Purpose of Pearl’s Privacy Policy

Pearl Technologies Ltd. (“PEARL”) is an IT organization operating across North America. PEARL collects certain information that you provide to us as well as information on how you use our websites, the App, the Software, Applications, and other products and services. This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) sets out our policies and procedures surrounding the collection and handling of any such information. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third party site or service linked to our website or recommended or referred by our website or by our staff, subject to the terms of the Privacy Policy. By accessing, using or contributing to the website, the App, the Software, or receiving or providing products or services to/from PEARL (“Your Use”) you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as set out herein. If you do not agree to these terms, immediately end and undo Your Use. This privacy policy has been developed to comply with Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA"). PIPEDA sets out rules for the collection, use and disclosure of Personal information in the course of commercial activity as defined in the Act.

The Ten Principles of PIPEDA Summarized

The ten principles of PIPEDA that form the basis of this Privacy Policy are as follows

1. Accountability: organizations are accountable for the Personal information they collect, use, retain and disclose in the course of their commercial activities, including, but not limited to, the appointment of a Chief Privacy Officer;
2. Identifying Purposes: organizations are to explain the purposes for which the information is being used at the time of collection and can only be used for those purposes;
3. Consent: organizations must obtain an Individual’s express or implied consent when they collect, use, or disclose the individual’s Personal information;
4. Limiting Collection: the collection of Personal information must be limited to only the amount and type that is reasonably necessary for the identified purposes;
5. Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention: Personal information must be used for only the identified purposes, and must not be disclosed to third parties unless the Individual consents to the alternative use or disclosure;
6. Accuracy: organizations are required to keep Personal information in active files accurate and up-to-date;
7. Safeguards: organizations are to use physical, organizational, and technological safeguards to protect Personal information from unauthorized access or disclosure.
8. Openness: organizations must inform their clients and train their employees about their privacy policies and procedures;
9. Individual Access: an individual has a right to access Personal information held by an organization and to challenge its accuracy if need be; and
10. Provide Recourse: organizations are to inform clients and employees of how to bring a request for access, or complaint, to the Chief Privacy Officer, and respond promptly to a request or complaint by the individual.

This Privacy Policy applies to the company’s Directors, members, employees and contracted employees and third parties PEARL works with in relation to the purposes herein.

Definitions

"Personal information" means any information about an identifiable individual. It includes, without limitation, information relating to identity, nationality, age, gender, address, telephone number, e-mail address, Social Insurance Number, date of birth, marital status, education, employment health history, assets, liabilities, payment records, credit records, loan records, income and information relating to financial transactions as well as certain personal opinions or views of an Individual. Personal information does not include the name, title, business address or telephone number of a person or employee of an organization.

"Business information" means business name, business address, business telephone number, name(s) of owner(s), officer(s) and director(s), job titles, business registration numbers (GST, RST, source deductions), financial status and information (such as credit card information, bank account information, and the like). Although Business information is not subject to PIPEDA, confidentiality of Business information will be treated with the same security measures by PEARL staff, members and Board members, as is required for individual Personal information under PIPEDA.

"Client" means the business that is applying for or has been approved for a loan, (including sole proprietorships and individuals carrying on business in a partnership);

"Individual" means the client’s owner(s) or shareholders, co-signors, and/or any guarantor associated with a client.

"Application" means the application form or related forms completed by the individual(s) to request financing for the client through the PEARL, and or its divisions.

"Database" means the list of names, addresses and telephone numbers of clients and individuals held by PEARL in the forms of, but not limited to, computer files, paper files, and files on computer hard-drives and that may be at least partly in the Software and/or the App.

"File" means the information collected in the course of processing an application, as well as information collected/updated to maintain /service the account.

"Express consent" means the individual signs the application, or other forms containing Personal information, authorizing PEARL, and/or its divisions to collect, use, and disclose the individual's Personal information for the purposes set out in the application and/or forms.

"Implied Consent" means the organization may assume that the individual consents to the information being used, retained and disclosed for the original purposes, unless notified by the individual.

"Software” means the software PEARL uses to operate its business.

