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privacy policy
PRIVACY POLICY
INTRODUCTION
iFinance Inc., (“iFinance”, “we”, “us” or “our”), and its subsidiaries and affiliates are committed to protecting the Personal Information (“Personal Information”) you provide including the collection, use, and disclosure of “Personal Information” and when we share it with third parties. IFINANCE recognizes and respects the importance of protecting the security and confidentiality of the Personal Information we collect and maintain and takes steps to ensure we meet privacy principles and requirements with respect to Personal Information under applicable Canadian privacy legislation.
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform our customers and other individuals how we deal with (“you” and “your”) Personal Information and how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your Personal Information. Personal Information is information that is identifiable as pertaining to an individual.
Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle your Personal Information. By accessing or using this Site or by contacting our corporate office, you agree to this Privacy Policy and to the Terms and Conditions governing its use. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Site. If you have questions, comments or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@ifinancecanada.com.
IFINANCE’s Privacy Policy is designed to comply with Canada’s Federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and provincial laws, if applicable. These guidelines have been customized to meet your specific needs and expectations of IFINANCE.
IFINANCE will continue to review this Privacy Policy to ensure it remains current with changing laws and regulations while meeting your evolving needs. In the event of any amendment to the Privacy Policy, a notice will be posted on: www.ifinancecanada.com/privacy-policy. Your continued use of this Site after we make changes to this Privacy Policy indicates that you accept and consent to those changes, so please check periodically for updates.
OUR PRINCIPLES OF PRIVACY
Principle 1: Establishing Accountability
IFINANCE is responsible for maintaining and protecting the Personal Information under its control.
Principle 2: Identifying the Purpose of Collecting Information
We will identify the purposes for which Personal Information is collected before or at the time the information is collected.
Principle 3: Obtaining Consent
We will require the knowledge and your consent for the collection, use or disclosure of personal information except where required or permitted by law.
Principle 4: Limiting Collection of Personal Information
Personal Information we collect will be limited to those details necessary for the purposes identified by IFINANCE. Personal Information we collect must be collected by fair and lawful means.
Principle 5: Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention of Personal Information
We may only use or disclose your Personal Information for the purpose for which it was collected unless you have otherwise consented, or when it is required or permitted by law. We will retain Personal Information for the duration of our relationship with you, plus a reasonable period of time as required or permitted by law. To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider various factors, such as the purpose of processing your Personal Information, the need to retain the Personal Information to provide you with our products and services, as well as all applicable legal and regulatory constraints. In some situations, we may be required to retain your Personal Information beyond the initially planned retention periods, either due to regulatory obligations or in response to legal requirements.
Principle 6: Keeping Information Accurate
It is important that the Personal Information we hold about you is accurate and current to fulfill the purposes for which it is to be used. Please keep us informed if your Personal Information changes. By law you have the right to request access to and to correct the Personal Information that we hold about you.
Principle 7: Protecting Personal Information
We will protect the Personal Information we hold with security safeguards that are appropriate to the sensitivity level of the information.
Principle 8: Maintaining Openness of Policies and Practices
IFINANCE will make information available to you concerning the policies and practices that apply to the management of your Personal Information.
Principle 9: Providing Access to Your Personal Information
Upon request, you shall be informed of the existence, use and disclosure of your Personal Information, and shall be given access to it, except when legally restricted. You may verify the accuracy and completeness of your Personal Information that we hold, and may request that it be amended, if appropriate.
Principle 10: Handling Complaints and Questions
You may direct any questions or enquiries with respect to the privacy principles outlined in this Privacy Policy or about our practices by contacting our Privacy Officer at privacy@ifinancecanada.com.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
IFINANCE collects non-public Personal Information which can include: name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, bank account numbers, bank statements, credit report, credit card information, postal code, town or city, gender, marital status, relation with the applicant, preferred language, job title, employer information, landlord information, monthly income, monthly expenses details, birth date, SIN number, purchase history, bankruptcy history, credit report, click through activity, IP address, product or service preferences or instructions, other applicable information for personal identity verification and all other information you may provide and we collect through our on-line application, tablet or mobile applications, at point-of-sale, in our website, by telephone, fax, mail or e-mail or through the “Apply Online” features at a retailer’s site or by other means.
