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This policy comes into effect on September 22, 2023.
Revised on February 24, 2024.
CMF inc. values your privacy. We are committed to complying with the legal provisions of the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (CQLR c P-39.1), commonly referred to in Quebec as Bill 25.
CMF inc., "Canadian Metal Fashion Inc." with Quebec Enterprise Number (NEQ) 1143333426, is a for-profit private company, incorporated as a Corporation. We specialize primarily in manufacturing commercial use products designed for restaurants, hotels, offices, residences, and healthcare facilities.
When you use our services, you entrust us with your personal information. We understand that this is a significant responsibility, and we make every effort to protect your data and provide you with the ability to manage it.
This privacy policy has been designed to help you understand what information we collect, why we collect it, how long we retain it, how we protect it, and also to explain how you can update, manage, export, and delete your personal information.
The personal information we collect, strictly necessary for the purposes determined before collection, is gathered in various ways, including through our different forms of communication (visual, verbal, written, etc.), as well as through the interactivity of our website.
The collected data must remain limited to the purposes for which it was collected; these purposes cannot be modified once the collection has taken place (unless consent is obtained).
When you visit our website or contact us by phone, email, or other means; as a client, employee, consultant, member, supplier, or partner, CMF inc. may collect several of your personal information, including:
Information related to your identity and contact information, such as:
Information about interactions and preferences, such as:
Financial and business information, such as:
Information about education and employment, such as:
Technical information, such as:
Information about your real estate project and your property, such as:
Any other information you provide to us.
Additionally, as explained in the following section, we use cookies to collect information about you.
Our website uses cookies, but rest assured, they do not allow for your direct identification. We use them to improve our services and analyze how our site is used.
These cookies collect technical information about your device, such as your IP address, the type of device you’re using, your browser, your operating system, the pages you visit, as well as the time and date of your visit. Enabling cookies is necessary for the proper functioning of our site.
In this Policy, we explain what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use, the information we collect through them, how we use this information, and how you can manage cookie settings.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
A cookie is a small, simple file sent with the pages of this website and is stored on your device when the website is loaded in your browser. These cookies help us operate the website correctly, make it more secure, provide a better user experience, understand how the website behaves, and analyze what works and what needs improvement. The information stored in them may be sent back to our servers or to the servers of relevant third parties on a subsequent visit.
HOW DO WE USE COOKIES?
CMF inc. uses both proprietary and third-party cookies for various purposes, like most online services. Proprietary cookies are primarily essential for the proper functioning of the website, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable information.
Third-party cookies, on the other hand, serve several purposes. They help us assess the performance of our website, understand how you interact with it, ensure the security of our services, present you with ads related to your interests, and overall enhance your user experience. They also contribute to making your future interactions with our website more efficient.
PLACED COOKIES:
HOW TO ENABLE, DISABLE, AND DELETE COOKIES?
You can modify your cookie consent settings at any time by clicking on the Cookie Consent Preferences icon at the bottom left of the screen or by using the button below.
This will allow you to review the cookie consent banner and adjust your preferences or withdraw your consent immediately.
You also have the option to modify your Internet browser settings to automatically or manually block and delete cookies. For more information on this, please refer to the instructions in the help section of your browser or visit www.allaboutcookies.org to learn more about how to configure or change your browser settings.
— Please note that this website may not function properly if you disable all cookies. —
COOKIES
Your consent is required as soon as you access the website. By clicking ‘Accept,’ you agree to the use of cookies that may collect certain personal data to optimize your visit to our website. You can modify your consent at any time by customizing your web browser preferences or by clicking on the Cookie icon at the bottom left of the screen.
FORMS
By filling out and submitting any forms on our website, you consent to us using your data for the associated service. If sensitive data becomes necessary, a checkbox for explicit consent will be provided. CMF inc. is not responsible for registration errors, typos, and/or spelling mistakes entered in our forms.
BY PHONE
By giving your consent over the phone, you authorize CMF inc. to use the information you provide during the telephone conversation for the purposes of the discussed service or transaction. If sensitive data is required, you will be informed and asked to give explicit consent. You have the right to revoke this consent at any time by contacting our Privacy Officer.
BY EMAIL
By giving your consent via email, you authorize CMF inc. to use the email address you provided to contact you and provide information related to our products, services, or specific communications you have requested. Your email consent will be recorded for future reference. If sensitive data needs to be collected through this channel, you will be duly informed and required to give explicit consent. You have the right to revoke this consent at any time by contacting our Privacy Officer.
