Who we are
Abeco Group of Companies, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading Canadian provider of real estate, construction, property management and financing services in Canada.

Our commitment to privacy
We take our responsibility to protect the personal information provided to us seriously. This statement explains how we do that. It sets out what we do with the personal information we hold, how we protect it, and it explains your privacy rights (if applicable).

If we change this Privacy Statement:
Abeco Group might update this Privacy Statement from time to time. When we have to do this the revised statement will be posted on this page, and where appropriate, by notification on our homepage. You should check this page from time to time to review any changes we have made.

The personal information we collect:
When we collect personal information, we are open about how we will use it.

We collect information:

• through our website or the website of our affiliates – for example names, addresses or email details.
• from meetings with staff or business contacts, such as exchanging business cards, or collecting information at conferences or business events.
• that you provide to us in connection with the services we provide, for example in connection with tenancy or a lease agreement.
• that we use to validate your identity, such as a passport or proof of residency document.

Our legal basis for processing your information
We rely upon a number of different legal bases for processing personal information and special category personal information – these include processing personal information where it is in our legitimate interests to do so, where this is necessary for the fulfilment of a contract or where the processing is necessary to carry out our obligations under employment law. Where we rely on our legitimate interests, this means that we use personal information to run our business and to provide the services we have been asked to provide. We only collect information that has been supplied voluntarily, you do not have to provide us with personal information. However, if you do not provide us with information we need by law or require to do work, we may not be able to offer certain products and services.

How we use your information

• We use your personal information in compliance with all the relevant laws and may use it in one or more of the following ways:
• We may use the personal information of tenants or other natural persons you have supplied us with to carry out work such as lease management on your behalf.
• We may use the contact information you supply to respond to your requests.
• We may use identification verification documents to meet with regulatory and legal requirements to verify who you are as a condition of providing Abeco Group services and products.
• We may use personal information to assess your eligibility for Abeco Group products and services.
• Where you give us consent, we use personal information to provide you with marketing and advertising about Abeco Group’s services, you can opt out of this at any time by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of any Abeco Group email.
• Personal information may be used to inform you of services that may be of interest to you from Abeco Group.
• Personal information is used to make your online experience as smooth as possible – for example by setting cookies and tailoring what you see on the website.
• Personal information may be used to safeguard the security of our premises and those we maintain for third parties – for example through the use of CCTV.

Whom we share personal information with
We may share your personal information with:

• Abeco Group employees who require it to perform their jobs.
• Organizations that support the products or services we provide to you.
• Anyone you give us permission to share it with.
• Official bodies to detect and prevent criminal activity e.g. money laundering, theft, fraud, terrorism, cybercrime as required by law.

We will never sell your personal information and we take steps to keep your details safe and secure.

Keeping your information safe

We commit to maintaining the deployment of appropriate security to protect personal information wherever it is located, and whether it is in electronic or manual form. To do this we may use a variety of mechanisms depending on where the information is stored and the relationship between Abeco Group and any recipient organization