Privacy Policy

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This is the privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") that governs the official websites (collectively, the "Site") and other interactive properties, including, but not limited to mobile applications and mobile-focused websites (collectively, the "Applications," together with the Site, the "Interface") for Waste Connections, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the "Company"). By using the Interface, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. The Company is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of your personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect from you, how we use and to whom we disclose that information and your rights regarding that information.

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the Company's Terms of Use. Your use of the Interface and any personal information you provide on the Interface remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use unless such information is related to an individual who seeks to be, is or was employed by the Company.

What is Personal Information?

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, "personal information" means information that identifies a particular individual, such as name, physical address, email address, social security number and phone number.

Security

The Company uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information. The Company cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to the Company and you do so at your own risk. Once the Company receives your transmission of information, it makes commercially reasonable efforts to secure our systems. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.

If the Company learns of a security systems breach, then it may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. The Company may post a notice on the Website if a security breach occurs. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing. To receive a free written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice) you should notify the Company.

You may submit any questions you may have about our security procedures by emailing us at website@wcicustomer.com.

Information the Company Collects

You can visit the Interface without disclosing any personal information about yourself. However, in order to utilize certain services of the Interface, you have to create a user account ("Account"). If you create an Account, the Company collects a variety of information such as your name and physical address, email address, telephone number, account preferences and other information about you.

In addition, we collect the personal information that you submit via the Interface, that you choose to provide by:

using the "contact us" portion of the Interface;
using the "request a quote" portion of the Interface;
joining WCI's mailing list;
applying for a position with the Company or our affiliates through the Site; and
by corresponding with a representative of the Company via the Application or via e-mail using the hyperlinks created for that purpose.

When you use the Interface, the Company may send one or more cookies-a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters-to your computer or mobile device that uniquely identifies your browser or mobile application. The Company uses both session cookies and persistent cookies. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser or an application. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser or application on subsequent visits to the Interface. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser or mobile device help file directions. A session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser or mobile application session. You can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of the Interface may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled.

When you use the Interface, the Company's servers automatically record certain information that your web browser or the Application sends whenever you visit any aspect of the Interface. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform type, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the date and time of your request, and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser or mobile application.

The Company does not track you over time and across third party websites to provide targeted advertising and therefore does not respond to Do Not Track signals.

If you submit personal information to the Company through the Interface, the Company may use your personal information to operate, maintain, and provide to you the features and functionality of the Interface.

The Company does not use your email address or other personal information to send commercial or marketing messages without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications by emailing us at website@wcicustomer.com or by clicking on the "unsubscribe" link in any email sent by the Company or by replying to any email sent by the Company and entering the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. The Company may, however, use your email address without further consent for non-marketing or administrative purposes (such as notifying you of major Interface changes or for customer service purposes).

The Company uses both your personal information and certain non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous user usage data, cookies, IP addresses, browser type, clickstream data, etc.) to improve the quality and design of the Interface and to create new features, promotions, functionality, and services by storing, tracking, and analyzing user preferences and trends.

The Company uses cookies, clear gifs and log file information to: (a) remember information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the Interface; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) monitor the effectiveness of marketing campaigns; and (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, etc.

When the Company Discloses Information

The Company provides personal information and non-personally-identifiable information to its subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or other businesses or persons for the purpose of processing such information on our behalf. The Company requires that these parties agree to process such information in compliance with its Privacy Policy, and the Company uses reasonable efforts to limit their use of such information and to use other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.

The Company does not sell or otherwise share your personal information with other, third-party companies for their commercial or marketing use without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. If you are a California resident, you may request information regarding the disclosure of your personal information by the Company to third parties for the third parties' direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to website@wcicustomer.com and include "CA Privacy" in the subject line or you may write us at the address provided below.

The Company does share non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous user usage data, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.) with interested third-parties to assist them in understanding the usage patterns for certain content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or functionality on the Interface.

