Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Statutes of Canada 2000, Chapter 5)Includes: CSA Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information (CAN/CSA-Q830-96)

Horizon Net's Privacy Code reflects the implementation of the new legislation referred to above.

Horizon Net collects, stores, uses and/or discloses personal and/or sensitive information in the course of business. The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) establishes rules that we must follow. The principles apply to paper-based and electronic files.

Horizon Net is not simply complying with legislation; we are actually committed to meeting your expectations with respect to your person information.

We have to taken into consideration added e-security features to ensure that your information is protected from online threats, including personal financial information. We have ensured that the protection of your  information stored in our physical office equals that of information stored in our 'Web' office. 

1. The Code applies to personal information about Horizon Net's customers and employees that is collected, used, or disclosed by Horizon Net.
2. The Code applies to the management of personal information in any form whether oral, electronic or written.
3. The Code does not impose any limits on the collection, use or disclosure of the following information by Horizon Net:

   a. A customer's name, address, telephone number and e-mail address, when listed in a directory or available through directory assistance; 
   

   b. An employee's name, title, business address (including e-mail address) or business telephone or fax number; or

   c. Other information about the customer or employee that is publicly available and is specified by regulation pursuant to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

4. The Code does not apply to information regarding Horizon Net's corporate customers. Corporate customer information information is protected by other Horizon Net policies and is included in contractual arrangements.
   
   
5. The application of the Horizon Net Privacy Policy is subject to the requirements and provisions of Part 1 of the Act, the regulations enacted thereunder, and any other applicable legislation or regulations.

• Our Privacy Officer is currently Suzanne Baril.
• We have analyzed your business' practices for handling personal information.
• We have ensured comparable levels of protection are in place in any third party organizations that we may use to process personal information. Ultimately, the responsibility remains with your organization. In the case of Domain Registrations, we maintain our database of information but we are not accountable for the information stored by the domain registrars.
  
• We have implement policies and practices to adhere to the 10 privacy principles to protect the privacy of personal information.

Horizon Net Acceptable Use Policy - Horizon Net Support Policy

If you have any questions concerning these policies, please send e-mail to support@horizon.bc.ca.