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Privacy Statement

We may collect personal information from our clients in the regular course of doing business.  This statement answers some of your most frequently asked questions, and lets you know how we're protecting the information you entrust to us.

What personal information do you collect about me?
We may collect some or all of the following information about you:
  • Name
  • Address
  • Postal Code
  • Phone Numbers
  • Email Address
  • Payment card number
  • Payment card expiry date
  • Purchase history
  • Banking information
  • Social insurance number
  • Driver's license number
How do you use this information?
The main reasons we collect information from you are:
  • Application forms
  • Because it is required by law
  • Because it may be helpful in the future
  • Because our computer software asks for it
  • Complaints
  • Credit verification
  • Client relationship management
  • Customer service
  • Orders
  • Returns
  • To complete a sale/transaction

If it's a necessary part of any of these transactions, we may disclose your information to another company.  For example, we may pass on your personal information to a collection agency should you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations.  We may also pass on your name and address to a courier service to complete a delivery.

 

Use of  Personal Information for Secondary Reasons
We also may use your personal information for other, secondary reasons, including:
  • To complete a sale/transaction
  • To complete a medical record
  • Customer Service
  • Client relationship management
  • Credit Verification/Application forms
  • Returns/Orders
  • Complaints
  • Because our computer software asks for it 
  • Because it may be useful in the future
  • Because it is required by law
Sharing of Personal Information with Third Parties
In some circumstances, we may also share your personal information with other companies, including:
  • Additional animal health providers
  • Veterinary specialists
  • Collection agencies

We will also disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so.

 

How do you get my consent?
When you provide us with personal information to complete a medical record, process a sales transaction, place an order, complete a financial agreement, arrange for a delivery or return a purchase, we assume you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.

 

How do I get more information?
Our staff will be happy to answer any questions you may have about your personal information.  If you would like more information about our policies, or you would like to see exactly what personal information we have about you in our records, or you wish to register a complaint, please contact:

Philipp Schott, Owner

2595 Portage Avenue

Winnipeg, Manitoba

R3J 0P5

(204)832-1368

birchwood@mts.net

 

You can also contact the Privacy Commissioner of Canada for assistance between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm est, at:

Toll-free: 1-800-282-1376

Phone:  (613)995-8210

Fax:  (613)947-6850

TTY:  (613)992-9190

 

or by mail at:

122 Kent Street

Place de Ville

Tower B, 3rd Floor

Ottawa, Ontario

K1A 1H3

 

or on the web at:

http://www.priv.gc.ca

 

You can also contact your Provincial or Territorial Privacy Commissioner's office for more information.


 

 

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