The Company may release personal information and/or non-personally-identifiable information if required to do so by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with the law or to respond to a court order, subpoena, or search warrant.

The Company also reserves the right to disclose personal information and/or non-personally-identifiable information that the Company believes, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to enforce our Terms of Use, take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend itself against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, to protect the security or integrity of its Interface, and to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the Company, our users or others.

Your Choices

You may, of course, decline to submit personal information through the Interface, in which case, the Company may not be able to provide certain services to you. You may update or correct your personal information and email preferences at any time by visiting your update profile page. In some circumstances we may not agree with your request to change your personal information and will instead append an alternative text to the record in question.

To protect your privacy and security, the Company takes reasonable steps (such as requesting a unique password) to verify your identity before granting you profile access or making corrections. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information at all times.

We assume that, unless you advise us otherwise, that you have consented to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as explained in this Privacy Policy.

If you want to review, verify or correct your personal information, please contact the Company in writing. When requesting access to your personal information, please note that we may request specific information from you to enable us to confirm your identity and right to access, as well as to search for and provide you with the personal information that we hold about you. We may charge you a fee to access your personal information if your requests are deemed unfounded or excessive; however, we will advise you of any fee in advance. If you require assistance in preparing your request, please contact the Company.

Your right to access the personal information that we hold about you is not absolute. There are instances where applicable law or regulatory requirements allow or require us to refuse to provide some or all of the personal information that we hold about you. In addition, the personal information may have been destroyed, erased or made anonymous in accordance with our record retention obligations and practices.

In the event that we cannot provide you with access to your personal information, we will endeavor to inform you of the reasons why, subject to any legal or regulatory restrictions.

Links to Other Websites and Mobile Applications

The Interface may contain links to other websites or mobile applications that are not controlled in any way by the Company. Please be aware of this when you click on any such links; the Company is not responsible for the privacy practices and/or policies of any website or mobile application other than our own.

Our Commitment to Children's Privacy

Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. For that reason, the Company does not knowingly collect or maintain personal information or non-personally-identifiable information on the Interface from persons under 13 years of age, and no part of our Interface is directed to persons under 13. If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use or access the Interface at any time or in any manner. If the Company learns that personal information of persons under 13 years of age has been collected on the Interface without verified parental consent, then the Company will take the appropriate steps to delete this information.

Special Note to International Users

The Interface is hosted in the United States and is intended for and directed to users in the United States. If you are a user accessing the Interface from the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that differ from United States laws, please be advised that through your continued use of the Interface, which is governed by U.S. law, this Privacy Policy, and our Terms of Use, you are transferring your personal information to the United States and you consent to that transfer.

In the Event of Merger, Sale or Bankruptcy

In the event that the Company is acquired by or merged with a third party entity, it reserves the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information (including personal information) it has collected from its users as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. In the unlikely event of the Company's bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, the Company may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.

Contact Details

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, or you wish to contact the Company by phone or postal mail, its contact information is as follows:

Waste Connections, Inc.

3 Waterway Square Place, Suite 110

The Woodlands, TX 77380

Attention: IT Department

(832) 442-2200

website@wcicustomer.com

Disclosure and Updates

This Privacy Policy may be revised periodically and we will post any revised version of this Privacy Policy on the Interface, which revisions will be effective immediately upon being posted, unless otherwise stated therein. We encourage you to refer back to it on a regular basis. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any future revisions.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on December 3rd, 2018.

This is the privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") that governs the official websites for Waste Connections and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Website"). Waste Connections and its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively "WCI") are committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes the personal information we collect about you, how we use and to whom we disclose that information.

This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to WCI’s Terms of Use. Your use of the Website and any personal information you provide on the Website remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use unless such personal information is related to an individual who seeks to be, is or was employed by WCI.

Privacy Policy Effective for Canada

It is WCI’s policy to comply with the privacy legislation within each jurisdiction in which we operate. Sometimes the privacy legislation and / or an individual's right to privacy are different from one jurisdiction to another. This Privacy Policy covers only those activities that are subject to the provisions of Canada's federal and provincial privacy laws, as applicable.

