Privacy Policy
This version in effect since September 26, 2008
Protecting your privacy is important to Boston Pizza International Inc.
and its affiliates (“Boston Pizza”). This Policy explains how Boston
Pizza collects, uses and discloses the personal information you may
provide to Boston Pizza while using Boston Pizza’s website and the
services provided through the website (collectively the “Website”).
Your Consent
1. By using the Website or by submitting information to Boston Pizza
through or in connection with the Website, you signify your consent to
the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in
accordance with this Policy.
Information Automatically Collected Through The Website
2. Non-Personal Information – The Website automatically collects certain
non-personal information regarding Website users, such as the date and
time you access the Website, the Internet address of the website from
which you linked to the Website, the operating system you are using, and
the Website pages read and images viewed. This non-personal
information is used for the Website and system administration purposes
and to improve the Website. Non-personal information may be disclosed
to other persons and permanently retained for future use.
3. Cookies – The Website uses “cookies”, a technology that installs a
small amount of information on a Website user’s computer to permit the
Website to recognize future visits using that computer. Cookies enhance
the convenience and use of the Website. For example, the information
provided through cookies is used to recognize you as a previous user of
the Website (so you do not have to enter information every time), offer
personalized web page content and information for your use, and
otherwise facilitate your Website experience. You may choose to decline
cookies if your browser permits, but doing so may affect your ability
to access or use certain features of the Website.
Personal Information You Specifically Provide
4. Your Personal Information – During your use of the Website, you may
be asked to voluntarily provide personal information, such as your
personal name, email address, postal address, telephone number, birth
date, occupation, present employer and other information) in order to
participate in sweepstakes or contests, submit suggestions or comments,
request information regarding becoming a franchisee or other online
interactive activities. You can choose not to provide certain requested
personal information, but then you may not be able to use certain
services provided by Boston Pizza or access or use certain features of
the Website.
5. Use of Your Personal Information – Boston Pizza uses your personal
information for the following purposes and as otherwise permitted by
applicable law: (a) to help us understand better visitors’ use of the
Website; (b) to fulfill prizes; (c) to respond to specific requests from
you; (d) to contact and correspond with you regarding your visits to
Boston Pizza restaurants; (e) to contact and correspond to you regarding
promotions offered by Boston Pizza, its franchisees and its suppliers
and contractors; and (f) to evaluate your suitability as a prospective
franchisee; and (g) to protect the security of the Website when
necessary. Boston Pizza may also develop a confidential profile for
you, which will be used to provide services to you and facilitate your
use of the Website, and may keep a record of all communications with
you.
6. Emails and Newsletters from Boston Pizza – From time to time, Boston
Pizza may send to you email or other communications containing
information about Boston Pizza, current promotions or specials, the
Website and other matters Boston Pizza believes will interest you. At
any time you may ask Boston Pizza to stop sending you email, newsletters
and other information by sending your request to Boston Pizza’s Privacy
Officer at one of the addresses noted below. Also, each email Boston
Pizza sends to you will tell you how to decline further unsolicited
communications.
7. Disclosure of Your Personal Information – Boston Pizza may disclose
your personal information in the following circumstances and as
otherwise permitted by applicable law:
(a)
Disclosure to Authorizing Persons – If you use the Website
on behalf of another person or organization (such as your employer),
Boston Pizza may provide your personal information to that authorizing
person or organization. If you do not wish your personal information to
be disclosed to the person or organization on whose behalf you use the
Website, you may not use the Website.
(b)
Disclosure to Affiliates, Agents and Suppliers – Boston
Pizza may provide your personal information to its affiliates, agents,
suppliers and service providers in order to provide services to you.
Boston Pizza requires its affiliates, agents, suppliers and service
providers to agree to use your personal information only for the
purposes for which it is provided to them, and to protect the privacy of
your personal information in a manner that is consistent with this
Policy. If at any time you do not wish your personal information to be
disclosed to certain or any other persons, please send your request to
Boston Pizza’s Privacy Officer at one of the addresses noted below;
however, this may affect your ability to use the Website or receive
services from Boston Pizza.
(c)
Disclosure in Business Transfers – Boston Pizza may be
involved in the sale or transfer of some or all of its businesses. As
part of that sale or transfer, Boston Pizza may disclose your personal
information to the acquiring organization, but will require the
acquiring organization to agree to protect the privacy of your personal
information in a manner that is consistent with this Policy. If at any
time you do not wish Boston Pizza to disclose your personal information
as part of the sale or transfer of some or all of its business, please
send your request to Boston Pizza’s Privacy Officer at one of the
addresses noted below.
