Canadian Privacy Compliance Framework

BizLiveGo Canada Privacy Notice

Statutory disclosure for individuals in Canada under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Quebec's Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (Law 25), and provincial statutes in Alberta and British Columbia (PIPA).

Data Custodian: BizLiveGo | Operator: MD Joshim Biswas | Malda, WB, India - 732206 | Version: 2026.1

1. Statutory Foundations

Federal & Provincial Frameworks

This Notice governs personal information collected, processed, and hosted across BizLiveGo regarding Canadian individuals under applicable Canadian commercial statutes:

  • PIPEDA: The federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
  • Quebec Law 25: Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information.
  • Alberta & BC: Personal Information Protection Acts (PIPA).
2. Accountability

Accountability & Governance

BizLiveGo is accountable for all personal information in its custody and under its control, including records transferred to third-party cloud infrastructure for processing:

  • Our designated Privacy Officer oversees full operational compliance.
  • Commercial practices adhere strictly to PIPEDA Schedule 1 principles.
  • Personal information is never sold, traded, or rented to data brokers.
3. Fair Information Principles

The 10 PIPEDA Fair Information Principles

How BizLiveGo operationalizes Schedule 1 of PIPEDA across its publishing architecture:

1. Accountability

Designated Privacy Officer manages compliance and monitors subprocessor contractual obligations.

2. Identifying Purposes

Purposes for collecting data are specified before or at the time of account creation and profile setup.

3. Consent

Knowledge and consent are obtained for data processing, except where inappropriate under statutory law.

4. Limiting Collection

Only data necessary for identified profile, catalog, and QR rendering purposes is collected from users.

5. Limiting Use & Retention

Data is used solely for specified purposes and retained only as long as necessary to provide active profiles.

6. Accuracy

Personal data is maintained accurate, complete, and up-to-date via self-service user dashboards.

7. Safeguards

Protected by security safeguards appropriate to data sensitivity: TLS 1.3 in transit, AES-256 at rest.

8. Openness

Policies and practices regarding management of personal data are readily available in clear, accessible text.

9. Individual Access

Upon request, individuals are informed of existence, use, and disclosure, and given access within 30 days.

10. Challenging Compliance

Individuals may challenge our adherence to these principles directly through our Privacy Officer or the OPC.

Critical Data Restriction

4. Exclusion of Prohibited Canadian Identifiers (SIN & Official IDs)

Pursuant to guidance from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Social Insurance Numbers (SIN) and official government photo IDs must never be collected for commercial identification:

Strictly Prohibited Identifiers

Users and clients are strictly forbidden from uploading:

  • Social Insurance Numbers (SIN), provincial health card numbers, or driver's license numbers.
  • Unredacted Canadian passports, citizenship cards, or permanent resident (PR) credentials.
  • Raw banking card CVVs, PIN numbers, passwords, or direct online banking authentication keys.

Voluntary Directory Attributes

Elective fields in public directories (e.g., blood donor cards, matrimonial bios):

  • Collected strictly on the basis of explicit, informed opt-in consent.
  • Shielded from third-party commercial retargeting and marketing pixels.
  • Permanently expunged immediately upon user profile deletion or field clearance.
5. Quebec Provincial Compliance

Specific Provisions for Quebec Residents (Law 25)

Quebec's modernized privacy regime sets enhanced requirements for enterprise accountability:

1. Default Inactivity of Tracking

In compliance with Law 25, technologies used to identify, locate, or profile individuals (such as analytics cookies and pixels) are deactivated by default until affirmative consent is given.

2. Cross-Border Assessment

Before communicating personal data outside Quebec, BizLiveGo conducts a privacy assessment ensuring that the data benefits from an adequate level of protection according to legal principles.

3. Automated Decisions

BizLiveGo does not employ exclusively automated decision-making processes producing legal effects without human involvement. All account approvals and verifications involve human review.

6. Cross-Border Transfers

International Transfers Outside Canada

Personal data collected from Canadian residents is processed and stored on primary cloud servers located in India (Mumbai/Bengaluru) and distributed across Cloudflare's international edge CDN network.

  • Transfers are governed by enforceable Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) with strict security terms.
  • Data is protected by TLS 1.3 encryption in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest.
  • Data in transit may be accessible to foreign courts and law enforcement pursuant to the laws of recipient jurisdictions.
7. Breach Notification

Breaches of Security Safeguards

Under PIPEDA Section 10.1 and Quebec Law 25, BizLiveGo maintains a mandatory incident register and breach protocol:

  • If an incident creates a Real Risk of Significant Harm (RROSH) to an individual, notification is dispatched to the OPC and impacted individuals without unreasonable delay.
  • Notifications describe circumstances, data affected, steps taken to reduce harm, and contact details.
  • All breach records are maintained in our internal compliance register for a minimum of 24 months.
8. User Rights

Exercising Individual Rights & Deletion Protocols (7–15 Days SLA)

Canadian consumers maintain enforceable statutory access and deletion rights:

1. Right of Access & Verification

Request access to the personal records BizLiveGo holds about you, our usage purposes, and third parties to whom data has been disclosed, provided in an intelligible format.

2. Right to Rectify & Withdraw

Correct inaccurate or obsolete profile information, or withdraw previously granted consent for public listing or marketing telemetry with immediate effect.

3. Operational SLA (7–15 Days)

While PIPEDA allows up to 30 calendar days for formal responses, BizLiveGo processes verified data deletion, correction, and portability requests within our operational 7 to 15 working days SLA.

Quick Summary

Canada Privacy Notice Quick Reference

Consolidated review of Canadian privacy governance, fair information practices, and operational standards:

Compliance Dimension BizLiveGo Operational Implementation Statutory Framework
Primary Governing Statute Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). PIPEDA (S.C. 2000, c. 5)
Provincial Frameworks Compliance with Quebec Law 25, Alberta PIPA, and British Columbia PIPA. Substantially Similar Laws
Prohibited Identifiers Social Insurance Numbers (SIN), provincial health cards, and official photo IDs are barred. OPC Guidance / Limiting Collection
Consent Standard Informed, unambiguous opt-in consent; non-essential profiling disabled by default. PIPEDA Principle 3 / Law 25
Cross-Border Transfer Primary cloud hosting in India; edge CDN worldwide; secured via TLS 1.3 and AES-256. Transfers for Processing
Breach Reporting Mandatory reporting to the OPC where a Real Risk of Significant Harm (RROSH) exists. PIPEDA Section 10.1
Request Turnaround (SLA) Fulfilled within our internal 7 to 15 working days SLA (statutory ceiling: 30 days). PIPEDA Principle 9
Supervisory Escalation Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (priv.gc.ca) and provincial commissioners. OPC / CAI (Quebec) / OIPC

Canadian Privacy Inquiries & Commissioner Recourse

If you have questions regarding our Canadian privacy practices, wish to inspect your records, or need to reach our designated Privacy Officer, contact our privacy desk directly.

If you remain dissatisfied with our response, you have the statutory right to contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) at priv.gc.ca or call toll-free at 1-800-282-1376. Quebec residents may contact the Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec (CAI) at cai.gouv.qc.ca.

Privacy Officer: Joshim Biswas | Location: Masimpur, Kaliachak, Malda, West Bengal, India - 732206