WSP may share your Personal Information with companies in our group and/or our affiliates. We will share your Personal Information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy policy. The Company may share aggregate information on the use of our Website with third parties (including other divisions in our group) as described in our Cookie Policy. The Company we will not sell, rent, share or trade your Personal Information to any third party. We engage third parties and service providers to process data on our behalf and to facilitate or outsource one or more aspects of the operation of the Site or our business.
We may also disclose your Personal Information:
• as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process in any country where we have entities affiliates or operations;
• when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our people, security , rights or property to protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request, or in connection with actual or threatened litigation
• if WSP or its affiliate is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, you will be notified via a prominent notice on our Site of any change in ownership or uses of your Personal Information, as well as any choices you may have regarding your Personal Information,
Transfer of personal information outside of Canada
Though our head office is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Personal Information that we collect and manage may be processed in Canada or may be disclosed, processed and stored outside of Canada and therefore may be available to local government authorities in other countries under lawful orders and laws applicable there. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your Personal Information is protected and maintained in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data privacy law.
Security of personal information
The security of your Personal Information is important to us. We follow what we believe to be appropriate standards to protect the Personal Information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. As no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We will use what we consider to be reasonable security measures to protect your Personal Information against unauthorized access. Please be careful whenever sending Personal Information to us via e-mail. E-mail is generally not a secure means of transferring information. We therefore cannot guarantee that this information will not be lost or used in a fraudulent manner and we encourage the use of e-mail encryption to communicate with us.
Enforcement
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to set out the principles governing the use of personal data you provide to us and any information that we obtain about you. WSP complies with this Privacy Policy as well as applicable Canadian private sector data protection laws such as the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and substantially similar provincial and international laws pertaining to the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information, which laws provide for an adequate protection of personal data according to the European Commission Decision of 20 December 2001 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. When we receive formal written inquiries, request or complaints, we will contact the person who issued the communication to follow up. We work with the appropriate regulatory authorities, including local data protection authorities, to resolve any complaints or issues regarding the transfer of personal data that we cannot resolve directly with the relevant individuals.