Indo-Canadian Community Centre, Ottawa
Welcome to https://icccottawa.org (the “Site”). We understand that privacy online is important to users of our Site, especially when conducting business. This statement governs our privacy policies with respect to those users of the Site (“Visitors”) who visit without transacting business and Visitors who register to transact business on the Site and make use of the various services offered by
Indo-Canadian Community Centre (collectively, “Services”) (“Authorized Customers”).
“Personally Identifiable Information”
refers to any information that identifies or can be used to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such information pertains, including, but not limited to, name, address, phone number, fax number, email address, financial profiles, social security number, and credit card information. Personally Identifiable Information does not include information that is collected anonymously (that is, without identification of the individual user) or demographic information not connected to an identified individual.
What Personally Identifiable Information is collected?
We may collect basic user profile information from all of our Visitors. We collect the following additional information from our Authorized Customers: the name, email address, phone number, address,
What organizations are collecting the information?
In addition to our direct collection of information, our third-party service vendors (such as credit card companies, clearinghouses, and banks) who may provide such services as credit, insurance, and escrow services may collect this information from our Visitors and Authorized Customers. We do not control how these third parties use such information, but we do ask them to disclose how they use personal information provided to them by Visitors and Authorized Customers. Some of these third parties may be intermediaries that act solely as links in the distribution chain and do not store, retain, or use the information given to them.
How does the Site use Personally Identifiable Information?
We use Personally Identifiable Information to customize the Site, make appropriate service offerings, and fulfill information requests on the Site. We may email Visitors information related to the subject matter of the Site. We may also use Personally Identifiable Information to contact Visitors in response to specific inquiries or to provide requested information.
To whom may the information may be shared?
Personally Identifiable Information about site visitors and the persons on our mailing lists is not shared with others. We may share aggregated information about our Visitors and the persons on our mailing lists, including the demographics of our Visitors and the persons on our mailing lists with the community. We also offer the opportunity to “opt-out” of receiving information or being contacted by us or by any agency acting on our behalf.
How is Personally Identifiable Information stored?
Personally Identifiable Information collected by Indo-Canadian Community Centre is securely stored and is not accessible to third parties or employees of Indo-Canadian Community Centre except for use as indicated above.
What choices are available to Visitors regarding the collection, use, and distribution of the information?
Visitors and the persons on our mailing lists may opt-out of receiving unsolicited information from or being contacted by us by responding to emails as instructed, or by contacting us at https://icccottawa.org/contact-us/.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns.
We do not use “cookies” to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, it will have no impact on using our site.
Cookies used by our service providers
Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.
How does https://icccottawa.org use login information?
Indo-Canadian Community Centre uses login information, including, user id and password to administer the Site and track a user’s movement.
What partners or service providers have access to Personally Identifiable Information from Visitors and/or Authorized Customers on the Site?
Indo-Canadian Community Centre has entered into and will continue to enter into affiliations with a number of vendors. Such vendors may have access to certain Personally Identifiable Information on a need-to-know basis for evaluating and providing the visitors and clients with available services. Our privacy policy does not cover their collection or use of this information.
How does the Site keep Personally Identifiable Information secure?
All of our volunteers and elected Board members are familiar with our security policy and practices. The Personally Identifiable Information of our Visitors and the persons on our mailing lists is only accessible to a limited number of qualified volunteers who are given a password in order to gain access to the information. We audit our security systems and processes on a regular basis. We do not collect or store sensitive information, such as credit card numbers or social security numbers. While we take commercially reasonable measures to maintain a secure site, electronic communications and databases are subject to errors, tampering, and break-ins, and we cannot guarantee or warrant that such events will not take place and we will not be liable to Visitors or and the persons on our mailing lists for any such occurrences.
How can Visitors correct any inaccuracies in Personally Identifiable Information?
Visitors and the persons on our mailing lists may contact us (https://icccottawa.org/contact-us) to update Personally Identifiable Information about them or to correct any inaccuracies.
Can a Visitor delete or deactivate Personally Identifiable Information collected by the Site?
We provide Visitors and the persons on our mailing lists with a mechanism to modify/delete/deactivate Personally Identifiable Information from the Site’s database by contacting us (https://icccottawa.org/contact-us). However, because of backups and records of deletions, it may be impossible to delete a Visitor’s entry without retaining some residual information. An individual who requests to have Personally Identifiable Information deactivated will have this information functionally deleted, and we will not sell, transfer, or use Personally Identifiable Information relating to that individual in any way moving forward.
Your rights
These are summarized rights that you have under the data protection law
- The right to access
- The right to rectification
- The right to erasure
- The right to restrict processing
- The right to object to processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to complain to a supervisory authority
- The right to withdraw consent
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address “Children,” anyone under the age of 18 years, and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18 years.
If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please get in touch with us immediately in the contact details provided. If we come to know that children below 18 years have provided personal information, we will delete the information from our servers immediately.
What happens if the Privacy Policy Changes?
We will let our Visitors and the persons on our mailing lists know about changes to our privacy policy by posting such changes on the Site. However, if we are changing our privacy policy in a manner that might cause disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information that a Visitor or the persons on our mailing lists have previously requested not be disclosed, we will contact such Visitor or the persons on our mailing lists to allow such Visitor or the persons on our mailing lists to prevent such disclosure.
Links
https://icccottawa.org contains links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are moving to another website. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as their privacy policies may differ from ours.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by filling out a form at: https://icccottawa.org/contact-us
Last Updated: July 28, 2022