CASL POLICY
Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL)
ATZ SalesTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and/or its related corporations (collectively “ATZSTS”) and its related corporations.
Policy Statement
This document sets forth the policy of ATZSTS and is designed to provide reasonable assurance that (i) a consistent process is followed with respect to the dissemination of commercial electronic messages to ATZSTS clients and prospective clients in Canada, and (ii) ATZSTS employees sending commercial electronic messages from and/or to a computer system(s) in Canada comply with the requirements of CASL.
The ATZSTS Anti-Spam Policy (“Anti-Spam Policy”) and related procedures (the “CASL Procedures”) require that all ATZSTS employees sending CEMs (Commercial Electronic Messages) from and/or to a computer system(s) in Canada or to an electronic address that will be accessed from a computer system in Canada comply with CASL, and seeks to ensure that all CEMs sent by or on behalf of ATZSTS, or using an ATZSTS email address or using a device owned or provided by ATZSTS, comply with CASL.
Policy Details
The Anti-Spam Policy describes ATZSTS’s commitments relating to the provisions of CASL and electronic messages of a commercial nature sent to ATZSTS clients, prospective clients, and others, as applicable. From time to time, ATZSTS may implement additional policies, procedures and/or practices as it relates to anti-spam measures.
Application
This Policy applies to ATZSTS employees who may be sending CEMs from and/or to a computer system(s) in Canada or to an electronic address that will be accessed from a computer system in Canada.
With respect to ATZSTS’s operations, the Anti-Spam Policy has been adopted in compliance with the requirements of CASL, and ATZSTS is committed to complying with CASL. All other ATZSTS policies and procedures will be interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the Anti-Spam Policy and that promotes compliance with CASL to seek to deter damaging and deceptive forms of spam from occurring in Canada.
Consent
ATZSTS obtains express, opt-in consent, unless a verifiable basis for implied consent or an exception to consent exists, before sending a CEM to anyone who has not had an existing business relationship with ATZSTS within two years before the date on which the CEM is sent. Unless a valid documented basis for implied consent or an exception to consent exists, ATZSTS also obtains express, opt-in consent for the sending of CEMs to ATZSTS prospects.
The request for consent cannot be in an electronic message unless there exists a basis for implied consent to send the message. The request for consent must be sought separately within a communication (e.g. through a separate action such as affirmatively checking a checkbox) and cannot be bundled as a term of acceptance of an agreement. Verbal consent is acceptable where a record of the details of the consent is maintained in a database.
Form and Content of CEMs
All CEMs are required to comply with the form and content requirements of CASL, generally described as follows:
• identifies the sender;
• the sender’s mailing address;
• the sender’s telephone number or email address or link to a webpage; and
• an unsubscribe mechanism or withdrawal of consent from receiving CEMs from ATZSTS and its subsidiaries and affiliates.
7. Limitation of Liability
7.1. The Site, services and the content on Site provided by the Company are on “as is” and “as available”, and the Company hereby expressly disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to, any warranties of title, condition, quality, durability, performance, accuracy, reliability, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. All such warranties, representations, conditions, and undertakings are hereby excluded.
7.2. The Company further makes no representations or warranties about the validity, accuracy, correctness, reliability, quality, stability, completeness or correctness of any information provided on or through the sites.
7.3. The Company does not warrant that the Site or the services would meet your requirements or you would get an error-free, secure or uninterrupted access to the Site
7.4. The Company will have no liability related to user content or third party content arising under intellectual property rights, libel, privacy or other laws.
7.5. The Company shall not be liable for any damages whatsoever (including but not limited to damages for loss of profits or savings, business interruption, loss of information) resulting from any of the following. (a) The use or the inability to use the Site or services;(b) unauthorized access by third parties to data or private information of any User.
ATZSTS takes steps to require that any third-party service provider who sends CEMs on behalf of ATZSTS complies with CASL.
Storage of Relationship Details
A key component of complying with CASL involves maintaining records of ATZSTS’s relationships with clients and prospective clients.
