PPRS Lien Check Services Help
This policy has been created to inform you of the standards and requirements that are in place to provide for the privacy and security of any personal information provided by you to conduct a lien check search of the Personal Property Registry of the selected jurisdiction ("Search"). This policy accords with all relevant freedom of information and privacy legislation for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information.
By proceeding with this Search, you are indicating agreement with this Privacy and Security Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy and Security Policy, please do not proceed with this Search.
For purposes of this Search and in accordance with all relevant freedom of information and privacy legislation, all information concerning an identifiable individual is considered personal information ("Personal Information"). This includes an individual's name, address, telephone number, gender, date of birth, vehicle information, email address, and credit card information.
Personal Information does not include any business information or such general information as Internet protocol address and domain name, web browser version, or statistical information regarding the areas of our site you visit.
The following guidelines govern the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information by the selected jurisdiction in order to complete the Search transaction (including financial reconciliation, audit and processing refunds).
Personal Information collected during the course of using the lien check Search service is used only for the purpose of conducting and completing the Search transaction, and only in a manner consistent with this policy and all applicable freedom of information and privacy legislation.
Personal Information collected during the course of using this Search service is not retained electronically for any other purpose once the Search transaction has been completed and verified.
Personal information collected during the course of any credit card transaction (card number, cardholder name, expiry date, CVV) conducted through this service may be stored, accessed from or disclosed outside Canada for payment authorization and reconciliation. For information regarding how Credit Card Companies protect your information please refer to their respective card holder policies and privacy policies.
Personal Information is not collected or used for any other purpose or disclosed to any other person(s) or organization(s), except to carry out the Search transaction or as may be required or authorized by law, without your consent.
So that we may improve the content of this lien check Search service and to help us understand how people are using it, the following information about your access activities is automatically collected and stored by our web server. Please note that this information is not Personal Information:
Your Internet Protocol address and domain name (not email address);
The type of browser and operating system you use;
The date and time of your visit to this Site;
The web pages or services accessed at this Site;
The web site link used to connect to this Site; and
The web site link used when leaving this Site.
The above information is used solely to gather summary statistics and to maintain the security of the site. Any information stored in our logs about your visit helps us to analyze our site and make changes where appropriate.
Some Lien Check Search Service functions are provided by third parties. All third parties must comply with the privacy and security requirements of this policy.
Your Search is conducted through Atlantic Canada On-Line (ACOL), an online electronic service created by the four Atlantic Canadian provinces and Unisys Canada Inc. to provide electronic access to government information and services.
Various steps have been taken to safeguard your Personal Information, as well as the integrity of the telecommunications and computing infrastructure. These steps include various forms of authentication, monitoring, auditing, and encryption.
To ensure the security and integrity of your information, this services uses Transport Layer Security (TLS).
In addition, in order to complete certain transactions within the Lien Check Search Service, the following features of your web browser must be enabled:
We use the "Cookies" feature to allow proper navigation of the various screens and functions throughout the Lien Check Search Service. Although these Cookies are stored on the computer that you use to connect to the Internet, no Personal Information that would identify you is included in the information stored as part of the Cookie. If you choose not to enable (or to disable) the Cookies function within your browser, you will not be able to complete the Lien Check Service.
JavaScript is utilized to provide enhanced functionality and improve the usability of the Lien Check Service. For optimal operation, you should have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Otherwise, some features, such as error checking of your information, may not work exactly as described.
Click here for further details on technology requirements and web-browser security features of this Site.
In addition to the use of our secure services, you may choose to communicate with the selected jurisdiction through regular email. In the course of initiating this electronic correspondence, you may provide, or be asked to provide, Personal Information to enable the selected jurisdiction to respond to your request effectively.
Regular email correspondence does not provide the same encryption and security measures provided with the Lien Check Service. The contents of your email correspondence may be forwarded to other departments or agencies better able to help you or to respond fully to your request. Except for the sole purpose of responding to your request, the contents of your email correspondence, including any Personal Information, will not be disclosed to any other party(s).
You may be offered the opportunity to provide feedback regarding the quality and features of the Lien Check Service. Any information you may provide during survey activities is maintained for the sole purpose of improving service quality and features. Survey information is collected and analysed in aggregate form only. At no time will Personal Information provided during the course of an electronic survey be used for any other purpose, unless your prior consent for such use is obtained.
Changes to this Privacy and Security Policy may occur from time to time. When using the Lien Check Service, the security and privacy of your Personal Information will be bound by the policy and applicable privacy legislation that is current at the time the Search is initiated.
For more information regarding this Privacy and Security Policy or to comment on its content, please contact: the ACOL Client Support Centre.