Online Privacy
Building GRAND-Families Inc. (BGF) does not collect personally identifiable information from individuals through this website unless it is provided voluntarily and knowingly, such as on Building GRAND-Families Inc. (BGF)’s newsletter subscription or donation forms.
Most of BGF’s resources and publications are available for download free of charge and do not require your personal information to do so.
Any and all personal information you voluntarily provide is protected under the provisions of Canada’s federal privacy legislation, notably the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), with communications also respecting An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act, also known as Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL).
Terms and Conditions
BGF does collect non-personal and aggregate information from website visitors as follows: BGF automatically logs information about visits to this website in the normal course of establishing and maintaining Web connections. BGF’s website is hosted on a shared server that records statistical information such as visitors’ IP addresses, time and duration of visits and webpages visited.
Cookies
Like most websites, BGF’s use ‘cookies’ to obtain non-personal information from online visitors. Although most browsers accept cookies automatically, they can be configured to not accept them or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. BGF does not extract personal information in this process, nor does it provide this information to third parties. Cookies allow BGF to speed up the navigation process and to make the website experience more efficient; they also help it to measure the traffic on the website so that BGF can assess the effectiveness of its education and outreach efforts.
Personal Information exceptions
If you choose to provide personal information to sign up for the email newsletter, make a purchase, become a supporter, or to donate, BGF will only use that information as follows:
Newsletter subscribers
The email newsletter is used to send updates about BGF’s activities, publications, events, and ways you can support BGF. If you sign up for the newsletter, BGF will not share or disclose your email address to any third party. You can unsubscribe from this list at any time, and an opportunity to unsubscribe is provided in each communication.
Keeping your information secure
BGF has taken steps to keep all information received from online visitors as secure as possible against unauthorized access and use. All personal information you provide is stored in a secure database, your credit card information is used only to process your order and it is not stored beyond the point at which your payment is approved. All online payments are processed securely and protected by the Secure Socket Layer (SSL).
Do not hesitate to email BGF if you wish to:
- Access, correct or add to your personal information maintained by BGF
- Make a complaint regarding the management of your personal information
- Be removed from any of BGF’s mailing lists or databases