IN PERSON
When you provide your consent in person, it means that you authorize CMF inc. to collect and use your personal data for the specific needs of the transaction or ongoing service. Your consent may be obtained through a signature, verbal statement, or direct interaction. If the collection of sensitive data is required as part of this interaction, you will be informed in detail, and your explicit consent will be required. You have the right to withdraw this consent at any time by informing our staff in person or following the appropriate procedures.
We only use personal information that is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.
Generally, we will seek your consent at the time of collecting your personal information. If we intend to use your personal data for a purpose that was not disclosed to you at the time of collection, we will seek your consent before using this information for the new purpose.
We use the information collected for the following purposes:
We are committed not to use your personal data for unspecified purposes without obtaining your prior consent. You have the right to control the use of your personal data and to revoke your consent at any time, in accordance with our privacy policy.
SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER THIRD PARTIES
While we strive to avoid sharing your personal information with third parties, there may be instances where we engage service providers to perform various tasks on our behalf. This may include IT and cybersecurity management, marketing, as well as data analysis, hosting, and data storage. We only provide them with the personal information strictly necessary for the performance of their tasks.
WEB HOSTING AND EMAILS
We utilize the expertise and services of Funio (Miss Group) for hosting our website and managing our emails. The servers used are located in three data centers situated in Canada.
SOCIAL MEDIA
When you interact with us through social media, such as our Facebook page, the personal information you provide is shared with the social media networks themselves and not with us. This information is subject to the respective privacy policies of the social media platforms. Please note that the information you post on social media may become public.
MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
We make use of various management software to oversee various aspects of our business such as accounting, communication, sending letters and notices, generating reports, as well as preparing statements and declarations. Since these services are provided by third parties, please refer to their privacy policy:
• SAGE (https://www.sage.com/en-ca/legal/privacy-and-cookies/)
OTHER THIRD PARTIES
We may disclose your personal information when we believe such disclosure is authorized, necessary, or appropriate under applicable laws, including:
CMF inc. retains personal information for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected or used, or as permitted or required by applicable laws. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include the existence of legal obligations to which we are subject (for example, certain laws require us to keep records of your transactions for a certain period before we can delete them).
However, when this information is no longer needed for business purposes, CMF inc. takes reasonable steps to permanently destroy or depersonalize it.
We typically retain your personal data for a period of 6 years.
CMF inc. implements physical, organizational, contractual, and technological security measures to protect your personal information against loss, theft, unauthorized access, and inappropriate use. Only employees and authorized individuals with a professional and legal need for this information have access. They have been trained and are required to uphold the confidentiality of your data.
We have also established specific procedures and resources to document and manage security incidents under the best possible conditions.
However, as no mechanism can guarantee absolute security, there is always some risk when using the Internet to transmit personal information.
Our products and services are not intended for children, and we do not intentionally collect any personal data from minors. If you are a minor, below the age of consent (14 years in Quebec), as per the laws applicable to your place of residence, please do not provide us with personal data without the explicit consent of a parent or guardian.
If you are a parent or guardian and you become aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.
If we discover that we have unintentionally collected personal data from minors without verifying parental consent, we will immediately take steps to delete this information from our servers, as well as from any other associated website or product/service.
At any time, you have the right to access and rectify your personal information. You have the right to request CMF inc. to consult, modify the use, rectify, or delete your personal data. Please address your request to our privacy officer below.
We will respond to your request within a maximum of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the written request and in a structured and commonly used technological format. However, fees may be required to process your request.
CMF inc. reserves the right to revise its policy at any time, based on the evolution of its activities, applicable laws, the availability of new technologies, or the introduction of new products, services, or features.
When modifications are made, the date of the last update will be revised and displayed at the top of the policy. We encourage you to regularly check the policy to stay informed of any changes.
If you do not agree with any modification made to the policy, you have the option to close your account and stop using our services. In some cases, you may also choose to opt out.
By continuing to use our services, including our site, after the publication or communication of a modification, you signify your acceptance and consent to the revised terms of the policy.
If you have any concerns, questions, requests, complaints, or comments related to this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer:
Marcello Bruno
President
514-253-2267
info@cmf-inc.ca
CMF inc.
8647, rue Lafrenaie
Saint-Léonard (Québec) CANADA
H1P 2B6
8647, rue Lafrenaie,
Saint-Léonard QC H1P 2B6