Also, IFINANCE may collect Personal Information provided in connection with your job application submitted to IFINANCE (identification information, gender, date of birth, languages spoken, educational background, professional experience and affiliations, and any other personal information voluntarily provided in connection with your application, including through a resume or cover letter). We also keep track of your product preferences and instructions and analyze that information for the production of aggregate statistics after your Personal Information has been de-identified. Once de-identified, Your Personal Information may be combined with other de-identified Personal Information collected by us to provide aggregate statistical information about your service usage preferences. We reserve the right to access and/or disclose Personal Information where required to comply with applicable laws or lawful government requests or, in our reasonable opinion.
Examples of information we may collect about you from documents,statements and other sources include:
- Contact information and copies of personal identification cards, such as driver's license, utility bill or any other applicable document for identification and to verify signature;
- Demographic information such as location you reside in, including address, and postal code;
- IP address, device information including but not limited to identifier, name and type, operating system, location, mobile network information and standard web log information such as your browser type, traffic to and from our Site, the pages you accessed on our Site, and any other available information. This includes, but is not limited to, details of your purchases, content you viewed, event information, click stream information and cookies that may uniquely identify your browser or your account;
- Self- reported income levels, housing status, employment status, credit bureau files, bank account transaction history, social insurance numbers,
- billing information, credit card number(s) or other payment-method details;
- Information about you from any contact you have with any of our services or employees, such as, with our customer support team, in surveys, or through interactions with our affiliates;
- Information received on a bank statement including, but not limited to: bank information including your bank account number, bank name and address, employment and bank account transaction history;
- Banking information to take funds out at the time of repayment of loan in the form of PAD/PAP (Pre-Authorized Debit/Pre-Authorized Payment);
- Information about your transactions and experiences with us and our affiliates such as customer account balance, billing and payment status and history; and
- Information we receive from consumer credit reporting agencies or other outside sources, such as information regarding your creditworthiness and credit history.
- When the collection, use, and disclosure is permitted or required by law or to comply with a court order;
- To comply with local, provincial, or federal regulations or a legally permitted inquiry by a government agency;
- When the collection, use and disclosure is clearly in the interests of the individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely manner;
- When seeking the consent of the individual may defeat the purpose of collecting the information;
- When needed to collect a debt owed to us, to comply with a subpoena, warrant or other court order, or as otherwise required or authorized by law; and
- When information is publicly available.
- To provide you financial services;
- To evaluate your application and determine your initial and ongoing eligibility for our financial products and services;
- To confirm your identity;
- To confirm details of your employment and income;
- To obtain credit information and credit reports from credit reporting agencies to assess credit history and credit worthiness and to confirm accuracy of information provided by individuals;
- To process billing and invoices, and manage, administer, and collect your payments for products or services;
- To maintain business records for reasonable periods and generally manage and administer our business;
- To collect debt that may become owed to IFINANCE by you;
- To maintain contact with you and communicate with you as permitted by law;
- To develop, enhance, and/or provide products and services;
- To understand, analyze, and respond to our your needs and preferences;
- To meet legal, regulatory, security, and processing requirements, or otherwise as permitted or required by law;
- To report account information, such as credit limit, balances and payment information, to credit bureaus;
- To evaluate your job application and communicate with you if we wish to move forward with your job application, obtain more information related to your job application, and/or inform you of any decision we have made regarding your job application;
- To comply with statutory, regulatory, security, and processing requirements, including federal and provincial requirements in Canada, as well as requirements from foreign sources that apply to us or any of our service providers;
- In any other way we may describe when you provide the information; and
- For any other purpose with your consent
- The right to receive communication (or to ask that communication is made to a third party) of your computerized Personal Information that we keep (except for computerized Personal Information that was created or inferred), in a structured and commonly used technological format, provided that the exercise of this right does not cause us serious practical difficulties.