector organizations may collect, use or disclose information about you. DineSafe.com is committed to implementing, maintaining, and abiding by all standards put forth in the Act.

DineSafe Personal Information Protection Policy

DineSafe Inc. (hereafter “DINESAFE”) is committed to safeguarding the personal information entrusted to us by our customers. We manage your personal information in accordance with Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and other applicable laws. This policy outlines the principles and practices we follow in protecting your personal information.

This policy applies to DINESAFE and its subsidiaries. The policy also applies to any person providing services on our behalf.

A copy of this policy is provided to any customer on request.

What is personal information?

Personal information means information about an identifiable individual. This includes an individual’s name, company address and phone number, financial information for obtaining credit, trade reference, etc.

What personal information do we collect?

We collect only the personal information that we need for the purposes of providing services to our customers, including personal information needed to:

• deliver requested products and services
• enrol a customer in a program
• follow up with customers to determine satisfaction with products and services
• notify customers of upcoming events of interest
• meet regulatory requirements

We normally collect customer information directly from our customers. We may collect your information from other persons with your consent or as authorized by law.

We inform our customers, before or at the time of collecting personal information, of the purposes for which we are collecting the information. The only time we don’t provide this notification is when a customer volunteers information for an obvious purpose (for example, when requesting a press kit).

Consent

We ask for consent to collect, use or disclose customer personal information, except in specific circumstances where collection, use or disclosure without consent is authorized or required by law. We may assume your consent in cases where you volunteer information for an obvious purpose.

We ask for your express consent for some purposes and may not be able to provide certain services if you are unwilling to provide consent to the collection, use or disclosure of certain personal information.

Where express consent is needed, we will normally ask customers to provide their consent by one of the following methods; orally (in person, by telephone), in writing (by signing a consent form, by checking a box on a form, or electronically (by clicking a button).

In cases that do not involve sensitive personal information, we may rely on “opt-out” consent. For example, we may disclose your contact information to other organizations that we believe may be of interest to you, unless you request that we do not disclose your information.

A customer may withdraw consent to the use and disclosure of personal information at any time, unless the personal information is necessary for us to fulfil our legal obligations. We will respect your decision, but we may not be able to provide you with certain products and services if we do not have the necessary personal information.

We may collect, use or disclose customer personal information without consent only as authorized by law. For example, we may not request consent when the collection, use or disclosure is reasonable for an investigation or legal proceeding, to collect a debt owed to our organization, in an emergency that threatens life, health or safety, or when the personal information is from a public telephone directory.

Other examples include the following:

• the use of the information is pursuant to a statute or regulation of Alberta or Canada that authorizes or requires the use.
• the use of the information is reasonable for the purposes of an investigation or a legal proceeding.
• the information is publicly available.
• a reasonable person would consider that the collection of the information is clearly in the interests of the individual and consent of the individual cannot be obtained in a timely way or the individual would not reasonably be expected to withhold consent.
• the information is collected by a credit reporting organization to create a credit report where the individual consented to the disclosure to the credit reporting organization by the organization that originally collected the information.

How do we use and disclose personal information?

We use and disclose customer personal information only for the purposes for which the information was collected, except as authorized by law. For example, we may use customer contact information to deliver goods. The law also allows us to use that contact information for the purpose of collecting a debt owed to our organization, should that be necessary.

If we wish to use or disclose your personal information for any new business purpose, we will ask for your consent.

How do we safeguard personal information?

We make every reasonable effort to ensure that customer information is accurate and complete. We rely on our customers to notify us if there is a change to their personal information that may affect their relationship with our organization. If you are aware of an error in our information about you, please let us know and we will correct it on request wherever possible.

In some cases we may ask for a written request for correction.

We protect customer personal information in a manner appropriate for the sensitivity of the information. We make every reasonable effort to prevent any loss, misuse, disclosure or modification of personal information, as well as any unauthorized access to personal information.

We use appropriate security measures when destroying customer personal information, including shredding paper records and permanently deleting electronic records.

We retain customer personal information only as long as is reasonable to fulfil the purposes for which the information was collected or for legal or business purposes.

Access to records containing personal information

DINESAFE have a right of access to their own personal information in a record that is in our custody or under our control, subject to some exceptions. For example, organizations are required under the Personal Information Protection Act to refuse to provide access to information that would reveal personal information about another individual. Organizations are authorized under the Act to refuse access to personal information if disclosure would reveal confidential business information or confidential information that is of commercial nature. Access may also be refused if the information is privileged or contained in mediation records.

If we refuse a request in whole or in part, we will provide the reasons for the refusal. In some cases where exceptions to access apply, we may withhold that information and provide you with the remainder of the record.

You may make a request for access to your personal information by writing to the Privacy Coordinator. You must provide sufficient information in your request to allow us to identify the information you are seeking.

You may also request information about our use of your personal information and any disclosure of that information to persons outside our organization.

You may also request a correction of an error or omission in your personal information.

We will respond to your request within 45 calendar days, unless an extension is granted. We may charge a reasonable fee to provide information, but not to make a correction. We will advise you of any fees that may apply before beginning to process your request.

Questions and complaints

If you have a question or concern about any collection, use or disclosure of personal information by DINESAFE, or about a request for access to your own personal information, please contact Privacy Coordinator in the first instance:

Privacy Coordinator
DineSafe.com
privacy [at] dinesafe [dot] com

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you should contact the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta:

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta


Suite 2460, 801 - 6 Avenue, SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3W2
Phone: (403) 297-2728 Toll Free: 1-888-878-4044
E-mail: generalinfo [at] oipc [dot] ab [dot] ca Web site: www.oipc.ab.ca