Privacy Policy

Website Type: Non-Profit Organization
Effective date: July 1, 2024

The website “https://halifax57rescue.ca/” is owned and operated by __________. __________ is the data controller and can be contacted at:

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Goal

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 users of the Site; and
  5. The Site’s cookie policy.

 

GDPR

For users in the European Union, we adhere to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, known as the “General Data Protection Regulation” (the “GDPR”). For users in the UK, we adhere to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018.

We have not appointed a data protection officer because we do not belong to the categories of controllers and processors required to appoint a data protection officer under Article 37 of the GDPR.

 

Consent

By using our site, users agree to:

  1. The conditions set out in the privacy policy.

Where the legal basis for processing your personal data is that you have given your consent to such processing, you may withdraw your consent at any time. If you withdraw your consent, the processing we carried out before you withdrew your consent will not be unlawful.

You can withdraw your consent by emailing us.

 

Legal Basis for Processing

We collect and process personal data from users in the EU only where we have a legal basis to do so under Article 6 of the GDPR.

We rely on the following legal bases to collect and process users’ personal data in the EU:

  1. Users have given their consent to the processing of their data for one or more specific purposes; and
  2. The processing of users’ personal data is necessary so that we can take steps, at the request of a user, prior to the conclusion of a contract or the execution of a contract to which a user is a party.

 

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 first notifying you.

Data Collected Automatically
When you visit and use our site, we may automatically collect and store the following information:

  1. IP adress;
  2. Location;
  3. Hardware and software details;
  4. Links clicked; and
  5. Content viewed.

Data Collected Non-Automatically
We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:

  1. First and last name;
  2. E-mail address;
  3. Phone number;
  4. Subject; and
  5. Message.

This data may be collected using the following methods:

  1. Contact form.

 

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 automatically is used for the following purposes:

  1. Data analysis; and
  2. Improve the Website.

The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following purposes:

  1. Communication.

 

Who Do We Share Personal Data With

Employees
We may disclose user data to certain members of our organization who reasonably need 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 required by law;
  2. If required for any legal proceedings;
  3. To prove or protect our legal rights; and
  4. To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.

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 Keep Personal Data

User data will be retained until the purpose for which the data was collected is achieved.

You will be notified if your data is kept longer than this period.

 

How We Protect Your Personal Data

To protect your security, we use the strongest browser encryption available and store all of our data on servers.

Although we take all reasonable precautions to ensure user data is secure and protected, there is always a risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can sometimes be insecure and we are therefore unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.

 

Your Rights As a User

In accordance with the GDPR, you have the following rights:

  1. Right to be informed;
  2. Permission to access;
  3. Right of rectification;
  4. Right to erasure;
  5. Right to restrict processing;
  6. Right to data portability; and
  7. Right to object.

 

How to Access, Modify, Delete or Contest Collected Data

If you want to know whether we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, whether we have disclosed your personal data and to whom we have disclosed it, whether you want your data deleted or changed in any way whether, or if you would like to exercise any of your other rights under the GDPR, please contact our Data Controller here:

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Cookies Policy

A cookie is a small file stored on a user’s hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user’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 future visits;
  2. Analytical Cookies
    Analytical cookies allow us to improve the design and functionality of our Site by collecting data on how you access our Site, for example data on the content you access, the length of your stay on our Site, etc;

 

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 change 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 informed of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this privacy policy.

 

Complaints

If you have any complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us via the contact methods listed in the Contact Information section so that we can, where possible, resolve the problem. If you believe that we have not addressed your concern satisfactorily, you may contact a supervisory authority. You also have the right to lodge a complaint directly with a supervisory authority.

 

Contact details

If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, you can contact our Data Controller, ___________, at:

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