Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation ("CHPF") is committed to adhering to the principles of PIPA (Personal Information Protection Act), PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act), CASL (Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation) and any other applicable legislation to protect the privacy and confidentiality of the personal information of donors, members, employees, directors, volunteers, clients and other stakeholders. CHPF 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 individuals choose to entrust with us.
During the course of our various activities CHPF gathers and uses personal information to carry out its work and other day-to-day activities. It is reasonable for a person to expect CHPF to carefully protect the personal information it collects and that any other use other than those for which it was collected, will be disclosed, and subject to consent
CHPF does not sell, rent or exchange any personal information collected from our supporters with any other organization or entity.
Contact information
Questions, inquiries, concerns, or complaints relating to CHPF's policy on the treatment of personal information can be directed to CHPF's Executive Director, Nicole Plaskett. Contact details can be found below.
Further information on privacy and your rights in regard to your personal information may be found on the website of the
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Ontario.
Website privacy statement
This website is operated by CHPF for the benefit of our community members and those interested in the delivery of our programs and services and in supporting the work of CHPF. It is free for use by individual web users, and no registration is required.
Credit card data and security
CHPF recognizes that, for the purposes of donations, supporters may provide us with their banking or credit card information. We only use this information to process the transaction as intended by the supporter.
Credit card transactions processed online through our website are passed through a secure third-party provided SSL verified connection to adhere to industry standard privacy and security standards.
Use of information
CHPF is firmly committed to data privacy, particularly as it relates to visitors to this website. We do not sell, rent or exchange any personal information collected from our site visitors that has been gathered online.
We do send email notifications of events, news, bulletins, updates in addition to e-receipts, solicitations and acknowledgements of donations, however only to those who have given us their email address and indicating they wish to receive these types of communications.
Removal from mailing list
If you wish to unsubscribe from an email or update your contact information, please
email us or call 905 232 1153 and we will be happy to oblige your requests.
In accordance with CASL, unsubscribing from emails is to happen without delay when possible, otherwise it must be rectified within 10 business days after receiving notice of withdrawal.
CASL (Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation)
The
2014 Canadian Act relating to commercial electronic messages (CEM) places a variety of parameters on electronic messages:
- Express consent – When sending to those who have given express consent (subscribed) to receive email communications from the CHPF we must identify the sender and include an option to unsubscribe
- Implied consent – When sending to those who have given implied consent by making a transaction (donations) or who has a relationship with the CHPF as a member or volunteer the CHPF may send communications for up to two years from the date of their last transaction, or the end of their relationship, as long as we identify the sender and include an option to unsubscribe
Share with care: This Act also applies to sharing. If you are planning to share one of our emails or web pages through email or direct messaging on social media, you must comply with CASL. Under CASL you should only share with people you have a personal relationship with, or those who have a publicly listed business email.
Please note, a "personal relationship" requires that the real identity of the individual who claims a personal relationship is known by the other individual involved in such a relationship (as opposed to instances where a virtual identity or an alias is used). Using social media or sharing the same network does not necessarily reveal a personal relationship between individuals. The mere use of buttons available on social media websites – such as clicking "like", voting for or against a link or post, accepting someone as a "Friend", or clicking "Follow" – will generally be insufficient to constitute a personal relationship for the purposes of sending an email or direct message to that person.
For more information, please visit the federal government's
FightSpam website and the
CRTC website.
Legal disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law and wherein we have a good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our society.
Any questions may be directed to:
Nicole Plaskett
Executive Director
Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation
30 Eglinton Ave. West, Suite 710
Mississauga, Ontario L5R 3E7
nplaskett@thechpf.com