Bri-Chem Corp. (“Bri-Chem”, “We”, “Our” or “Us”) respects your privacy, and this Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) embodies our commitment to protect it.

This Policy describes:

• How we collect, use, maintain, disclose, and protect the personal information of our customers and website users (“You” or “Your”).
• Describes the types of information that We may collect from You or that You may provide when You visit the website www.brichem.com (our “Website”).

Privacy laws in Canada generally define “personal information” as any information about an identifiable individual, which includes information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate an individual.

This Policy applies to information that We collect, use, or disclose about You:

• On this Website.
• In email and other electronic messages between You, Us and/or this Website.

This Policy applies only to information that We collect on this Website, and other electronic communications sent through or in connection with this Website, and DOES NOT apply to any information offline or that You provide to or is collected by any third party.
We will only use Your personal information in accordance with this Policy unless otherwise required by applicable law. Please read this Policy carefully. If you do not agree with Our policies and practices, do not use the Website. By using the Website, You indicate that You understand, accept, and consent to the practices described in this Policy.

This Policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after We make changes indicates that You accept and consent to those changes, so please check the Policy periodically for updates. We will notify You in advance of any material changes to this Policy and obtain Your consent to any new ways that We collect, use, and disclose Your personal information.

Types of Data We Collect About You and How We Collect It

Personal Information.

You may decide to contact Us by providing Us with personal information through the ‘Contact Us’ page on the Website, that We can reasonably use to directly or indirectly identify You, such as Your name, phone number and email address (“personal information”).

Non-personal information, that does not directly or indirectly reveal Your identity or directly relate to an identifiable individual, such statistical or aggregated information.

Technical information, including browser type and version, device type, time zone setting, screen resolution, page referrer, browser plug-in types, approximate geolocation, operating system and platform, or information about Your internet connection, the equipment You use to access our Website, and usage details.

Non-personal details about Your Website interactions, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), clickstream to, through and from our Website (including date and time), page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, or page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs).

We collect information about You through:

• Direct interactions with You when You provide it to Us, for example, by filling in forms or corresponding with Us.
• Automated technologies or interactions, when You use the Website, for example, usage details, and IP addresses.

Our Website uses Google Analytics to collect information about the use of our Website. Google Analytics collects information from users such as approximate geolocation, IP address, device operating system, device type, internet browser, screen resolution, and page referrer. For more information on how Google collects and processes your data, visit https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.

Information We Collect Through Cookies and Other Automatic Data Collection Technologies

As You navigate through and interact with our Website, We may use cookies or other automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about Your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:

• Details of Your visits to our Website, including traffic data, and other communication data and the resources that You access and use on the Website.
• Information about Your computer and internet connection, including Your IP address, operating system, and browser type.

The information We collect automatically is statistical data and does not include personal information, and We may maintain it or associate it with personal information We collect in other ways, that You provide to Us, or receive from third parties. It helps Us to improve our Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service.

The technologies We use for this automatic data collection may include:

• Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of Your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on Your browser. However, if You select this setting You may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless You have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, Our system will issue cookies when You direct Your browser to our Website.

How We Use this Information

We use information that We collect about You or that You provide to Us, including any personal information as described below.

• To present our Website and its contents to You.
• To provide You with information that You request from us.
• To fulfill the purposes for which You provided the information or that were described when it was collected, or any other purpose for which You provide it.
• To carry out our obligations and enforce Our rights arising from any contracts with You or to comply with legal requirements.
• To improve our Website, products or services and to better understand how visitors engage with our Website.
• For any other purpose with Your consent.
• For operational and quality assurance purposes.

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose personal information that We collect or You provide as described in this Policy:

• To Our subsidiaries and affiliates.
• In accordance with applicable law, to a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Bri- Chem’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by Bri-Chem about Our customers and users is among the assets transferred.
• To contractors, service providers, and other third parties We use to support Our business (such as analytics and search engine providers that assist Us with Website improvement and optimization) and who are contractually obligated to keep personal information confidential, use it only for the purposes for which We disclose it to them, and to process the personal information with the same standards set out in this Policy.
• To fulfill the purpose for which You provide it.
• For any other purpose disclosed by Us when You provide the information.
• With Your consent.
• To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request, in accordance with applicable law.

We may disclose aggregated information about Our Website users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

Data Security

The security of Your personal information is very important to Us. We take reasonable precautions to protect personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we do Our best to protect Your personal information, We cannot guarantee the security of Your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at Your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on our Website.

Data Retention

Except as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law or regulation, We will only retain Your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes We collected it for, subject to business and legal requirements. We may also retain technical data, including without limitation, Your login information, device type, time zone setting, and usage details, for internal analysis purposes. Technical data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Website, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Information

It is important that the personal information We hold about You is accurate and current. Please keep Us informed if Your personal information changes. By law You have the right to request access to and to correct the personal information that We hold about You.
We may request specific information from You to help Us confirm Your identity and Your right to access, and to provide You with the personal information that We hold about You or make Your requested changes. Applicable law or regulation may allow or require Us to refuse to provide You with access to some or all of the personal information that We hold about You, or We may have destroyed, erased, or made Your personal information anonymous in accordance with Our record retention obligations and practices. If We cannot provide You with access to Your personal information, We will inform You of the reasons why, subject to any legal or regulatory restrictions.

Withdrawing Your Consent

Where You have provided Your consent to the collection, use, and transfer of Your personal information, You may have the legal right to withdraw Your consent under certain circumstances. To withdraw Your consent, if applicable, contact Us at [email protected]. Please note that if You withdraw Your consent We may not be able to provide You with a particular product or service. We will explain the impact to You at the time to help You with Your decision.

Changes to our Policy

You are responsible for periodically checking our Website for changes to this Privacy Policy. You may opt out of any posted change to Our collection, use or disclosure of Your personal information by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

Contact Information and Challenging Compliance
We welcome You to contact Us using the below details regarding Your questions, comments, and requests regarding this Policy and Our privacy practices.

Bri-Chem Corp.
#15, 53016 Hwy 60
Acheson, AB T7X 5A7
Canada
Ph: (780)455-8667
Fax: (780)451-4420
Email: [email protected]
Last updated: September 2022