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:
Your right to confidentiality and privacy will be protected
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:
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