Our Commitment
P. W. Transportation Ltd. (“PWT”) is dedicated to protecting privacy and safeguarding personal information. This Policy Statement has been prepared to affirm our commitment to maintaining the privacy of our employees, customers, vendors and others, and to provide information on our practices concerning the collection, use and disclosure of personal information.
Our Ten Privacy Principles
As part of PWT’s continued commitment to maintaining the accuracy, confidentiality and security of personal information, we have established Ten Privacy Principles which have been built upon the values set by the Canadian Standards Association’s Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information and Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”).
What Is Personal Information
Under PIPEDA, personal information is defined as information about an identifiable individual except for certain business contact information. This definition is extremely broad and includes information such as, but not limited to:
Personal information does not include any business contact information that is displayed on a business card such as name, business mailing and email address, phone number and business title.
What Information Is Collected and Why We Collect It
Collecting personal information about you is necessary for PWT
to provide business services.
Employees
For our employees, we gather and use personal information for payroll and benefit administration, to comply with legal and regulatory requirements, for recruitment and training purposes, and for employee’s performance and evaluation reviews. The type of employee information we collect includes, but is not limited to:
While the personal information we collect primarily comes directly from our employees, it may also be provided by other third parties, with the employee’s consent (such as employment references, motor vehicle and driver licensing authorities, alcohol and drug testing companies).
Customers
For our customers, we gather and use personal information,
provided directly from our customers, for billing purposes,
service requirements and marketing. The type of customer
information we may collect includes, but is not limited to:
Personal Customers
Business Customers
Personal information may also be used for other purposes, subject to obtaining prior consent for such use.
Consent
We collect and use personal information of our employees and
customers with their consent. Their consent may be expressed or
implied. Expressed consent could be in writing (e.g. a signed
consent, email or application form), or verbally in person or
over the telephone. We may determine that consent has been
implied by the circumstances (e.g. employment application
received in the mail from an individual containing personal
information).
There are also legal exceptions where we will not require
consent or explain the purposes for the collection, use or
disclosure of personal information. For example, this exception
would apply if there is an emergency that threatens the life,
health or security of an individual, or if we must comply with a
court order.
Consent to collect, use and disclose personal information may be withdrawn at any time, subject to legal restrictions.
Sharing Personal Information
PWT does not sell customer lists or personal information to
others. We are obliged to keep personal information confidential
except when authorized by our employees or customers to disclose
information, or when required or permitted by law.
In the course of PWT’s daily operations, access to personal, sensitive and confidential information is restricted to authorized employees who have a legitimate business purpose and reason for accessing it. Access is allowed on a “need to know” basis only. All PWT employees are required to abide by the privacy standards we have established.
Unauthorized access to and/or disclosure of personal information by a PWT employee is strictly prohibited. All employees are expected to maintain the confidentiality of personal information at all times and failing to do so will result in appropriate disciplinary measures, which may include dismissal.
How We Safeguard Personal Information
At PWT, we employ physical (locked storage cabinets and rooms),
electronic (passwords, encryption, firewalls) and procedural
safeguards to maintain systems security and protect all personal
information against unauthorized access, disclosure,
inappropriate alteration or misuse. All safety and security
measures are appropriate to the sensitivity level of the
information collected.
All PWT employees are governed by strict standards and policies to ensure that personal information is secure and treated with the utmost care and respect.
Contact Information
Please contact our Privacy Officer to obtain any further
information relative to our privacy policies and procedures or
if you have any unresolved enquiries or concerns. Our Privacy
Officer can be contacted at:
Sandy Lombardo
P. W. TRANSPORTATION LTD.
6999 Ordan Drive
Mississauga, ON
L5T 1K6
(905) 564-6333

