1.
YOUR CONSENT
By using the Web Site, you signify your consent to our collection, use,
and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy
Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, you may not use this web
site.
2.
INFORMATION AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED
Non-Identifiable Information - As is typical with many Web sites, the
Web Site automatically collects certain non-identifiable information regarding
Web Site users, such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer,
the IP address of your Internet Service Provider, the date and time you
access the Web Site, the Internet address of the Web site from which you
linked directly to the Web Site, the operating system you are using, the
sections of the Web Site you visit, the Web Site pages read and images
viewed, and any content you download. We use this non-identifiable information
for Web Site and system administration purposes and to improve the Web
Site. We may disclose the non-identifiable information to others and permanently
archive it for future use.
Cookies - The Web Site uses "cookies", a technology that installs
information on a Web Site user's computer to permit the Web Site to recognize
future visits by that computer. Cookies enhance the convenience and use
of the Web Site. For example, we use the information provided through
cookies to recognize you as a previous user of the Web Site (so you do
not have to enter your personal information every time), offer personalized
Web page content and information for your use, track your activity at
the Web Site to respond to your needs, and otherwise facilitate your Web
Site experience. Advertisements displayed on the Web Site may also contain
cookies. Those advertisements may be provided by third party advertising
companies, and we do not have any control over, or any responsibility
or liability for, the cookies used in the advertisements or for the use
and disclosure of information collected through advertisement cookies.
You may choose to decline "cookies" if your browser permits,
but doing so may affect your use of the Web Site and your ability to access
certain features of the Web Site.
3.
PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE
During your use of the Web Site, you may be asked to voluntarily provide
certain personal information (such as your name, email address, postal
address, and telephone number) for purposes such as facilitating communications
with you or applying for access to certain special features of the Web
Site. It is always your choice whether or not to provide personal information.
If you choose not to provide requested personal information, you may not
be able to use certain features of the Web Site.
4.
USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may use your personal information to contact and correspond with you,
to respond to your inquiries, and to facilitate and enhance your use of
the Web Site. We may develop a confidential personal profile for you,
which we use to provide the very best service to you. We may also send
to you, from time to time, email or other communications containing information
about Tourism Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows, tourist attractions and
amenities, and other matters we believe will interest you. At any time,
you may ask us to stop sending you email and other information by contacting
tourism@mapleridge-pittmeadows.com
. In addition, each unsolicited email we send will tell you how to decline
further email.
5.
CONSENT TO DISCLOSURE
By using the Web Site, you signify your consent to the disclosure of your
personal information in the following circumstances:
(i)Disclosure to Tourism Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Members and Partners
- We may provide your personal information to certain members and partners.
Before personal information is disclosed, the recipient organization will
agree with Tourism Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows to protect the privacy
of your personal information in a manner that is consistent with this
Policy. Recipient organizations may use your personal information to provide
you with email or other information about their products and services
and other matters.
(ii)Disclosure
to Service Providers - In order to permit the efficient operation of the
Web Site and to process certain transactions, we may disclose your personal
information to certain service providers. The service providers to whom
personal information is disclosed have agreed with Tourism Maple Ridge
& Pitt Meadows to protect the privacy of your personal information
in a manner that is consistent with this Policy.
(iii)Law
Enforcement and Legal Disclosure - We may disclose your personal information
to a government institution that has asserted its lawful authority to
obtain the information or where we have reasonable grounds to believe
the information could be useful in the investigation of unlawful activity,
or to comply with a subpoena or warrant or an order made by a court, person
or body with jurisdiction to compel the production of information, or
to comply with court rules regarding the production of records and information,
or to our legal counsel.
(iv)Disclosure
in Business Transfers - We may be involved in the sale or transfer of
some or all of our society or operations. As part of that sale or transfer,
we may disclose your personal information to the acquiring organization,
but will require the acquiring organization to agree to protect the privacy
of your personal information in a manner that is consistent with this
policy. If at any time you do not wish us to disclose your personal information
as part of the sale or transfer some or all of our society or operations,
please notify us at tourism@mapleridge-pittmeadows.com.
6. LOCATION OF INFORMATION
Tourism Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows will store and process your personal
information in Maple Ridge and/or Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada.
7.
SECURING YOUR INFORMATION
To help protect the confidentiality of your personal information, Tourism
Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows employs security safeguards appropriate
to the sensitivity of the information. Nevertheless, security and privacy
risks cannot be eliminated and we cannot guarantee that your personal
information will not be disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this
policy.
8.
ACCESSING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You may request access to your personal information and information about
our collection, use and disclosure of that information by contacting us
at tourism@mapleridge-pittmeadows.com.
Subject to certain exceptions prescribed by law, you will be given reasonable
access to your personal information within a reasonable time, and will
be entitled to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information
and to have it amended as appropriate. Tourism Maple Ridge & Pitt
Meadows attempts to keep its records as accurate and complete as possible.
You can help us maintain the accuracy of your information by notifying
us of any changes to your personal information.
9.
OTHER WEB SITES
The Web Site may contain links to other Web sites or Internet resources,
including Web sites operated by Tourism Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows
members and trading partners and New Media Solutions. When you click on
one of those links you are contacting another Web site. Tourism Maple
Ridge & Pitt Meadows has no responsibility or liability for or control
over those other Web sites or their collection, use and disclosure of
your personal information.
10.
WEB SITE USE AGREEMENT
The Web Site Use Agreement governing your use of the Web Site contains
important provisions, including provisions disclaiming, limiting or excluding
Tourism Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows' liability for your use of the
Web Site and provisions determining the applicable law and exclusive jurisdiction
for the resolution of any disputes regarding your use of the Web Site.
Each of those provisions applies to any disputes that may arise in relation
to this Privacy Policy or our collection, use and disclosure of your personal
information, and are of the same force and effect as if they had been
reproduced directly in this Privacy Policy.
11.
PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES
This Privacy Policy may be changed from time to time in our sole discretion
and without any prior notice. Revised Privacy Policies will be posted
here. Your continued use of the Web Site subsequent to any changes to
this privacy policy will signify that you consent to our collection, use
and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with the changed
policy. Accordingly, when you use the Web Site, you should check the date
of this policy and review any changes since the last version. We suggest
that you bookmark this page and periodically review this policy to ensure
that you are familiar with the most current version.
12.
FORMER USERS
If you stop using the Web Site or your permission to use the Web Site
is terminated by us, we may continue to use and disclose your personal
information in accordance with this policy as amended from time to time.
13.
YOUR COMMENTS
If you have any comments or questions about this Privacy Policy or your
personal information, please contact us at
tourism@mapleridge-pittmeadows.com
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