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PRIVACY POLICY
Meridian R.V. Mfg. Ltd.
Your privacy is important to
Meridian RV Mfg. Ltd.
(referred to as
"we" or "us" in this policy) and the purpose of this
policy is to tell you what personal information we
collect about you, how we use it, whether we
disclose it to anybody else, how long we keep it,
and how you can request access to your personal
information or obtain more information about
Meridian RV Mfg. Ltd.
privacy policies.
Personal Information
Personal information
means any
information about you except your name, business
title, business address, business e-mail address,
business telephone number or business facsimile
number. It also does not include your home address
and telephone number if these are published in a
telephone or other directory.
Accountability
We are responsible for the personal
information under our control and we have designated
Tammy Ramsay
who is responsible
for our compliance with this policy and with privacy
legislation. If you wish to contact
Tammy Ramsay,
you can do one of the following:
- by telephone 604-941-8635 or 1-877-941-8635
- by facsimile 604-524-8635
- by e-mail tammy@meridianrv.com
- by mail 1690 Coast Meridian Road, Port
Coquitlam, BC V3C 3T8
What Personal Information do we
collect?
When you purchase a vehicle from us,
or when you have us service or repair a vehicle or
if you finance the purchase of a vehicle through us
or purchase other products or services from or
through us or if you participate in one of our
surveys, contests or promotions, or if you test
drive one of our vehicles or contact our dealership
staff, we may collect some or all of the following
personal information:
- your name, address and telephone number
- e-mail address and facsimile number
- your occupation
- information about your driving habits (such
as preferred size, color, type of vehicle,
kilometers driven annually, etc.
- information about your existing vehicle(s)
and any trade-in
- details of your vehicle and its service
history
- your driver's license number
- the name of your insurance company and agent
- your insurance policy number and details
about your insurance coverage
- similar information about other members of
your family
- your language preference
- your date of birth and/or the date of birth
of other members of your family
- your social insurance number and/or the
social insurance number of other members of your
family
- financial and credit information about you
and/or other members of your family (specific
information is set out in the application for
credit forms)
- the principle amount of your loan, interest
and repayment schedule
- health information if you are applying for
life, health, disability or accidental insurance
- the amount of any life, health, disability
or accidental insurance and details of that
insurance
Provision of your Social Insurance
Number is optional. However, you should be aware
that most Credit Reporting Agencies use the Social
Insurance Number as a unique identifier to ensure
proper identification when conducting credit reviews
and preparing credit reports. If you do not wish to
provide your Social Insurance Number, our ability to
obtain a timely and accurate credit report may be
affected.
The security of your Personal
Information is important to us.
Your personal information is used by
us for the purposes identified below and access to
your personal information is limited to those
employees of Meridian RV Mfg. Ltd. who need to have
access to it.
How do we use your Personal
Information?
Your personal information may be
used by us to provide products and services to you
such as: to obtain a license for your vehicle, to
obtain a credit report if you are financing your
vehicle, to obtain appropriate financing of your
vehicle for you, to provide you with a reminder that
your vehicle requires servicing and to provide you
with updates and information regarding products and
services that we have to offer and which we think
will be of interest to you.
Sometimes we have to share your
Personal Information with others.
We do not sell your personal
information to third parties. We may share some or
all of your personal information with third parties
such as the manufacturer of your vehicle and its
related companies, the providers of products or
services relating to your vehicle, credit reporting
agencies, financial institutions or financing
companies, your insurance agent or company and
companies which
provide or insure warranties
relating to your vehicle. We may also disclose your
personal information where we are required or
permitted by law to do so.
How long do we keep your Personal
Information?
We retain your personal information
as long as we believe that you are still the owner
of the vehicle. If the information relates to the
financing of the vehicle, we retain personal
information relating to the financing arrangements
as long as those arrangements are in place. If the
information relates to the service or repair of your
vehicle we retain the personal information for as
long as is reasonably necessary to address any
issues arising from the service or repair of the
vehicle or as may be required by law. If there are
legal requirements relating to the period of time
which we must retain your personal information, we
comply with those requirements.
What can you do if you want to limit
the use to which we put your Personal Information?
Most of the personal information
which we collect is necessary for us to sell you
your vehicle, to provide products and services
related to the vehicle, assist you in the financing
of your vehicle or to provide service to your
vehicle and we cannot do this without that personal
information. Similarly, we must disclose your
personal information as described above in order to
sell you the vehicle, to provide products and
services related to the vehicle, assist you in
arrangements for financing or to provide servicing
to your vehicle. If you do not want us to use or
disclose your personal information in a particular
way, please contact Tammy Ramsay as described above
and we will be pleased to discuss with you how we
can limit collection, use or disclosure of your
personal information.
You can request access to your
Personal Information.
You have the right to access the
personal information which we have about you and to
request that personal information which you believe
to be inaccurate be corrected. If you wish to access
your personal information you should contact Tammy
Ramsay who will be pleased to assist you.
Questions? Concerns?
If you have any questions or concerns about this
Privacy Policy or about the collection, use and
disclosure of your personal information by Meridian
RV Mfg. Ltd. please contact Tammy Ramsay as set out
at the beginning of this policy and we will try to
address your concerns.
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