By accessing or using the Certified Celebrants Association of Canada Web
site, you agree to the terms of the Online Privacy Policy,
as outlined below. If you do not agree to these terms,
please do not access or use this site. We reserve the right
to change the Online Privacy Policy from time to time at our
sole discretion. Your use of this site will be subject to
the most current version of the Online Privacy Policy at the
time of such use.
Personal Information:
When you engage in certain activities on this site, such as
filling in the book online forms or ordering products we may
ask you to provide certain information about yourself by
filling out and submitting an online form. It is completely
optional for you to engage in these activities. If you elect
to engage in these activities, however, we may ask that you
provide us personal information, such as your first and last
name, mailing address (including postal code), e-mail
address, job title, telephone and fax numbers, and other
personal identifying information. When ordering products or
services on the site, you may be asked to provide a credit
card number. Depending upon the activity, some of the
information that we ask you to provide is identified as
mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the
mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you
will not be able to engage in that activity.
When you submit personal information to Certified Celebrants
Association of Canada on this site, you understand and agree that this
information may be transferred across national boundaries
and may be stored and processed in any of the countries in
which Certified Celebrants Association of Canada and its affiliates and
subsidiaries maintain offices, including without limitation,
the United States and Canada. You also acknowledge that in
certain countries or with respect to certain activities, the
collection, transferring, storage and processing of your
information may be undertaken by trusted vendors of Certified
Celebrants Association of Canada.
Certified Celebrants Association of Canada will not knowingly disclose your
personal information to third parties without your consent.
We may disclose user information in special cases when we
have reason to believe that disclosing this information is
necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against
someone who may be causing injury to or interference with
(either intentionally or unintentionally) Certified Celebrants
Association of Canada rights or property, web site users, or anyone else
that could be harmed by such activities. Certified Celebrants
Association of Canada may disclose user
information when we believe in good faith that the law
requires it.
Certified Celebrants Association of Canada may share aggregate information about
our Web site users with advertisers, business partners,
sponsors, and other third parties. For example, we will say
Certified Celebrants Association of Canada audience is x percent female and y
percent male. This data is used to customize Certified Celebrants
Association of Canada Web site content and
advertising to deliver a better experience for our users.
Protection of Your Personal Information:
The personal information that you provide in connection with
registering yourself as a client of Certified Celebrants Association of Canada is
classified as Client Information. Client Information is
protected in several ways. Your Client Information resides
on a secure server that only selected Certified Celebrants Association of Canada
personnel and associates have access to. Personal
information that you provide that is not Client Information
also resides on a secure server. Since this information is
not accessible from outside Certified Celebrants Association of Canada you will not be asked to select a password
in order to view or modify such information.
Please note that any information you post to a public
bulletin board or guestbook is available to all persons
accessing any of our sites.
Opting Out:
Information provided at the time of Product Purchase,
Product Registration or submission of Contact or Support
forms may be used for marketing and promotional purposes by
Certified Celebrants Association of Canada, our affiliates, resellers or companies
associated with Certified Celebrants Association of Canada.
To keep you in control of your personal information and the
communications directed to you, we allow you to opt out of
the following services: sharing your information in our
client list, receiving communications from Certified Celebrants
Association of Canada about new features, products, services
and/or specials. If a site visitor objects to such use for
any reason, he or she may stop that use by e-mail request to
support@celebratinglife.ca Information provided when purchasing
products from any of our online stores may be used for
marketing and promotional purposes and is subject to the
opt-out processes described on, or linked to, each form.
Other Important Information:
The Certified Celebrants Association of Canada Web site may contain links
to other sites. We do not endorse or otherwise accept
responsibility for the content or privacy policies of those
sites. Additionally, some of our Web pages may contain
“cookies,” which are data that may be sent to your Web
browser and stored on your computer. This allows our server
to “recognize” you when you visit our Web site in the
future. These cookies do not contain personally identifying
information. Most Web browsers can be configured to not
accept cookies, or to notify you if a cookie is sent to you.
Certified Celebrants
Association of Canada reserves the right to modify this privacy
policy at any time. We will promptly reflect any such
modifications in these Web pages.
Certified Celebrants
Association of Canada Privacy Code:
The Certified Celebrants Association of Canada Privacy Code is a formal statement
of the principles and guidelines concerning the requirements
for the protection of personal information provided to
Certified Celebrants Association of Canada by its clients. Certified
Celebrants Association of Canada strives to
provide its customers with the best service possible. This
means handling your personal information fairly and
honestly.
The purpose of the Certified Celebrants Association of Canada Code is to
provide transparent practices in its management of personal
information in keeping with applicable Canadian legislation.
