Privacy Policy
Overview
Ottawa Humane Society is sensitive to the private nature of information you provide to it over the Internet and is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains the data collection and use practices of the Ottawa Humane Society website (“the website”). By accessing the website, you are deemed to have accepted and agreed to the information collection and use practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Information Collected
When you use the website, and at other times, Ottawa Humane Society may require you to provide it with personally identifiable information or you may elect to provide Ottawa Humane Society with personally identifiable information. The personally identifiable information you provide may include your name, company, job title, address and e-mail address and facts about yourself, your business, profession and product preferences. In addition, Ottawa Humane Society’s web servers may automatically collect website usage information from you when you visit the website. Website usage information informs Ottawa Humane Society about how visitors and subscribers use and navigate the websites, including the number and frequency of users to each web page, their IP address, and the length of their stays.
Use of Information Collected
The personal information collected on the website will be used to operate the website and to provide the services or carry out the transactions you have requested. In support of these uses, Ottawa Humane Society may combine the personally identifiable information you have provided to it on the website with other information about you that is available to it, including website usage information and information from other sources. Ottawa Humane Society may use this information to enable it to process, validate and verify requests for products and services and for the purposes for which you specifically provided the information; to improve your experience on the website; to improve and develop new products, features and services; to alert you to new products and services and special offers; to provide marketing with aggregate information about the user base and usage patterns, and for other purposes.
Ottawa Humane Society may disclose any information about you to law enforcement agencies, government officials or other authorities, as Ottawa Humane Society, in its sole discretion, believes necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.
How to Update, Access, Amend, or Correct your Personal Information
Subject to certain exceptions, Ottawa Humane Society believes that you should be able to know what personal information we hold about you and to whom we may have disclosed that information. You should also have the ability to correct such information if you believe that any Personal Information we hold about you may be inaccurate, or, request the deletion of your Personal Information, unless the retention is otherwise required by law.
If you would like to submit a request to access, review, update, or delete your personal information, please contact us.
Disclaimer
The material in this site are provided “as-is” and without warranties of any kind either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, Ottawa Humane Society disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Ottawa Humane Society does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Ottawa Humane Society does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. You (and not Ottawa Humane Society) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or correction. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.
Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall Ottawa Humane Society be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this site, even if Ottawa Humane Society, or Ottawa Humane Society authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. In no event shall Ottawa Humane Society’s total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort [including, but not limited to, negligence], or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this site.
No Reselling of Website or Content
No material from this website may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy of the materials for your organizations noncommercial use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of Ottawa Humane Society’s copyright and other proprietary rights. For purposes of these terms, the use of any such material on any other Web site or networked computer environment is prohibited.
In the event you download files from the site, the files, including any programs, documents, information incorporated in or generated by the files, and data accompanying the files (collectively, the “files”) are licensed to you by Ottawa Humane Society. Ottawa Humane Society does not transfer title to, or copyright of, the files to you. You own the medium on which a file or files is recorded, but Ottawa Humane Society retains full and complete title and copyrights to the files, and all intellectual property rights therein. You may not redistribute, sell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce any files to a human-perceivable form.
Cookies
Like most websites, Ottawa Humane Society automatically collects information and data through the use of “cookies”. A “cookie” is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server which enables a website to recognize repeat users, facilitate the user’s ongoing access to and use of the website and allows a website to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements and targeted advertising. A cookie will not provide Ottawa Humane Society with personal information, therefore, if you have not supplied Ottawa Humane Society with any personal information, you can still browse the website anonymously. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, however you can modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of this or other websites which you visit.
Security
The personally identifiable information we collect about you is stored in limited access servers. Ottawa Humane Society maintains safeguards to protect the security, integrity, and privacy of these servers and your personally identifiable information.
IP Address
If you are connected to the internet you will have an IP Address. This may take the form of a figure, such as 333.333.22.1. The address will be automatically collected and logged as part of the connection of your computer to Ottawa Humane Society’s web server and may be used to determine the total number of visits to each part of the website. If there is a security breach the relevant IP Address will be identified by the Internet Service Provider and the user may be contacted.
Links to Other Web Sites
Should you make use of the external links which may be provided for your convenience, you should be aware that those websites are not subject to this Privacy Policy. Ottawa Humane Society recommends that you review the privacy policy at each such website to determine how that website protects your privacy.
Your data and Your Right to be Forgotten
With respect to any integrations with third-party services like Facebook and other fundraising requests made on behalf of our Clients, we may transfer your personally identifiable information to trusted third parties who assist the operation of peer-to-peer applications, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our Site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.
You can always opt to not disclose information to applications supported by Ottawa Humane Society, though some information may be needed to register for events or to contact us.
If you would like to submit a request to delete your personal information, please contact us.
Your Privacy Rights & Choices
You can always opt to not disclose information to Ottawa Humane Society, though some information may be needed to register for events or to contact us. You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from Ottawa Humane Society at any time, using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our email communications.
If you would like to submit a request to access, review, update, or delete your personal information, please contact us.
Policy Modifications
Ottawa Humane Society may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, and will post any changes here, so that you are familiar with the Privacy Policy adopted by Ottawa Humane Society. Notwithstanding the right to amend the Privacy Policy as aforesaid, Ottawa Humane Society will not use your personal information in a manner materially different from this Privacy Policy without your prior consent.
Comments and Questions
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact Ottawa Humane Society by filling in the Contact Us form. Ottawa Humane Society reserves the right to contact you at any time regarding any problems or questions as well as to notify you of changes to the Privacy Policy, or to other policies or terms that affect you and your use of the website, but it is not obliged to do so.
Terms and Conditions
This Privacy Policy is subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of use of the Ottawa Humane Society website.