This Privacy Policy has a limited scope and application. Consequently, the rights and obligations contained in this Privacy Policy may not be available to all individuals or in all jurisdictions. If you are unsure if or how this Privacy Policy applies to you, please contact our Privacy Officer for more information.

What is Personal Information?

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, personal information is any information about an identifiable individual, other than the person's business title or business contact information when used or disclosed for the purpose of business communications.

Security

WCI uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information. WCI cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to WCI and you do so at your own risk. Once WCI receives your transmission of information, it makes commercially reasonable efforts to secure our systems. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.

If WCI learns of a security systems breach, then it may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. WCI may post a notice on the Website if a security breach occurs. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing. To receive a free written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice) you should notify WCI.

The security of your personal information is important to us. Please advise our Privacy Officer immediately of any incident involving the loss of, or unauthorized access to, or disclosure of personal information that is in our custody or control.

You may submit any questions you may have about our security procedures by emailing us at website@wcicustomer.com.

Information WCI Collects

You can visit the Website without disclosing any personal information about yourself. However, in order to utilize certain services of the Website, you will have to create a user account ("Account"). If you create an Account, WCI collects a variety of information such as your name and address, e-mail address, payment information, account preferences, and other information about you.

In addition, we collect the personal information that you submit to the Website, such as your name, address and any other contact or other information that you choose to provide by:

using the "contact us" portion of this Website;
using the “request a quote” portion of the Website;
joining WCI’s mailing list;
applying for a position with WCI or our affiliates through this Website;
by corresponding with a representative of WCI via e-mail using the hyperlinks created for that purpose.

When you visit the Website, WCI may send one or more cookies-a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters-to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. WCI uses both session cookies and persistent cookies. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the Website. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser help file directions. A session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser. You can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of the Website may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled.

When you use the Website, WCI's servers automatically record certain information that your web browser sends whenever you visit any Website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform type, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the date and time of your request, and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.

If you submit personal information to WCI through the Website, WCI may use your personal information to operate, maintain, and provide to you the features and functionality of the Website.

WCI does not use your email address or other personal information to send commercial or marketing messages without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications by emailing us at website@wcicustomer.com or by clicking on the "unsubscribe" link in any email sent by WCI or by replying to any email sent by WCI and entering the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. WCI may, however, use your email address without further consent for non-marketing or administrative purposes (such as notifying you of major Website changes or for customer service purposes).

WCI uses both your personal information and certain non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous user usage data, cookies, IP addresses, browser type, clickstream data, etc.) to improve the quality and design of the Website and to create new features, promotions, functionality, and services by storing, tracking, and analyzing user preferences and trends.

WCI uses cookies, and log file information to: (a) remember information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the Website; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) monitor the effectiveness of marketing campaigns; and (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, etc.

When WCI Discloses Personal Informat

WCI provides personal information and non-personally-identifiable information to its subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or other businesses or persons for the purpose of processing such information on our behalf in Canada and the United States. WCI requires that these parties agree to process such information in compliance with its Privacy Policy, and WCI uses reasonable efforts to limit their use of such information and to use other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.

WCI does not share your personal information (such as name or email address) with other, third-party companies for their commercial or marketing use without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out.

WCI may share non-personal information (such as anonymous user usage data, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.) with interested third-parties to assist them in understanding the usage patterns for certain content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or functionality on the Website.

WCI may release personal information and/or non-personally-identifiable information if required to do so by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with the law or respond to a court order, subpoena, or search warrant.

WCI also reserves the right to disclose personal information and/or non-personally-identifiable information that WCI believes, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to enforce our Terms of Use, take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend itself against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, to protect the security or integrity of its Website, and to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of WCI, our users or others.

Your Choices

You may, of course, decline to submit personal information through the Website, in which case, WCI may not be able to provide certain services to you. You may update or correct your personal information and email preferences at any time by visiting your update profile page. In some circumstances we may not agree with your request to change your personal information and will instead append an alternative text to the record in question.

