AWCconsulting strives to provide useful information to our clients and potential clients in an effective manner.  This involves handling client information in a manner that meets their privacy needs.

Any personal information that you provide to AWCconsulting is bound by the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) in Canada.  

All contact forms we use require you to consent to AWCconsulting contacting you or providing you with the requested information.  Unless you provide this consent, AWCconsulting will not be able to contact you or provide you with the information requested.  Any information you provide will only be used for the purpose listed on the contact form.

Under PIPEDA, personal information does not include the name, business title, business address, business telephone of any employee, i.e. information on a business card.

AWCconsulting strives to meet the requirements of the PIPEDA.  If you have any concerns about any communication from AWCconsulting or any information we store, please contact our Privacy Officer to resolve your concerns.

10 Principles of the PIPEDA (as provided by the Government of Canada privacy website)

1. Accountability: An organization is responsible for personal information under its control and shall designate an individual or individuals who are accountable for the organization's compliance with the following principles.
2. Identifying Purposes: The purposes for which personal information is collected shall be identified by the organization at or before the time the information is collected.
3. Consent: The knowledge and consent of the individual are required for the collection, use or disclosure of personal information, except where inappropriate.
4. Limiting Collection: The collection of personal information shall be limited to that which is necessary for the purposes identified by the organization. Information shall be collected by fair and lawful means.
5. Limiting Use, Disclosure, and Retention: Personal information shall not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which it was collected, except with the consent of the individual or as required by law. Personal information shall be retained only as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.
6. Accuracy: Personal information shall be as accurate, complete, and up-to-date as is necessary for the purposes for which it is to be used.
7. Safeguards: Personal information shall be protected by security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information.
8. Openness: An organization shall make readily available to individuals specific information about its policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.
9. Individual Access: Upon request, an individual shall be informed of the existence, use and disclosure of his or her personal information and shall be given access to that information. An individual shall be able to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information and have it amended as appropriate.
10. Challenging Compliance: An individual shall be able to address a challenge concerning compliance with the above principles to the designated individual or individuals accountable for the organization's compliance.