Privacy
PRIVACY POLICY
At Source Medical, your privacy is very important to us. We are committed to protecting
the information we gather from you on any of the “Source Medical web sites” –sourcemedical.com,
sourcemedicale.com, sourcemedicale.net, sourcemedicale.ca, sourcemedicale.org, sourcemedical.biz,
sourcemedicale.biz and smce.ca and any successor web sites owned or operated by
Source Medical.
BY USING THIS WEB SITE OR ANY OF THE SOURCE MEDICAL WEB SITES OR BY SUBMITTING PERSONAL
INFORMATION TO SOURCE MEDICAL, YOU AGREE THAT SOURCE MEDICAL AND ITS AFFILIATES,
AGENTS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, MAY COLLECT, USE AND DISCLOSE SUCH PERSONAL INFORMATION
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND AS PERMITTED OR REQUIRED BY LAW. IF YOU
DO NOT AGREE, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION TO SOURCE MEDICAL.
Registration
In order to provide you with a particular product or service online, we may request
that you voluntarily supply us with personal information set out below. Upon completion
of registration, you will receive a password and user ID. You agree that you will
be responsible for maintaining your password as confidential and for any activity
that occurs as a result of your enabling or permitting another person or entity
to use your password. By completing our registration requirements you agree to immediately
notify your sourcemedical.com administrator or phone Customer Care at 1-866-762-3932
in the event that (i) your password is lost or stolen, or (ii) you become aware
of any unauthorized use of your password or (iii) you became aware of any other
breach of security that might affect the services provided by Source Medical. Source
Medical is not responsible for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply
with the provisions of this Section.
When you browse the Source Medical web sites, you browse anonymously. Personal information
– such as your name, address, phone number or E-mail address – is not collected
as you browse. Source Medical does, however, use “cookies” to collect information
about how our site is used. Information, such as the server your computer is logged
onto or your browser type (for example Netscape or Internet Explorer) is collected
and tracked in aggregate. We also use a cookie to enable our server to recognize
you as a registered user when you re-enter our site.
Nature of Information Collected
Information we may collect includes:
- Legal name
- Address
- Billing Address
- Shipping Address
- Telephone Number
- Fax Number
- Email address
- Anticipated monthly purchases
- Length of time business has been established
- Tax Status – i.e. GST/PST/HST exempt
- Type of Business
- Credit Card information
- Bank Information
- Trade Credit References
By submitting personal information to us, you agree that we may use this information
you have given us, or otherwise collected from you to: set-up your account and ensure
proper billing and account administration; communicate with you; measure customer
interest in various products and services we offer; provide you with services, offers
and updates; customize your online experience; detect and protect us against error,
fraud and other criminal activity; as permitted by, and to comply with, any legal
and regulatory requirements; to determine your credit worthiness; and for any other
use for which you consent. In addition, your completion of a Confidential Credit
Application authorizes Source Medical to complete a credit check for the purpose
of establishing a credit limit. You also consent to the collection, use, disclosure
and processing of your information by Source Medical and its affiliates, agents
and service providers for these purposes.
We collect information about you for the purposes mentioned above. When we collect
information about you for a purpose not disclosed in this Privacy Policy, we will
ensure that you understand how we intend to use it and use it only as explained.
Before using your information for any other purposes we will explain them to you
and seek your consent. Subject to legal and contractual restrictions, you can withdraw
your consent for any purposes at any time with reasonable notice. If you refuse
or withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide you, or continue to provide
you with services or some benefits, services or information which may be of value
to you.
Confidentiality Practices
We at Source Medical will strive to ensure the safety of your data and any information
received from you by refusing to use the information you provide for any other purpose
other than what is set out in this privacy policy or any subsequent correspondence
with you.
All Source Medical web sites have security measures in place to protect the loss,
misuse and alteration of the information provided on the web site. Your account
information and profile are password-protected to help restrict access to this information
to you, your authorized users and us. There are some simple measures that you can
take to promote protection of your information. First, do not share your password
with others. Also, please remember to "log-off" after using any of our
on-line services. While we strive to protect your personal information, the Internet
is not fully secure. Consequently, Source Medical cannot ensure or warrant the security
of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk. We do, however,
take measures to ensure its security on our system. Please note that use of the
Sites is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use.
Access and Correction
Upon your written request, we will inform you of the existence use and disclosure
of your personal information that we collect and will give you access to such information.
However, in certain situations we may not be able to provide access to all of your
personal information if to do so would likely reveal personal information about
another individual, confidential commercial information, information protected by
solicitor-client privilege, or if the information was collected in the course of
a formal dispute resolution process or in relation to the investigation of a breach
of an agreement or contravention of a law or regulation. To access, change or modify
your personal information or for additional information about our Privacy Policy,
please contact us by telephone at 1-866-762-3932.
External Links
Please be advised that other Internet sites to which you link from Source Medical
web sites may contain privacy provisions that differ from the provisions provided
herein. We, therefore, cannot guarantee the safety of your information once you
leave a Source Medical web site. Source Medical makes no representations or warranties
with respect to any linked web site. Use of any linked site is solely at your own
risk.
Amendments to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at anytime. If this policy is
amended, it will be posted on this site.
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