CAFC Website Privacy Policy

CAFC has created this privacy notice to explain how we use information that you may provide while visiting our website and to demonstrate our firm commitment to Internet privacy.

Website usage/information collection

When you visit the CAFC website, we automatically obtain information from you about the name of your Internet service provider, the browser and type of computer you are using, the website that referred you to us, the pages you request and the date and time of those requests. We use this information on an aggregate basis to generate statistics and measure site activity to improve the usefulness of the site to our visitors. For example, we use this information to track which pages are most popular among visitors as a whole. We do not track the pages you or any individual visitor may look at during a visit to our site and we do not collect any other information without your knowledge and permission. We do not collect or store personally identifiable information, such as your name, mailing address, email address or phone number, unless you provide that information.

CAFC’s sharing of personally identifiable information

CAFC does not share personal information with third parties.

CAFC’s Use of Member Personal Information

CAFC stores members personal information to perform certain tasks, such as maintain a membership database or send email alerts and/or newsletters.

CAFC will not post your personal contact information, including email address, street address and phone numbers, without your consent.

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user. CAFC’s website uses a cookie for measuring aggregate web statistics, including number of monthly visitors, number of repeat visitors, most popular Web pages and other information. CAFC will also use cookies to facilitate your online visit by maintaining data that you provide for online activism activities so that you will not need to resubmit certain information.CAFC does not use cookies to track what specific pages an individual site visitor views.

Opting out of email lists

CAFC Members will receive periodic updates from CAFC by email. You may opt out of receiving future information via email by using the unsubscribe procedure specified on the email message.

Outside links

This site contains hypertext links to other sites. CAFC is not responsible for the privacy practises or the content of such websites.

Security

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. We use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption to protect the transmission of information you submit to us when you use our secure online forms. You are on a secure page when the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer become locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when you are just “surfing.”

If you send us an email, you should know that email is not necessarily secure against interception.

Contact us

If you experience technical problems with the operation of this website, contact us by emailing: info@cafc.ca

You also may contact us by mail or telephone.

CAFC/ACCP
280 Albert Street, Suite 702
Ottawa ON
K1P 5G8
613.270.9138 (Toll-free: 1.800.775.5189)