Privacy policy.

Gravenhurst Against Poverty (GAP) Internet Privacy Policy

We are sensitive to privacy issues on the Internet and recognize that visitors to our web pages are concerned about the type of information we collect and how we use it. G.A.P. is committed to preserving your privacy when visiting us online. This page discusses our online privacy practices.

This policy covers both: (1) personal information, which is information that can be identified to a particular individual because of a name, number, symbol, mark or other indicator; and (2) non-personal information that does not identify a particular individual.

G.A.P. does not collect any personal information about you during your visit to our web pages unless you provide that information voluntarily by sending an email or by initiating an online transaction, such as a survey, registration or order form.

If you do voluntarily provide personal information, your email address and the entire contents of your email message and other information you provide may be retained. We do not share any personal information with any private or public entity. G.A.P.  does not sell or distribute email addresses or other personal information to others for their commercial use.

We also collect some information that is not considered to be personal information.

When visiting any of our web pages the following non-personal information about your visit is automatically collected and stored:

  • The Internet Protocol (IP) address and domain name of your Internet service provider; 

  • The URL (website address) of the website from which you linked to the web page;

  • The type of browser and operating system you use when you visit our web pages;

  • The date and time of when you visited the web page;

  • The web page and services you accessed at the website;

  • The forms that you download from the web page

We use non-personal information to find out how people use our web pages. Reviewing this information allows us to improve our web page content, as well as assess system performance and potential problem areas. We retain the information collected for a period of years and then destroy it.

Cookies

Cookies are text files stored by your web browser in order to record information about you or your activities on a web page. Using cookies for this purpose is a common, generally accepted practice on the Internet. We may use temporary cookies to enhance, customize, or enable your visit to a web page. Temporary cookies do not contain personal information that can be used to identify you, do not compromise your privacy or security, and are erased when you close your browser.

Other Websites

A web page may provide links to websites maintained by other organizations. A link to another website does not constitute an endorsement of the content, viewpoint, accuracy, opinions, policies, products or services of that other website. Once you navigate from a web page to another site, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that site, including the provisions of its privacy policy.

The information provided in this privacy policy cannot be interpreted as business, legal or other advice, or as warranting fail-proof security for information provided through the web pages. Information provided on a web page is intended to allow the public access to information related to Gravenhurst Against Poverty (G.A.P.). While all attempts are made to provide accurate, current and reliable information, there is possibility of human and/or mechanical error.

Therefore, G.A.P. makes no representations or promises as to the accuracy, completeness, currency or suitability of the information provided on our web pages and denies any express or implied warranty as to such information. This privacy policy is not intended to and does not create any contractual or other legal rights for or on behalf of any party.

This privacy policy applies only to G.A.P.’s web pages. G.A.P. reserves the right to change this privacy policy at any time and will post revisions on our current website.

*Adapted from the privacy policy of the Centre for Internet Security.