Privacy Policy

Last Update of this Privacy Policy: September 2018

BEFORE USING THIS SITE PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY.

This Privacy Policy applies to www.mapws.com and all it’s subdomains (M.A.P. Group of Companies and it’s subsidiaries: M.A.P. Earthworks and M.A.P. Water & Sewer) and sets out our policy on the gathering and use of information on these sites. M.A.P. Group of Companies is committed to providing a safe website for visitors of all ages and has implemented this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. M.A.P. Group of Companies complies with Canadian Federal and Provincial privacy laws and regulations including the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act.

There are links from this site to other websites; note that this Privacy Policy applies only to this website and not to websites of other companies or organizations to which our sites may be linked. You must check on any linked sites for the privacy policy that applies to that site and/or make any necessary inquiries in respect of that privacy policy with the operator of the linked site. These links to third party websites are provided as a convenience and are for informational purposes only.

Although you are not required to register to access this site, you may be asked to provide us with personal information when you visit certain sections of our websites such as the contact forms on the Contact Pages, or the employment applications on the Employment Pages. Your use of this site signifies your acknowledgment and consent to our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not continue to use this website. Your continued use of the website signifies your acceptance of these terms and any changes in effect at the time of use.

 

Collection of Personal Information

Personal Information is information about you that identifies you as an individual, for example, your name, address, e-mail address, or telephone number.

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us through the contact forms and the employment forms. We may also ask you to provide additional information such as your e-mail address or telephone number if you want to obtain other services, information, or to resolve complaints or concerns.

 

How Does M.A.P. Group of Companies Use Information Gathered About Online Visitors?

Before forwarding us any personal information, please be advised that any information gathered on this website may be used:
a.) in the aggregate for research and development relating to our sites and/or for future site development,
b.) and if you ask us to, to send you information regarding our services,
c.) or to contact you regarding employment.

 

Disclosure of Information

M.A.P. Group of Companies will not disclose personal information that you provide on its sites to any third parties other than to:
a.) contact the references and past employers you provided on your employment application,
b.) in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy,
c.) to comply with legal requirements such as a law, regulation, warrant, subpoena or court order,
d.) if you are reporting an adverse event, in which case we may be required to disclose such information to bodies such as, but not limited to, Canadian and/or international regulatory authorities.

Please note that any of these disclosures may involve the storage or processing of personal information outside of Canada and may, therefore, be subject to different privacy laws than those applicable in Canada, including laws that require the disclosure of personal information to governmental authorities under circumstances that are different from those that apply in Canada.

 

Cookies

 

What Are Cookies

As is standard practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the functionality of the site.

For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.

 

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases, there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Forms Related Cookies: When you submit data to through a form such as those found on contact pages or our employment page cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

 

Third Party Cookies

In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Google +, will set cookies through our website which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

 

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

 

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you contact us via our “Contact Form” your data is retained long enough for us to respond to your inquiry, and/or resolve your issue.

 

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

We do not retain personal data on this website. If you have submitted an email or an employment application through this website and you wish for us to no longer retain said information, please contact us, and we will erase it. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

 

More Information

Hopefully, that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren’t sure whether you need or not it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site. However, if you are still looking for more information, then you can contact us @: info@mapgoc.com.

 

Protection of Children Online

M.A.P. Group of Companies considers the protection of children’s privacy, especially online, to be of the utmost importance. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children, nor do we allow them to become registered users of, or to request information through, our sites or information lines.

 

Protection of Information

We have put in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security, and correctly use the information we collect online. M.A.P. Group of Companies applies security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information, such as retaining information in secure facilities and making personal information accessible only to authorized employees on a need-to-know basis.

 

Storage Information

Personal information you share with us is stored on our database servers hosted by a third party who has entered into agreements with us that require them to observe our Privacy Policy.

 

Policy Change

If we alter our Privacy Policy, any changes will be posted on this page of our site so that you are always informed of the information we collect about you, how we use it and the circumstances under which we may disclose it.

 

Acceptance of Our Privacy Policy

By using this website you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy, and you adhere to the terms and conditions posted on the site. By submitting your information, you agree that it will be governed by our Privacy Policy.

 

Copyright Policy

The following is the Copyright Policy for mapws.com and it’s subdomains. Unless otherwise stated, all content or media on this website is either 1) property of M.A.P. Group of Companies, 2.) has been licensed by M.A.P. Group of Companies, 3.) has been submitted by a client, employee, or affiliate, 4.) is readily available and believed to be public domain; or 5.) has been used under the “fair use” Copyright Act. At M.A.P. Group of Companies we respect the intellectual property rights of others, and we expect all of our users to do the same.

 

Notification of Copyright Infringement – DMCA

If you believe we have infringed on your copyright by posting an image, text, logo, or other material that appears on this website, please notify us as stated below. If you are uncertain whether the use of the content you are reporting infringes upon your legal rights, you should seek legal advice, as submitting intentionally misleading reports of infringement can be punishable under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

If you believe any materials published on our website have infringed upon your copyright, you may request removal of these materials by submitting written notification to the email address below.

The written notice must include 1.) precise identification of the copyrighted work or material you believe to have been infringed,
2.) a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law, 3.) a statement that the information in the written notice is accurate and true, 4.) a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner,
5.) adequate contact information (including your name, postal address, telephone number and, if available, e-mail address,) and
6.) your electronic signature.

Send infringement notices to our webmaster: Blue Tortuga Design.

Upon receipt of a valid notice, M.A.P. Group of Companies will remove the allegedly infringing material.