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Privacy Policy
The Paddling Ontario Alliance ("POA")
is committed to respecting the privacy of individuals
who visit our website. This page sets out our privacy
policy and describes why and how we collect, use
and disclose personal information which you choose
to provide to us on our website. This policy doesn't
apply to anyone who isn't under our control or management,
such as the operators of other websites that you
might link to from our website. Such operators may
have their own privacy policies, which might differ
from ours.
What is "personal information"?
The Paddling Ontario Alliance, as a partner of the
Ontario Tourism and Marketing Partnership Board
is governed by the Ontario Freedom of Information
and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.31,
which defines "personal information" to
mean recorded information about any identifiable
individual, including his or her name, address,
telephone number, email address, age, gender, marital
status, personal views, preferences and opinions.
How will we collect personal information?
You are under no obligation to disclose any personal
information to us at any time. But if you want to
take advantage of all of the website's features,
such as providing us with a paddling story or apply
to receive our newsletters, we will ask you to fill
out entry forms. In the process you may be asked
to give your name, e-mail address, country, and,
if living in Canada or the U.S., a portion of your
postal code or zip code. There is no charge for
you to do so.
Some features of the website need some personal
information to work - for example, if you want us
to send you newsletters by e-mail, we would need
your e-mail address. If you want us to mail you
brochures or other printed information, then we
would need your mailing address. If you want us
to send you newsletters or e-mails that are personalized
to your travel and vacation preferences, then we
would need you to provide some information about
those preferences.
The information you choose to give us will enable
us to provide you with information, assistance
and services personalized to your travel and vacation
preferences, such as trip planners, customized
newsletters, and electronic postcards, and to
better tailor our website and our Ontario tourism
marketing initiatives to the individuals who use
the site.
How do we use and disclose personal information?
If you choose to enter any of our forms, we will
keep track only of the information and preferences
that you choose to provide to us. We will keep that
information stored securely on our system and will
not release it to any third party without your prior
consent.
Once your personal information reaches us, it will
be stored off-line on a system not accessible on
the Internet. Any personal information you give
us will only be used for the purpose of sending
you contest winning notification and if requested,
online newletters and promotional material, and
for responding to your comments or inquiries. Except
for the foregoing, you will not be placed on any
mailing lists. None of your personal information
will ever be shared, rented, sold or otherwise released
to any third party.
Our site uses "cookies" which are small
files containing pieces of information that are
stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive.
Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies,
but if you prefer, you can set your browser to block
them. Our cookies can't read data off your hard
disk or read cookie files created by other sites.
The only personal information our cookies contain
is the information you provide yourself. When you
enter personal information on our website, your
personal information will be linked to the cookie
we save on your computer. Additionally, if you choose,
we will also save your password to the cookie we
save on your computer.
From time to time we may use your personal information
to create aggregate summaries of general demographic
information for statistical and research purposes.
We may share such summaries with providers and potential
providers of tourism services in Ontario. However,
such summaries will never include any personal information
that could be used to identify you.
What if I have any questions about this
Privacy Policy?
If you have any questions please contact admin@paddlingontarioalliance.com
Paddling Ontario Alliance
22 Belcourt Rd.
Toronto, Ontario
M4S 2T9
Canada
What if you change this Privacy Policy?
We will use personal information in accordance
with the Privacy Policy in effect at the time
the information was collected. If we decide to
change our Privacy Policy, we will post a notice
on our home page so that you can view it. If at
some point we would like to start using your personal
information in a manner different from that stated
at the time it was collected, we will first ask
for your approval by e-mail.
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