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Legal Notice


All content of this web site is fully owned and controlled by QHSE Management Solutions Inc. or its subsidiaries (subsequently referred to as QHSEMS) or used under license from the copyright owner and is protected by copyright laws. Please note this web site and the information contained within is provided as a service to its visitors and all content, images, trademarks, trade names and products represented on this web site are for personal, non-commercial use and may be reproduced or downloaded for those purposes only. The content may not otherwise be copied or otherwise used in any way without the prior written consent of QHSEMS. The information on this web site is provided for general information purposes only. QHSEMS disavows all responsibility for any warranties, representations or assurances, express or implied, along with any technical inaccuracies or typographical errors/omissions with respect to the currency or accuracy of the information provided. All information is subject to change at any time without notice. QHSEMS shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages caused whatsoever by loss of data, income, profit or damage to property arising out of connection to, failure to connect to or use of this web site, the information contained within or any hyperlinked or referenced web sites. This web site may contain links to third party sites that are not controlled by, or affiliated or associated with, QHSEMS. QHSEMS does not make any representations concerning the practices or terms of use of such sites, nor does QHSEMS control or guarantee the accuracy or quality of the information and materials available on such sites. Links are provided for your convenience, and inclusion of such links does not imply QHSEMS's endorsement, adoption or approval of the content available through such links. Certain statements made on this web site, which describe QHSEMS's intentions, expectations or predictions, are forward-looking and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and therefore there a number of factors that could cause the results or events predicted in these statements to differ materially from current expectations and from actual results or events. QHSEMS disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All communications, emails, feedback, messages and other materials transmitted to this web site shall be treated on a non-confidential, non-proprietary basis. All such communications shall become the sole and exclusive property of QHSEMS, which shall be under no obligation of any kind with respect to such communications for the purpose of reproduction, publication or otherwise use including any ideas, inventions, concepts, techniques or know-how contained therein, for any purpose including the development, manufacture and/or marketing of products and services. use of this web site signifies your agreement to these terms of use. if you do not agree to these terms of use, do not access or use this web site or download any content from this web site.


Data Privacy Statement


1. POLICY

This Policy applies to the use, collection and disclosure of personal information of third parties by QHSE Management Solutions Inc., (QHSE MS) its operating divisions, subsidiaries and sponsored joint ventures (collectively referred to as “QHSE Management Solutions Inc”, “we”, “us” or “our”). This Policy does not apply to information about our employees or to information that is not personal information. The purpose of this Policy is to inform our clients and other individuals we deal with (“you” or “your”) as to how we collect, use, disclose and protect your personal information. Personal information is information about an identifiable individual, as more particularly described under applicable privacy legislation.

2. PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

QHSEMS and its agents and representatives may collect personal information in a number of circumstances in the course of QHSEMS’s business activities. Personal information we may collect includes:

  • name, address, telephone number, and other contact information;
  • personal information about candidates who have applied for a job opportunity within QHSEMS;
  • personal information about employees of businesses we are considering acquiring, as part of our due diligence;
  • personal information about employees of our subcontractors and suppliers;
  • personal information which may be provided or referenced in an application for credit, as part of our due diligence or as may be otherwise provided;
  • treasury and other reports generated and maintained by our transfer agent in respect of ownership of QHSEMS’s securities;
  • health and safety information relating to employees of subcontractors or agents including incident reports and logs, investigations by provincial workplace safety boards, litigation history and any forms required to be completed as part of QHSE’s health and safety compliance requirements; and
  • such other information we may collect with your consent or as permitted or when you chose to supply voluntarily if you contact QHSEMS through the website or required by law.

3. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

QHSEMS generally uses personal information for the following purposes:

  • creating a database of individuals who have registered to receive information from us;
  • as part of our due diligence, when considering whether to acquire certain businesses;
  • managing our business, including client relations and ongoing communications with our shareholders;
  • managing, administering, collecting or otherwise enforcing accounts;
  • maintaining business records for reasonable periods, and generally managing and administering our business including defending and bringing legal actions;
  • considering and reviewing applications for credit;
  • meeting legal, regulatory, insurance, security and processing requirements; and
  • otherwise with consent or as permitted or required by law.

4. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Although QHSEMS does not routinely disclose personal information, we may disclose personal information as necessary to manage and administer our business; to meet legal, regulatory, insurance, audit, and security requirements; and as otherwise with your consent or as permitted or required by law.

In addition to the above, personal information may be disclosed to our affiliates, professional advisors, consultants, investigators and adjudicators for internal audit, management, billing or administrative purposes including defending and bringing legal actions. Service Providers. QHSEMS may transfer personal information to outside agents or service providers that perform services on our behalf, for example data processing services, information technology services such as internet intrusion detection services, firewalls and interception of viruses and spam, data and backup tape managing and hosting or similar services.

Business Transactions. Personal information may be used by QHSEMS and disclosed to parties connected with the proposed or actual financing, securitization, insuring, sale, assignment or other disposal of all or part of QHSEMS or our business or assets, for the purposes of evaluating and/or performing the proposed transaction. These purposes may include, as examples permitting those parties to determine whether to proceed or continue with the transaction and fulfilling reporting, inspection or audit requirements or obligations to those parties. QHSEMS will abide by all laws with respect to personal information in a business transaction including, ensuring that organizations receiving personal information enter into an agreement: to use or disclose the information for the sole purpose of the business transaction, to protect such personal information, and to return or destroy the information if the transaction does not proceed. If the transaction is completed:

  1. the parties will enter into an agreement to limit the use or disclosure of the personal information to the purposes for which it was originally collect, to protect it, and give effect to any withdrawals of consent;
  2. QHSEMS shall ensure the personal information provided was necessary for carrying on the activity that was the object of the transaction; and
  3. you will be notified that such personal information has been transferred to a new owner.

