WESTERN EQUIPMENT BROKERS ASSOCIATION LTD. (“WEBA”, “our”, “we”, “us”, etc.) is the owner of the WEBA Group of companies, which focuses on educating individuals on becoming an equipment transactional agent of farm, construction, and other equipment. WEBA, through its subsidiaries, Agents and partners represents various products under contractual relationships with its Agents and External Partnerships.

WEBA is committed to maintaining the privacy of individuals and protecting personal information in its custody or control in accordance with privacy legislation applicable to WEBA. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes and summarizes the practices of WEBA and its subsidiaries and affiliates with respect to our collection, use and/or disclosure of personal information. References to WEBA in this Policy therefore include WEBA’s subsidiaries and affiliates unless otherwise stated.

Among other things, this Policy describes our obligations and practices under the Personal Information Protection Act (Alberta) (“PIPA”) and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada) (“PIPEDA”), as applicable. Personal information we collect, use and disclose is generally processed in Alberta, so in most, if not all cases, PIPA will be the applicable legislation.

This Policy applies only to individuals and does not apply to information about corporations or other legal entities other than individuals. While WEBA respects its obligations of confidence to legal entities other than individuals, only individuals have rights of privacy.

1. COLLECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We do not collect any personal information from you when you simply visit our website at http://www.weba.world. However, you should be aware that most web servers do collect some information about visitors, such as the browser and version you are using, your operating system, and your “IP” or internet address, which may identify your Internet Service Provider or computer but not the person using it.

If you do proceed to provide us with personal information, such anonymous information may no longer be anonymous, and it may then become personal information subject to this Policy. If you voluntarily submit personal information to us by email or other online means for purposes of obtaining information or other interaction or communication with us, we will consider that you have done so with your consent for purposes reasonably related to your providing the information. If reasonable to do so, after our initial response, we may send further information to you with information that may be useful, but we will include instructions on how to terminate receiving such further information.

Please be advised that the Internet and email are inherently insecure media, and we cannot take responsibility for the security or privacy of personal information in transit over the Internet.

Please note that our website may contain links to other websites which are provided as a convenience for visitors to our website only. Any third-party websites will have their own privacy policies and practices, and we cannot be responsible for such third parties or their websites.
We may collect personal information from you when you use our website, interact with us through various channels, or otherwise engage with our services. The types of personal information we may collect include, but are not limited to:

• Contact information (such as name, email address, phone number)
• Demographic information (such as age, gender, location)
• Transaction details (if applicable)
• User preferences and communication preferences

Age Requirement

Our Services are not intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any information through our website. We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on or in our website or on or through any of their features, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received Personal Data from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from a child under 18, please email our Privacy Officer at support@weba.world.

2. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To provide and personalize our services
• To process transactions and respond to inquiries
• To send you information, updates, and promotional materials
• To improve our website and services
• To comply with legal and regulatory requirements

3. CONSENT

By providing us with your personal information, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that information as described in this privacy policy. You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting our Privacy Officer at support@weba.world.

NOTIFICATION AND CONSENT

Subject to this Policy and applicable legislation, we will identify the purposes for collection, use and disclosure in advance of collection, and will notify the individual of the purposes for collection, use or disclosure at or before the time of collection. It is the policy of WEBA to obtain consent of individuals at or before the time their personal information is collected, unless applicable law provides otherwise.

It is the general policy of WEBA to not use or disclose personal information in its custody or control except with the consent of the individual and then only for identified purposes. However, individuals should be aware that there are exceptions to consent as described in this Policy.
In certain circumstances, specifically those set out in applicable legislation, the law does not require that WEBA obtain consent or provide notification. WEBA reserves all its rights to rely on any available statutory exemptions and exceptions.

WEBA will in all cases collect, use and disclose personal information as required by applicable law, which includes, but is not limited to, the laws related to shareholders in corporations, and directors and officers of corporations. It is also the policy of WEBA to cooperate to the full extent permitted or required by law with law enforcement and governmental agencies requesting disclosure of personal information in the custody or control of WEBA.

In addition to the above, the law generally provides that an individual is deemed to consent to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information about that individual for a particular purpose if the individual voluntarily provides the information for that purpose, and it is reasonable that a person would voluntarily provide that information. If you provide personal information to us voluntarily, we will rely on deemed consent and consider that you consent to our collection, use or disclosure of your personal information as necessary to carry out the purposes for which you provided the information.

Where a new purpose for the use or disclosure of personal information previously collected arises, WEBA will contact the individual in question to obtain any required consent or to provide any required notification for use and/or disclosure for such new purpose or purposes. Where practical, WEBA will try to collect personal information directly from you. Where necessary, WEBA will collect personal information from other sources. When WEBA collects personal information about individuals directly from them, except when their consent to the collection is deemed or has otherwise been previously and lawfully obtained, or is not legally required, we will tell them the purpose for which the information is collected, and the name of a person who can answer questions about the collection.

