Ferretly's Conformance to Canadian Privacy Laws

Ferretly, an AI-powered software for social media screening and behavior analysis, describes its practices as aligned with Canadian privacy laws—specifically the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and similar provincial legislation—and as informed by relevant insights from legal experts in Quebec.

### PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act)

• Purpose: PIPEDA governs how private-sector organizations collect, use, and disclose personal information in the course of commercial business.

• Requirements: Organizations must obtain consent, provide access to information, and ensure the protection and accuracy of personal information.

### Provincial privacy laws

These laws are similar to PIPEDA but tailored to provincial requirements.

### Quebec-specific legislation

• Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms: Grants a right to privacy to every individual (Art. 5) and specifies what constitutes an invasion of privacy (Art. 36).

• Civil Code of Quebec (CCQ-1991): Further elaborates on privacy rights and conditions for collecting and disseminating personal information.

• Law 25 (formerly Bill 64): Modernizes privacy laws by introducing stricter consent requirements; enhanced rights such as data portability and de-indexation; mandatory data breach notifications; significant fines for non-compliance; default high privacy settings for services; and detailed transparency about data practices in clear language.

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