Summaries of cases settled during the course of the investigation under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

2005

• Settled case summary #15: Salesperson's hastiness results in unwanted credit card for customer 
• Settled case summary #14: Disclosure of personal information to estranged spouse 
• Settled case summary #13: Company clamps down on unsolicited e-mail practice

2004

• Settled case summary #12: Department store clarifies source of mail-out, and reviews opt-out policies and suppression mechanisms
• Settled case summary #11: Trucking Business Formulates and Implements Privacy Policy
• Settled case summary #10: Collection agency corrects inaccurate information
• Settled case summary #9: Windows reveal too much information
• Settled case summary #8: Company takes steps to become compliant with the Act
• Settled case summary #7: Company eliminates excessive information from database
• Settled case summary #6: Trucking company prepares privacy policies and procedures and designates a privacy officer subsequent to settling complaint from former employee
• Settled case summary #5: Credit check to open a personal deposit account
• Settled case summary #4: Company amends employee list it sends to union
• Settled case summary #3: Concerns result in improved language of consent
• Settled case summary #2: Pharmacy simplifies its consent policy and procedures
• Settled case summary #1: Store implements changes following laptop lapse