Exceptions to the requirement for consent

WEBA may collect, use or disclose personal information without consent in circumstances that include but are not limited to the following:

• Where a reasonable person would consider that the collection, use or disclosure of the information is clearly in the interests of the individual and consent of the
  individual cannot be obtained in a timely way or the individual would not reasonably be expected to withhold consent;
• Where the collection, use or disclosure of the information is pursuant to a statute or regulation of either Alberta or Canada that authorizes or requires the collection, use or disclosure;
• Where the collection of the information is from a public body and that public body is authorized or required by an enactment of Alberta or Canada to disclose the personal information to WEBA, and, with respect to use or disclosure by us, we are then authorized or required to use or disclose the personal information;
• Where the collection, use or disclosure of the information is reasonable for the purposes of an investigation or a legal proceeding;
• Where the information is publicly available;
• With employee/Agents, there are certain circumstances related to personal employee/Agent information where consent is not necessary, but notification may be required. See the section entitled “Employee/Agents” below.
• In certain circumstances, where the information may be disclosed without consent, it may also be used without consent.

4. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:

• With your consent
• To comply with legal obligations
• To third-party service providers who assist us in providing and improving our services

5. ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

When we collect or use personal information, we will make reasonable efforts to ensure that it is accurate, up to date, and complete. This may involve requesting further information or updates from the individual in question to ensure accuracy.

6. SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We recognize our legal obligations to protect the personal information we have gathered about individuals. We have therefore made arrangements to secure against unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal or destruction of personal information. These arrangements may include physical security measures, network security measures, and organizational measures such as non-disclosure agreements and need-to-know access.

7. RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Alberta law allows us, for legal or business purposes, to retain personal information for as long as is reasonable. Upon expiry of an appropriate retention period, bearing in mind reasonable legal and business requirements, personal information will either be destroyed in a secure manner or made. Should consent, where consent is required, to our collection, use, disclosure or retention of personal information be revoked by the individual in question, the law also allows us to continue to retain the information for as long as is reasonable for legal or business purposes. In the event that revocation of consent may have consequences to the individual concerned, we will advise the individual of the consequences of revoking their consent where it is reasonable in the circumstances to do so.

8. ACCESS AND CORRECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Alberta law permits individuals to submit written requests to us to correct errors or omissions in their personal information that is in our custody or control. If an individual alleges errors or omissions in the personal information in our custody or control. Please contact our Privacy Officer at support@weba.world

We will either:

• Correct the personal information and, if reasonable to do so, and if not contrary to law, send correction notifications to any other organizations to whom we disclosed the incorrect information; or
• decide not to correct the personal information but annotate the personal information that a correction was requested but not made.

Responses to requests:

Our responses to requests for access to personal information will be in writing, and will confirm:

• whether we are providing all or part of the requested information,
• whether or not we are allowing access or providing copies, and,
• if access is being provided, when and how that will be given.

If access to information or copies are refused by us, we will provide written reasons for such refusal and the section of PIPA (the Personal Information Protection Act, Alberta) on which that refusal is based. We will also provide the name of an individual at WEBA who can answer questions about the refusal, and particulars of how the requesting individual can ask the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta to review our decision. In order to receive a response to such a request, the individual must provide us with sufficient information to locate their record, if any, and to respond to them.

• In order to receive a response to such a request, the individual must provide us with sufficient information to locate their record, if any, and to respond to them.
• We will respond to requests in the time allowed by Alberta law, which is generally 45 days.
• We will make a reasonable effort to assist applicants and to respond as accurately and completely as reasonably possible.
• All requests may be subject to any fees and disbursements the law permits us to charge.
• Where appropriate to do so, we may require advance payment of a deposit or the entire costs of responding to a request for access to personal information.

Please note that an individual’s ability to access his or her personal information under our control is not an absolute right. Alberta law provides that WEBA must not disclose personal information where:

• the disclosure could reasonably be expected to threaten the safety or physical or mental health of an individual other than the individual who made the request;
• the disclosure would reveal personal information about another individual; or
• the disclosure would reveal the identity of an individual who has in confidence provided us with not consent to the disclosure of his or her identity.
  Alberta law also provides that WEBA may choose not to disclose personal information where:
• the personal information is protected by any legal privilege;
• the disclosure of the information would reveal confidential commercial information and it is not unreasonable to withhold that information;
• the personal information was collected by WEBA for an investigation or legal proceeding;
• the disclosure of the personal information might result in similar information no longer being provided to us when it is reasonable that it would be provided;
• the personal information was collected or created by a mediator or arbitrator in the conduct of a mediation or arbitration for which he or she was appointed.

9. OUTSOURCING AND DATA HOSTING

WEBA may use third party service providers to process or deal with records, documents, data and information on behalf of WEBA, and such records, documents, data and information may include personal information. In order to protect the confidentiality and security of personal information processed on behalf of WEBA by its service providers, WEBA will use contractual and similar measures with such service providers, including contractual non-disclosure provisions. WEBA may use “cloud computing” or other third party information technology service providers, and those providers may be either in or outside Canada, and the data housed, hosted and processed by such providers may reside in or outside of Canada, and may include personal information about individuals.

10. CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

WEBA reserves the right to modify, update, or revise this privacy policy at any time and without notice, in order to better meet our obligations under the law.

11. CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions or concerns with respect to our policies concerning the collection, use, disclosure or handling of your personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer at support@weba.world

By using our website and services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the terms of this privacy policy.