TUCC is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. Personal information is collected, used, maintained, and disclosed in compliance with the principles of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and other applicable federal and provincial privacy legislation.
Online Donations
Online gifts can be made to any of TUCC’s ministries through the CanadaHelps.org website. When you make an online donation Through Canada Helps, you will be asked for personal information including your name; e-mail and mailing addresses; credit card number, type, and expiration date. This information is used only for matters related to your online donation. You will choose as to whether Canada Helps retains your information in an account in your name or whether it keeps your information only for a period reasonably necessary to ensure payment has been received.
See the Canada Helps website’s privacy statement for detail of their commitment to privacy.
Online Event Registration
TUCC’s website offers links to many different online tools to facilitate event registrations. These include EventBrite, SurveyMonkey, and others.
When you register online for an event, we ask for a variety of personal information. We use this information only for matters related to your registration and participation in the event, and to follow up about the event. Your credit card information will be maintained only for a period reasonably necessary to ensure payment has been received.
While we try our best to select trustworthy and reputable third-party tools, these services are not controlled or maintained by TUCC, and we cannot guarantee the privacy or security of any information you provide to these services. We recommend you review the privacy policy for each service before disclosing personal or sensitive information and register by phone if this option provides a greater level of comfort.
E-Newsletters
We use MailChimp to host and manage our e-newsletter service. When you subscribe to one of our e-newsletters, we ask for your name and a valid e-mail address. This is the minimum amount of information we need to fulfill your subscription request.
All newsletters have an option that allows you to cancel or modify your subscription preferences at any time. “Unsubscribe” requests are fulfilled promptly, and no further communications will be sent to you.
We WILL NOT make any personal information about our subscribers available to any third party except as required by law. MailChimp’s privacy policy outlines what specific information is gathered on their site and how that information is used.
Online Groups, Networks, and Blogs
TUCC’s website offers links to many different online tools to facilitate communication with our members, adherents, volunteers, and interest groups. These range from simple blogs or groups to more sophisticated networks on Facebook, Instagram and others.
We try our best to select trustworthy and reputable third-party tools, but these services are not controlled or maintained by TUCC, and we cannot guarantee the privacy or security of any information you provide to these services. We recommend you review the privacy policy for each service before disclosing personal or sensitive information.
Log Files, Tracking, and Cookies
TUCC collects and uses the information contained within an automatically generated log of all traffic on our website. JavaScript, cookies, and other tracking codes are included in all pages on our websites for use with Google Analytics. The information collected includes IP addresses, browser types, device type, plug-ins available, pages viewed, city/province/country of the visitor, network used, and cookie information. We use this information in an aggregate form to calculate overall site traffic patterns, to analyze user trends, and to administer the website. Individual traffic patterns will not be disclosed to any third party except as required by law.
Changes to This Privacy Statement
TUCC may from time to time change this Privacy Statement as new services are added or old ones changed. Please review this statement regularly for updates.