Privacy Policy

Scope

This is a statement of the privacy practices applicable to Canfor Corporation (“Canfor”), its subsidiaries and describes how we collect, use and disclose personal information of our customers, website users and other individuals on our website.

In this statement references to “Canfor”, “we” and “our” and similar references may include—or refer only to—Canfor or one or more subsidiaries, including without limitation, Canadian Forest Products Ltd., and Canfor Wood Products Marketing Ltd., Canfor Southern Pine, Inc., Canfor Pulp Products Inc. and Canfor Pulp Ltd., as applicable.

Personal Information

Personal information is any information about an identifiable individual or that permits an individual to be identified such as your personal contact information (e.g. name, postal address, telephone number and e-mail) and your IP address but does not include business contact information or other non-personal information such as the type of browser you are using or the referring URL.

Our Commitment

Canfor is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the personal information of individuals with whom we interact in accordance with applicable privacy legislation. Respecting and protecting your privacy is important to us and a priority in our continuing relationship. We have developed this policy to set out our practices for the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information.

Consent

We collect, use and disclose your personal information with your consent (which may be express or implied) or as required or permitted by law. By providing us with your personal information, you consent to our collection, use and disclosure of that personal information in accordance with this statement of privacy practices. If this statement of privacy practices is not acceptable to you, please do not submit any of your personal information.

Subject to legal and contractual requirements and upon reasonable notice, you may withdraw your consent to our further collection, use and disclosure of your personal information, including by requesting that your name be removed from our telephone, mail or email marketing lists, by contacting us at the email address provided below. If you refuse or withdraw consent, we may be unable to provide you with certain services or information, but we will not require personal information beyond what is required to provide those services or information.

Nature of Collection

We collect personal information directly from you or from interactions with you. The personal information we collect may include information relevant to our providing of services or information to you or in the case of hiring and employment, to evaluate you for available positions. We limit the personal information we collect and use to that which is necessary to fulfill the purposes identified in the next section below. Except as set out in this statement of privacy practices, we will not collect, sell, distribute or use personal information for any other purposes without your further consent, as required by law or as authorized by applicable privacy legislation.

Our Purposes for Collection and Use

Canfor collects and uses your personal information so that we can carry out one or more of the following:

• administer and fulfill your specific request for information;
• allow us to communicate with you and authenticate your identity;
• provide support to assist you with your questions or complaints;
• detect and protect against fraud or error;
• administer community-based donation/sponsorship programs;
• administer the job hiring application database and program; and
• evaluate applicants for existing or future employment opportunities with Canfor.

If we need your personal information for any other purpose, we will identify that purpose and obtain your consent.