Introduction

Protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your information – over the Internet, on the telephone, or through our offices – has always been fundamental to the way we do business at the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce. We operate on the basis of a Privacy Policy and related procedures that guide the handling of the personal information we collect. We have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to protecting the privacy of our members, partners and potential website visitors. This policy and related procedures are consistent with the Canadian Standards Association Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information (herein “CSA Model Code”) and applicable privacy legislation.

Privacy Statement

This policy deals only with personal information handled by the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce. Personal information is information about an identifiable individual, excluding business contact information. The following explains how the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce handles personal information. The Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to change or update this policy periodically. These changes may affect our use of your personal information. Please check for changes regularly.

Accountability

The Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce (herein “the Chamber”) is accountable for all personal information under its control. The Chamber’s privacy officer is the president and CEO, who is designated as responsible for the Chamber’s privacy policy.

The privacy officer can be reached as follows:

E-mail: ceo@haltonhillschamber.on.ca

Telephone: (905) 877 – 7119

Mail: 232A Guelph Street, Suite 205, Georgetown, Ontario, L7G 4A8

Any questions about the Chamber’s handling of personal information should be directed to the privacy officer. Please see below for more information about the process for referring questions about the Chamber’s handling of personal information.

Purpose of Personal Information

The purpose for which the Chamber collects personal information will be identified at or before the time the information is collected. The Chamber may collect personal information for the purposes of:

• administering membership and providing member services
• registering for Chamber events, for example the Annual General Meeting
• purchasing various Chamber products or services
• processing and administering the above or other purposes as necessary

The Chamber will not use personal information for any other purpose than identified at or before the time of collection.

Consent

The Chamber seeks consent for all personal information we collect, use and disclose through information provided to individuals prior to collection, or at the time of collection. If you have voluntarily provided information, you have consented to the collection, use and disclosure of your personally identifiable information as described in this privacy policy. As required by the CSA Model Code, the Chamber will not use personal information for any purpose other than that for which you consented. Should the Chamber require personal information for a new purpose, we will contact you to seek consent for that new use.

Cookies

As with most websites, certain non-personal information is recorded by the standard operation of our servers ("Cookie" technology). Cookies are strings of text written by programs on this website to a disk file on your computer. They contain information used to provide an enhanced online experience, and may include:

• The name of the ISP from which you access the Internet
• The date and time you accessed the site
• The Internet address of the Web site from which you enter our site and where you go after you leave our site

This information is also used to measure and monitor the use of our site and to improve its content. The "Cookie Technology" does not personally identify you or extract any information from your computer. Data which would personally identify you is known only when voluntarily submitted.

Most browsers can be configured to either notify you when websites create cookies or to disallow the creation of cookies. Refer to the documentation that came with your browser or the online help files supplied with your browser for instructions that will allow you to better control how cookies are written to your hard disk.

Additional Details:

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

232A Guelph Street, Suite 205

Georgetown, Ontario

L7G 4A8

(905) 877 – 7119

admin@haltonhillschamber.on.ca

Terms of Use

This site is owned by the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce. Any images, graphics, multimedia, or content is copyrighted by the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce and may only be used in the manner provided for in these Terms and Conditions. In addition, the site contains names, logos, trademarks, service marks and other intellectual property which are the property of The Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce and may not be used for any purpose without the express written consent of the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce.