By using this website, you signify your consent to and agreement to be bound by these terms, practices and policy.
This policy applies to the Western Canadian Online Outdoors News website only.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the privacy practice on this Western Canadian Online Outdoors News website please address them in writing to Bob Kenyon, Publisher of Western Canadian Online Outdoors News by e-mail at info@westcanoon.com.
Western Canadian Online Outdoors News only collects personal information from users if that user voluntarily provides us with such information by subscribing to our e-mail updates, by submitting a question or comment to Western Canadian Online Outdoors News via e-mail, submitting an event or announcement, submitting an article for publishing, or purchasing advertsing on our website.
Users are under no obligation to provide us with this information and may access our website without providing any personal information. By volunteering this information users agree to its collection for the purposes stated below.
Western Canadian Online Outdoors News uses the personal information collected for the purposes of :
(a) To provide users with e-mail updates (if requested).
(b) Promote outdoors events or activities.
(c) Publish freelance articles.
(d) Provide advertising for our customers.
(a) When a user subscribes to receive e-mail updates from Western Canadian Online Outdoors News, which is done through a recognized second party service (i.e. Topica) we collect the following personal information:
* Name
* E-mail address
(b) When submitting a comment or question by e-mail to Western Canadian Online Outdoors News 's general mailbox info@westcanoon.com no personal information is collected.
(c) Western Canadian Online Outdoors News also collects non-personally identifiable information that becomes available as a result of a user's visit to Western Canadian Online Outdoors News 's website. This information includes the following:
* The user's IP address (A number automatically assigned to your computer when you visit
the website. Our server logs the user's IP address.)
* The user's Internet Service Provider (ISP)
* The user's Internet Service Provider (ISP) country of origin
* The user's Web browser.
(d) Non-personal information about a user's visiting habits may also be automatically collected through the use of "cookies." Cookies are computer files that are placed in a user's hard drive to remember any preferences the user may have when surfing the web. They can also tell us how often particular pages are visited.
An individual's personal information is only used in connection with the purposes identified in paragraph 4 of this policy. Individual information collected by Western Canadian Online Outdoors News will not be sold or made available to third parties. The retention periods for personal information collected by Western Canadian Online Outdoors News are as follows:
(a) Information collected for the purpose of providing e-mail updates is retained until the user
requests to be removed from our subscription list.
(b) Information collected pursuant to the sale of advertising on the Western Canadian Online
Outdoors News shows is retained as long as required by the Canada Customs and Revenue
Agency for tax and audit purposes.
(c) Information collected pursuant to submissions for the general Viewer Comments mailbox
are retained for up to three years, unless Western Canadian Online Outdoors News receives
a request by the individual to delete the information, in which case the information is deleted
immediately.
Users can subscribe to receive e-mail updates from Western Canadian Online Outdoors News through our second party provider (i.e. Topica) . To unsubscribe, users simply send an e-mail, as instructed on e-mail sent out, or by sending e-mail to info@westcanoon.com requesting to be removed from Western Canadian Online Outdoors News 's e- mail updates list.
To ensure the protection of personal information collected by us, Western Canadian Online
Outdoors News employs the following physical, organizational and technological security
safeguards:
(a) Access is restricted to Western Canadian Online Outdoors News offices to editors and
authorized individuals of Western Canadian Online Outdoors News only.
(b) Access to the Western Canadian Online Outdoors News server containing personal
information is limited to the Publisher of the Western Canadian Online Outdoors News and
is accessed by use of a password.
Western Canadian Online Outdoors News is committed to making readily available to individuals information on our policies and practices.
To review your personal information collected by Western Canadian Online Outdoors News , please direct your request in writing to Bob Kenyon at info@westcanoon.com.
If you wish to challenge Western Canadian Online Outdoors News 's compliance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act please address your concerns in writing to Bob Kenyon at info@westcanoon.com.
If you are not satisfied with our response to your challenge, you may submit a complaint to the Federal Privacy Commissioner within six months. Appeals from decisions of the Federal Privacy Commissioner may be made to the Federal Court of Canada within 45 days after the Commissioner's report is sent.
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