Each business unit of ATZSTS is required to create and maintain in the business unit’s Client Relationship Management (CRM) system (including, but not limited to, Benchmark, Salesforce), verifiable records documenting the relationships giving rise to implied consent, and verifiable records of express, opt-in consents obtained from ATZSTS clients and prospective clients. “Clients” are defined as those organizations or individuals who have at least one open account or a contractual relationship with ATZSTS at the relevant time. Organizations or individuals who have closed their last remaining account or terminated their contract with ATZSTS are not considered ATZSTS clients for purposes of this Policy.
These Terms shall be governed in accordance with the laws of India.
Implied consent or express, opt-in consent is obtained in accordance with the CASL Procedures and recorded in the applicable CRM system in order to track the client and prospect relationships.
Records of express, opt-in consent and records documenting the relationships giving rise to implied consent are retained for a minimum of three years after ATZSTS ceases sending CEMs to the ATZSTS client or prospect.
Storage of Relationship Details
All ATZSTS employees sending CEMs from and/or to a computer system(s) in Canada are required to comply with this Policy and related CASL procedures and processes.
A “CEM” is defined as an electronic message that includes content (for instance, text, hyperlinks, images or attachments) that:
a. promotes, offers, or advertises ATZSTS or ATZSTS’s products or services, or employees, or contacts;
b. solicits business for ATZSTS or ATZSTS’s employees or contacts; and
c. any other similar message that encourages participation in commercial activity.
Examples include promotional event invitations (e.g., webcasts or ATZSTS events), marketing newsletters, etc.
Examples include promotional event invitations (e.g., webcasts or ATZSTS events), marketing newsletters, etc.
The following messages do not have to comply with the requirements applicable to CEMs:
• messages sent to ATZSTS clients about their business;
• internal communications about ATZSTS’s business (including communications with ATZSTS offices outside Canada);
• legally required notices, such as messages that are sent to comply with a regulatory requirement (e.g., material changes, required account activity information, etc.); and
• responses to requests, inquiries or complaints.
Messages that ATZSTS employees email each other internally using a device that ATZSTS owns or provides, or using an ATZSTS email address, should be related to ATZSTS. ATZSTS employees may not internally email each other offers, promotions, advertisements, or referrals unrelated to ATZSTS business without the internal recipient’s verbal consent.
Compliance by Third Parties
All third-party contracts with service providers who may send CEMs on behalf of ATZSTS must contain contractual clauses obligating the service provider to comply with CASL including the form and content requirements of CEMs.
Unsubscribe Mechanism
CEMs that are not exempt from requirements applicable to CEMs noted above are required to include a form of unsubscribe mechanism to facilitate the withdrawal of consent or do-not-contact requests within a period of time and in a manner that would allow ATZSTS to process that request within 10 days of the date on which the unsubscribe, withdrawal of consent or do-not-contact request was made. This information should be maintained in the applicable database that tracks the client and prospect relationships.
All emails sent by ATZ SalesTech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and its subsidiaries, and employees will be compliant with CASL and will include the option to ‘unsubscribe.’ You can ‘unsubscribe’ from our Commercial Electronic Messages at any time by visiting https://atzsalestech.com/unsubscribe or by emailing privacy@atzsalestech.com with ‘Unsubscribe’ in the subject line.
Policy Administration
The Anti-Spam Policy is maintained by the Compliance department of each XpertLync legal entity and will be reviewed and updated, where necessary, and approved on an annual basis. Any changes to, or exceptions from this Policy require the approval of the respective XpertLync Board or equivalent.
Review and Approvals
XpertLync Compliance is responsible for the review and revision of this Policy, subject to the approval of the respective XpertLync Board or equivalent. This Policy is subject to review on an annual basis, or otherwise as needed.
Enforcement and Audit
Compliance with this Policy, and any related procedure, may be reviewed by XpertLync at any time. Failure to comply with this Policy, as well as any associated procedures, may result in disciplinary action in accordance with the applicable Global Human Resources Disciplinary policy or procedure.