Effective Date: September 1, 2026
1. Introduction and Company Information
Northline Furnishings Ltd. (“Northline Furnishings Ltd.,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the personal information of our customers, website visitors, suppliers, and other individuals whose personal information we collect, use, or disclose in the course of operating our furniture business in Canada.
This Privacy Policy explains how Northline Furnishings Ltd. collects, uses, discloses, stores, and protects personal information in accordance with applicable Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and, where applicable, provincial privacy laws such as British Columbia’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).
Business address: 2150 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC V1Y 7X1, Canada
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (250) 763-4829
2. Data Collection and Processing
Northline Furnishings Ltd. may collect personal information directly from you, automatically through our website or digital services, and from third parties where permitted by law. The personal information we collect may include:
- Contact details such as name, address, email address, telephone number, and postal code;
- Billing and payment information, including payment card details processed through secure payment providers;
- Order and transaction details, including products purchased, delivery instructions, warranty claims, returns, and service requests;
- Account information if you create an online account or subscribe to communications;
- Customer service communications, including emails, call records, chat messages, and complaint details;
- Delivery and installation information, including access instructions and preferred appointment times;
- Website usage data such as IP address, browser type, device identifiers, log data, and cookie-related information;
- Information submitted in job applications, supplier onboarding, or business inquiries, where applicable.
We collect only the personal information that is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a broader collection is permitted or required by law.
3. Purpose of Data Processing
Northline Furnishings Ltd. processes personal information for the following purposes:
- To process and fulfill purchases, deliveries, installations, returns, exchanges, and refunds;
- To communicate with you regarding inquiries, orders, appointments, warranties, and customer service matters;
- To manage customer accounts and maintain business records;
- To process payments, prevent fraud, and verify transactions;
- To provide support, resolve disputes, and manage complaints;
- To send service-related notices, product updates, promotional communications, or other marketing materials where permitted and, if required, with consent;
- To improve our website, products, services, logistics, and customer experience;
- To monitor and maintain the security, integrity, and performance of our systems and premises;
- To comply with legal, tax, accounting, regulatory, and record-keeping obligations;
- To evaluate job applicants, suppliers, and business partners where relevant.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
Northline Furnishings Ltd. relies on lawful and appropriate grounds for collecting, using, and disclosing personal information, including:
- Your consent, where required or appropriate, including express or implied consent depending on the sensitivity of the information and the context;
- Performance of a contract or steps taken at your request before entering into a contract, such as placing an order, arranging delivery, or handling a warranty claim;
- Compliance with legal obligations, including tax, accounting, consumer protection, and regulatory requirements;
- Legitimate business purposes, where permitted by applicable Canadian law, such as fraud prevention, service improvement, and internal administrative functions;
- Protection of vital or legal interests, where necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Northline Furnishings Ltd., our customers, employees, or others.
When processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time, subject to legal or contractual restrictions and reasonable notice.
5. Data Sharing and Third Parties
Northline Furnishings Ltd. does not sell personal information. We may disclose personal information to third parties in the following circumstances:
- Service providers that assist with payment processing, delivery, warehousing, installation, customer support, IT hosting, website analytics, email distribution, and security services;
- Professional advisers such as accountants, auditors, lawyers, insurers, and consultants;
- Business partners involved in special order fulfillment, warranty support, financing, or product installation;
- Government authorities or regulators when required or permitted by law;
- Law enforcement or other parties where necessary to investigate suspected unlawful activity, prevent harm, or protect legal rights;
- Successors in interest in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, sale of assets, reorganization, or similar business transaction, subject to applicable legal safeguards.
We require third parties that process personal information on our behalf to provide appropriate confidentiality, security, and data protection safeguards and to use personal information only for authorized purposes.
6. Data Transfer to Third Countries
Northline Furnishings Ltd. may store or process personal information in Canada or other jurisdictions outside Canada, including where our service providers or their subcontractors operate. As a result, your personal information may be subject to the laws of those jurisdictions and may be accessible to courts, law enforcement, or regulatory authorities in those locations.
Where personal information is transferred outside Canada, Northline Furnishings Ltd. takes reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate contractual, technical, and organizational safeguards are in place to protect the information in accordance with applicable Canadian privacy requirements.
7. Storage Duration
Northline Furnishings Ltd. retains personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and to meet legal, accounting, audit, operational, or dispute-resolution requirements.
Retention periods vary depending on the type of information and the context in which it was collected. For example:
- Customer order and transaction records are generally retained for the period required for tax, accounting, warranty, and legal purposes;
- Customer service communications are retained for a reasonable period to manage follow-up and quality assurance;
- Marketing contact information is retained until you unsubscribe, withdraw consent, or otherwise request removal, subject to legal exceptions;
- Applicant and supplier records are retained as needed for recruitment, contracting, compliance, and risk-management purposes.
When personal information is no longer required, Northline Furnishings Ltd. will securely delete, destroy, de-identify, or anonymize it, as appropriate.
8. User Rights
Subject to applicable legal restrictions, you have the following rights regarding your personal information held by Northline Furnishings Ltd.:
- Access: You may request access to the personal information we hold about you and information about how it is used or disclosed;
- Rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated personal information;
- Erasure: You may request deletion of personal information, where permitted by law;
- Restriction: You may request that we limit certain processing in appropriate circumstances;
- Data portability: Where applicable, you may request a copy of certain personal information in a structured and commonly used format;
- Objection: You may object to certain processing, including certain marketing communications or other processing based on our legitimate interests where applicable.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in the “Contact Information” section below. We may require verification of your identity before responding to your request. We will respond within the time required by applicable Canadian law, or advise you if additional time is needed.
9. Withdrawal of Consent
Where our processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time by contacting Northline Furnishings Ltd. or using any unsubscribe or preference-management mechanism we provide.
Please note that withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing conducted before the withdrawal. In some cases, we may still be entitled or required to retain and use certain personal information under contract or law, even after consent is withdrawn.
10. Right to Complain
If you have concerns about how Northline Furnishings Ltd. handles your personal information, we encourage you to contact us first so we can attempt to resolve the matter promptly and fairly.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the appropriate privacy regulator, depending on your province of residence and the applicable law. For British Columbia, this may include the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia. For matters governed by federal law, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
11. Data Security
Northline Furnishings Ltd. uses reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against loss, theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification. These safeguards may include:
- Access controls and role-based permissions;
- Encryption or secure transmission methods where appropriate;
- Secure storage and backup procedures;
- Employee confidentiality obligations and privacy training;
- Vendor diligence and contractual protections;
- Monitoring and security measures for our systems and premises.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. While Northline Furnishings Ltd. strives to protect personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
12. Contact Information
If you have any questions, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or our handling of personal information, please contact:
Northline Furnishings Ltd.
2150 Springfield Road
Kelowna, BC V1Y 7X1
Canada
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 (250) 763-4829
13. Changes to Privacy Policy
Northline Furnishings Ltd. may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, business operations, technology, or legal requirements. When we make changes, we will revise the effective date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, provide additional notice through our website, email, or other reasonable means.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how Northline Furnishings Ltd. handles personal information.