At KHO Industries, we recognize the importance of protecting and safeguarding the personal, business and financial information that you provide us. The firm has long valued the privacy and confidentiality of both client and employee information.
Within this section, you will find out our privacy statement. This document describes our practices relating to the collection, use disclosure and protection of your personal information.
At KHO Industries, we are committed to protecting your privacy and safeguarding your personal, business and financial information.
The purpose of this Privacy Statement is to inform you about the types of personal information that KHO Industries collects, uses and discloses. It explains how we use and disclose that information, the choices you have regarding such use and disclosure, and how you may correct that information.
From time to time, we may make changes to this Privacy Statement. The Privacy Statement is current as of the “last revised” date which appears at the top of this page.
We will treat Personal Information in a manner consistent with the Privacy Statement under which it was collected and our Privacy Policy, unless we have your consent to treat it differently. This Privacy Statement applies to any information we collect or receive about you, from any source.
The following topics will be covered in this Privacy Statement:
- What is Personal Information?
- How do we collect your Personal Information?
- Where do we store your Personal Information?
- How do we use your Personal Information?
- To whom do we provide your Personal Information?
- When and how do we obtain your consent?
- How do we ensure the privacy of your Personal Information when dealing with our affiliates and other third parties?
- How long will we utilize, disclose or retain your Personal Information?
- How can you review your Personal Information that we have collected, utilized or disclosed?
- How do you know that the Personal Information we have on you is accurate?
- What if the Personal Information we have on you is inaccurate?
- How fast will we respond to your written requests?
- How do we know that it is really you requesting your Personal Information?
- What safeguards have we implemented to protect your Personal Information?
1. What is Personal Information?
“Personal Information” is any information that is identifiable with you, as an individual. This information may include but is not limited to your name, mailing address, telephone number, email address, business facsimile number, age, gender, marital status, health status, financial status, credit card information and credit history. Personal Information, however, does not include your name, business title or business address or business telephone number in your capacity as an employee of an organization.
2. How do we collect your Personal Information?
We will always collect your Personal Information by fair and lawful means (for example, when you engage us to provide services, use the KHO Industries website or speak to a KHO Industries representative). We collect Personal Information from you and from third party service providers, where we have obtained your consent to do so or as otherwise permitted by law.
From time to time you may voluntarily provide KHO Industries with unsolicited personal information – that is, other than where KHO Industries has requested same (for example, through the KHO Industries websites). If you do wish to provide such information for any reason, you consent to KHO Industries using that information in the ways described in this Privacy Statement or as described at the point where you choose to disclose this information. Further, when providing such unsolicited information, we ask that you not provide any sensitive information.
With respect to our websites, KHO Industries may use Cookies, log files and web beacons to collect information regarding the use of the websites, which information is generally not identifiable and thus not personal information.
Thus Cookies may be used on some pages of our site. “Cookies” are small text files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing a more customized website experience. For example, a cookie can be used to store registration information in an area of the site so that a user does not need to re-enter it on subsequent visits to that area. It is KHO Industries’ policy to use cookies to make navigation of our Web sites easier for visitors and to facilitate efficient registration procedures. If you are concerned about cookies, most browsers permit individuals to decline cookies. In most cases, a visitor may refuse a cookie and still fully navigate our web sites.
Finally, KHO Industries understands the importance of protecting children’s privacy, especially in an online environment such as at our websites. The KHO Industries websites covered by this Privacy Statement are not intentionally designed for or directed at children 13 years of age or younger. It is KHO Industries’ policy never to knowingly collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13.
3. Where do we store your Personal Information?
We will keep the Personal Information that we collect at the offices of those KHO Industries personnel involved in the engagement.
4. How do we use your Personal Information?
We identify the purposes for which we use your Personal Information at the time we collect such information from you and obtain your consent, in any case, prior to such use. We generally use your Personal Information for the following purposes:
- to provide you with professional assurance, tax or advisory services;
- to process and deliver products that you have ordered from us;
- to invoice and collect payment for professional services and products provided by us to you.
- to register you for events and conferences;
- to register you for, and facilitate your participation in, certain areas of our website, including our online bulletin boards, discussion or message forums;
- to research, develop, manage, protect and improve our professional assurance, tax or advisory services;
- to gather your opinion and feedback through surveys;
- to enrol you in our contests or promotional programs;
- to develop and maintain our relationship with you and communicate with you;
- to process your application for employment and resume;
- to advise you about new products and services that may be of interest to you (provided that you can choose not to receive any invitations or direct mail from us by indicating your preference as outlined below under Contact Us); and
- such other uses as may be permitted or required by applicable law.