"Third Party" means a person or company that provides services to PEARL in support of the programs, benefits, and other services offered by PEARL, such as other lenders, credit bureaus, persons with whom the individual or client does business, but does not include any Government office or department to whom PEARL reports in the delivery of such programs, benefits or services.

“you” means the person reading this privacy policy, and any organization that you work for in relation to the purpose for which you are reading this Privacy Policy.

Pearl Driver's App

Pearl Technologies built the DriverApp app as a Free app. This SERVICE is provided by Pearl Technologies at no cost and is intended for use as is.This page is used to inform visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decided to use our Service. If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. The Personal Information that we collect is used for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy. The terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, which is accessible at DriverApp unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy.

Information Collection and Use

For a better experience, while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to Location. The information that we request will be retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy. The app does use third party services that may collect information used to identify you. Link to privacy policy of third party service providers used by the app.

Google Play Services

We want to inform you that whenever you use our Service, in a case of an error in the app we collect data and information (through third party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our Service, the time and date of your use of the Service, and other statistics.

Cookies

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device's internal memory.

This Service does not use these “cookies” explicitly. However, the app may use third party code and libraries that use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of this Service.

Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:

• To facilitate our Service;
• To provide the Service on our behalf;
• To perform Service-related services; or
• To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

We want to inform users of this Service that these third parties have access to your Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.

Security

We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Links to Other Sites

This Service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

These Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do necessary actions.

Purposes of Collecting Personal Information

We may collect Personal information and Business information that is relevant for the purposes of providing services to our clients and service providers, securing our websites, meeting our legal obligations, promoting, advertising and marketing our services and, in some cases, the products and services of our clients and researching and developing new products, services and techniques to improve our services, business or websites.

Specifically, and without limiting the generality of the preceding paragraph, we collect, use and disclose Personal information and Business information for the following purposes: to identify you, to determine your suitability (including credit worthiness and background checks) as a supplier or customer of PEARL (including as a driver, carrier, or customer), to understand your needs and eligibility for products and services, to provide you such products and services, to protect you and us from error and fraud, to recommend particular products and services to meet your needs, to provide and get updates on ongoing products and service, to respond to regulatory and governmental requests (such as Industry Canada) and to comply with legal and regulatory requirements. Such purposes may include operation of the App and Software, which may assist in accomplishing the purposes.

Personal information and Business information may be transferred, viewed, processed and/or stored in the US for the purposes described above. Legal requirements in the US applicable to us or our subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, intermediaries and other third parties operating on their or our behalf may include an obligation to disclose Personal information to government authorities in foreign countries.

Consent

An individual’s express, written consent will be obtained before or at the time of collecting Personal information. The purposes for the collection, use or disclosure of the Personal information will be provided to the individual at the time of seeking his or her consent. Once consent is obtained from the individual to use his or her information for those purposes, PEARL has the individual's implied consent to collect or receive any supplementary information that is necessary to fulfil the same purposes. Express consent will also be obtained if, or when, a new use is identified.

By signing the application and/or other forms, accepting to use the App and/or Software, obtaining products or services from PEARL, or providing products or services to PEARL, you grant implied consent to obtain Personal information or Business information for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, including to obtain and/or to verify information from third parties such as banks, credit bureaus, other lenders, and insurance companies in the process of assessing the eligibility of an individual, supplier, or customer. Implied consent is also granted by the individual to permit PEARL to report or otherwise disclose information to Industry Canada.

An individual can choose not to provide some or all of the Personal information at any time, but if PEARL is unable to collect sufficient information to validate the request for financing, or other purpose for which the Personal information is being requested, the individual's Application for such financing may be turned down or the other purpose may be denied.

A client or an individual can withdraw consent to PEARL ’s use of Personal information at any time prior to the application being approved, by making such request in writing. Once a loan has been approved, an individual cannot withdraw consent authorizing PEARL to use and disclose the Personal information for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Express consent will be obtained from the individual prior to disclosing the individual's Personal information to other lenders, credit insurers and credit bureaus.

