Who we are
Our website address is: https://mayneconservancy.ca.
Privacy Policy
Protecting your personal information
The Mayne Island Conservancy Society respects your privacy. In an effort to respond to the privacy concerns of Canadians, the federal government enacted the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). Effective January 1, 2004, PIPEDA and applicable provincial legislation have established certain principles for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in Canada. As part of our commitment to you, we want to clarify why we may ask for your personal information and how we will use it.
We collect personal information to maintain a strong relationship with our supporters and to provide them with ongoing service. For example, we collect information that allows us to process your donation, and to confirm your identity and address so we can accurately receipt your donation. Our third-party payment gateways (Stripe, PayPal) collect credit card information if you choose to pay that way.
As a result of making a donation to the Mayne Island Conservancy Society, inquiring about our programs, participating in our surveys or promotions, becoming a member, visiting our website or contacting our office, Mayne Island Conservancy Society may have collected some or all of the following personal information from you:
- your name
- address
- telephone number
- email address and/or facsimile number
- credit card or banking information
Personal information gathered by Mayne Island Conservancy Society is kept in confidence. Our personnel are authorized to access personal information based only on their need to deal with the information for the reason(s) for which it was obtained. Safeguards are in place to ensure that the information is not disclosed or shared more widely than is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was obtained. We also take measures to ensure the integrity of this information is maintained and to prevent its being lost or destroyed.
Mayne Island Conservancy Society keeps its supporters informed of activities and donor opportunities by mailing them occasional updates and appeals for support.
If you do not wish us to use your information for purposes of providing you with information that may be of interest, please contact us at the address indicated above. Also, please notify us if you wish to update your information so that we maintain accurate records. Subject to any legal or statutory requirements, we will abide by your preferences. If you have not notified us previously regarding your preferences and do not do so now, we will consider that you have consented to our continued use, disclosure and retention of your information for these purposes. You may contact us to withdraw or change your consent at any time. We will honour any request you may make to have access to or review your personal information that we have obtained as referred to above.
Digital Markers (including Pixel Tags & Cookies) and Web Analytics
This website uses digital markers, including cookies. A cookie is a small data file of information offered to your computer by web servers to keep track of your browser as you navigate our website. We do not combine information about you from these digital markers with other information that you provide to us.
We use digital markers for a number of purposes. We use the information we collect through digital markers to track your preferences, such as language, browser type and version. Using this information, we learn how you interact with our website or promotional communications, how we can improve the design and content of our website or promotional communications, and how to improve your experience on our website or with our promotional communications. In some cases, the use of digital markers is necessary for website functionality. For example, we use digital markers to track your web browser so that we can properly process forms and other requests that require keeping track of you between web pages.
We share information collected through digital markers with other companies who assist us with website analytics and digital advertising. Website analytics involves the collection of data for the purposes of measuring and reporting on website traffic and visits.
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices or your personal information in our possession, please feel free to contact us.