Last update: December 28, 2024
FAMET INC. is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of the personal information of its employees, customers, suppliers and any other person with whom it interacts. This policy describes how we collect, use, disclose and protect personal information in accordance with Quebec’s Personal Information Protection Act 25.
1. Definitions
- Personal information: Information which, by its nature (medical, biometric, etc.) or its context of use, gives rise to a high degree of expectation of privacy. This includes social insurance number (SIN), date of birth and banking details.
2. Principles of protection of personal information
FAMET INC. adheres to the following principles regarding the protection of personal information:
- Responsibility: We are responsible for the personal information we hold and we have designated a privacy officer.
- Collection Limitation: We only collect personal information necessary for the specified purposes.
- Consent: We obtain consent from individuals before collecting, using or disclosing their personal information, unless an exception provided by law applies.
- Limitation of use, disclosure and retention: We use, communicate and retain personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected and for the period necessary.
- Exactitude: We take steps to ensure the accuracy of personal information.
- Security measures: We implement appropriate security measures to protect personal information against loss, theft and unauthorized access.
- Transparency: We are transparent about our privacy practices.
- Access to personal information: We give data subjects access to their personal information and allow them to rectify it.
3. Collection, use and communication of personal information
3.1 Site web
We collect the following information when you visit our website:
- Information you provide directly to us: When you fill out our quote request form, we collect your name, email address, phone number and city. We use this information to respond to your request and contact you for clarification, if necessary.
- Information collected automatically: We automatically collect your IP address when you visit our website. We use this information for security and statistical analysis purposes.
3.2 Employees
We collect employee personal information for the purposes of managing payroll, benefits, legal obligations and internal communications. This includes SIN, date of birth and bank details, for which we obtain explicit consent.
3.3 Clients
We collect the following information from our customers: company name, address, telephone number and email. Occasionally, we may collect banking details from business customers to make direct deposit payments, with their consent.
3.4 Suppliers
We collect the following information from our suppliers: company name, address, telephone number, email and, with their consent, their banking information to make direct deposit payments.
4. Security measures
FAMET INC. implements physical, organizational and technological security measures to protect personal information, including:
- Access control to premises and computer systems.
- Passwords and authentication.
- Regular data backups.
- Training employees on the protection of personal information.
5. Retention and destruction of personal information
FAMET INC. retains personal information for the period necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, in accordance with legal requirements and best practices. Personal information is then securely destroyed.
6. Privacy incident management
FAMET INC. has implemented a procedure to manage privacy incidents, including detection, reporting, analysis and remediation.
7. Rights of data subjects
Data subjects have the right to access their personal information, to rectify it, to object to its processing and to withdraw their consent, subject to certain exceptions provided for by law.
8. Responsible for the protection of personal information
The person responsible for the protection of personal information at FAMET INC. is Erik Pena Salazar. You can contact him at the following address: submission@atelier-usinage-famet.com.
9. Policy Update
This policy may be updated from time to time. The date of the last update is indicated at the top of the policy.