Medical Equipment Rental — Edmonton, Alberta
Last updated: March 1, 2026
At Medical Equipment Rental (medicalequipmentrental.ca), we are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under applicable Canadian privacy legislation, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://medicalequipmentrental.ca.
Medical Equipment Rental is a medical equipment rental and sales business based in Edmonton, Alberta, serving individuals, families, and healthcare providers across the Edmonton area and Northern Alberta.
Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of personal information:
- Contact information such as name, email address, and phone number when you submit a rental inquiry or contact form.
- Billing and delivery address information when you place a rental or purchase order.
- IP address and browser user agent string for spam prevention and website security purposes.
- Cookies and usage data to understand how visitors interact with our website.
- Any additional information you voluntarily provide when communicating with us.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, including the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use the following types of cookies:
- Session cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser, used to maintain your session while navigating the site.
- Preference cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for one year for your convenience.
- Login cookies: If you log in to your account, login cookies last for two days and screen option cookies last for one year. Selecting ‘Remember Me’ extends login persistence to two weeks.
- Analytics cookies: We use Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to understand how visitors use our site. These services may set their own cookies.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Pages on this site may include embedded content such as videos, images, or articles. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor had visited those websites directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Process rental inquiries, orders, and deliveries.
- Respond to your questions and provide customer support.
- Send transactional emails related to your rental or order.
- Improve our website, products, and services.
- Comply with legal obligations under applicable Canadian law.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with:
- Service providers who assist in operating our website and fulfilling orders (e.g., payment processors, delivery partners), under strict confidentiality agreements.
- Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for website analytics purposes.
- Spam detection services to validate comment submissions.
- Law enforcement or regulatory authorities if required by law or to protect our legal rights.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit this information.
Order and rental records are retained for a minimum of seven (7) years in accordance with Canadian tax and accounting requirements.
Your Rights Over Your Data
Under PIPEDA and Alberta’s PIPA, you have the right to:
- Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request deletion of your personal data, subject to our legal retention obligations.
- Withdraw consent for data processing where consent is the legal basis.
- File a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) or the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC).
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Your data may be processed on servers located outside of Canada, including in the United States. We ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place for any cross-border data transfers.
Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us:
- Website: https://medicalequipmentrental.ca/contact-edmonton-medical-equipment/
- Business: Medical Equipment Rental, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
This Privacy Policy is subject to change. We will post any updates to this page with a revised effective date. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
