We are committed to respecting the right of privacy of the
visitors on our Web site.
We do not automatically gather any personal information
from you, such as your name, address, telephone number or e-mail
address during your visit to our Web site. We only collect this
information when you supply it voluntarily by subscribing to
our e-mail subscription service, submitting an information request
or fill in any other online forms.
Any personal information you provide is protected
under the federal Privacy Act. This means that you are notified
when any information is being collected, informed why it is
being collected and that you have a right to access that information.
We do gather information about traffic on our
web site so that we can continue to develop the site to better
suit your needs. This does not include personal information
about you, but includes information about your visit on the
site such as:
The name of your Internet service provider, its
IP address and the name of your service provider's service.
The length of each visit.
The number of requests per visit.
Your type of operating system (Windows, MacIntosh, Unix,
etc.)
Your browser type (Netscape, Internet Explorer,
etc.)
Canadians are protected by two federal privacy laws, the Privacy
Act and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents
Act (PIPEDA). PIPEDA is based on the Canadian Standards Association's
Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information, which
is incorporated into the legislation. Organizations in Quebec
are subject to the Quebec private sector privacy law. Oversight
of the law is in the hands of the Commission d'accès
à l'information.We follow the following standard practices
for our privacy policy:
1.
Accountability. We are responsible for
personal information under our control. Our CEO is responsible
for implementing and overseeing compliance with our privacy
policies and practices.
2.
Identifying purposes. Before or when we
collect your personal information, we will let you know why
we are doing so, explain how we will use it and when it may
be disclosed.
3.
Consent. We will not collect, use or disclose
your personal information without your consent.
4.
Limiting collection. We will collect information
about you only to the extent necessary for our identified purposes
and only if it is reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances.
5.
Limiting use, disclosure and retention.
We will not use or disclose your personal information for purposes
other than those for which it was collected, unless we have
your consent or as required by law. Your personal information
will be kept only as long as it takes to fulfill those purposes.
6.
Accuracy. It is important that the personal
information we hold about you is accurate, complete and up-to-date.
Please contact us if you believe your information is inaccurate.
7.
Safeguards. Personal information will be
protected by security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity
of the information; methods of protection will include - physical
measures, organizational measures and technological measures.
8.
Openness. We will provide you with a copy
of this Privacy Statement on request.
9.
Individual access. You have the right to
request access to your personal information in our possession.
You may challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information
and have it amended.
10.
Challenge and compliance. You may address
any challenges concerning compliance with these privacy principles
to our CEO.
