P-39.1 - Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector

Section 22 Disposition versions

2023-09-22

22. Any person carrying on an enterprise who uses personal information for commercial or philanthropic prospection purposes must identify himself to the person whom he is addressing and inform that person of his right to withdraw his consent to the personal information concerning him being used for such purposes.

If the person concerned withdraws his consent regarding such use, the personal information must cease to be used for those purposes.

1993, c. 17, s. 22; 2006, c. 22, s. 119; 2021, c. 25, s. 119.

2006-06-14

22. A person carrying on an enterprise may, without the consent of the persons concerned, communicate a nominative list or any information used to establish such a list to a third person, if

(1)  the communication is made pursuant to a contract that includes a stipulation prohibiting the third person from using or communicating the list or the information for purposes other than commercial or philanthropic prospection;

(2)  prior to the communication, in cases where the list is a nominative list of the person’s clients, members or employees, the persons concerned are given a valid opportunity to refuse that the information be used by a third person for purposes of commercial or philanthropic prospection; and

(3)  the communication does not infringe upon the privacy of the persons concerned.

A nominative list is a list of names, telephone numbers, geographical addresses of natural persons or technological addresses where a natural person may receive communication of technological documents or information.

1993, c. 17, s. 22; 2006, c. 22, s. 119.

1994-01-01

22. A person carrying on an enterprise may, without the consent of the persons concerned, communicate a nominative list or any information used to establish such a list to a third person, if

(1)  the communication is made pursuant to a contract that includes a stipulation prohibiting the third person from using or communicating the list or the information for purposes other than commercial or philanthropic prospection;

In force: 1994-07-01

(2)  prior to the communication, in cases where the list is a nominative list of the person’s clients, members or employees, the persons concerned are given a valid opportunity to refuse that the information be used by a third person for purposes of commercial or philanthropic prospection; and

(3)  the communication does not infringe upon the privacy of the persons concerned.

A nominative list is a list of the names, addresses or telephone numbers of natural persons.

1993, c. 17, s. 22.