Privacy Policy

Effective 2023-07-28

Hodgins Halls Auction Group, being Hodgins Art Auctions Ltd. and Hall’s Auction Services Ltd., is committed to collecting, using, and disclosing personal information responsibly and only to the extent necessary to effectively deliver the services we offer our clients. We comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) which requires us to provide this policy to you on request.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) is to inform users of our Sites of the following:

  1. The personal data we will collect;
  2. Use of collected data;
  3. Who has access to the data collected; and
  4. The rights of site users.

This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the Terms and Conditions of our Site.

CONSENT

By using our Site users agree that they consent to:

  1. The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy; and
  2. The collection, use, and retention of the data listed in this Privacy Policy.

PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT

We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.

Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way

We may collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:

  1. First and last name;
  2. Email address;
  3. Phone number;
  4. Address;
  5. IP address;
  6. Payment information.

This data may be collected using the following methods:

  1. Creating a Bidding Account
  2. Opting-In to our Email Marketing List

HOW WE USE PERSONAL DATA

Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site.  We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.

The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following purpose:

  1. Providing communication regarding coming auctions and other events.
  2. Additional communications regarding auction purchases, invoicing, payment receipts, etc.

OTHER DISCLOSURES

We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:

  1. If the law requires it;
  2. If it is required from any legal proceeding;
  3. To prove or protect our legal rights; and
  4. To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.

If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA

In order to protect your security, we use the strongest available browser encryption and store all of our data on servers in secure facilities. All data is only accessible to our employees. Our employees are bound by strict confidentiality agreements and a breach of this agreement would result in the employee’s termination.

While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.

CHILDREN

The minimum age to use our Site is 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from any children under 13 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 13 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 13 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our privacy officer.

HOW TO ACCESS, MODIFY, DELETE, OR CHALLENGE THE DATA COLLECTED

If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to who we disclosed your personal data, of if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, please contact our privacy offer here:

Kevin King
4115-7005 Fairmount Drive SE  Calgary AB T2H 0J1
kevin@hallsauction.com
403-252-4362

HOW TO OPT-OUT OF DATA COLLECTION, USE OR DISCLOSURE

In addition to the method(s) described in the How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected section, we provide the following specific opt-out methods for the collection, use, or disclosure of your personal data specified below:

You can op-out of the use of your personal data for marketing emails. You can opt-out by clicking “unsubscribe” on the bottom of any marketing email or updating your email preferences under “Your Account”.

MODIFICATIONS

This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process.  When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our user periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, you can contact our privacy officer, Kevin King, at:

4115-7005 Fairmount Drive SE  Calgary AB T2H 0J1
kevin@hallsauction.com
403-252-4362