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Consumers Sit Down with Rahul Shukla from drs skincare
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Consumers sit down with Bart from London Bath Centre
London Bath Centre is a company specialized in Premium Bathroom Product & Kitchen Fixtures, servicing the South Western Ontario region. London Bath Centre wins this year its 3rd Consumer Choice Award.
Consumers Sit Down With Dr. Kerri Hoffman, Physician and Medical Director at Kingston Laser Cosmetic Clinic
Kingston Laser Cosmetic Clinic is a company specialized in cosmetic and laser procedures, servicing the Kingston region. Kingston Laser Cosmetic Clinic wins this year its 1st Consumer Choice Award.
Consumers Sit Down with Dr. John Dempster, ND from The Dempster Clinic - Center for Functional Medicine
The Dempster Clinic - Center for Functional Medicine is a company specialized in Functional Medicine & Naturopathic Medicine, servicing the GTA. The Dempster Clinic - Center for Functional Medicine wins this year its first Consumer Choice Award.
Consumers Sit Down with Mike Murphy-Brown from Life Maid Easy
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Consumers Sit Down with Tess Lee from Life Maid Easy
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Consumers Get a Chance to Sit Down with an Associate of CertaPro Painters, 4 year Winner of Consumer Choice Award as of 2019
CertaPro Painters is a company specialized in Commercial and Residential Painting Services, servicing the Halifax region. Consumers sit down with an associate, who is responsible for delivering the best experience possible.
Consumers Sit Down with Anne Smith from Buy The Yard Interiors
Buy The Yard Interiors is a company specialized in custom draperies/bedding & custom furniture/upholstery, servicing the Hamilton, Ancaster, Dundas and GTA region. Buy The Yard Interiors wins this year its 6 Consumer Choice Award.
Consumers Sit Down with Brian & Mark from Budget Blinds
Budget Blinds is a company specialized in the sale and installation of Custom Blinds, Shades, Shutters & Drapery, servicing the Waterloo Region. Budget Blinds wins this year its third Consumer Choice Award.
Consumer Health Alert: E-cigarettes, Vape Pens and Juul
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Southern Alberta 2019 Consumer Choice Award Winners
Consumer Choice Award is excited to announce the 2019 Top Service Providers in Central and Southern Alberta.
Consumers Sit Down with Steve Spring from Top Hat Chimney Sweeps
Top Hat Chimney Sweeps is a company specialized in chimney cleaning & repair, servicing the GTA region. Top Hat Chimney Sweeps wins this year its 7th Consumer Choice Award.
Greater Toronto Area & Barrie 2018 Consumer Choice Award Winners
Consumer Choice Award is thrilled to announce the 2018 Top Service Providers in their respective sectors for the GTA & Barrie Area.
Consumers Sit Down with Dr. Nathan Cho from Smile Dental Centre
Smile Dental Centre is a company specialized in Oral Health & Dental Treatments, servicing the London region. Smile Dental Centre wins this year its 7th Consumer Choice Award.
Consumers Sit Down with Daria Gunn from Humber Bay Physio Inc.
Humber Bay Physio Inc is a company specialized in collaborative multidisciplinary healthcare & BioIdentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, servicing the Etobicoke region. Humber Bay Physio Inc wins this year its second Consumer Choice Award.
Consumers Sit Down with Brenda Cowan from The Ear Depot, First Year Winner of the Consumer Choice Award
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Consumers Sit Down with Tetiana Paratchuk from Kitchenland.ca
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FreeCast's Media Supermarket Model Addresses the Next Big Media Industry Hurdle
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Consumers Sit Down with Dr. Barry Winter from Dr. Barry Winter and Associates
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Consumers Sit Down with Frederick Lai from All About Eyewear Optical
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Consumers Sit Down with Matt O'Brien from Niagara Hamilton Fitness Solutions
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Consumers Sit Down with Consumer Choice Award winner: James Lynch from Commissionaires Newfoundland and Labrador
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Consumer Data Right Compliance and Enforcement Policy released
The ACCC and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) today jointly released the Compliance and Enforcement Policy for the Consumer Data Right.
The Policy outlines the approach that the ACCC and the OAIC have adopted to encourage compliance with, and address breaches of, the Consumer Data Right regulatory framework. The Policy has been developed following consultation with current and future data holders and recipients.
‘‘The Consumer Data Right is an important reform that will give consumers greater access to and control over their data,” ACCC Commissioner Sarah Court said.
“With this important reform come significant and serious safeguards.”
“It is the responsibility of each Consumer Data Right participant to be fully aware of their regulatory obligations or face scrutiny by the ACCC and the OAIC,” Ms Court said.
“Today’s release of the Compliance and Enforcement Policy helps clarify these obligations as people prepare to participate in the Consumer Data Right from July 2020.”
The ACCC and OAIC have adopted a strategic risk-based approach to compliance and enforcement, which focuses on building consumer confidence in the security and integrity of the Consumer Data Right system.
