Privacy Policy

Introduction

Last updated on October 16, 2024

We respect each site visitor's right to personal privacy. To that end, we collect and use information throughout our website only as disclosed in this privacy statement.

This Policy statement applies to information collected by this website. It discloses the privacy practices for https://store.pecb.com/

This site is operated by PECB Group Inc. Any personal information provided to PECB Store will be stored and controlled by PECB Group Inc. as data controller.

Hereafter, the terms ‘PECB’ 'PECB Store', 'us' or 'we' refer to the owner of the website whose registered headquarter is located at 6683 Jean Talon East, Suite 336, Montreal, QC, H1S 0A5, Canada. The term 'you' refers to the user or viewer of our website.

Any details that you enter in one of our online forms will be stored electronically by us. Should you wish for any modifications, corrections or deletion of these stored data, please contact us by e-mail at dpo@pecb.com

What information we collect

We collect only information you provide to use when you visit our website.

Registering Forms

When creating a PECB Store account, you provide us information which can personally identify you such as your full name, email address, country, and state information. Information we collect helps us complete your registration process and identify you as a user of our website.

In addition to the personal information mentioned above, if you register for a vendor account we also collect your company’s information such as name, phone number, company license, postcode, physical address, and business license.

PECB operates with data minimization principles and collects only personal information necessary to complete your registration. In cases when users do not provide enough information categorized as necessary, we will not be able to validate your registration.

Subscription Form

If you subscribe to receive shopping deals from PECB Store, we collect your full name and email address for the sole purpose to provide you with marketing information in regard to the PECB services.

Live Chat support line

We support our clients via the Live Chat support line available on the website. If you use the Live Chat service, we will collect your name, email address and the content of your Live Chat session. This information will be retained for three years and will not be shared with other parties. Live Chat logs are continually monitored for quality improvement.

Telephone support line

When you call PECB's support-line we collect Calling Line Identification (CLI) information. We use this information to help improve our services’ efficiency and effectiveness. PECB holds the information necessary to fulfill callers’ requests, opening a ticket in the system, and processes regarding the ticket until the finalization of the procedure. This information provided through the ticketing system is reviewed and if applicable deleted on an annual basis.

Social Media

When you call PECB's support-line we collect Calling Line Identification (CLI) information. We use this information to help improve our services’ efficiency and effectiveness. PECB holds the information necessary to fulfill callers’ requests, opening a ticket in the system, and processes regarding the ticket until the finalization of the procedure. This information provided through the ticketing system is reviewed and if applicable deleted on an annual basis.

Personal Information of children

This privacy statement is not intended for use by children. We understand the importance of protecting children’s information, especially in an online environment, and we do not knowingly collect or maintain information about persons under the age of 16. If you are a parent and believe your child is using our services, please contact us at dpo@pecb.com

Lawful basis for processing personal data

PECB relies on consent as a legal basis for processing personal information. We collect personally identifiable information (PII) only with the consent of the natural person (data subject) and assure that the data collected is only used for the stated purpose.

When registering for a PECB store account, your consent is mandatory for us to process and store your personal information.

We also ask for your consent to contact you via email regarding PECB Store deals and offers, and marketing materials only related to PECB services.

How do we use personal information?

We do not collect more information than we need to fulfill our stated purpose and do not retain any information for no longer than is necessary.

The information we ask for is used to provide better services to you and improve your shopping experience at PECB Store.

How we protect personal data

We take precautions to protect your information and privacy. When you submit information via the form(s) available on our website, your information is protected both online and offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific task are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment, monitored with strictly controlled access.

We use a third-party service to help maintain the security and performance of our website. However, no transmission of data on the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely confidential. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that any information you send us will not be lost, used unlawfully or modified in a fraudulent manner and we bear no liability for the use that may be made of the information provided by you or any third party.

PECB has established a Data Protection Policy for PECB Store that ensures its employees, clients, resellers, and stakeholders that their data is protected and handled accordingly with absolute caution and confidentiality. Please read our Data Protection Policy here.

Our Service Providers

To provide our services and publish our website, we use the cloud computing platform of Amazon Web Services (AWS). Data is transferred to AWS servers located in North Virginia, USA to provide services. To ensure compliance with GDPR for the transfer of data outside of the European Union, AWS participate in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. We do not grant any permission to AWS to share any personal information that we collect from our website’s account holders. We use AWS because it complies with several information security requirements, including, but not limited to, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, and the EU-GDPR. You can read the privacy notice of AWS here.

We use Brevo and Amazon SES to deliver emails to our network. You can read the Brevo Privacy Policy here, and the Amazon SES Privacy Policy at https://aws.amazon.com

Microsoft 365 (Outlook) is another service we use for email exchanging and Cloud Data Backup. We use Microsoft 365 because it complies with several information security requirements, including, but not limited to, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, and the EU-GDPR. Microsoft 365 offers encryption of data at rest that includes files stored in cloud service, and encryption of data in transit that includes exchanged email messages or conversations that are taking place in a meeting.

Microsoft 365, uses several technologies, and strong encryption protocols, that include Internet Protocol Security (IPSec), Transport Layer Security/Secure Sockets Layer (TLS/SSL), and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). We do not guarantee encryption to the recipients of our emails. Therefore, ensuring encryption in your end is your sole responsibility. For more information on how data is handled by them, please read Microsoft Privacy Statement – Microsoft privacy

When purchasing products from PECB Store, customers are required to provide their billing address and payment card details before proceeding with the payment. Payments are processed by a third-party service called Global Payments. The information provided during the payment process is not stored in the PECB Store system, the information is only passed on to Global Payment for the sole purpose of completing the payment process initiated by the customer. To find out how Global Payment processes and uses the data, please read their Privacy Statement.

Rights over your data

PECB strives to be as open as it can in granting its website users access to their personal information.

If we hold information about you we will:

  • Provide you a description of it;
  • Inform you on the reasons we are holding it;
  • Provide you with information on parties it could be disclosed to; and
  • Provide you with a copy of the information in an intelligible form.

To make a request at PECB regarding the personal information we may hold, you can submit a written request via email to our Information Security Specialist at dpo@pecb.com, or you can fill out the Personal Data application form available here.

If we hold information about you that you deem to be incorrect, or information that you consider to be kept by us without reason, you have the right to request rectification, or erasure at any time by contacting our Data Protection Officer at dpo@pecb.com, or you can fill out the Personal Data application form available here.

Please keep in mind that we do not delete all of your information when requested, due to legal obligations, such as the financial transactions evidence. If you processed any payments with us a copy of the receipt will be stored encrypted in our system.

Disclosure of personal information

In general and in all circumstances, we will not disclose personal data without consent. However, when we are asked by the regulatory body, supervisory authority, or for other necessary legal operation, we may disclose your information.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We keep our privacy notice under regular review. This privacy notice was last updated on October 16, 2024. You will not be notified for changes in our privacy policy, and you are required to visit the privacy policy in our website.

Contact us

If you want to request information about our privacy policy you can email us or write to:

PECB Headquarters

336-6683 Jean Talon St E 

Montreal QC H1S 0A5

Canada