Privacy Policy

Merchant North (“MN”, “we,” “us,” “our”) is committed to the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy (“Policy") describes the privacy practices we follow in connection with the MN website (https://merchantnorth.com/), and our social media pages (collectively the “Sites”). Our website does not use cookies or other similar technologies to collect personal information.
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By accessing or visiting our Sites, by communicating with us (by any means) or agreeing to receive emails from us, you agree to the terms of this Policy. If you have any questions, concerns or comments about our treatment of your personal information or this Policy, please contact our Privacy Officer using the contact info provided in the “Contact Us” section of this Policy.
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1. What Personal Information Do We Collect and Why?
2. Under What Circumstances Do We Share Your Personal Information?
3. How Do We Store and Secure Your Personal Information?
4. Your Rights
5. Children’s Privacy
6. Updates to this Policy
7. Contact Us

1. WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND WHY?

We collect your personal information in a number of ways. But rest assured, it's always with purpose and respect. Dive into the specifics below.

Examples

Name, address, phone number, email address.

Means & Purpose of Collection

We collect this information through our website when you provide your CV to us. The collection of this information allows us to create your profile as a candidate, provide our services to you, and to communicate with you.

Examples

Professional experience, skills, CV/resume, judicial antecedents and information concerning registration with a professional order (e.g., membership number and status).

Means & Purpose of Collection

We collect this information when you voluntarily provide it to us, and from the relevant authorities with your consent. Collecting this information enables us to assess your suitability for job offers, and to verify compliance with legal and regulatory requirements relating to job offers.

Please note that we may also collect and use your personal information for any other purpose permitted or required by law.

2. UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We share your personal information with third parties where necessary to fulfil the purposes identified above, and more specifically, as set forth in the table below:

Categories of Third Parties

Service Providers

Professional Advisors

Law enforcement & Other government Agencies

Successors in Interest

Purpose of Communication

To enable us to provide requested services, such as website hosting.

We may disclose your personal information to our legal, financial, accounting or other consultants to the extent necessary to operate our business and comply with applicable laws.

To comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests. We verify that the request is legitimate before responding.

In the event of a sale, merger, or other business transaction, to enable the new owner or operator of MN to continue providing our services.

3. HOW DO WE STORE AND SECURE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Your personal information is hosted on our servers located in Québec. We implement physical, administrative and technical safeguards designed to preserve the confidentiality, integrity and security of personal information under our control. However, information transmitted on the Internet and/or stored on systems attached to the Internet is not 100% secure, and no security can provide absolute protection. As a result, we do not ensure, warrant or guarantee the security or integrity of such information.
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We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for us to fulfil the relevant purposes specified in this Policy and to comply with our legal obligations. We also take steps to ensure that only those employees who need access to your personal information to perform their duties have access to it.This Policy does not apply to third-party websites. We are not responsible for their privacy policies, procedures or practices.

4. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

We do not knowingly collect personal information from kids under the age of 14 on our Sites. If you are the parent or legal guardian of a child under 14 who has provided us with personal information, you may contact us using the contact information below to ask us to stop using or to delete that information.

5. YOUR RIGHTS

Under certain circumstances and subject to applicable data protection laws, supported by a written request and proof of identification, you may consult the personal information that we have collected, used or communicated, and/or ask that it be corrected, and/or withdraw your consent to our communication or use of personal information collected.

As required or permitted by law, you may be entitled to additional rights, including: (i) the right to control the dissemination of your personal information; (ii) the right to receive computerized personal information collected from you in a structured, commonly used and technological format and to have this information transferred directly to another organization; (iii) the right to be informed of and submit observations regarding automated decision-making; and (iv) the right to request information about data processing.

You can request access to your personal information in our custody or control, or otherwise exercise your rights by contacting our Privacy Officer using the contact information provided below. If we are unable to fulfil your request in full or in part, we will provide the reasons for denying your request.
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If you believe that applicable data protection laws have not been complied with, you may lodge a complaint with us by using the contact information provided below. You also have the right to complain directly to the appropriate data protection authority.

6. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY

Please consult our Sites regularly to stay informed of changes to this Policy, as we may update it from time to time. If we update this Policy, we will post a notice on the Sites indicating the changes and their effective date. Your continued use of the Sites following an update to this Policy indicates that you have read, understand and accept the current version of the Policy.

7. CONTACT US

If you have any questions, concerns or comments regarding our handling of your personal information or this Policy, please do not hesitate to contact our Privacy Officer by e-mail at privacy@merchantnorth.com or by mail at:Merchant North1440 Ste-Catherine WestSuite 1100 Montréal (Québec)Canada H3G 1R8
To the attention of the Privacy Officer