www.lairdtownship.ca Privacy Policy
Type of website: Municipal Government
Effective date: 1st day of January, 2022
www.lairdtownship.ca (the “Site”) is owned and operated
by The Corporation Of The
Township Of Laird. The Corporation Of
The Township Of Laird can be
contacted at:
info@lairdtownship.ca
(705) 248-2395
3 Pumpkin Point Road R.R. #4 Echo Bay, Ontario Canada P0S 1C0
Purpose
The purpose of this privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) is to inform users
of our Site of the following:
1.
The personal data we will collect;
2.
Use of collected data;
3.
Who has access to the data collected;
4.
The rights of Site users; and
5.
The SiteÂ’s cookie policy.
This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and
conditions of our Site.
Consent
By using our Site users agree that they consent to:
1.
The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy;
and
2.
The collection, use, and retention of the data
listed in this Privacy Policy.
Personal Data We Collect
We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy
Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below
without notifying you first.
Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way
We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on
our Site:
1.
First and last name;
2.
Email address;
3.
Phone number;
4.
Address;
5.
Auto fill data;
6.
Pet Ownership Details; and
7.
Concerns/Complaints.
This data may be collected using the following methods:
1.
Online Forms.
How We Use Personal Data
Data collected on our Site will only be used for the
purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of
our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy
Policy.
The data we collect when the user performs certain
functions may be used for the following purposes:
1.
Office use only to issue permits, dog tags, and
register a concern.
Who We Share Personal Data With
Employees
We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably
needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy
Policy.
Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the
following cases:
1.
If the law requires it;
2.
If it is required for any legal proceeding;
3.
To prove or protect our legal rights.
If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site,
please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their
privacy policies and practices.
How Long We Store Personal Data
User data will be stored for one year.
You will be notified if your data is kept for longer than this period.
How We Protect Your Personal Data
In order to protect your security, we use the strongest available browser
encryption and store all of our data on servers in secure facilities. All data
is only accessible to our employees. Our employees are bound by strict
confidentiality agreements and a breach of this agreement would result in the
employeeÂ’s termination.
While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and
that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet
as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore we
are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably
practical.
Children
We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 13 years
of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 13
years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child
under 13 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or
guardian may contact our privacy officer.
How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the
Data Collected
If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have
used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to who we
disclosed your personal data, or if you would like your data to be deleted or
modified in any way, please contact our privacy officer here:
Laird Township Clerk
info@lairdtownship.ca
(705) 248-239
3 Pumpkin Point Road R.R. #4 Echo Bay, Ontario Canada P0S 1C0
Cookie Policy
A cookie is a small file, stored on a userÂ’s hard drive by a website. Its
purpose is to collect data relating to the userÂ’s browsing habits. You can
choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted. You can also choose to
disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, but this may decrease the
quality of your user experience.
We use the following types of cookies on our Site:
1.
Functional cookies
Functional cookies are used to remember the selections you make on our Site so
that your selections are saved for your next visits.
Modifications
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain
compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection
process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will
update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend
that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are
notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes
to this Privacy Policy.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, you can contact our privacy
officer, Laird Township Clerk, at:
info@lairdtownship.ca
(705) 248-239
3 Pumpkin Point Road R.R. #4 Echo Bay, Ontario Canada P0S 1C0