This Privacy Policy does not cover statistical data from which the identity of individuals cannot be determined. PEARL retains the right to use and disclose statistical data as it determines appropriate.

Limiting Collection

Personal information collected will be limited to the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, PEARL applications, the App, the Software, and/or other forms.

Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention

In general, we may use and/or disclose your Personal information only in relation to the purposes identified herein. In connection with such identified purposes, we may employ third parties to process Personal information or perform tasks on our behalf, including website, App, and Software licensors and hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, App and Software, conducting our business, or serving our clients. We seek assurances to ensure personal information is similarly protected by these third parties in accordance with all applicable privacy and data security laws.

Use of Personal Information

Personal information will be used for only those purposes to which the individual has consented with the following exceptions, as permitted under PIPEDA:

PEARL will use Personal information without the individual's consent, where:

• the organization has reasonable grounds to believe the information could be useful when investigating a contravention of a federal, provincial or foreign law and the information is used for that investigation;
• an emergency exists that threatens an individual’s life, health or security
• the information is for statistical study or research
• the information is publicly available;
• the use is clearly in the individual’s interest, and consent is not available in a timely way
• knowledge and consent would compromise the availability or accuracy of the information, and
• collection is required to investigate a breach of an agreement.

Location Access

Our app collects location data to track the shipments during the shipments are being hauled. This also helps operations staff to guide our Carrier in case of detour situations. The other business case where location is used is to update our customer about ETA of the shipment.

The App access location only after due permissions are granted by users. User can choose to allow or deny the location access permission. This permission can be revoked by user at any time.

We do not share location data with any third party. The data is transferred and kept securely on our servers.

Disclosure and Transfer of Personal Information

Personal information will be disclosed to only those PEARL employees, suppliers, members of PEARL committees, and the Directors that need to know the information for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy

Personal information will be disclosed to third parties with the individual's knowledge and consent, which may be implied as per this Privacy Policy.PIPEDA permits PEARL to disclose Personal information to third parties, without an individual's knowledge and consent, to:

• a lawyer representing PEARL
• collect a debt owed to PEARL by the individual or client
• comply with a subpoena, a warrant or an order made by a court or other body with appropriate jurisdiction;
• a law enforcement agency in the process of a civil or criminal investigation;
• a government agency or department requesting the information; or
• as required by law.

PIPEDA permits PEARL to transfer Personal information to a third party, without the individual's knowledge or consent, if the transfer is simply for processing purposes and the third party only uses the information for the purposes for which it was transferred. PEARL will ensure, by contractual or other means, that the third party protects the information and uses it only for the purposes for which it was transferred.

Retention of Personal Information

Personal information will be retained in client files as long as the use for which it was collected is active and for such periods of time as may be prescribed by applicable laws and regulations. Personal information contained in an inactive file will be retained for a period of seven (7) years, except in the case where PEARL has actively rejected the intended use of the Personal information. Where an intended use has been rejected, the file and all Personal information contained in the file will be retained for a period of two (2) years.

Accuracy

PEARL endeavours to ensure that any Personal information provided by the individual in his or her active file(s) is accurate, current and complete as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which the information has been collected, used, retained and disclosed. Individuals are requested to notify PEARL of any change in personal or Business information. Information contained in inactive files is not updated.

Safeguards

PEARL will use physical, organizational, and technological measures to safeguard Personal information to only those PEARL employees, volunteers, or third parties who need to know this information for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy and who are subject to reasonable obligations of confidentiality with regard to the Personal information. Organizational Safeguards: Access to Personal information will be limited to the parties that require it for the purposes herein, and for the duration of that need. Physical Safeguards: Active files are stored in locked filing cabinets when not in use. Access to work areas where active files may be in use is restricted to PEARL employees only and authorized third parties. All inactive files or Personal information no longer required are shredded prior to disposal to prevent inadvertent disclosure to unauthorized persons. Technological Safeguards: Personal information contained in PEARL computers and electronic databases, the App and the Software, are password protected and are protected in conformance with reasonably prudent industry norms. Access to any of the PEARL 's computers also is password protected. PEARL 's Internet router or server has firewall protection sufficient to protect personal and confidential Business information against virus attacks and "sniffer" software arising from Internet activity.

