PRIVACY POLICY

The Workers Arts and Heritage Centre (WAHC) takes the privacy of all its participants very seriously. We are open about our privacy practices and strive to take great care with customer and user information.

This Privacy Policy outlines how your personal information is collected, used and treated as part of the terms and conditions of this site. We value your trust and recognize that maintaining this trust requires that we be open and accountable in our treatment of the personal Information that you choose to share with us. We do not trade, rent or sell the names of our valued supporters.

PRIVACY

The Workers Arts and Heritage Centre (WAHC) may collect certain specific personal information from our website, telephone calls and written correspondence to provide our participants and users with an individually tailored range of services.

DATA PROTECTION

The Workers Arts and Heritage Centre, a registered Canadian charity, 138444633 RR 0001, in accordance with current data protection legislation.

THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We limit the collection of Personal Information to that which is necessary for the purposes identified. Personal Information will be collected only by fair and lawful means. We collect information that is necessary to perform the services you have requested, to keep you informed with what’s on at WAHC and that is otherwise necessary for us to operate our organization as well as improve the experience of the people we work with. We may, for example, keep a record of your name, mailing address, home telephone number, mobile telephone number, e-mail address and preferences.

WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We may use your personal information to inform you about forthcoming events, news and projects which may be of interest to you. You will receive information in the format(s) that you have requested, e.g. direct mail, or e-newsletters.

We may also use your personal information to communicate with you, for record keeping purposes, to track activity on our website, to publish trends or to improve usefulness and content.

USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Your personal information will be disclosed only to relevant representatives and working groups of the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre (WAHC). Only necessary information is disclosed.

For example, where we use third party ticketing organizations, or work with other cultural organizations, or in order to comply with our legal obligations (for example fraud protection) or in order to enforce our rights, property or the safety of the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre (WAHC), our visitors or others.

All reasonable steps are taken to ensure all information is accurate, complete and up to date. We will not sell, distribute or disclose your information to third parties.

ACCESSING AND UPDATING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You may ask us whether we hold any personal Information about you. You can see that information and ensure that it’s accurate by contacting the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre (WAHC) email at info@wahc-museum.ca or by mail at 51 Stuart Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 1B5, Canada.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal Information is protected with security safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. This protection applies in relation to information stored in both electronic and hard copy form. We use password protocols and secure websites to protect personal Information we receive when an online donation is made. Our software is routinely updated to maximize protection of such information. You accept the inherent security risks of providing information over the internet.

CONSENT / COMPLIANCE

Your personal information will not be used for any unrelated purpose without your consent. By disclosing your personal information to us, by using this website or by telephone or written correspondence, you consent to the collection, storage and processing of your personal information by the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre (WAHC).

IP ADDRESSES

Every time you connect to our website, we store web server logs which show your unique IP address. This identifies what you have looked at; whether the page request was successful or not; and which browser you used to view the pages. This data will only be used for statistical purposes and personalisation purposes only and helps to inform us about the usage of the site and how many hits we receive.

COOKIES

Although currently not in use, we may use ‘cookies’ to identify you when you visit our website to build a demographic profile. A ‘cookie’ is a small piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information back from the browser.

‘Cookies’ are frequently used on websites and you can choose if and how a ‘cookie’ will be accepted by configuring your preferences and options in your browser. If we use ‘cookies’ in the future, we will not cross-match information collected through ‘cookies’ with other personal information to determine who you are or your e-mail address. However, if you disable ‘cookies’ you may not then be able to access all functions of our website.

THIRD PARTY LINKS/SITES

Occasionally, we link to third party sites through links on our website. Any link to a third party site is provided for your information and convenience only. The Workers Arts and Heritage Centre (WAHC) is not responsible for and makes no representations concerning the condition of and content of, or products offered at the third party site or their commitment to Privacy Laws. Any link from our website does not indicate, expressly or impliedly, that the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre (WAHC) endorses the site or the products or services offered there. If you access a third party site, it is at your own risk.

HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE

You can unsubscribe from any or all of the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre (WAHC) services at any time. Unsubscribe buttons exist at the bottom of each dynamic email (e.g. MailChimp) we send or you mail contact us directly by email at info@wahc-museum.ca and we will unsubscribe you immediately.

CONTACT DETAILS

If you have any questions or concerns about the way in which we handle your personal information, please contact us by email at info@wahc-museum.ca or by mail at 51 Stuart Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 1B5, Canada.