Effective Date: 1 January 2025
Our website address is: https://www.realhr.ca
At RealHR, we are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information in accordance with Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).
We collect only the personal information necessary to provide our services and operate this website. This may include:
Your name, email address, and any other contact details you provide
Information submitted in contact forms or comments
IP address and browser user agent string (used for security and spam detection purposes)
Your personal information will be used solely for the purposes for which it was collected, unless otherwise authorised by law or with your explicit consent.
When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection.
Approved comments may be visible publicly along with your submitted name or display information.
If you upload images to the website, please ensure they do not contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other users may be able to download and extract location data from uploaded images.
Our website uses cookies to enhance user experience and maintain essential functionality.
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address and website in cookies for your convenience. These will last for one year.
A temporary cookie is set when visiting the login page to determine browser cookie acceptance. It contains no personal data and is discarded after closing your browser.
Upon login, cookies are used to save your login credentials and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, and display preference cookies for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” will retain login details for two weeks.
An additional cookie is saved when you edit or publish content. This contains only the post ID and expires after one day.
Please note that this website does not offer a cookie opt-out feature. If you wish to restrict or block cookies, you may do so via your browser settings; however, doing so may affect certain website functionalities.
Articles and pages on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has accessed the other website directly.
These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with embedded content. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any third-party sites.
Your personal information will not be sold or traded. It may be disclosed under the following circumstances:
With your express consent
When required or authorised by law
To trusted service providers who assist us in operating the website or delivering services, provided they comply with applicable privacy obligations
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to allow automatic approval of follow-up comments.
If account registration is enabled, we store user-provided personal information in the user profile. All users can view, update, or delete their personal data at any time (except usernames). Site administrators can also access and edit this information.
Under PIPA, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you, and to request corrections or deletions.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity before responding. We aim to respond within 45 days, as required by law.
In the event of a data breach involving your personal information that poses a real risk of significant harm, we will notify you directly as soon as reasonably possible, in accordance with PIPA. Notification may include information about:
The nature of the breach
The personal information involved
Steps we have taken to mitigate the impact
Recommended actions you can take to protect yourself
We may also report the breach to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC), as required.
Visitor comments may be processed through an automated spam detection service. These services may operate outside of Canada, and your data may be stored or accessed in foreign jurisdictions.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding your personal information or this privacy policy, please contact us at:
RealHR
https://www.realhr.ca
info@realhr.ca
P.O. Box 94088
Calgary, AB T2S 0S4
REAL HR Inc. delivers practical, flexible HR support for small businesses. Based in Calgary, we tailor solutions to fit your team and culture.
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