Website Privacy Policy
Protecting your privacy is important to Heart Niagara Inc. (HNI). This policy explains how HNI collects, uses, and discloses the personal information you may provide while using www.heartniagara.com and any other web sites operated by HNI, any HNI provincial micro-sites, including any tools, apps, forums, event and course registration pages, contest entries, lottery ticket purchases and/or donations (the websites,) as well as the electronic publications, newsletter, and announcements you have access to on the websites (electronic communications.) By using the websites, you signify your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please leave the site now.
Information Automatically CollectedNon-Identifying Information – The Web Sites may automatically collect certain non-identifying information regarding users of the Web Sites, such as the IP address of your computer, the IP address of your Internet service provider, the date and time you access the Web Sites, the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to the Web Sites, the operating system you are using, the sections of the Web Sites you visit, the pages of the Web Sites read and images viewed, and the materials you post to or download from the Web Sites. This non-identifying information is used for the operation of our web services, to maintain quality of the services, and to provide general statistics regarding use of our web services. We make no attempt to link this information with the identity of individuals visiting our Web Sites. We may, however, review service logs for security purposes, for example to detect intrusions into our network. The possibility therefore exists that service log data, which contains visitors’ IP addresses, could in instances of criminal malfeasance be used to trace and identify individuals. In such instances, raw data logs would be shared with the appropriate investigative bodies authorized to investigate such breaches of security. Your non-identifying information may be permanently archived for future use.
Cookies – The Web Sites may use "cookies", a technology that installs information on a website user's computer to permit the website to recognize future visits using that computer. Cookies enhance the convenience and use of a website. You may choose to decline cookies if your browser permits, but doing so may affect your use of the Web Sites and your ability to access certain features of the Web Sites.
Personal Information You Specifically Provide to the Web SitesYour Personal Information – During your use of the Web Sites, you may be asked to voluntarily provide certain personal information, including, but not limited to, your name and your email address. Where you are making a donation to HNI, purchasing an item from the Web Sites (including without limitation, a ticket for one of HNI lotteries), or paying your annual certification fees, certification card processing fees or certification card replacement fees, or otherwise participating in an Event organized by or associated with HNI, the personal information requested may include your address and credit card information.
Use of Your Personal Information – HNI may use your personal information to contact and correspond with you; to respond to your inquiries; to facilitate and process your registration for certain courses, events and services; to grant access to certain special features or areas of the Web Sites (including without limitations, to any HNI forums or HNI tools or HNI courses), where you have applied for access to or have posted information to those special features or areas of the Web Sites; to receive and process your annual certification fees, certification card processing fees, certification card replacement fees, donation or purchase of a lottery ticket; to issue tax receipts where applicable; to track communications with you; to provide you with a customized interactive experience; to help HNI develop new services, tools and website features that meet your needs; to improve the Web Sites; to provide you with the Electronic Communications you request; and as otherwise permitted or required by law. By visiting the Web Sites and providing HNI with your personal information in connection with a special feature of the Web Sites, you signify your consent for HNI to use such information for purposes inherent in that feature.
Electronic Communications from HNI – At any time you may ask HNI to stop sending you Electronic Communications and other information by contacting the Chief Privacy Officer at Heart Niagara office se to allow two to three business days for the cancellation to take effect.
Disclosure of Your Personal Information – HNI may transfer or otherwise disclose the information it collects from you to its employees, agents and service providers for the purpose of enabling these parties to perform a business, professional, charitable or technical support function for HNI. Such parties will be subject to the same obligations as HNI under this Policy. HNI may also disclose contact information it collects from you to other non-profit organizations. If you do not wish for your personal information to be disclosed to any other non-profit organizations, you may opt-out or withdraw your consent at any time by following the procedure outlined in the section entitled “Withdrawal of Consent”. HNI may disclose your personal information to a government institution that has asserted its lawful authority to obtain the information or where HNI has 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 protect the rights and property of HNI or otherwise as permitted or required by law. If HNI is involved in a merger or other reorganization, HNI may also disclose your personal information to the resulting organization.
Disclosure of Personal Information Provided to Forums – If you voluntarily submit or post any information, photographs or other content (“User Content”) to any HNI forums, Twitter pages, Facebook pages or other social networking pages/sites, certain of your personal information may be automatically included in the posting, including without limitation, your user name and email address and this information may be collected and used by others. HNI has no control over and is not liable for the collection, use or disclosure of any posted User Content or your included personal information by users of the Web Sites, forums, Twitter pages, Facebook pages or other social networking pages/sites. Any personal information posted, used or disclosed via an HNI forum, Twitter page, Facebook page or other social networking page or site is not subject to this Policy. You are responsible for ensuring the protection of any of your personal information that you post on any HNI forum, Twitter Page, Facebook Page or other social networking page or site. We recommend that you do not include your home address, job title, telephone number or other more sensitive personal information in any User Content, unless you are entirely satisfied that such information should be made public.
Storing and Securing Your Information – To help protect the confidentiality of your personal information, HNI employs security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. Nevertheless, due to the nature of the Internet and Internet technologies, security and privacy risks cannot be eliminated and HNI cannot guarantee that your personal information will not be disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this Policy.
Retention of Information – HNI retains your personal information only as long as it is required for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by federal and provincial laws.
Accessing Your Personal Information – Canada’s privacy laws give you certain rights to access and request corrections to your personal information in our custody or control. You may request access to your personal information and information about the collection, use and disclosure of that information by HNI by contacting the Heart Niagara Inc. 4635B Queen St, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 2L7. You can help HNI maintain the accuracy of your information by notifying HNI of any changes to your personal information.
Withdrawal of Consent - You may withdraw your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information about you at any time. To do this, please contact the Chief Privacy Policy Officer at Heart Niagara additionally, we routinely provide "opt out" or "unsubscribe" instructions on our Electronic Communications to provide for removal of your name from future transmissions.
Other Matters and Other Websites - The Web Sites may contain links to other websites or Internet resources, notably those belonging to our partners. When you click on one of those links you are contacting another website or Internet resource that may collect information about you voluntarily or through cookies or other technologies. HNI has no responsibility or liability for or control over those other websites or Internet resources or their collection, use and disclosure of your personal information.
Former Users - If you stop using the Web Sites and have not withdrawn your consent to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information about you in accordance with this Policy, HNI may continue to use and disclose your personal information in accordance with this Policy, as amended from time to time, and subject to compliance with the law.
Privacy Policy Changes - This Policy may be amended by HNI from time to time in HNI’s sole discretion and without any prior notice or liability to you or any other person. The collection, use and disclosure of your personal information by HNI will be governed by the version of this Policy in effect at that time. New versions of this Policy will be posted on the Web Sites. Your continued use of the Web Sites and receipt or request of any Electronic Communication subsequent to any changes to this Policy will signify that you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with the changed Policy. Accordingly, when you use the Web Sites or receive or request any Electronic Communication, you should check the date of this Policy and review any changes since the last version. You should also bookmark this page and periodically review this Policy to ensure that you are familiar with the most current version.
Your Comments - If you have any comments or questions about this Policy or your personal information, please contact the Chief Privacy Policy Officer at Heart Niagara at info@heartniagara.com