5. OUR WEBSITE

QHSEMS is committed to providing a website that respects your privacy. For the purposes of this Policy, the “QHSEMS website” means all the web pages related to the qhsesms.com/qhseconsultancy.com site excluding any links to third party sites. The QHSEMS website may contain links to other sites and other websites may link to the QHSEMS website. We are not responsible for, and have no control over, the content or privacy policies, practices, or actions of the third parties that operate these websites. You should review the privacy policies of those websites and you should not assume that this Privacy Policy applies to those websites.

By using the QHSEMS website, your consent to the contents of this Privacy Policy. If you not agree with it, do not use the QHSEMS website. The only personal information QHSEMS collects through the QHSEMS website is the information voluntarily supplied by you if you contact QHSEMS through the website. Information collected through our website is not disclosed to anyone other than our employees, consultants, or agents on a “need to know” basis only. We will not disclose any personally identifiable information about you to third parties without your permission unless we are legally entitled or required to do so or if we believe that such action is necessary to protect and/or defend our rights, property or personal safety and those of our clients, customers, etc.

We caution that internet communications are vulnerable to interception, use, and/or alteration by person(s) other than the intended recipient. While QHSEMS has implemented certain safeguards to reduce this risk, internet transmissions to and from QHSEMS are still vulnerable. If you choose to communicate by the internet, you do so at your sole risk.

6. YOUR CONSENT

Consent to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information may be given in various ways. Consent can be express (for example, orally, electronically or on a form you may sign describing the intended uses and disclosures of personal information) or implied (for example, when you provide information necessary for a service you have requested). Generally, by providing us with personal information, we will assume that you consent to our collection, use and disclosure of such information for the purposes identified or described in this Policy, if applicable, or otherwise at the time of collection.

Your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information is intended to be ongoing and continuous. You may withdraw your consent to our collection, use and disclosure of personal information at any time, subject to contractual and legal restrictions and reasonable notice.

Note that if you withdraw your consent to certain uses of your personal information, we may no longer be able to provide certain services. QHSEMS collects, uses and discloses your personal information with your consent, except as permitted or required by law. We may be required or permitted under statute or regulation to collect, use or disclose personal information without your consent, for example to comply with a court order, to comply with local or federal regulations or a legally permitted inquiry by a government agency, or to collect a debt owed to us.

7. SECURITY & RISK OF HARM

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information using physical, electronic and administrative security measures appropriate to the sensitivity of the information in our custody or control. However, we would caution you that providing personal information will always contain some risk. A data breach or other unintentional disclosure of personal information may result in significant harm. Significant harm resulting from such disclosure of your personal information may include bodily harm, humiliation, damage to reputation, loss of employment, business or professional opportunities, financial loss, identity theft, negative effects on credit records and damage or loss to property.

8. ACCESS, CORRECTION AND CONTACTING US

QHSEMS may establish and maintain a file of your personal information for the purposes described above, which will be accessible at QHSEMS’s offices and work locations. If you wish to request access to your personal information in our custody or control, or to request a correction to your personal information, or to request personal information be destroyed, you may write to the above following address 1 Yonge Street, Suite 1801, Toronto, ON, M5E 1W7, attention Privacy Officer. Your right to access or correct your personal information is subject to applicable legal restrictions, this policy, and your contractual obligations. We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections. If you wish to make inquiries or complaints or have other concerns about our personal information practices, you may write to us as described above or e-mail the Privacy Officer at support@qhsesms.com

9. PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES

This Policy may be revised from time to time. If you are concerned about how your personal information is used, you should contact us as described above or checking at our website periodically at https://www.qhsesms.com to obtain a current copy of this Policy. Your continued provision of Personal Information or use of our services following any changes to this Policy constitutes your acceptance of any such changes. This Policy is effective as of April 2021.

Disclaimer


The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by QHSEMS and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

The QHSEMS website may contain links to other sites and other websites may link to the QHSEMS website. We are not responsible for, and have no control over, the content or privacy policies, practices, or actions of the third parties that operate these websites. You should review the privacy policies of those websites and you should not assume that this Privacy Policy applies to those websites.

By using the QHSEMS website, your consent to the contents of this Privacy Policy. If you not agree with it, do not use the QHSEMS website. In no event will QHSEMS be liable for ay loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with the use of this website.

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, QHSEMS takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical or any other issues beyond our control.

Cookie Policy


What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files which contain information that is transferred by the website to your computer’s hard drive for record keeping purposes. Cookies help web applications respond to you as an individual, allowing cookies will enable the site to remember your preferences in order to tailor your visits. Certain web applications will also require Cookies in order to retain their functionality and perform optimally.

Many browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can choose to disable Cookies through your browsers settings or choose to be informed when they are being set. However disabling Cookies will limit some of the features on our website.

What our Cookies are designed to do:

  • Provide the intended level of functionality to certain web applications (I.e Google Maps)
  • Send enquiries using our anti-spam enquiry form
  • Save your preferences for this website for your next visit
  • Keep track of your visit for the purpose of statistical analysis, helping us to improve our website.

What our Cookies do not do:

  • Collect personal or sensitive information (without your permission)
  • Pass data onto advertising networks or sites
  • Pass personal or sensitive data onto third parties
  • This website will use Cookies to monitor website usage. This statistical information will aid us in improving our websites efficiency, usability and monitor the popularity of certain pages.