1 Introduction
To protect your privacy, we have implemented the following privacy policy, outlining how we can and cannot use your information.
1.1 Consent
By continuing to use our website, you consent to this privacy policy.
2 Collection for Personal Information
In certain cases (such as when you donate, send us a message over the contact form or fill in the membership application), we collect the following information:
- Last Name
- First Name
- Postal Address
- Postal Code
- E-Mail Address
- Telephone Number
- Credit Card Number
- Date of Birth or Age
- Occupation
All or some of this data is collected on the various forms on our interactive website. We also use the log files and Google Analytics to analyze how our website is used. The latter cannot be used to personally identify you.
2.1 Online Forms
Information you submit through various web-forms is used in the following ways:
- Surveys
- Membership Application
- Online Donation
We use the info for:
- Membership Management
- Information
- Statistics
- Contact
- Website Content Management
2.2 Consent to Contact from the Society
Your personal information may also be recorded when you use our online contact forms. By communicating with us over the contact form you permit us to contact you regarding your request. If you become a member of the Society, you agree to receive communications from the Society regarding its events, activities and other news. You will also receive information regarding your membership, including statutory communications such as notices of Annual and Special Members' Meetings. You can, upon request, opt-out of all communications as a members except for communications members must receive by law.
3 Log Files, Cookies and Google Analytics
We gather certain information through the website log files, cookies and Google Analytics. This information is not used to personally identify you. We may collect the following information:
- IP Address
- Operating System / Broweser
- Visited Pages
- Time and duration of connection
These files are used to improve your experience on our website. For more details on Google Analytics see http://www.google.com/analytics
4 Your Rights
4.1 Opt-Out
At any time, you can request that your personal information is no longer be used by us (except for the required communications noted in 2.2). For personally non-identifyable information, you can also refuse cookies and Google Analytics tracking by changing your browser settings to ‘DO NOT TRACK’ and disable cookies.
To exercise your rights please contact us:
- P.O. Box 665, Montréal (Québec) H3B 3K3
- Chief Privacy Officer: Gabriel Desbiens, Director
- E-Mail: RPRP@societeallemande.ca
- Telephone: +1 (514) 612-2188, 303
4.2 Access to your information
You can also request to view a copy of the personally identifiable information about yourself in our system. To exercise this right contact us by e-mail:
- RPRP@societeallemande.ca
5 Security
We safeguard your privacy and your personal information with various technical means, including:
- SSL Encryption (Secure Sockets Layer)
- Secured Access to our databases to authorized personnel only
- Firewalls