“My office and the ACCC will work in partnership to monitor and actively enforce participants’ compliance with their regulatory obligations, including the privacy safeguards,” Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk said.
“A strong regulatory framework is in place to protect privacy and build public confidence in the Consumer Data Right, and the Compliance and Enforcement Policy released today provides increased certainty about how we will uphold these consumer protections.”
“Economic reforms like the Consumer Data Right which build consumer confidence in the use of their personal information and encourage innovation will be critical to our recovery after the COVID-19 outbreak,” Commissioner Falk said.
The ACCC and OAIC will regularly review the Compliance and Enforcement Policy so that it continues to reflect best practice regulation and evolves with the Consumer Data Right regime.
A copy of the Compliance and Enforcement Policy is available online.
This media release was jointly issued with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
Background
Principles
The ACCC and OAIC will adopt a strategic risk-based approach to compliance and enforcement which recognises the joint regulatory model and a requirement to deal with breaches of the legislation efficiently and effectively. Both agencies will act with integrity, professionalism and in the public interest, guided by the principles of accountability, efficiency, fairness, proportionality and transparency.
Compliance monitoring tools
The ACCC and OAIC will use a wide range of information sources and monitoring tools to assess compliance and identify potential breaches of the Consumer Data Right legislation (including Privacy Safeguards), Consumer Data Right Rules and Data Standards. These sources and tools will include:
- stakeholder intelligence and complaints
- business reporting, which will include summaries of Consumer Data Right complaint data
- audits and assessments
- information requests and compulsory notices.
Enforcement options
There are a range of enforcement options available to respond to and resolve breaches of the Consumer Data Right legislation (including the Privacy Safeguards), Consumer Data Right Rules and Data Standards. These include:
- administrative resolutions, whereby a business provides a voluntary written commitment to address a non-compliance issue
- infringement notices and court-enforceable undertakings
- suspension or revocation of accreditation by the ACCC (as the accreditor)
- determination and declarations, using the OAIC’s power to make a determination following an investigation, to either dismiss or substantiate a breach of a Privacy Safeguard or Rule relating to the privacy or confidentiality of Consumer Data Right data
- court proceedings (which may result in penalties, injunctions and other orders).
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Motor premiums rise 2.8% in Q1
Consumer Intelligence warned that telematics restrictions following coronavirus may hit youngest drivers hardest.
Consumer Reports: Fuel efficiency matters to car buyers
According to a new Consumer Reports survey, 37% of car buyers consider fuel efficiency first.
Consumer Reports: Low-VOC paints perform just as well
Popular magazine and testing facility finds that nontoxic paints have improved in recent years, performing just as well as conventional paints.
ecoATM expanding in response to iPhone 5 release
Consumers can sell their current mobile phone at an ecoATM.
Pesticide guide keeps you safe on the produce aisle
Consumer Reports’ risk guide helps shoppers make informed decisions when buying fruits and vegetables.
17 food certification labels decoded
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Consumers more likely to choose GM if benefits are clear
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Consumers want full e-commerce services in all zones: Survey
78% respondents of the survey said that the government should permit online retailers to ship all products, apart from essential items.
Paytm cuts losses 20% as digital payments fall
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Ecolabels with specific environmental claims may attract higher product prices, suggests strawberry study
Consumers are willing to pay more for food that has been produced via sustainable processes and with a reduced environmental impact. A large-scale US survey, that questioned strawberry consumers on aspects of sustainable food production, suggests that food producers could benefit from increased premiums if product ecolabels were to advertise specific environmental virtues.
Manufacturers should stress ‘green’ packaging qualities to educate consumers on real impact
Consumers in France, Germany and the USA perceive ‘environmentally friendly’ packaging to be reusable, recyclable and ‘biodegradable’1, finds a new study. These results suggest that producers should emphasise the end-of-life merits of packaging to appeal to consumers’ environmental concerns, and design packaging that is reusable, recyclable and ‘biodegradable’. However, they also indicate a need to raise public awareness of packaging’s true life-cycle environmental impacts, such as those during production and transport, which are greater than consumers generally perceive them to be.
Increased efforts needed to manage waste mobile phones
Consumers, manufacturers and government all need to take responsibility for managing the increasing number of waste mobile phones, according to new research. Results indicated that levels of copper, lead, arsenic and mercury released through the disposal of waste phones are potentially toxic to health and the environment.
Consumer footprints for personal hygiene and cleaning products
A new study provides recommendations to reduce the environmental impact of personal hygiene and cleaning products on the environment. Researchers undertook life-cycle assessments of products including detergents, soaps and toilet cleaners, and compared their environmental footprints looking at different types of environmental damage.
Consumer Access to Affordable Medicines Is a Public Health Imperative, Says New Report - Government Negotiation of Drug Prices, Prevention of ‘Pay-for-Delay’ Agreements, and Increased Financial Transparency Among Recommendations
Consumer access to effective and affordable medicines is an imperative for public health, social equity, and economic development, but this need is not being served adequately by the biopharmaceutical sector, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.