To protect your privacy and security, WCI takes reasonable steps (such as requesting a unique password) to verify your identity before granting you profile access or making corrections. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information at all times.

You may change or withdraw your consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual obligations and reasonable notice, by contacting our Privacy Officer using the contact information set out below. All communications with respect to such withdrawal or variation of consent should be in writing and addressed to our Privacy Officer.

We assume that, unless you advise us otherwise, that you have consented to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as explained in this Privacy Policy.

You can ask to see your personal information. If you want to review, verify or correct your personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer. Please note that any such communication must be in writing.

When requesting access to your personal information, please note that we may request specific information from you to enable us to confirm your identity and right to access, as well as to search for and provide you with the personal information that we hold about you. We may charge you a fee to access your personal information; however, we will advise you of any fee in advance. If you require assistance in preparing your request, please contact the office of our Privacy Officer.

In the event that we cannot provide you with access to your personal information, we will endeavor to inform you of the reasons why, subject to any legal or regulatory restrictions.

We assume that, unless you advise us otherwise, that you have consented to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as explained in this Privacy Policy.

Links to Other Websites

This Website may contain links to other sites that are not controlled in any way by WCI. Please be aware of this when you click on any such links; WCI is not responsible for the privacy practices and/or policies of any website other than our own.

Our Commitment to Children's Privacy

Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. For that reason, WCI does not knowingly collect or maintain personal information or non-personally-identifiable information on the Website from persons under 13 years of age, and no part of our Website is directed to persons under 13. If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use or access the Website at any time or in any manner. If WCI learns that personal information of persons under 13 years of age has been collected on the Website without verified parental consent, then WCI will take the appropriate steps to delete this information.

Special Note to International Users

The Website is intended for and directed to users in Canada. If you are accessing the Website from the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that differ from Canadian laws, please be advised that through your continued use of the Website, which are governed by Canadian law, this Privacy Policy, and our Terms of Use, you are transferring your personal information to the United States and you consent to that transfer.

In the Event of Merger, Sale or Bankruptcy

In addition, personal information may be disclosed or transferred to another party during the course of, or completion of, a change in ownership of or the grant of a security interest in, all or a part of WCI through, for example, an asset or share sale, or some other form of business combination, merger or joint venture, provided that such party is bound by appropriate agreements or obligations and required to use or disclose your personal information in a manner consistent with the use and disclosure provisions of this Privacy Policy, unless you consent otherwise.

In the unlikely event of WCI's bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, WCI may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.

Contact Details

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our Privacy Officer by telephone, in writing or by e-mail. We will endeavor to answer your questions and advise you of any steps taken to address the issues raised by you. If you are dissatisfied with our response, you may be entitled to make a written submission to the Privacy Commissioner in your jurisdiction. The contact information for our Privacy Office is as follows:

Waste Connections

3 Waterway Square Place, Suite 110

The Woodlands, TX 77380

Attention: Privacy Officer

(832) 442-2200

privacy@wcicustomer.com

Disclosure and Updates

This Privacy Policy may be revised periodically and we will post any revised version of this Privacy Policy on the Website. We encourage you to refer back to it on a regular basis. Your continued use of the Website constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any future revisions.

Interpretation of this Privacy Policy

Any interpretation associated with this Privacy Policy will be made by our Privacy Officer. This Privacy Policy includes examples but is not intended to be restricted in its application to such examples, therefore where the word 'including' is used, it shall mean 'including without limitation'.

This Privacy Policy does not create or confer upon any individual any rights, or impose upon WCI any obligations outside of, or in addition to, any rights or obligations imposed by Canada's federal and provincial privacy laws, as applicable. Should there be, in a specific case, any inconsistency between this Privacy Policy and Canada's federal and provincial privacy laws, as applicable, this Privacy Policy shall be interpreted, in respect of that case, to give effect to, and comply with, such privacy laws.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on may 30, 2017.

The version for the United States is not translated at this time.