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to ask where the outsourced vendor was located. Now you ask where their server farms are,��� he says. This is an important point because agreements need to specify whether or not, for example, a sub-contractor in the U.S. or another country is allowed to replicate client data, even for backup purposes, and when and how that backup data might be used or destroyed. ���It has happened and sometimes it is kind of scary,��� Fan admits. ���If you sign yourself up to a service where they���re allowed to replicate and store backups, you don���t always have a right to ask your vendor to delete all that off of their service. The card you���re left with is if you want to renew. It becomes a business negotiation. There���s no legal solution at that point.��� Some CIOs and other business executives have worried about data being hosted in the U.S. that might fall under the Patriot Act, but according to Kratz, there are many other agreements between law enforcement agencies in Canada and the States that would be more likely used as a means of accessing information about citizens here. There are also no clauses under Canada���s Personal Information data secure and allows for audits, the main point is to make sure agreements only allow information to be used for the right and intended purpose, and for notification rules to be in place if You could find yourself in a scenario where your vendor is taking your data and using it to gather business intelligence for certain markets. It���s not necessarily illegal, and they may not be doing it in a bad way, but there���s a risk of identification. Charles McCarragher, TD Bank Group. Protection and Electronic Documents Act or various provincial privacy laws that would prevent companies from hiring a foreign-based cloud provider to host their applications or data. As long the provider can prove it keeps the something bad happens. ���It���s important to ensure you have the permissions to come in and inspect (data centres) as part of audits,��� he says. Up until now, when most software or computer resources were hosted ���on- Advise Your Clients on how to ComplY with AodA stAndArds A LegAL guide to the AccessibiLity for ontAriAns with disAbiLities Act, 2005 Sunil Kapur and Kate Mcneill-Keller this title offers comprehensive insight into the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and because it is updated regularly via looseleaf inserts, you���ll never have to buy another resource on the topic. it features expert commentary and addresses the legal requirements under each accessibility Standard, as well as the timelines for complying. A concise road-Map to AodA order # 984951-65203 $125 1 volume looseleaf supplemented book anticipated upkeep cost ��� $110 per supplement 2-3 supplements per year Supplements invoiced separately 978-0-7798-4951-2 Shipping and handling are extra. Price subject to change without notice and subject to applicable taxes. ��� Overview of accessibility issues in Ontario ��� the Standards development process ��� Standards: Customer Service; accessible Built environment; information and Communication; transportation and employment ��� integrated accessibility Standards regulation ��� General ��� administration of the act ��� Compliance ��� lessons from other jurisdictions AvAilAble risk-Free For 30 dAYs Order online at www.carswell.com Call Toll-Free: 1-800-387-5164 In Toronto: 416-609-3800 CANADA LAW BOOK�� 32 ��� D ec em b er 2012/ January 2013 INHOUSE

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