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Century 21 TODAY REALTY LTD. Brokerage
Policy On the Collection, Use and Disclosure
Of Personal Information
"Privacy Policy"
1. Objective & Scope of Policy
Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. is committed to respecting your privacy and has prepared this Policy to inform you of our policy and practices
concerning the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information.
This Policy governs Personal Information collected from and about (i) individuals who are or may become Clients of Century 21 Today Realty
Ltd. and (ii) individuals or organizations with whom Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. works with.
Using contractual or other arrangements, Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. shall ensure that agents, contractors or third party service
providers, who may receive Personal Information in the course of providing services to Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. as part of our
delivery of real estate services, protect that Personal Information in a manner consistent with the principles articulated in this Policy.
This Policy does not cover aggregated data from which the identity of an individual cannot be determined. Century 21 Today Realty Ltd.
retains the right to use aggregated data in any way that it determines appropriate.
In the event of questions about: (i) access to your Personal Information; (ii) Century 21 Today Realty Ltd.'s collection, use,
management or disclosure of Personal Information; or (iii) this Policy; please contact:
Eugene Pilato, broker, 4056 Dorchester Rd., Niagara Falls, ON, L2E 6M9 Office: 905-356-9100 fax: 905-356-0835
CLICK HERE for the Contact Page for Eugene Pilato.
2. The Collection, Use & Disclosure of Personal Information
For the purposes of this Policy:
"Client" means an individual who may or has purchased or sold real estate or services to buy or purchase real estate;
"Personal Information" means any information, recorded in any form, about an identified individual, or an individual whose identity may be
inferred or determined from such information.
Your provision of Personal Information to Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. means that you agree and consent that we may collect, use and
disclose your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these terms, you are requested not to
provide any Personal Information to Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. or a Broker or Sales Representative working with Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. Unfortunately,
certain services can only be offered if you provide Personal Information and consequently, if you choose not provide us with any required
Personal Information, Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. may not be able to offer you those services.
This office only collects personal information necessary to effectively market and sell the property of sellers; to locate, assess and
qualify properties for buyers and to otherwise provide professional and competent real estate services to clients.
Century 21 Today Realty Ltd.'s Brokers or sales representatives may use personal information for commission management purposes (e.g.
commission financing, commission dispute resolution).
Century 21 Today Realty Ltd.'s use of Personal Information is limited to these purposes. Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. does not sell, trade,
barter or exchange for consideration any Personal Information it has obtained. Unless permitted by law, no personal information is collected
about an individual without first obtaining the consent of the individual to the collection, use and dissemination of that information.
Personal information will be collected, to the extent possible, directly from the individual concerned.
Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. does not knowingly collect Personal Information from anyone under the age of 18, especially children under 13,
and does not use such information if Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. discovers that it is has been provided by a minor.
Personal Information may also be transferred to another company in the event of a change of ownership of all or part of Century 21 Today
Realty Ltd.
Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. may disclose Personal Information of Clients to organizations that perform services on its behalf. This will
only be done if such organizations agree to use such information solely for the purposes of providing services to Century 21 Today Realty Ltd.
and, with respect to that information, to act in a manner consistent with this Policy.
Please note that there are circumstances where the use and/or disclosure of Personal Information may be justified or permitted or where
Tiptop Realty Inc. is obliged to disclose information without consent. Such circumstances may include:
- Where required by law or by order or requirement of a court, administrative agency or other governmental tribunal;
- Where Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. believes, upon reasonable grounds, that it is necessary to protect the rights, privacy, safety or
property of an identifiable person or group;
- Where it is necessary to establish or collect monies owing to Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. Where it is necessary to permit Century 21
Today Realty Ltd. to pursue available remedies or limit any damages that Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. may sustain; or
- Where the information is public.
Where obliged or permitted to disclose information without consent, Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. will not disclose more information than is
required.
3. Accuracy
Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. endeavours to ensure that any Personal Information provided by Clients and in its possession is as accurate, current and
complete as necessary for the purposes for which Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. uses that data. Information contained in files that have been closed is
not actively updated or maintained.
4. Retention
Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. retains Personal Information as long as Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. believes it is necessary to fulfil the
purpose for which it was collected and Firm legal or business requirements.
5. Security
Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. endeavours to maintain adequate physical, procedural and technical security with respect to its offices and
information storage facilities so as to prevent any loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, or modification of Personal Information.
6. Protecting Information
Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. further protects Personal Information by restricting access to it to those Employees and Contractors that the
management of Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. has determined need to know that information in order that Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. may provide services to
Clients.
7. Access to Personal information
Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. permits access to and review of Personal Information held by Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. about an individual by
the individual concerned.
If an individual believes any Personal Information concerning that individual is not correct, that person may request an amendment of that
information by sending a request to the person indicated in Section 1 of this Policy. Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. reserves the right not to
change any Personal Information but will append any alternative text the individual concerned believes appropriate. Where not required to be retained by the
Firm, an individual may also request that Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. delete an individual.s Personal Information from Century 21 Today Realty
Ltd. system and records. However, due to constraints of computer technology and the fact that Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. backs up its systems, Personal
Information may continue to reside in Century 21 Today Realty Ltd..s systems after deletion. Individuals, therefore, should not expect that
their Personal Information would be completely removed from Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. systems in response to an accepted request for deletion.
Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. reserves the right to decline access to Personal Information where the information requested:
- Would disclose the Personal Information of another individual or of a deceased individual;
- Would disclose business confidential information that may harm Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. or the competitive position of a third party;
- Is subject to solicitor-client or litigation privilege;
- Could reasonably result in: (i) serious harm to the treatment or recovery of the individual concerned; (ii) serious emotional
harm to the individual or another individual; or (iii) serious bodily harm to another individual;
- May harm, or interfere with, law enforcement activities and other investigative or regulatory functions of a body authorized by
statute to perform such functions;
- Is not readily retrievable and the burden or cost of providing would be disproportionate to the nature or value of the information; or
- Does not exist, is not held, or cannot be found by Century 21 Today Realty Ltd.
Where information will not or cannot be disclosed, the individual making the request will be provided with the reasons for
non-disclosure.
Where information will be disclosed, Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. will endeavor to provide the information in question within a reasonable
time and no later than 30 days following the request.
Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. will not respond to repetitious or vexatious requests for access. In determining whether a request is
repetitious or vexatious, it will consider such factors as the frequency with which information is amended, the purpose for which the
information is used, and the nature of the information.
To guard against fraudulent requests for access, Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. will require sufficient information to allow it to confirm the
identity of the person making the request before granting access or making corrections.
8. Amendment of Practices and This Policy
This statement is in effect as of JANUARY 1, 2004. Century 21 Today Realty Ltd. will from time to time review and revise its privacy
practices and this Policy. In the event of any amendment, an appropriate notice will be communicated to Clients and others in an appropriate manner.
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