Openness

PEARL will endeavour to make its privacy policies and procedures known to the individual via this Privacy Policy.

Individual Access

An Individual who wishes to review or verify what Personal information is held by PEARL, or to whom the information has been disclosed (as permitted by the Act), may make the request for access, in writing, to the PEARL 's Chief Privacy Officer. Upon verification of the individual's identity, the Chief Privacy Officer will respond within 60 days. PEARL is entitled to request sufficient Personal information to allow us to confirm whether or not we have Personal information relating to you, the individual making the request. We reserve the right to charge a minimal fee for copies of documents requested under this Privacy Policy. Please advise us if you need any help in preparing your request and we will ensure you are provided with such assistance. Additionally, for those with a sensory disability, we will endeavour to provide you with access to your personal information in an alternate format, if so requested. Please contact our Chief Privacy Officer for such requests and assistance. There may be circumstances where we are unable to provide the requested access. Those circumstances include if the cost of providing access would be prohibitive, the information contains references to other individuals, disclosure is prohibited for legal, security or commercial proprietary reasons, and/or the information is subject to solicitor client or litigation privilege. If the individual finds that the information held by PEARL is inaccurate or incomplete, upon the individual providing documentary evidence to verify the correct information, PEARL will make the required changes to the individual's active file(s) promptly.

Complaints/Recourse

If an individual has a concern about PEARL 's Personal information handling practises, a complaint, in writing, may be directed to the PEARL 's Chief Privacy Officer. Upon verification of the individual's identity, PEARL 's Chief Privacy Officer will act promptly to investigate the complaint and provide a written report of the investigation's findings to the individual. Where PEARL 's Chief Privacy Officer makes a determination that the individual's complaint is well founded, the Chief Privacy Officer will take the necessary steps to correct the offending information handling practise and/or revise PEARL 's privacy policies and procedures. Where PEARL 's Chief Privacy Officer determines that the individual's complaint is not well founded, the individual will be notified in writing. If the individual is dissatisfied with the finding and corresponding action taken by PEARL 's Chief Privacy Officer, the individual may bring a complaint to the Federal Privacy Commissioner at the address below:

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada

112 Kent Street, Ottawa,

Ontario K1A 1H3

Tel 1-800-282-1376

Email address: www.privcom.gc.ca.

Questions/Access Request/Complaint

Any questions regarding this or any other privacy policy of PEARL may be directed to the Chief Privacy Officer. Requests for access to information, or to make a complaint, are to be made in writing and sent to the Chief Privacy Officer at the address below:

Legal Department

3080 Yonge Street Suite 6060

Toronto, ON M4N 3N1

Canada

Amendment to PEARL 's Privacy Policies

This PEARL 's Privacy Policy is in effect and is retroactive to January 1, 2004. This policy is subject to amendment in response to developments in the privacy legislation. The Chief Privacy Officer will review and revise the Privacy Policy from time to time as required by changes in privacy law. Notification of any changes in the Privacy Policy will be posted on PEARL 's website. Any changes in the Privacy Policy will apply to Personal information collected from the date of the posting of the revised Privacy Policy.

Additional Terms and Conditions

Disclaimers

Notwithstanding that we take the security precautions set out herein to protect your privacy and confidentiality, we cannot guarantee the security of your Personal information or company information. E-mails or forms sent via the Internet are neither confidential nor secure and can be viewed and modified by third parties. PEARL will not be liable for damages arising from messages sent to it via unsecured e-mail or other messages sent electronically (SMS, etc.).

Transactions

Financial transactions may be processed through a payment provider and/or the App or Software. Such financial transactions may include Personal information and/or Business information. Such third parties may access, process, and store, Personal information and/or Business information as may be required to process transactions.

CASL

PEARL complies with the Canada Anti-Spam Law with respect to all commercial electronic messages we send out. At any time if you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at Info@pearltechnologies.ca and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.