(d)Law Enforcement and Legal Disclosure – Boston Pizza may disclose your
personal information to a government institution that has asserted its
lawful authority to obtain the information or where Boston Pizza has
reasonable grounds to believe the information could be useful in the
investigation of unlawful activity, or to comply with a subpoena or
warrant or an order made by a court, person or body with jurisdiction to
compel the production of information, or to comply with court rules
regarding the production of records and information, or to its legal
counsel. Boston Pizza has no control over, or liability for, those
persons’ use and disclosure of your personal information, and that use
and disclosure is not subject to this Policy.
8. Ensuring Accuracy of Your Information – Boston Pizza will make
reasonable efforts to ensure that your personal information is accurate
and complete. Subject to certain exceptions and limitations prescribed
by applicable law, you may request corrections to your personal
information in order to ensure its accuracy and completeness. Requests
for corrections to your personal information should be sent to Boston
Pizza’s Privacy Officer at one of the addresses noted below. If the
personal information is demonstrated to be inaccurate or incomplete, we
will correct the information as required. You can help Boston Pizza
maintain the accuracy of your information by notifying Boston Pizza of
any changes to your personal information
9. Depersonalized Information – Boston Pizza may use personal
information to create non-personal information regarding the use of the
Website and related services. Boston Pizza may then disclose that
non-personal information to other persons and permanently retain that
non-personal information for future use.
10. Business Contact Information – To the extent permitted by law, the
provisions of this Policy concerning “personal information” do not apply
to information (such as your personal name, position or title, business
address, business telephone number, business fax number and business
email address) which enable you to be contacted at a place of business.
11. Location of Information – Boston Pizza will store and process your
personal information in Canada and the United States of America.
12. Securing Your Information – Boston Pizza employs reasonable security
safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the personal information
in its possession or under its control in order to protect that
information from unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure,
copying, modification or disposal or similar risks. Only those persons
who need to have access to your personal information in order to carry
out their duties with respect to the uses set out above will have access
to your personal information. Nevertheless, security risks cannot be
eliminated and Boston Pizza cannot guarantee that your personal
information will not be used or disclosed in ways not otherwise
described in this Policy.
Other Matters
13. Personal Information of Children – Boston Pizza does not knowingly
collect personal information from children under the legal age of
majority. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected personal
information on a child under the legal age of majority, we will delete
that information from our systems. If you are under the legal age of
majority, do not submit or post any information on the Website.
14. Other Websites – The Website may contain links to other websites or
Internet resources. When you click on one of those links you are
contacting another website. Boston Pizza has no responsibility or
liability for or control over those other websites or their collection,
use and disclosure of your personal information.
15. Policy Changes – To accommodate changes in Boston Pizza, changing
technology, and legal developments, this Policy may be changed from time
to time in Boston Pizza’s discretion and without any prior notice or
liability to you or any other person. Boston Pizza’s collection, use
and disclosure of your personal information will be governed by the
version of this Policy in effect at that time. New versions of the
Policy will be posted on the Website. Your continued dealings with
Boston Pizza or your use of the Website subsequent to any changes to
this Policy will signify your consent to the collection, use and
disclosure of your personal information in accordance with the changed
Policy. Accordingly, when you use the Website you should check the date
of this Policy and review any changes since the last version. You
should also bookmark this page and periodically review this Policy to
ensure that you are familiar with the most current version.
Former Users – If you stop using the Website or your permission to use
the Website is terminated, Boston Pizza may continue to use and disclose
your personal information in accordance with this Policy as amended
from time to time. However, if you want Boston Pizza to stop sending
you unsolicited email and other information, please send your request to
Boston Pizza’s Privacy Officer at one of the addresses noted below.
17. Contacting The Company’s Privacy Officer
Boston Pizza’s Privacy Officer may be contacted by mail, facsimile or
email at:
Boston Pizza International Inc.
5500 Parkwood Way
Richmond, British Columbia
V6V 2M4
Facsimile No.: 604-270-1041
Email:
privacy@bostonpizza.com
Attention: Privacy Officer
The parties have expressly requested
and required that this Policy and all other related documents be drawn
up in the English language. Les parties conviennent et exigent
expressement que ce Politique et tous les documents qui s’y rapportent
soient rédigés en anglais.