It tells you how we protect your privacy and the
confidentiality of your personal information.
What is Personal Information?
Personal Information is any piece of information, either
factual or subjective, about an identifiable individual.
Personal Information does not include the name, title,
business address or telephone number of an employee of an
organization.
The Nine Principles of Privacy
The following principles, developed by the Canadian
Standards Association, form the basis of Certified Celebrants
Association of Canada fair information practices and outline Certified Celebrants
Association of Canada commitment to protecting your
privacy.
1. Accountability
Every Certified Celebrants Association of Canada associate is responsible
for maintaining the confidentiality of all information to
which they have access. Our associates are informed about
the importance of privacy and receive ongoing updates on
privacy related policies.
In addition to establishing the Privacy Code, we have
appointed a Chief Privacy Officer who is responsible for
overseeing the personal information handling practices at
Certified Celebrants Association of Canada and ensuring we are in
compliance with our Privacy Code and related policies.
2. Identifying Purposes:
Why we collect
information
When
we need to collect personal information from you, we will
identify the purpose for the collection at or before the
time we collect it. We will only collect the information
needed to fulfill the service we have identified and for no
other purpose. If we wish to use your information for any
other purpose we will obtain your consent.
We ask for your personal information in order to meet your
service and product needs, as well as to establish a lasting
relationship with you.
The information we ask for depends on which services you
require from Certified Celebrants Association of Canada. For example, we
may request your personal information to:
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provide you with a specified service
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better understand your needs
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provide you with information and offers
on our products and services
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comply with law
3. Consent
Certified Celebrants Association of Canada seeks your consent to collect,
use or disclose your personal information at the time of
collection or in advance. We have taken steps to ensure that
our language is clear and understandable so that you know
why we are collecting your information and how we will use
it.
Consent may be expressed in writing or it may be implied in
the circumstances. In addition to writing, your consent may
also be expressed verbally or electronically.
In general, you can choose not to provide us with some or
all of your personal information at any time. However,
should you make this choice we may not be able to provide
you with the product, service or information that you
requested or that could be offered to you. Upon request we
will explain your options of refusing or withdrawing consent
to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal
information.
4. Limiting Collection
Certified Celebrants Association of Canada does not collect personal
information indiscriminately. Rather, we limit our
collection of personal information to only what is necessary
for the purpose we have identified. We employ fair and
lawful means in the collection of personal information.
5. Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
Certified Celebrants Association of Canada will use or disclose your
personal information for the purpose for which it was
collected, except with the consent of the individual or as
required by law.
We will retain personal information only for as long as
required to fulfill the identified purpose. Once your
personal information is no longer required, it will be
destroyed or made anonymous.
6. Accuracy
At Certified Celebrants Association of Canada, we endeavor to keep our
personal information complete, up-to-date and accurate.
While we do our best to ensure our information is accurate,
we do rely on individuals to inform us of any relevant
changes in their personal information.
Should you discover, upon review of your personal
information, that amendments are required, please advise us.
If the requested change is accepted, the personal
information will be modified in accordance with your request
as soon as possible and you will receive a copy of the
amended portion of the record.
When a correction or amendment has been made to a personal
record, Certified Celebrants Association of Canada will, where
appropriate, send a copy of the correction to any persons or
organizations that have access to the information in
question.
7. Safeguards: Protecting your information
We employ appropriate safeguards to make certain that your
personal information is protected from loss or theft as well
as from unauthorized access or disclosure.
The information we collect is retained on Certified Celebrants
Association of Canada premises, other than where you have
consented to its release or such release is required by law.
8. Openness: Keeping you informed
We have prepared this Privacy Code to keep you informed of
our commitment to protecting your personal information.
If you have any privacy related questions or concerns not
addressed in the Privacy Code, please contact our Chief
Privacy Officer at
support@ccaoc.ca. We will respond
to all inquiries to the best of our ability.
9. Providing Access
Certified Celebrants Association of Canada will provide you with access to
the information it retains about you upon receipt of a
written request and satisfactory identification.
Upon written request and satisfactory identification, we
will also correct or amend any personal information if its
accuracy and completeness is found to be deficient.
There are some instances where Certified Celebrants Association of Canada
will not be able to provide an individual with the requested
information. Some of these instances include where the
information:
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consists of references to other persons
that cannot be otherwise severed
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is subject to solicitor–client privilege
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contains confidential Certified Celebrants Association of Canada proprietary information
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has already been destroyed due to legal
requirements or because it was no longer needed for the
identified purpose
If Certified Celebrants Association of Canada is unable to provide you
with the information you have requested, the reason for the
refusal will be explained in writing.