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Privacy Statement
Our Commitment
The Lake of
the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation ("the Foundation") is
committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information of its
donors, employees and other stakeholders. The Foundation values the
trust of those we deal with, and of the public, and recognizes that
maintaining this trust requires that we be transparent and accountable
in how we treat the information that is shared with us.
During the
course of our various projects, programs and activities, the Foundation
may gather and use personal information. Anyone from whom we collect
such information should expect that it will be carefully protected. The
Foundation’s privacy practices are designed to achieve this. Most
importantly:
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Your right
to confidentiality and privacy will be protected
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Your
personal information will not be sold, traded, or rented to others
This policy
may be updated from time to time with updates approved by the Board of
Directors of the Foundation to reflect developments in our practices,
new technology or in the law. Updates will be made available in the same
ways as the Policy.
Personal
Information
Personal
information is any information that can be used to distinguish, identify
or contact a specific individual, such as an individual’s name, address,
birth date, email address and phone number. Business contact information
and certain publicly available information, such as names, addresses and
telephone numbers published in public telephone directories are not
considered personal information.
Your personally identifiable information will not be rented, sold or
shared with any third party. As a regular course of business it may be
provided to those third parties that provide us with contracted services
(such as mail houses, designers, printers) for a task. The information
provided will be limited in extent to that specifically required to
perform the contracted services. These third parties will be informed of
the Foundation's Privacy Policy and required to protect your information
in a manner that is consistent with the privacy policies and practices
that we have established.
Our Privacy
Practices
Personal
information gathered by the Foundation is kept in confidence. Foundation
staff is authorized to access personal information based only on their
need to deal with the information for the reason(s) for which it was
obtained. Personal information will only be collected and used by
authorized staff consistent with the activities of the Foundation.
Safeguards are
in place to ensure that the information is not disclosed or shared more
widely than is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was
gathered.
We take measures to ensure that the integrity of this information is
maintained and to prevent its being lost or destroyed. We collect and
use personal information only for purposes that a reasonable person
would consider appropriate in light of the circumstances.
Website and
Electronic Commerce
The Foundation
uses password protocols, encryption software and firewalls to ensure
privacy and to protect personal and other information we may receive
online. Our software is routinely updated to maximize protection of such
information.
The Foundation
is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of those who use our
website. This site compiles conventional log files to monitor and assess
activity including traffic and visits on, and related to, the site. This
activity does not specifically identify any individual user without
prior notice to the user through use of the site.
We do not
disclose information about individual visits to
www.lowwsf.com . Neither
do we provide any information given to us on our website to outside
companies. The information we may collect is used to improve and enhance
the content and services of the website and the Foundation's programs or
services.
Use of
Cookies
The
Foundation's web site may use "cookies" that identify you as a return
visitor and which can help us tailor information to suit your individual
preferences. A cookie is a piece of data that a Web site can send to
your browser, which may then store the cookie on your hard drive. The
goal is to save you time and provide you with a more meaningful visit
and to measure Web site activity. Cookies do not contain any personally
identifying information. Use will be limited to improving your use of
our website and will not be used for any promotional or marketing
purposes, nor will information be shared with any third parties. Many
browsers allow you to disable cookie collection if you wish, or inform
you when a cookie is being stored on your hard drive. Please note that
cookies may be necessary to provide you with certain features available
on this site.
External
Links
This policy
discloses the privacy practices for our Web site. However, our site may
contain links to other sites. Once you link to another site, you are
subject to the privacy and security policies of the new site. We
encourage you to read the privacy policies of all Web sites you visit.
Contact
Information
Questions,
concerns or complaints relating to the Foundation’s privacy practices or
the treatment of personal information, should be e-mailed to:
and
include “Privacy” in your subject line. Alternately, inquiries can be
sent in writing to:
Todd J.
Sellers, Executive Director
Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation
Box 112, Kenora, Ontario P9N 3X1
or if you prefer, you can phone us toll free at 866-370-8891
Further
information on privacy and your rights in regard to your personal
information may be found on the website of the Privacy Commissioner of
Canada at www.privcom.gc.ca
You can also contact:
Office of the Privacy Commission of Canada
112 Kent Street
Ottawa Ontario K1A 1H3
Last updated May 2006
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