FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
Why does Feil & Co.*
collect personal information about its clients?
Who is responsible for Feil & Co.’s* personal information
management practices?
How does Feil & Co.*
protect my personal information?
As a Feil &
Co.* client, can I place restrictions on the collection, use and disclosure of
my personal information?
How can I best understand how Feil & Co.* deals with the
collection, use and disclosure of my personal information?
How is personal
information defined under the Personal
Information Protection Act (British Columbia), and the Personal
Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada)?
Why has Feil &
Co.* made available The Feil & Co.* Privacy Protection Pledge?
Where can I obtain more
information on privacy?
Why does Feil & Co*. collect personal information about
its clients?
FEIL & CO.* will
collect, use or disclose personal information only to provide professional
services to you. Each engagement letter includes an explanation of why we
require information, what use will be made of it and with whom it may be shared
in order to provide our professional services.
Your personal
information may be disclosed internally and with other contracted professionals
for the purpose of determining compliance with applicable professional standards,
FEIL & CO.* internal policies, or in the performance of quality reviews.
Personal Information may also be shared internally in order to allow us to
offer services or products that may be of interest to you.
Who is responsible for Feil & Co.*.’s
personal information management practices?
Responsibility for Feil
& Co*.’s personal information management practices,
including compliance with the provisions of The Feil
& Co*. Privacy Code, rests with the Feil
& Co*. Privacy Officer who can be reached at 1-250-382-6177
or via email@feilnco.com.
How does Feil & Co.* protect my personal information?
Feil & Co.*
protects your personal information against such risks as loss or theft,
unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, modification or destruction,
through appropriate security measures, regardless of the format in which it is
held. Feil
& Co.’s* employees follow procedures to protect and
safeguard your personal information.
As a Feil & Co.*
client, can I place restrictions on the collection, use and disclosure of my
personal information?
Yes. You may refuse or withdraw your consent at any
time. Please see The Feil & Co.*
Privacy Protection Pledge for details.
How can I best understand how Feil
& Co.* deals with the collection, use and disclosure of my
personal information?
The Feil & Co.
Privacy Protection Pledge sets out our commitment to protecting your privacy.
More detailed information can be found in The Feil
& Co.* Privacy Code.
How is personal
information defined under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic
Documents Act (Canada)?
Personal information is defined as any information
about an identifiable individual, but does not include the name, title,
business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization.
Why has Feil & Co.* made available The Feil & Co.* Privacy Protection Pledge?
Feil & Co.*
wants you to understand the purposes for which we collect, use and disclose
personal information about our clients. Furthermore, we want to be sure that we
have your consent to continue to collect, use and disclose your personal
information for those purposes outlined in The Feil
& Co.* Privacy Protection Pledge. Finally, we have also developed The Feil & Co.* Privacy Code to more fully explain
our personal information management practices and to respect the Personal
Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada).
Where can I obtain more
information on privacy?
For a copy of the Personal Information Protection and
Electronic Documents Act (Canada),
please visit the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s web site at
www.privcom.gc.ca
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