5. To whom do we provide your Personal Information?
We identify to whom, and for what purposes, we disclose your Personal Information, at the time we collect such information from you and obtain your consent to such disclosure.
For example, we may transfer your Personal Information to third party service providers with whom we have a contractual agreement that includes appropriate privacy standards, where such third parties are assisting us with the Purposes — such as service providers that provide telephone support or data storage or processing.
Generally, we will only make disclosures of Personal Information to such persons for which you provide your consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may also make disclosures of Personal Information to a potential acquiror in connection with a transaction involving the sale of some or all of the business of KHO Industries or as otherwise permitted or required by law, in which case the use of your personal information by the new entity would continue to be limited by applicable law.
In addition, we may send Personal Information outside of the country for the purposes set out above, including for process and storage by service providers in connection with such purposes.
However, you should note that to the extent that any Personal Information is out of the country, it is subject to the laws of the country in which it is held, and may be subject to disclosure to the governments, courts or law enforcement or regulatory agencies of such other country, pursuant to the laws of such country.
With respect to the KHO Industries websites, this Privacy Statement applies to the websites located within www.khoindustries.com. Other KHO Industries websites linked www.khoindustries.com are not covered under this policy. These sites have their own privacy statements. In addition, there are several places throughout the websites that may link to other websites that do not operate under this Privacy Statement. When you link to other websites , KHO Industries’ privacy practices no longer apply. For this reason, we encourage visitors to review each site’s privacy policy before disclosing any personal information.
6. When and how do we obtain your consent?
We generally obtain your consent prior to collecting, and in any case, prior to using or disclosing your Personal Information for any purpose. You may provide your consent to us either orally, electronically or in writing. The form of consent that we seek, including whether it is express or implied, will largely depend on the sensitivity of the personal information and the reasonable expectations you might have in the circumstances.
We will not, as a condition of the supply of our professional services or products, require you to consent to the collection, use, disclosure or protection of information beyond that which is required to fulfill the specified and legitimate purposes for which the information is being collected.
With respect to our websites, should visitors subsequently choose to unsubscribe from mailing lists or any registrations, visitors may contact us thru info@khoindustries.com
7. How do we ensure the privacy of your Personal Information when dealing with our affiliates and other third parties?
We ensure that all affiliates and other third parties that are retained to perform services on our behalf and are provided with Personal Information are contractually required to observe the intent of this Privacy Statement and our Privacy Policy and practices.
8. How long will we utilize, disclose or retain your Personal Information?
We may keep a record of your Personal Information, correspondence or comments in a file specific to you. We will utilize, disclose or retain your Personal Information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which that Personal Information was collected and as permitted or required by law.
9. How can you review your Personal Information that we have collected, utilized or disclosed?
If you make a written request to review any Personal Information about you that we have collected, utilized or disclosed, we will provide you with any such Personal Information to the extent required by law. We will make such Personal Information available to you in a form that is generally understandable, and will explain any abbreviations or codes.
10. How do you know that the Personal Information we have on you is accurate?
We will ensure that your Personal Information is kept as accurate, complete and up-to-date as possible. We will not routinely update your Personal Information, unless such a process is necessary. We expect you, from time to time, to supply us with written updates to your Personal Information, when required.
11. What if the Personal Information we have on you is inaccurate?
At any time, you can challenge the accuracy or completeness of your Personal Information in our records. If you successfully demonstrate that your Personal Information in our records is inaccurate or incomplete, we will amend the Personal Information as required. Where appropriate, we will transmit the amended information to third parties having access to your Personal Information.
12. How fast will we respond to your written requests?
We will attempt to respond to each of your written requests not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of such requests. We will advise you in writing if we cannot meet your requests within this time limit.
13. How do we know that it is really you requesting your Personal Information?
We may request that you provide sufficient identification to permit access to the existence, use or disclosure of your Personal Information. Any such identifying information shall be used only for this purpose.
14. What safeguards have we implemented to protect your Personal Information?
We have implemented physical, organizational, contractual and technological security measures to protect your Personal Information from loss or theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification. The only employees who are granted access to your Personal Information are those with a business ‘need-to-know’ or whose duties reasonably require such information.
