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PRIVACY STATEMENT

General

501129 NB Ltd. and it's various associated corporations (hereinafter referred to as "THE COMPANY", "we", "our" or "us" in this Privacy Statement and includes business styles, trademarks and organizations "Help 4 Taxes", "Help 4 Business", "KWIK-KA$H", "Canadian Tax Help", "Tax Help Inc.", "Double or Nothing", and "RH Financials") respects the privacy of your personal information as explained in this Privacy Statement. Personal information is information about an identifiable individual. This Privacy Statement provides information about what personal information THE COMPANY collects and how we use that information in Canada, whether provided on-line or in any other fashion. This Privacy Statement also provides direction on what to do if you do not want your personal information collected or shared and how to contact our company with respect to personal information. This Privacy Statement does not cover employee personal information of our Canadian associates nor does it cover information that is not personal information such as business contact information.

What information will THE COMPANY collect?

THE COMPANY collects personal information from you (such as your name, address, telephone number or email address) when you provide it to us voluntarily for example when you contact our company about one of our products or advertisements, or enter one of our promotional contests. In some cases, we may collect information on-line about you that is not personal information. Examples of this type of information include the type of Internet Browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using and the domain name of the website from which you linked to THE COMPANY Canadian website, advertisement or promotion.

THE COMPANY collects personal information about its guests and visitors. Specifically, visitors to THE COMPANY’s offices may be asked to provide their name, telephone number, organization name and other information required to conduct the business. This personal information is retained by THE COMPANY only as long as necessary for archival, legal, security and disaster preparedness purposes. THE COMPANY may also install video cameras in public-access areas on its premises.

We use the personal information we collect about guests of and visitors to THE COMPANY to enable us to act responsibly in the conduct of our business.

How will THE COMPANY use and disclose the personal information we collect?

We recognize that by providing us with personal information, you are demonstrating your trust in our company and our business styles and we take that trust very seriously. We collect and use this personal information to respond to your inquiries, to administer a promotion that you have voluntarily participated in, to manage our business and to better understand your needs and how we can improve our products and services. We reserve the right at all times to collect, use and disclose any information where required or permitted by law or regulatory authority to do so or to protect the legitimate interests of THE COMPANY or to provide you with the opportunity to enhance your personal situation.

We may also use and disclose your personal information to parties connected with the actual sale or other disposal of all or part of our business or assets. We will require that such parties treat your personal information in accordance with this privacy statement and to use and disclose it only for the purposes for which it was collected, including to provide the services or information that THE COMPANY would otherwise provide to you and generally to carry on THE COMPANY’s business.

How will THE COMPANY protect my personal information it collects?

THE COMPANY has physical, electronic and managerial procedures designed to protect the integrity, security and appropriate use of personal information. Given that unencrypted electronically transmitted data is not 100% secure, we make no warranties as to the security of any information that you submit electronically that is done at your own risk.

Your Consent

If you choose to provide personal information to THE COMPANY, we assume that you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as described at the time of collection and as outlined in this Privacy Statement. Your consent may be express or implied, depending on the circumstances and the sensitivity of the personal information in question. If you do not consent, please do not provide your personal information. Subject to legal and contractual requirements and reasonable notice, you may refuse to consent to our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information or you may withdraw your consent by contacting Roger Haineault (Privacy Manager) at the contact information provided at time of service. We will explain the consequences of the withdrawal of your consent.

Use Without Consent

There are instances where THE COMPANY may collect, use or disclose your personal information without your consent, for example to collect a debt you owe to us, to comply with a subpoena or court order, or to comply with the rules of court regarding the production of records.

Access, Correction, Inquiries and Complaints

We maintain a file of your personal information for the above-mentioned purposes. This file is accessible at our main office. Authorized COMPANY employees, agents and mandataries have access to your personal information.

If you wish to request access to, or correction of, your personal information in THE COMPANY’s custody or control, or find out how we’ve used or disclosed that information, please make your request in writing to the contact information provided at time of service. We may need to verify your identity before searching for or providing you with personal information. In some circumstances, we may not be able to provide access to your personal information, for example if it contains the personal information of other persons, if it constitutes confidential commercial information, or if it is protected by solicitor-client privilege. If we deny your request for access to, or refuse a request to correct, your personal information, we will advise you of the reasons for this refusal.
If you have any questions, requests or complaints about our personal information practices, please write to Roger Haineault at the point of contact provided at time of service.

“Cookies” - What information may be automatically stored on your computer?

From time to time we may set up websites in support of specific promotions. When you view one of our websites or on-line advertisements or promotions, we may store some information on your computer in the form of "cookies" or similar files. This information stored on your computer's hard drive does not contain any personal information, but enables us to communicate more meaningfully with you. These cookies also enable you to use our website more efficiently by storing your log-in information. With most Internet Browsers, you can erase cookies from your hard drive, block all cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your Browser instructions or Help screen to learn more about these functions.

As most Websites do, however, we do track usage patterns on our Website on an anonymous basis. Your identity cannot reasonably be ascertained from this information. Each time you visit our Website, our server records your Internet Service Provider, the date and time of your visit, the pages you visit and the documents downloaded, the searches you performed, and the referring URL’s you came from. We use this non-personal information to optimise our Website service.

Links

For your convenience, we may offer links from a company Canadian Website to other Websites. However, THE COMPANY is not responsible for, nor do we accept any liability for, the personal information collection and use practices of other entities to which our Website may link. You should consult the privacy policies of these other entities before providing any personal information on their Websites.

This Privacy Statement applies to Canada.

You may contact Roger Haineault at your point of contact with the company in writing with any questions, concerns or complaints, or for more information concerning our privacy policies and procedures.

Changes to this Statement

THE COMPANY reserves the right to change this Privacy Statement at any time and we will take reasonable steps to advise you of any material changes. However, you should review this Privacy Statement from time to time to ensure that you are aware of and accept any changes made. For example, your continued consent to our collection, use and disclosure practices following notification of any material change and/or your continued access of our Website following the posting on the Website of any material changes to the privacy statement will signify your acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, the terms of the modified Privacy Statement.

Effective: January 1, 2004 for compliance with PIPEDA.

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