Updated: January 7, 2021

Brown Bros. Agencies Ltd. respects your right to online privacy.  Any personal information collected through www.brownbros.com – this “Website” will never be shared or sold to a third party.

The following outlines Brown Bros. Agencies Ltd. Policy with respect to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information:

  • the way your personal information is collected and processed. “Personal information” means any information that could identify you, such as your name, your mailing address, your email address, your location and your IP address;
  • your rights regarding your personal information;
  • who is responsible for the processing of the collected and processed information;
  • to whom the information is transmitted; and
  • if applicable, the website’s policy regarding cookies.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION 

We collect the following personal information:

  • Last Name
  • First name
  • Postal code
  • Email address
  • Phone and/or fax number
  • Date of birth/age
  • Occupation
  • Income/financial resources

FORMS AND METHODS OF COLLECTION

Your personal information is collected through the following methods:

  • Brown Bros. Agencies Ltd. Tenancy Application Form

We use the collected data for the following purposes:

  • Contact, reference checks, employment verification

SHARING AND HOSTING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The personal information collected through this Website is not transmitted to any third party and is solely used and processed by Brown Bros. Agencies Ltd.

This “Website” is hosted by GoDaddy.  All personal information collected and processed is done so exclusively in Canada only.

STORAGE PERIOD OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

The “Controller” will keep within its computer systems, in reasonable security conditions, the entirety of the personal information collected for a duration of 12 months.

CONTROLLER

The “Controller”:

Don Pylypchan and may be contacted anytime during business hours by calling 250-385-8771 or by email at donpylypchan@brownbros.com.

The Controller is in charge of determining the purposes for which personal information is processed and the means at the service of such processing.

Obligations of the Controller:

The Controller is committed to protecting the personal information collected, not to transmit it to third parties without informing you, and to respect the purposes for which personal information was collected.

In the event that the integrity, confidentiality or security of your personal information is compromised, the Controller is committed to notify you.

RIGHT OF OBJECTION AND OF WITHDRAWAL

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information by the “Website” (“right to object”). You also have the right to request that your personal information does not appear, for example, on a mailing list (“right to withdraw”).

If you wish to exercise the right to object or the right to withdraw, you must email Don Pylypchan at the noted address above giving him 48 business hours to respond.

RIGHT OF ACCESS, OF RECTIFICATION AND OF REMOVAL

You have the right to consult, update, modify or request the removal of information about you by emailing Don Pylypchan at the noted address above, giving him 48 business hours to respond.

SECURITY

Personal information we collect is stored in a secured environment. Brown Bros. Agencies Ltd. Staff are obligated to respect the confidentiality of your personal information.

To ensure the security of your personal information, we use the following methods:

  • SSL (Security Sockets Layer) Protocol
  • Access management – person authorized
  • Access management – person concerned
  • Automatic backup
  • Username/password
  • Firewalls

We are committed to maintaining a high degree of confidentiality by integrating the latest technological innovations that allow us to ensure the confidentiality of your transactions. Nevertheless, no mechanism can ensure complete security and it is understood transmitting personal information via the Internet always entails potential risk.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Our Privacy Policy may be viewed at all times at our office during regular hours at 1125 Blanshard Street, Victoria, BC V8W 2H7.

We reserve the right to modify our Privacy Policy in order to guarantee its compliance with the applicable law.

You are therefore invited to regularly consult our Privacy Policy to be informed of the latest changes.

ACCEPTANCE OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY

By using our “Website”, you certify that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and accept its conditions, more specifically conditions relating to the collection and processing of personal information.

APPLICABLE LAW

We are committed to respect the legislative provisions as specified in:

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, SC 2000, c 5; and/or

Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector, CQLR cP-39.1.