Privacy Policy

Data Solutions Consulting Inc. 

 

 

Privacy Statement

At Data Solutions Consulting Inc., we are dedicated to safeguarding your personal information. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your data. We prioritize transparency and give you control over your information. We employ robust security measures and technical controls to prevent unauthorized access. As technology advances, we remain committed to continuously improving our privacy practices. Trust is paramount to us, and we strive to uphold the highest privacy protection standards. We invite you to review this policy, empowering you with knowledge about how we handle your data.

 

Who this privacy statement applies to and what it covers

This privacy statement applies toData Solutions Consulting Inc. and our affiliates and related entities (“Data Solutions Consulting Inc.”, “we”, “us” or “our”).

 

This privacy policy defines how we will access, collect, use, store, transfer, retain, and protect personal information about you when: 

• Providing services to you or our clients 

• Accessing our website 

• Performing activities that are a part of the business operations

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When we refer to “our website” or “this website” in this policy we mean the specific webpage https://www.datasolutionsinc.ca/.

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What information we collect

We aim to limit the personal information we collect to what is utmost necessary for providing services to you or our clients. 

 

In the course of providing services to you, or our clients and performing due diligence checks in connection with our services, we will collect or obtain personal information about you. We may also collect personal information from you when you use our website or through digital interactions with you.

The personal information that we collect varies depending on the purpose and may include, but is not limited to: your name; e-mail address; country of residence; employment details (for example, the organization you work for, job title); your IP address; your browser type; your access times; details of interactions with us.

 

The types of personal information and sensitive personal information that we collect may vary depending on the legal requirements imposed on us, nature of the services that we provide to you or our client, or how you use our website.

 

Where we are provided with personal information about you, we take steps to ensure that the entity providing such information (“Transferor”) has complied with the privacy laws and regulations relevant to your data. This may include, for example, that the Transferor has provided you with notice of the collection (and other matters) and has obtained any necessary consent for us to process that personal information as described in this privacy statement.

 

How we use personal information about you 

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Use of personal information to provide services to our clients

We will use your personal information to provide you or our client with services. As part of this, we may use your personal information in the course of correspondence relating to the services. Such correspondence may be with you, our client and any third parties they appoint to work with us to provide the services. We may also use your personal information to conduct due diligence checks relating to the services.

 

Use of personal information for other activities that form part of the operation of our business

We may also use your personal information for the purposes of, or in connection with:

• applicable legal or regulatory requirements

• requests and communications from competent authorities

• client account opening and other administrative purposes

• financial accounting, invoicing and risk analysis purposes

• client relationship purposes, which may involve: (i) sending you details of our products and services that we think might be of interest to you; (ii) contacting you to receive feedback on services; (iii) contacting you for other market or research purposes; or (iv) managing our own customer relationship management processes;

• business development purposes (for example, testimonials from a client’s employees may be used as part of our business development materials with that employee’s permission)

• services we receive from our professional advisors, such as lawyers, accountants and consultants

• data analytics to better understand your interactions with us

 

Use of personal information collected via our website

In addition to the purposes connected to the operation of our business above, we may also use your personal information collected via our website:

• to manage and improve our website

• to tailor the content of our website to provide you with a more personalized experience and draw your attention to information about our products and services that may be of interest to you

• to manage and respond to any request you submit through our website.

 

Protection of your personal information

We use a range of physical, electronic and managerial measures to ensure that we keep your personal information secure, accurate and up to date. These measures include but are not limited to:

• education and training to relevant staff to ensure they are aware of our privacy obligations when processing personal information

• administrative and technical controls to restrict access to personal information on a ‘need to know’ basis

• technological security measures, including firewalls, multi-factor authentication, encryption and anti-virus software

• an appointed Privacy Officer to oversee privacy matters for Data Solutions Consulting Inc.

 

Although we use appropriate security measures once we have received your personal information, the transmission of data over the internet (including by e-mail) is never completely secure. We endeavor to protect personal information, but we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to us or by us.

 

How long we keep your personal information for

We will retain your personal information for the longest of the following periods: (a) as long as is necessary for the services provided ; or (b) any retention period that is required by law or professional standards.

 

Your rights

You have various rights in relation to your personal information. The rights afforded to you may vary depending on your geographic location and the applicable laws governing how we process your personal information. To the extent prescribed by applicable law, you may have a right to:

• obtain confirmation that we are processing your personal information and request a copy of the personal information we hold about you

• request certain information about how we process your personal information

• ask that we update the personal information we hold about you, or correct such personal information that you think is incorrect or incomplete

• ask that we delete certain personal information that we hold about you, or restrict the way in which we use such personal information

• withdraw consent to our processing of your personal information (to the extent such processing is based on consent)

 

To exercise any of your rights, or if you have any other questions about how we process your personal information, please email info@datasolutionsinc.ca.