PRIVACY STATEMENT

 

The Township of Cramahe is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Township of Cramahe website and governs data collection and usage. By using the Township of Cramahe website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

 

Collection of your Personal Information

The Township of Cramahe collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. The Township of Cramahe also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favourites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by the Township of Cramahe. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by the Township of Cramahe for the operation of the service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Township of Cramahe website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Township of Cramahe public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Township of Cramahe does not read any of your private online communications.

Township of Cramahe encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Township of Cramahe so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Township of Cramahe is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Township of Cramahe and Township of Cramahe family of websites.

 

Use of your Personal Information

The Township of Cramahe collects and uses your personal information to operate the Township of Cramahe website and deliver the services you have requested. Township of Cramahe also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Township of Cramahe and its affiliates. Township of Cramahe may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Township of Cramahe does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Township of Cramahe may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Township of Cramahe may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to the Township of Cramahe, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

The Township of Cramahe does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

The Township of Cramahe keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within the Township of Cramahe, in order to determine what the Township of Cramahe services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within the Township of Crahame to customers whose behaviour indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

The Township of Cramahe websites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Township of Cramahe or the site;
  • (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Township of Cramahe; and,
  • (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Township of Cramahe, or the public.

 

Use of Cookies

The Township of Cramahe website uses "cookies" to help you personalise your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. 

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalise the Township of Crahame pages, or register with Township of Cramahe site or services, a cookie helps Township of Cramahe to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Township of Cramahe website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Township of Cramahe features that you customised.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually 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 the Township of Cramahe services or websites you visit.

 

Security of your Personal Information

Township of Cramahe secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Township of Cramahe secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. 

 

Changes to this Statement

Township of Cramahe will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. The Township of Cramahe encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how the Township of Cramahe is protecting your information.

 

Contact Information

Township of Cramahe welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that the Township of Cramahe has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Township of Cramahe at us using our contact us form. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.