Canadian Children's Rights Council Privacy Policy

At the Canadian Children's Rights Council, we recognize the importance of privacy and are committed to maintaining the accuracy, confidentiality and security of your personal information.

The Canadian Children's Rights Council is committed to protecting the privacy of personal information in its possession or under its control. This privacy policy describes the types of personal information that the Council collects and manages personal information.

Personal information related to donations, our services and volunteers is collected at the national level. Our volunteers and employees must comply with specific privacy legislation in their provinces/territories. For more on the Council's privacy practices in your province/territory, please contact us.

What is personal information?

Personal information is any information that can identify an individual, such as name, address, age, credit card information, banking information. Personal information does not include an individuals business title or business contact or information that cannot be associated with or tracked back to a specific individual. Information that is publicly available, such as a telephone book listing, is not considered to be personal information.

What personal information does the Council collect?

The information the Council collects is the minimum information required to establish and maintain a service, volunteer, participant, donor or program relationship with you. This includes:

* Contact and identification information (name, address, phone number, e-mail)
* Donation information (date of gift, amount of gift, the campaign you contributed to, name of spouse or partner if it was a joint gift).
* Financial information with the exclusion of banking information, credit card number and expiry date or chequing account information to process your donation. Copies of donation cheques are kept only until the cheque clears.
* Other personal information used for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances. (For example, if you have demonstrated an interest in participating in fundraising events, we may send you information regarding other fundraising programs and services).

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How does the Council use your personal information?

The Council generally collects your personal information directly from you and only with your consent. The Council uses your personal information for fundraising, to process donations and event registrations, to respond to requests for services and information, and to keep you informed about our activities.

If the purpose for using your personal information changes from the time since such consent was obtained, the Council will advise you of this purpose before such use or disclosure.

If you do not wish the Society to use or disclose your personal information for purposes other than for which it was collected, or if you do not want to receive any marketing or fundraising materials from the Council, please contact the Councils national privacy officer.

Accuracy and retention of personal information

The Council aims to ensure that any personal information provided is accurate, complete and current as required for the purposes for which the information is used.

The Council keeps personal information only as long as it is needed for the reasons it was collected. The length of time we retain information varies, depending on the program, service or event and the nature of the information. When your personal information is no longer required for Council purposes, the information is either physically destroyed or deleted. For more information about Council practices in your province/territory, please contact our office.

Inquiries about our privacy policy and requests to access your personal information

1. If you have any questions about the privacy policy in your province, or would like to access your personal information, please contact the Canadian Children's Rights Council national privacy officer.

2. If your inquiry relates to the Canadian Children's Rights Councils  privacy policy, please contact the national privacy officer:

National Privacy Officer
Canadian Children's Rights Council
Toronto, Ontario M5N 1A3

416-410-6858

3. If you have a concern about the Canadian Children's Rights Council privacy practices, please contact the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

Privacy Commissioner of Canada
112 Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 1H3

Tel: 1-800-282-1376
Fax: (613) 947-6850