Privacy Policy
Protection of personal information and confidentiality.
1 – Obtaining and protecting your personal information
1a- From the answers provided to the Cabinet Immigration Canada Portugal during the evaluation.
1b- From other organizations that have collected your personal information for their own purposes.
Client information: when you take our services, Cabinet Immigration Canada Portuga l collects some of your personal information. We inform you of the fact that your personal information has been collected, the use that will be made of it and the period for which it will be kept. When you visit our website, we may collect certain personal information using web analytics. Except as required by law, we do not sell, distribute or transfer your information to anyone without your permission.
2 – Use of your personal information
We exploit their potential to the maximum: Cabinet Immigration Canada Portugal exploits the full potential of your information, whether it was obtained directly from you, or through a third party, such as another government agency.
We protect them: Cabinet Immigration Canada Portugal implements strict rules to protect all of its data. And its rules comply with the Privacy Act among others. We have information technology (IT) systems that protect your information from cyberattacks. All employees of Cabinet Immigration Canada Portugal have taken an oath under which they undertake to protect your information and have received mandatory training on confidentiality. This oath remains valid after their employment ends and comes with penalties including fines and jail time.
By carrying out assessments, privacy factors, we manage the confidentiality of your information: Cabinet Immigration Canada Portugal only uses personal information for professional purposes to carry out the services sponsored by the client.
3 – Who has access to your personal information?
Certain employees of Cabinet Immigration Canada Portugal : although all employees of Cabinet Immigration Canada Portugal must take an oath of secrecy, only those of them who need access to personal information to perform their duties may do so . Access to your direct identifiers, such as your name, is restricted to an even smaller group of employees.
Other organizations: Cabinet Immigration Canada Portugal may communicate the personal information you have provided to other organizations that also need it for administrative purposes, subject to your consent. In such cases, we require assurances that your information will be protected in accordance with specific contractual terms. In some cases, your personal information may be provided to us by another organization. In such a situation, it is the responsibility of that organization to ensure that it is authorized to share your personal information.
4 – In the event of a breach of the protection of personal information?
A privacy breach is the unauthorized loss or disclosure of personal information or unauthorized access to it. It may result from the theft or loss of information or data storage devices, or from the collection, use, disclosure, access, storage or destruction of information in a manner inappropriate or unauthorized, including misdirected correspondence.
Cabinet Immigration Canada Portugal has drawn up a protocol on the matter describing the measures to be taken in the event of an alleged violation. We take immediate action by investigating it, reporting the potential breach and taking immediate corrective action to mitigate the impact on the individuals whose information is affected.
When it comes to a substantial breach, i.e. which concerns personal information of a sensitive nature and which it would be reasonable to believe could cause damage or serious harm to the person concerned, Cabinet Immigration Canada Portugal has the obligation to inform this person, in addition to informing the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
5 – How do I use my personal information?
Under the Privacy Act, you have the right to request a copy of the personal information about you held by Cabinet Immigration Canada Portugal. In order to obtain a copy of your personal information, please specify the file that was transmitted to Cabinet Immigration Canada Portugal by yourself or by another organization.