JobsinTimmins.com: Privacy Policy

The Government of Canada enacted the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), which came into effect for most businesses on January 1, 2004. PIPEDA regulates the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by private sector organizations and others in the course of their commercial activities. We have created this policy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to protect the privacy of our staff, members, partners and potential Web site visitors.

Privacy Statement

This policy deals only with personal information handled by the Timmins Economic Development Corporation. Personal information is information about an identifiable individual, excluding business contact information. The Timmins Economic Development Corporation reserves the right to change this policy and it may be updated periodically.

Accountability

The Timmins Economic Development Corporation is responsible for the personal information under its control and has designated the CEO as its Privacy Official.

Purpose of personal Information

Information collected is for the purpose of:

administering Timmins Economic Development Corporation registration
administering Timmins Economic Development Corporation personnel information
registering for Timmins Economic Development Corporation events and postings
processing and administering the above or other purposes as necessary.

Consent

Personal information is not used for any purpose other than that which you have consented. Should the Timmins Economic Development Corporation require personal information for a new purpose, we will contact you to seek consent for that new use.

Limiting Collection, Use, Disclosure and Retention

The Timmins Economic Development Corporation will keep your personal information only as long as it is necessary to satisfy the purposes for which it was obtained. We collect, use and disclose personal information only for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate. At any time, our supporters are able to opt out of receiving communication material. Also, our supporters are able to opt out of having their information used or shared for purposes beyond those for which it was collected. If you believe any of the personal information we have collected about you is incorrect or incomplete you have the right to ask us to change it or delete it. We do not sell your personal information.

Safeguarding Personal Information

The Timmins Economic Development Corporation respects the privacy of our members, partners, potential website visitors and internet users and will protect that privacy as vigorously as possible. We store personal information in electronic and physical files that are secure. Our security measures include: secure locks on filing cabinets, and using industry standard techniques such as firewalls, intrusion detection and restricted access to records and to equipment, including computers. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transit to us or receive from us electronically. This is especially true for information you transmit to us via e-mail. We have no way of protecting that information until it reaches us. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best efforts to ensure its security on our servers.

Website Privacy Policy

The Timmins Economic Development Corporation website does not use permanent cookies. However, when a temporary cookie is required for navigation, it is entered in random access memory and automatically erased when the visitor leaves the site.

The site contains links to other sites. Certain sites may place temporary or permanent cookies onto the user's hard drive. For more information, consult the privacy policy on these sites. No personal information is gathered without the prior consent of the user.

You cannot be personally identified from the information transmitted automatically between computers. This information is gathered solely to meet the technological requirements of using the Internet and is used for statistical purposes.

Information transmitted automatically

You should be aware that, as soon as you access the www.jobsintimmins.com site, information is automatically exchanged between your computer and the site's server, without your intervention. The information does not identify you personally. It consists of:

1. Your Internet domain name (for instance, xcompany.com) if you use a private Internet access account, and your IP address (in general, your IP address is a unique number, assigned to your computer when it is connected to the Internet, which makes it possible to transmit documents to you without error);

2. the type of browser and operating system used to access our site;

3. the date and time you access our site;

4. the pages you visit; and

5. if you access www.jobsintimmins.com from another site (referral site), its address

This exchange of information is necessary to allow the server to transmit files compatible with your computer equipment. The project keeps the required information in order to have a record of the number of visitors, the pages visited most often, the technology used by the portal's clientele, the referral sites and the countries of origin of visitors to the site.

If you transmit personal information to us

In accordance with the Act regarding Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information, a department or agency requesting you to provide personal information must be sure that it needs the information (section 64), must identify itself and must inform you (excerpt of section 65) :

of the name and address of the public body on whose behalf the information is being collected
of the use to which the information will be put;
of the categories of persons who will have access to the information;
of the fact that a reply is obligatory, or that it is optional;
of the consequences for the party concerned or, as the case may be, for the third party, in the case of a refusal to reply;
of the rights of access and correction provided by law.

If you decide to send us personal information -- by e-mail or by filling in a form and submitting it through our site -- we will use only the information we require to answer your message and to follow up on it. Electronic messages are treated as confidentially as regular mail.

The personal information transmitted is not disclosed to any other organization unless your request is addressed to it or disclosure is required by law. In no case is the information transmitted used to draw up a profile of users or communicated to a private organization.

Links with other sites

Our site provides links to the sites of other public and private sector organizations and several private organizations. We are not responsible for the content or privacy policy on these sites.

Questions

Questions or comments should be directed to the Timmins Economic Development Corporation at (705) 360-2656 or 1-877-470-8332.